Dr. Stephen Akintayo
Dr. Stephen Akintayo is a Nigerian author, Entrepreneur, Investment Coach, Property Developer and Digital Marketing Consultant. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Gtext Media and Investment Limited, a firm in Nigeria whose services span from digital marketing, website design, bulk SMS, e-commerce, and real estate.
Having an aptitude for entrepreneurship from an early age Dr. Akintayo started his first business selling eBooks at 17. He then started his Bulk SMS business in 2008 which was aimed at helping its client reach their enormous nationwide database of contact information. This initiative greatly helped brands like; Chivita, Guaranty Trust Bank, MTN, PZ Cusson and many more.
Through hard work and dedication, Dr. Akintayo has grown his brand into a multi-million dollar company in about 12 years.
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Dr. Akintayo completed a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Olabisi Onabanjo University and other Digital Marketing Consultancy Certifications from the Digital Marketing Institute and Harvard University. He later partnered with United Kingdom companies to scale up his business.
Dr. Akintayo is the host of the Global Property Brokers Conference, the largest brokers conference in Africa with the likes of Dr. John Maxwell and Grant Cardone as co-speakers.
Dr. Akintayo is also the President and Founder of Stephen Akintayo Foundation which was formally called Infinity Foundation, a not for profit organization aimed at providing free food, clothes and necessary items for the less privileged.
In December 2015, Dr. Akintayo started Mercy Orphanage This progress continues as he proceeds with Global Property Conference, Conference Agric, and the just-concluded Freelance Conference Africa.
Dr. Akintayo has published several books including Billionaire Habits: The Secrets Billionaire Use to Build Wealth (2021), Building Wealthy Relationships (2020), Switch (2018), Fastest Ways to Make Money Online Through Affiliate Marketing (2018) and many others.
Dr. Akintayo is a member of Forbes Business Council, the Institute of Strategic Management and a professional member of the Institute of Information Management, Lagos. He was named The Outstanding Young Person by Junior Chamber International Awards.