“Realizing that evolution is necessary for growth in business is key to keeping the business alive” – Banky Wellington

Olubankole Wellington known by the stage name Banky W, and credited in film as Banky Wellington, is a Nigerian businessman, investor, musician, filmmaker/actor, politician, minister and philanthropist.

Banky was born in the United States to Nigerian parents. His family moved back to Nigeria when he was five years old. He schooled in Lagos for his primary and secondary education and returned to further his tertiary education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York on a scholarship.

Banky launched his record label E.M.E in 2002 while still studying. After moving to Nigeria in 2009, he established the label in Lagos.

Banky Wellington is the CEO at Empire Mates Entertainment, EME a former record label turned Media and Advertisting Agency.

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About Under 40 CEOs on Television

The acclaimed television show Under 40 CEOs launched on TVC Entertainment and TVC News on the 9^th of October, 2015 and subsequently launched on Silverbird Television Network on the 13^th of January, 2016 and has spotlighted inspiring young business leaders aged 40 and under from East, West and South Africa. In addition to the channels above, the series has also aired on or currently running on Africa Magic Family, DBS, ITV Benin, ITV Abuja, RSTV and GHOne reaching a cumulative average viewership of 2.2million people every week.

Under 40 CEOs seeks to research, celebrate and expose the business leaders of the not-so-distant future and tell the stories of these young business leaders in Africa with a focus on the journey, the process and their proposed destination.

With over 100 episodes recorded till date, and serial entrepreneur, Familusi Akin Babajide, Mr FAB as the host, Under 40 CEOs has since gone on to inspire and motivate millions of would-be young business leaders across Africa to take action and join in the rebuilding and re-shaping of the African continent.

Under 40 CEOs currently has a social media following of over 300,000 and growing with a cumulative social media content reach of over 14.3million.