{"id":16413,"date":"2019-06-04T07:03:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T07:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.francinebeleyi.com\/?p=16413"},"modified":"2025-04-23T19:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:06:54","slug":"22-a-call-to-destiny-empowering-african-entrepreneurs-with-parminder-vir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francinebeleyi.com\/22-a-call-to-destiny-empowering-african-entrepreneurs-with-parminder-vir\/","title":{"rendered":"#22 A Call to Destiny &#8211; Empowering African Entrepreneurs with Parminder Vir"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" title=\"#22 A call to Destiny - Empowering African Entrepreneurs with Parminder Vir OBE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/szhge-b35f7a?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=108&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;pbad=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:quote --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I didn&#8217;t get a job because I wanted a job for life. I went in to do a job, because I wanted to bring about change!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- \/wp:quote --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Discover how a girl from rural Punjab, in India, found herself running Africa\u2019s biggest entrepreneurship programme.<\/h3>\n<p>Parminder Vir OBE is the former CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa\u2019s leading philanthropic organisation. TEF entrepreneurship program is the most ambitious African Entrepreneurship programme with a $100 million commitment over 10-year, to identify, train, mentor, and fund 10,000 entrepreneurs from across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Parminder has a background as film and TV producer with BBC Television, Carlton Television and Channel 4, as well as CEO of her own independent production company. She has produced some of Britain&#8217;s biggest events and TV shows including the MOBO Awards and EMMA Awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>It was a call to destiny<\/strong>\u2026 and having the courage and the imagination to respond to this opportunity at the age of 57,\u201d Parminder says.<\/p>\n<p>In this breath-taking conversation we talk about how she became the CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship program as she was just thinking of retiring. But with the blessing of her husband and her two daughters, she embarked instead on this new adventure in Lagos, Nigeria where she had to imagine what the entrepreneurship program would look like on a blank sheet of paper.<\/p>\n<p>She explains the fascinating concept of \u2018institutionalising luck\u2019 and \u2018democratizing opportunities\u2019 and the seven pillars of the program and its holistic approach to entrepreneurship development.<\/p>\n<p>She also tells how her storytelling skills as a filmmaker and being on the ground helped to create an original African model rather than adopting western-based business models and also how her biggest challenge was about managing success when the applications received climbed from 20,000 in the first year to 216,000+ the fifth year to select 1000 entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>Parminder reveals how the underlying thread of her multifaceted career led her to become an agent of change in big institutions such as British television and British film industry.<\/p>\n<p>She also talks about how being family and duty-bound were so important that she accepted an arranged marriage at 18 to someone she never met and why failure was not an option as she realised the sacrifice that her parents made to put food on the table. She had to succeed to make a better life!<\/p>\n<p>Parminder believes that you have the power to imagine what you&#8217;d like to be and what you&#8217;d like to do. You can create the roadmap for achieving them. And whatever you&#8217;re doing, know that someone else has done it before; you can be inspired by someone else&#8217;s story.<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Action points <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What was your key takeaway from this episode? What are you committed to do today to find more meaning in your work and live a more meaningful life? Comment below.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to clarify your goals and achieve them faster, there are 3 ways to do that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Buy the book<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/1999925904\/tag=nucleusofch07-21\">Personal branding in the digital age<\/a>: how to become a known expert, thrive and make a difference in the connected world \u2013 it\u2019s available on Amazon, iTunes, Audible as eBook, audiobook and paperback.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Work 121 with me to clarify your objectives &amp; achieve them faster. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.francinebeleyi.com\/call\/\">Book a call<\/a> now\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Time limited offer:<\/u><\/strong> If you are wondering whether you are communicating clearly to your audience what you do and why they should buy from you, apply for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francinebeleyi.com\/review\/\"><strong>complimentary assessment of your website <\/strong><\/a>. I will personally review your website and let you know what works and what may be confusing your prospects and a few guidance on what you need to do to clarify your message.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:rgba(191,169,59,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Resources\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Read stories about entrepreneurship on <a href=\"http:\/\/parmindervir.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ParminderVir.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/tonyelumelufoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Elumelu Foundation<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tefconnect.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TEFConnect<\/a> to access the 12-week Entrepreneurship program\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Read books: from classics to biographies and novels<\/li>\n<li>Watch films, documentaries and invest in Arts and Culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Contact Parminder Vir<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/parmindervir.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ParminderVir.com\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/parmindervir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linkedin.com\/in\/parmindervir<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/parmindervir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ParminderVir<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/virparminder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@VirParminder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Contact\u00a0Me, Francine Beleyi the host of the show <\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francinebeleyi.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">francinebeleyi.com\/podcast <\/a>\u2013 please post your comment below the posts<\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francinebeleyi\">@FrancineBeleyi<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/francinebeleyi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FrancineBeleyi<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/francinebeleyi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linkedin.com\/in\/francinebeleyi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading \/--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Subscribe to MWML podcast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph \/--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:-30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:25%;width:calc(25% - 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She shares how her appointment to this role was a call to destiny and how her path has prepared her to this time. Parminder believes that you have the power to imagine what you&#8217;d like to be and what you&#8217;d like to do. 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