Adetokunbo Oyelola
Manager, YolanDa Brown OBE, CEO, Black Grape Global
About this speaker
Adetokunbo T Oyelola is one the most dynamic, creative entrepreneurs in the UK. His versatility on projects makes it difficult to put him in a box. From managing talent, to running a restaurant, organising concerts to producing radio shows for airlines like British Airways.
T Oyelola has developed the careers of many artists and helped them to self-actualise in their careers. He has worked with a diverse roster of talent from jazz music to gospel, comedy to animation. His clients have won multiple awards, appeared in national press like the Guardian, London Tonight and BBC Breakfast and regularly tour the world. He represents Saxophonist and Broadcaster YolanDa Brown who recently was announced as Chair of the BPI (the representative voice for record labels in the UK and organises the BRIT Awards, The Mercury Prize and co-owns The Official Charts).
In June 2023, T Oyelola and YolanDa Brown broke the global crowdfund record for the largest ever raise by a restaurant on Kickstarter with their Soul Mama brand and what will grow to be a chain of live music venues and restaurants around the world.