Mosunmola Abudu, popularly known as ‘Mo Abudu’ the CEO of EbonyLife TV has been listed on Business Insider‘s Top 100 business visionaries creating value for the world. She is the only African on the list with a ranking of 56 on a list of 100 people from all over the world. She has been described by Forbes as “Africa’s Most Successful Woman”. And it is not hard to see why -she is a talk show host, TV producer, media personality, human resources management consultant, entrepreneur and a philanthropist.
As the head of one of Africa’s most successful new media ventures, the Nigeria-based television network EbonyLife TV, endeavors to tell real African stories and change the conversation around the continent.
She obtained a master’s degree in HR Management at the University of Westminster London.
Mo Abudu started her career working as a recruitment consultant in the UK. She went on to work for Esso Exploration & Production Nigeria Limited (Now ExxonMobil) as the head of their Human Resources and Training unit. She left the company to establish her own specialist human resources development company- Vic Lawrence & Associates Limited (VLA) in 2000.
She also started an executive training center at the Protea Hotel, Oakwood Park, Lagos at about the same time.
Mo Abudu started EbonyLife TV in 2006. She is also the Executive Producer & Host of the TV talk show “Moments with Mo”.









