Enish Restaurant and Bar owner, Olushola Olakunle Medupin has made some revelations about himself.
He said; “I was born into a family of restaurateurs with both Grandparents and my Mother owning food businesses.”
“I’d say I have always had an inclination towards business with the restaurant business being more at the core.”
“My growing up, starting from the age of 6, included regular visits to the restaurant, after school and on weekends except Sundays. It was punishment.”
“I started cooking simple meals from the age of 7 and pounding yam from the age of 8.”
“I was born on the 13th of March 1980 in Ilorin, Nigeria where I started my early life including Primary and Secondary schools. I later went to study Economics at UNAD (University of Ado-Ekiti).”
“I’d say I have always had an inclination towards business with the restaurant business being more at the core. I was born into a family of restaurateurs with both Grandparents and my Mother owning food businesses.”
“My growing up, starting from the age of 6, included regular visits to the restaurant, after school and on weekends except Sundays. It was punishment. I started cooking simple meals from the age of 7 and pounding yam from the age of 8.”
“At age 11, I started a wholesale orange business from our family Orchard. I’d go to the market and persuade the traders to come to our home and buy sacks of oranges I had plucked from the trees.”
“We’d negotiate prices and they’d pay me. At the time, I gave all the money I made to mother and never got a dime from it. At age 16, I started a supermarket next to my Mums restaurant whilst simultaneously managing the restaurant.”
“I made so much money and even had clients including NEPA, CBN, UBA, Union Bank, etc. In addition to these roles, I also had a dog business on the side.”
“Talk about having multiple streams of income. At such a young age, I had made so much money I bought my first car and the second at the age of 19. After my university education around 2002/2003, I learnt how to repair handsets at Computer Village.”
“Went for my NYSC in Katsina and immediately after deployment, opened my phone business where I repaired and sold handsets and recharge cards. I was nicknamed ‘Senior Corper’ at the time as a result of how much money I was making from my business.”
“But then I moved to the UK where I got a job as a Kitchen Porter but also felt I deserved more and decided to move back to Nigeria to start a car wash and Pharmacy business.”
“The Car wash business took off and just as I was about to begin the Pharmacy business, I got an admission into the University of East London to study Investment banking and Securities (2008/2009) on a Master degree program.”
“Whilst at the university, I found myself back in the kitchen working as a Kitchen Porter. Now fast forward to 2012 when I was contemplating relocating back to Nigeria to start a Rig business but with inadequate infrastructure and lack of insurance and maintenance.”
“I decided to start a Restaurant in London since I had pretty good experience in the Food Industry and business in general. I opened my first restaurant in 2013 at Lewisham, second one on Finchely road in 2016, then Croydon and Ilford 2019, Dubai and Brixton 2020. Another London branch on Whalworth road is opening soon and also a second branch in Dubai.”
“Nigerian celebrities such as Davido, Tiwa Savage, Stella Damasus, 9ice, Ruggedman, Burna Boy, IK Ogbonna, Basket Mouth, Simi, DJ Cuppy, Anthony Joshua, Kelechi Ihenacho, Wilfred Ndidi, Bisi Olatilo, Dino Melaye, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Femi Otedola, Former Governor Rauf Aregbesola and others always come to Enish Restaurant because it is the best Nigerian restaurant in London.”