I began my career at Filmhouse Cinemas as a Guest Services Executive and over time was promoted to the Guest Services Manager position for Filmhouse Cinemas Lekki. I am now the Branch Manager at the newly opened Filmhouse Cinemas Oniru-Twin Waters, in addition to my role as the Guest Services Manager for Filmhouse Cinemas Lekki. <\/span><\/p>\n

I obtained my B.A in Public Relations at the State University of New York at Oswego and my MSc in Human Resource Management from the University of Kent. My experiences since then have shaped me into the woman I am today. I always saw myself working P.R for a fashion house; an idea I got from watching endless hours of girl boss, Samantha Jones, in Sex and the City. Like they say, Life has a funny way of proving us wrong. While working towards this \u201cdream\u201d, I found myself working several jobs in the service industry. After a couple of years, it finally dawned on me that seeing a guest smile or leave happy, would always turn a horrible day into an amazing one. From that moment, I made sure I worked in a variety of industries to gain a better understanding of exceptional guest service.<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting off at Filmhouse Cinemas, I had the best support system; in all my years of experience, I\u2019d never seen people genuinely go out of their way to make sure you succeed. When I joined the Filmhouse family, the Guest Services department was non-existent. I worked extremely hard to make our presence felt not only by the major stakeholders- our guests, but also by management and all employees. Senior management regularly called to ensure I was transitioning into my new role properly, I was asked whether I was satisfied with my job so many times that I almost panicked thinking I was giving the wrong answers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Filmhouse is extremely inclusive and one thing I love is that the organization doesn\u2019t discriminate at all, be it based on gender, age, academic qualifications, etc. It is a company driven by strong performance, which pushes me to want to do bigger and better things. In my quest to continuously challenge myself in my roles, I have never felt the need to prove myself, never had to traverse the glass labyrinth like several of my female colleagues in male dominated industries.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had the amazing opportunity to attend a single sex a.k.a all-girls high school and so, I was only ever exposed to women in leadership positions. It made me realize that women are just as capable, just as hard working, and just as awesome as any man out there; arguably even more awesome than men. So, on the rare occasions when I have a guest size me up and immediately assume that because I am a woman, I am incapable of handling their enquiries or complaints, I believe it is my duty as a woman, especially a young black woman, to educate them about their misconceptions and prejudices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Filmhouse is such a dynamic company so there is always room for growth and career progression. We have a very attentive management team and they value open communication channels. Working at two of our cinema sites, I cannot count the number of times our Group MD, Mr Kene Okwuosa, and our Group ED, Mr Moses Babatope, visit the cinemas and engage the staff. I have never worked at a company where management values every single member of the team and where they take the time out from their busy schedules to come in for meetings with the team where they can voice their concerns or opinions. I believe this is what makes Filmhouse Cinemas different, this is what makes us who we are, this is how we all understand our worth and the impact of our work towards the bigger picture. <\/span><\/p>\n

If I could say anything to my younger self, I would tell her to stop tracking the A\u2019s. She should focus on finding ways to improve herself so as to gain competitive advantage. She should focus on loving herself and she should understand that it might seem to be only a man\u2019s world, but it would be nothing without a woman or a girl. Thank you Filmhouse Cinemas for giving me the opportunity to be a movie star!<\/span><\/p>\n

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