MO ABUDU | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Mo Abudu has made her mark in various fields of endeavor, which cut across the corporate world as an Executive in ExxonMobil for nearly a decade; she was the promoter behind the Protea Hotel Oakwood Park, of which she remains a shareholder and director; she was the Founder of Vic Lawrence & Associates, now, one of Nigeria’s leading Outsourcing firms. And most recently in the world of media, she is the Creator, Executive Producer and Hostess of “Moments with Mo,” the first of its kind to be syndicated across Africa, running for over 8 years now and citing an impressive guest list that includes the likes of former US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham-Clinton; President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – Muhammadu Buhari, President of Rwanda – Paul Kagame; Nobel Laureate – Professor Wole Soyinka; Managing Director of the International Monetary fund(IMF) – Christine Lagarde, amongst several others.
An accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist with a predilection for television, Mo embarked on her greatest business endeavour yet with the launch of EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first Global Black entertainment and lifestyle network which celebrated its 3rd year on air on July 01, 2016. As Africa’s ‘first lady of chat’ and media mogul, Mo is highly sought after for her in-depth knowledge on the African and Global creative industry. She has spoken at the Wharton School of Business, Oxford Union, Cambridge University Judge School of Business, Harvard University, New York University, Stern School of Business, amongst others, and has received many international recognitions, to include Forbes’ award as First African Woman to launch a Pan-African TV Channel and CNN’s report on her as ‘Africa’s Queen of Media who conquered the continent’.
In her quest to change global perception about Africa, Mo took the plunge into filmmaking. She is the Executive Producer of the movie – FIFTY – an exciting new production from EbonyLife Films; and its very first feature film. FIFTY, the only Nigerian movie selected to screen at the BFI London Film Festival, premiered internationally on Saturday, 17th October 2015, at the Vue 7 Cinema in Central London to a sold-out theatre and numerous global accolades. The movie is currently showing in cinemas across the country; and globally on Netflix to 65 million subscribers. Strongly rooted in Africa but connecting to a global audience through a shared identity and common values, EbonyLife Films remains dedicated to telling the full range of African stories as they have never been told before.
