{"id":9786,"date":"2025-09-01T18:57:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/?p=9786"},"modified":"2025-09-01T18:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T17:57:46","slug":"9786","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/2025\/09\/9786","title":{"rendered":"Lessons & Lunch Packs: An Interview with Ayodeji Akinwande"},"content":{"rendered":"

For most parents, back-to-school season means uniforms, lunch packs, and the dreaded hunt for shoes that never seem to last a term. For Ayodeji Akinwande, Head of Brand Management at Heirs Insurance Group, it also means being a villain sometimes because rules need to be enforced.<\/em><\/p>\n

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But Ayodeji is more than just a dad navigating September chaos. In this interview, he talks about his early days as an art director in advertising to his role today, shaping one of Africa\u2019s fastest-growing insurance brands, his journey has been one long lesson in creativity and reinvention. <\/em><\/p>\n

Enjoy\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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AF for HH People: School\u2019s about to resume. Are you looking forward to it, or are you secretly wishing the holidays could last a little longer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AA: I am glad it\u2019s back-to-school season, because when my wife makes lunch packs for my daughters, I get to have some to take to work<\/p>\n

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AF for HH People: What does \u201cback to school\u201d season look like for you? Any funny rituals, meltdowns, or memories that always stand out?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AA: <\/strong>I have to make my daughters sleep early, so I will be resuming my villain mode. Oh, yes! The meltdown when I seize their tab? I loveet!<\/p>\n

I also look forward to my first daughter wanting to fix my tie.<\/p>\n

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AF for HH People: What\u2019s the one back-to-school shopping item you think parents dread the most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AA: I\u2019d say, shoes. Good shoes are expensive.<\/p>\n

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AF for HH People: If your kids were to grade you as a parent during school season, what subject would you ace, and what subject would you definitely fail?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AA: I\u2019m acing all subjects. Common Nursery 1 subjects? Please.<\/p>\n

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AF for HH People: You\u2019ve worn so many hats, from art director to creative lead, and now head of brand management at Heirs Insurance. If your career was a school timetable, what classes would it have?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AA: <\/strong>Art classes, history classes, pop culture classes, behavioural science classes, and design classes.<\/p>\n

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AF for HH People: If you could go back to school today, what subject (serious or silly) would you love to study?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AA: I am focused on the serious stuff for now so that will be an MBA.<\/p>\n

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AF for HH People: In branding and advertising, creativity is king. What\u2019s the strangest or funniest \u201clesson\u201d you\u2019ve learned from working in the industry?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AA: Always listen to the critics but never drown in the criticism.<\/p>\n

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AF for HH People: If Heirs Insurance were a school, what would its motto be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AA: You will learn today.<\/p>\n

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Quick Fire Questions<\/p>\n

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