Adetola Juyitan
{{short description|Nigerian social entrepreneur}}
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| nationality = Nigerian
| education = * University of Ado Ekiti
| occupation = * Social entrepreneur
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| known_for = President of Junior Chamber International Nigeria
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Adetola Akinola is a Nigerian social entrepreneur, chief executive officer of Glitz Group of companies{{Cite web|date=2016-10-12|title=Music, comedy as Adetola Juyitan steps out big|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/music-comedy-adetola-juyitan-steps-big/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}} and 2019 President of Junior Chamber International Nigeria.{{Cite web|date=2019-07-10|title=Adetola Juyitan: What being a young leader has though|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/adetola-juyitan-what-being-a-young-leader-has-thought-me/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Comfort zone not place for growth-Adetola Juyitan|url=https://punchng.com/comfort-zone-not-place-for-growth-adetola-juyitan/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}
Life
Adetola, originally from Ondo State but was born in Lagos as the first of five children. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Ekiti State University, obtained her Master of Business Administration from Lincoln University, California and she attended Harvard University, Cambridge for a leadership development course. USA.{{Cite web|date=2019-10-05|title=‘Women should endeavour to work extra hard, society doesn't always give us equal chance’|url=https://guardian.ng/guardian-woman/women-should-endeavour-to-work-extra-hard-society-doesnt-always-give-us-equal-chance/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}
In 2004, She started her career at Zenith Bank Plc as a Youth Corper then rose in rank until September 2013 when she joined United Bank for Africa as Business Manager{{Cite web|date=2019-07-13|title=Adetola Juyitan: It's never too late to learn new skills|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/adetola-juyitan-its-never-too-late-to-learn-new-skills/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics|language=en-US}} and then left in 2015 to establish her own company called Glitz Occasions Nigeria Limited.{{Cite web|date=2016-10-22|title=So much fun, as Glitz event centre opens in Lekki|url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/so-much-fun-as-glitz-event-centre-opens-in-lekki/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Admin|title=Lagos Big Babe, Adetola Juyitan Opens Event Centre|url=http://pleasuresmagazine.com.ng/2016/10/adetola-juyitan-opens-event-centre/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015150451/http://pleasuresmagazine.com.ng:80/2016/10/adetola-juyitan-opens-event-centre/ |archive-date=2016-10-15 |access-date=2020-06-06|website=Pleasures Magazine|language=en-US}}
She was elected as the National President of Junior Chamber International Nigeria in 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-12|title=Juyitan: The star in Junior chamber International Nigeria|url=https://www.thecable.ng/juyitan-the-star-in-junior-chamber-nigeria|access-date=2020-06-06|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-08-26|title=JCI Nigeria honours 'Ten Outstanding Young Persons'|url=https://www.thecable.ng/jci-nigeria-honours-ten-outstanding-young-persons|access-date=2020-06-06|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}
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Category:Businesspeople from Lagos
Category:Nigerian women company founders
Category:Nigerian social entrepreneurs
Category:21st-century Nigerian businesswomen
Category:21st-century Nigerian businesspeople
Category:Nigerian chief executives
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Category:Ekiti State University alumni
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