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"You can only find true fulfillment in what you were created to do" I am sure we have all heard this in one form or the other. You try to live it until the reality of life kicks in. Kids, bills, disappointments and we toss the dancing shoes, writing pads, the microphones, and creative ideas in a corner. My name is Shayo and I was born with a beautiful mind. My core is creativity, so I am guessing investment banking wouldn't be what you'll pick for me as a career. Well that was the career I chose, with bachelors in Economics and a Masters, yes a Masters, in Financial Management where else will I have ended up? I was good at it, most of my friends were in the field and if I continued I will probably one day be able to afford that house in Lekki or the G wagon. But the truth is I have always known I was called for more. It all started when by accident. I started serving in my church as the head of the drama group and I say by accident because I asked to jo...

An interview with the Creative director of the much talked about Musical – The Love Triangle.   What’s the earliest memory you have of your childhood and its influence on your love for the creative? I’m the last of five children and I come from a very creative family. When I was younger my siblings and I would make home videos, sing songs, play instruments, reenact scenes from movies; it was fun.   Almost everyone in my family has one creative ability or the other. My dad and sisters write, while others sing and play instruments, basically a Nigerian Vontrapp family.   Did you always know you would write and direct Musicals or did you just stumble into it? I definitely didn’t know. I stumbled into it for sure. I have been writing for a bit, short stories, poems and my thoughts, nothing fancy. One beautiful day I was given the task by my Pastor to head the drama and dance unit. I had absolutely no idea how I was going to make it work. We started...