Modupeola "Dupsy" Abiola was born on March 1982 and is a British-Nigerian barrister, entrepreneur and businesswoman.
22 Facts About Dupsy Abiola
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Dupsy Abiola is the Global Innovation Officer of the International Airlines Group.
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Dupsy Abiola is the founder and CEO of Intern Avenue, an online internship website designed to connect employers with students and graduates.
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Dupsy Abiola has been featured in the press and on television relating to recruitment, business, and entrepreneurial pursuits.
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Dupsy Abiola pitched on series ten of BBC television show Dragons' Den, attracting an investment offer from business tycoon, Peter Jones.
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Dupsy Abiola's father was a famous and successful Nigerian business tycoon and philanthropist.
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Dupsy Abiola grew up with her mother and five siblings in North London.
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Dupsy Abiola has paternal half-siblings with whom she has limited contact.
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At aged nine, Dupsy Abiola independently set up a business producing and selling Puzzle magazines with a friend at school making a "tidy profit".
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Dupsy Abiola was a strong influence on her interest in business.
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Chief Dupsy Abiola was later placed under indefinite detention and was denied contact with the outside world.
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Dupsy Abiola attended South Hampstead High School for secondary school and then went on to read law at New College, Oxford.
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Dupsy Abiola was an elected JCR committee member, and an active public speaker, and legal debater.
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In 2004, Dupsy Abiola was notably singled out by the fashion designer, Tom Ford, during an event at the Oxford Union, who interrupted his speech to praise her beauty and dress sense.
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Dupsy Abiola attended Inns of Court School of Law and was called to the bar in 2006.
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Dupsy Abiola moved into Private Practice as an employed barrister after completing her pupillage at 22 Old Buildings.
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Dupsy Abiola worked on a number of complex and high-profile cases, including involvement in the Wembley litigation.
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Dupsy Abiola left her career as a lawyer to create Intern Avenue in late 2010, which is her first large scale entrepreneurial project.
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In November 2018, Dupsy Abiola was named to the Financial Times' list of the 'Top 100 minority ethnic leaders in technology.
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Dupsy Abiola appeared on Channel Four in February 2012 discussing entrepreneurship with Business Minister, Mark Prisk MP.
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On 7 October 2012, Dupsy Abiola pitched her business on episode 5, Series 10 of BBC Dragons' Den and appeared in extended BBC footage on the "Psychology of a Successful Pitch".
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Dupsy Abiola was offered backing by business tycoons, Peter Jones and Hilary Devey.