Coscharis Group, an indigenous wholly owned group of companies with interests across various business sectors of the Nigerian economy, recently hosted some of the MBA students on entrepreneurship of the Lagos Business School (LBS), comprising faculty heads and students; on an experience sharing and facility tour at its Corporate Headquarters in Lagos.
The visiting LBS team had a robust exclusive session on leadership and entrepreneurship with Dr. Cosmas Maduka in his office where he shared several life experiences as an established entrepreneur starting from ground zero as an apprentice with his Uncle to what he was able to become today in the business world. In his words, “I was able to turn all the challenges that came my way when I lost my father as a young boy to opportunities to not only survive but to excel in all the things I laid my hands on. One of the greatest asset given to me to succeed in life was from my mother who told me that no one can say no to me which became like my watchword to success in life”.
The robust engagement between Dr. Maduka and the LBS team highlighted amongst other scenarios as case studies how he built the Coscharis Empire with raw determination to be successful despite all odds including his limited educational background but remained focused on his set goals to succeed with strict timelines. Leadership in building a successful business must be a deliberate act to practice what you preach as a purposeful leader including keeping to commitments and promise to build integrity that earns respect without demanding for it in all ramifications of a business life.
In her response, the leader of the LBS team, Dr. Henrietta Onwuegbuzie who is the Faculty and GNAM Academic Director, Lagos Business School thanked Dr. Maduka and the entire Coscharis team for accepting to host this set of MBA students to have a first-hand practical experience sharing session with a renown and established successful entrepreneur like Dr. Maduka. According to her, “it was really mind blowing to have a first-hand practical experience sharing moments with the master himself. This session clearly added valuable and practical perspectives in complementing case studies thought in the classroom to the student’s understanding of leadership and entrepreneurship in building a successful business”.
One of the major highlights of the visit was a guided tour of the Coscharis facilities conducted by Abiona Babarinde, the General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications for Coscharis Group across the state-of-the-art showrooms, featuring globally respected iconic automobile brands like Jaguar LandRover, BMW, Ineos Grenadier, Renault, Ford, and Geely. Also shown was the fully equipped Aftersales workshops across the brands and its ultra – modern Vehicle Assembly Plant. All these reflected the Group’s continued investment in automotive innovation and industrial advancement in order to remain timeless in its relevance.
This engagement highlighted Coscharis Group’s unwavering commitment to operational excellence, local capacity building, and knowledge sharing. It also provided the LBS MBAs community with a practical understanding of the strategic vision and business practices that have positioned Coscharis as a trusted name in the Nigerian and West African business landscape.
