Arinola Adeniyi

Arinola Adeniyi is a Corporate Wellness Specialist, Diet and Nutrition Specialist, Colon Therapist, Aesthetician, Spa Director and Founder of Venivici Health Club and Urban Spa. Armed with a Bachelors degree in Economics and an MBA, Arinola embarked on a banking career, which spanned seventeen (17) years. During this period, she was an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Secretary to the Association of Professional Women Bankers for several years and 2nd Vice Chairman until 2002. In 2002, she left Banking as a Deputy General Manager to pursue her vision, Venivici Health Club and Urban Spa, fulltime. Her foray into the world of entrepreneurship is one that has been described as Disruptive Influence. She has carved her niche and continues to leave an indelible mark in the Health and Wellness Industry. Venivici Academy, of which Arinola is Rector, is a Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB) Certified Training Centre and she is very passionate about passing on, not only excellence to the industry, but integrity, values and ethics as well. Arinola writes and has written in various lifestyle publications and magazines on Spa and Wellness issues, including a weekly wellness column in Sunday Punch. She is involved in several charities, including Saidia for Children of Africa and Spinal Cord Injuries Association of Nigeria. She served on the Board of Covenant University from 2005-2010 and was Secretary of the Covenant University Endowment Fund. She is a WISCARS mentor and has mentored young entrepreneurs on the WIMBIZ and YOU WIN platforms.