Media entrepreneur, filmmaker and founder of Joy, Inc., Chude Jideonwo, is set to speak at the 2026 Career Day of Obele Community Senior High School, Surulere, Lagos, where he will address over 950 students known proudly as the school’s “Champions.” The non-fee-paying government school has built a reputation for raising young innovators who are earning international recognition in technology and environmental initiatives, and this year’s gathering is designed to strengthen not just their skills, but their mindset.
Scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2026, Chude will deliver a featured “Power Slot” under the theme, “The Power of Your Story: Why Your Background is a Rocket, Not a Weight.” The session aligns closely with his decades-long work at the intersection of storytelling, mental health advocacy and youth empowerment. Through Joy, Inc. and his broader body of work, Chude has consistently championed emotional resilience, self-awareness and the reframing of personal narrative as a tool for transformation, a message that mirrors the school’s mission to equip its students with the mental grit required to scale their dreams.
For Obele Community Senior High School, the Career Day is more than an annual event; it is a deliberate investment in exposure and belief. By bringing in voices like Chude’s, the school seeks to reinforce a powerful truth to its students: that circumstance does not define capacity. As these young “Champions” prepare for futures in innovation, leadership and service, the conversation promises to connect ambition with identity, and remind them that their stories are not weights to carry, but rockets to launch them forward.
