Richardrd Obiechie

Consultant, Small Business Owner, and Public Speaker in Lagos, Nigeria

Richard is one of Nigeria’s emerging high performance Career coach, HR Professional, and Building Consultant. He is part of the 50 Employability skills coaches to watch in 2017. He is also one of the most-watched, and followed employability skills trainers in Nigeria.

He is an emergent force to be reckoned with in the field of Management Consulting with over 6 years experience in Human Resources and consulting fields. In his quest to understand and optimize human potential, Richard has gained management and career experience, first at Speakwell Consulting, where he was an invaluable member of the Human Resources Team.

While at Speakwell, he discovered his passion for recruitment, workforce activation and man power development which led to his move to the Training department where he also facilitated trainings for clients, after which, he joined a reputable Conglomerate – Ringo Group Limited.

Richard has skills in the following areas; Recruitment(Senior Management, Middle Management, Junior staff, and full scale setting up of a Graduate Trainee program), Learning & Development (Over Seas training for staff, Inhouse -Senior Management training, Middle Management training, Junior/Utility staff training),excellent skills in development of Onboarding/Induction programs, excellent skills in development of e-learning courses, Performance Management Skills, Employee Relations skills, Policy development, Process/Procedure development, Management of Organizational Health Insurance Scheme, Payroll administration, Organizational structure development/design, and drafting/development of Employee Handbook.

Presently he is the Recruitment and Training Manager for eTranzact International Nig Plc. He is also involved in his consulting practice as the Lead Consultant at Extraordinary Minds Consulting Limited. This has exposed him to training projects within Nigeria. Richard has been engaged in several training programs for notable organizations such as Niger Dock Nigeria Plc, Nigerian International Securities Limited, FBN Micro-finance Bank, IESL, Mayakorp Nig Limited, Sky Bird Air, Dangote Cement, American Air Sea Cargo, Oak Pension Limited and Descasio Limited, Kleinburg Medicals .e.t.c

Now, also known as The Building Consultant, Richard hasn’t transitioned out of building; he has created an off shoot profile out of sheer demand for his consultation services to builders and homeowners. Richard has built, dismantled, and replaced exteriors on several homes, leading to his