Abraham Okusanya: Early Money, Big Decisions, and Building Something Over Time

We're joined at the table by Abraham Okusanya.

Abraham grew up in Nigeria before getting a scholarship to study in the UK, a turning point that changed the course of his life.

Today, he runs a business responsible for managing over £13bn of client assets.

But this conversation doesn't follow a straight line from A to B.

We start much earlier.

With childhood memories of money, sitting around the table with family, sometimes not quite enough to go round, and what that teaches you about earning, spending and valuing it.

From there, the conversation moves through very different moments in life.

Pitching to investors while his wife was in hospital.
Being told no, more than once.
And continuing anyway.

What comes through is not a neat story about success, but something much more recognisable.

A conversation about uncertainty, resilience, and how our early experiences with money continue to shape the way we think and behave, even when life looks very different years later.

At the Table

• Twice baked soufflé to start
• Sole with sauce Veronique and pave potatoes
• A conversation that moves from Nigeria to London, from early money memories to building something from scratch

About Abraham Okusanya

Abraham Okusanya is the founder and CEO of Timeline, a financial planning and investment technology business used by advisers across the UK.

He is also the creator of Advisor 3.0, a leading conference for financial planners, and has been a prominent voice in shaping the profession over the last decade.

What we cover

• Growing up in Nigeria and early experiences of money
• The impact of family and shared meals
• Getting a scholarship to study in the UK
• Building a business step by step
• Dealing with rejection and uncertainty
• How early money experiences shape decisions later in life
• Raising children in a very different financial world

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