TEDxTempleU - Ebun Olaloye - Football, shirts, + a powerful idea April 22, 2011

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EBUN OLALOYE is an architecture major at Temple University. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Ebun migrated with his family to the US. Being the middle child in an intellectual family, he had to start working hard at a young age to get noticed. This began to pay off in high school, where he harnessed his creative and entrepreneurial spirit to begin a tee shirt business that would later become Live Breathe Futbol. Ebun is currently following through with his vision of creating a world-renowned futbol brand.

In his TEDxTalk, Ebun shares the story of his life, from his childhood in Lagos, Nigeria to the present day. As he describes the humble beginnings of his tee shirt company, Live Breathe Futbol, he describes how the advent of social networking technology has contributed to the wide success his company has had in the past several years, gaining recognition throughout the futbol world. His talk inspires the audience, showing how even a small one-person business can become something bigger with the right tools and passion.

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