Nigerian videographer Femi Dapson has opened up about the early stage of his career, revealing how he left a comfortable position at Winners’ Chapel and moved to Lagos to pursue greater opportunities.
Speaking on the podcast with Chude Jideonwo, Dapson said he had attained a high level while working at the church but decided to leave because he feared becoming too comfortable.
“I had to leave Winners, honestly, because I was like, if I stay here, I’ll get too comfortable. At the time I was CEO level. I was already working at the highest level of church. No uni degree.”
He recalled, “I was wearing ties. I was meeting with presidents. I was like Omo, don’t get carried away. You need to go and make money. And then I left. I came to Lagos.”
According to him, he initially took up a cleaning job before applying for another opportunity he discovered through a newspaper advertisement.
“And when I got to Lagos, I did a cleaning job for a bit. And I just saw a job opportunity from a newspaper actually. A back of a newspaper. And I just said, let me just apply.”
Dapson said he was surprised to meet degree holders at the interview. “There were people with BSc there, bro. I kid you not. There were people with BSc. And I was there in the interview. I was like, Omo, this crazy.”
He said his confidence and previous experience helped him convince the employers and that was how his journey began as a junior editor.
“But when I entered there, like I said, I know how to make mouth. So I sold them dreams, and they were so excited. I was telling them that see, I will make your life easy. This is what I was doing in Winners. Visiting entry. And they were so happy about it”
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