This is chapter 2 of the Solopreneur 50 docuseries, an intimate documentary following the journeys of Zoom's Solopreneur 50 honorees — the mindset, tools, and grit behind running a thriving solo operation. Michael Odokara-Okigbo grew up surrounded by Nigerian culture: the music, the food, the language. But when he tried to learn Igbo during the pandemic, he hit a wall. YouTube couldn't teach him. Nothing could. So he took his mother's advice — "If you cannot find the solution, you should create it" — and built it himself. Founded in 2021, NKENNE is an AI-powered African language learning and translation platform. It serves individual learners and provides a translation API for businesses and government agencies. Michael built it from his music earnings, navigated years of rejection, and kept pushing because he believed in the product — and in the continent he was building for. In this chapter, you'll discover: 🎵 How a music career gave Michael the resilience to survive the entrepreneurial grind 🌍 Why African languages have been underserved by global tech — and what NKENNE is doing about it 💪 How his mother's advice became the founding philosophy of an entire company 🏆 What it felt like to be named a Zoom Solopreneur 50 top-5 $30K grant recipient What does it take to bet everything on something the world hasn't built yet? For Michael, the answer is resilience, purpose — and a product you know the world needs. Find out more about the Solopreneur 50 and all 50 honorees → https://www.zoom.com/en/audiences/solopreneurs/ #ZoomSolopreneur50 #solopreneurlife #africanlanguages #solopreneur #futureofwork #entrepreneurship

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