The “Venue Tax”: How I Made a £13M Turnover into a New Afrofuturist Vision with Nigerian Grit

I sit at the intersection of two worlds.

On one side, I lead Inside Success, a business that has turned over £13 million in three years. On the other, I steer U Got Jokes, an entertainment brand producing licensed content for global platforms like Amazon.

As a Black British CEO of Nigerian heritage, I don’t just build businesses; I build ecosystems. Whether I am launching My Sounds Global in the rapidly developing districts of Nigeria or producing events at the Radisson Blu, I see the future through the lens of Afro-futurism—a world where culture and technology merge to create borderless ownership.

But even with an 8-figure track record, when I step back into the UK’s traditional infrastructure,

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David Sonowo

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