Dr. Omo Ogbamola
Dr. Omo Ogbamola is a Nigerian-born Canadian entrepreneur and manufacturer known for building structured, scalable immigrant-led businesses across international markets. As Founder of Tripplemos Food Processing Company, a Canada-based food manufacturing brand, she has advanced the production of authentic African spice blends under strict regulatory standards, expanding the presence of African-owned consumer packaged goods across mainstream retail and digital platforms nationwide.
She also leads Mobpackaging in Nigeria, a growing packaging solutions company that has supported more than 500 small businesses while mentoring emerging entrepreneurs, particularly women, to build compliant, market-ready brands.
What is your definition of changemaker?
A changemaker is someone who does not just identify gaps but builds structured solutions to address them. It is a person who transforms lived experience into systems that create opportunity for others.
A true changemaker moves beyond visibility into impact. They challenge existing limitations, build scalable models, and create pathways where none previously existed. Most importantly, they understand that sustainable change requires discipline, compliance, and long-term thinking, not just passion.
Being a changemaker means building businesses that are not only profitable but purposeful, creating access for immigrant entrepreneurs, and demonstrating that representation backed by operational excellence can shift industries.
Change is not noise. It is structure, consistency, and measurable progress.
What is the biggest challenge you have experienced as a changemaker?
One of the biggest challenges I have experienced as a changemaker is navigating systems that were not originally designed with immigrant women in mind, particularly in manufacturing and retail.
Breaking into regulated industries requires not only capital and compliance knowledge, but also credibility. As an immigrant founder building a food processing company, I had to work twice as hard to demonstrate structure, operational discipline, and long-term scalability in spaces where representation is still limited.
Another challenge has been shifting perceptions, moving from being seen as a “small ethnic food brand” to being recognized as a compliant, scalable manufacturing business with national potential.
However, these challenges strengthened my resolve. They pushed me to build systems properly, pursue certification, focus on operational excellence, and position the business for long-term growth rather than short-term visibility.
The challenge was never just about access, it was about building in a way that changes the standard for those coming after me.
How do you bring about change in your life, in your community, or in your field?
I bring about change by building systems that outlive me.
In my field, I chose not to operate informally but to pursue full regulatory compliance and local manufacturing under Canadian standards. By doing so, I am helping shift the narrative around immigrant-led food businesses, from small-scale survival ventures to structured, scalable enterprises.
Within my community, I actively mentor women, particularly immigrant entrepreneurs in the food space, teaching them about compliance, packaging standards, retail readiness, and scaling responsibly. Many talented women have ideas but lack access to structured guidance. By sharing knowledge and practical experience, I help bridge that gap.
In my own life, change begins with discipline and intentional growth. I invest in continuous learning, strategic planning, and systems thinking. I believe change is not created through noise, but through consistency, excellence, and building models that others can replicate.
True change happens when success becomes transferable.
What is your hope for the next generation of changemakers?
My hope for the next generation of changemakers is that they build boldly but also build strategically. I hope they understand that passion is powerful, but structure sustains impact; that visibility is important, but systems create longevity. And that representation must be backed by excellence.
I want the next generation to see entrepreneurship not just as survival or hustle, but as an opportunity to design scalable, compliant, globally competitive enterprises, especially for those from underrepresented communities.
I also hope they lead with integrity. That they lift others as they rise, share knowledge generously, and create ecosystems rather than isolated success stories. Most importantly, I hope they believe that they belong in rooms where decisions are made and that they enter those rooms prepared, informed, and confident.
Change should not be accidental, it should be intentional, disciplined, and transformative.
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