The Success Digest

Kunle Afolayan was born on the 30th of September, 1974 in the Ebutte Metta area of Lagos State. He is the son of the famous theater and film director/producer, Ade Love. As a younger man, Afolayan had accompanied his father to film shoots and theater productions. He did some acting in his early days before venturing full time into the industry in 2005. Prior to then, Afolayan worked as a banker, but the lure of the Big Screen soon got the better of him. To set himself apart as a distinguished filmmaker, he enrolled in the prestigious New York Film Academy where he studied filmmaking. Once armed with the necessary knowledge and skills he needed, Afolayan returned to Lagos to carve a niche for himself. Not long after, he stood towering above his colleagues in the industry. His breakthrough movie, The Figurine was an outstanding success, turning him into an overnight celebrity.  Kunle Afolayan went on to make more better-than-most Nollywood films which are the delights of movie buffs

The creator of popular TV series on Nickelodeon, Dan Schneider was born on January 14, 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee, US. Before his foray into Hollywood, Schneider worked repairing computers. Afterwards, Schneider moved to Los Angeles and began working as an actor. Some of his credits includes- Hot Resort, Making the Grade, Better Off Dead etc.  In 1993, Schneider shifted gears in his career. He got into TV productions and went on to produce popular series like All That, Kenan & Kel, iCarly, Victorious, Sam & Cat, Drake and Josh, Zoey 101, The Amanda Show etc. He is the co-president of production outfit, Schneider's Bakery. His latest work includes, Henry Danger and Game Shakers. Dan Schneider is one man who has redefined television for teens and kids. Like Disney, he is shaping the imaginations (perhaps personalities) of millions of young adults and younger ones still. The TV sitcom, iCarly was an instant hit during its debut in 2007. It is the longest running Nickelodeon

Simon Kinberg, the man who has achieved so much success as a Screenwriter and Producer in Hollywood, was born in August 2, 1973 in London, England to Jewish parents. Kinberg's parent moved to Los Angeles when he was still very little. While in film school, he won the highest screenwriting award (Columbia Film School). His movie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith started as a thesis project for film school. The movie went on to gross over $475 million worldwide, and won MTV Movie Awards and People's Choice Awards. Kinberg has worked with Hollywood giants like Steven Spielberg and Jerry Bruckheimer. He has collaborated with director, Doug Liman for the movies Jumper and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. He is the writer of X-men: the Last Stand, xXx: State of the Union which starred Ice Cube and Samuel L. Jackson, Sherlock Holmes which gave Robert Downey Jr a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He also wrote and produced This Means War, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and The Martian.  He is massively invol

"People have marveled at the fact that I didn't start McDonald's until I was 52 years old, and then I became a success overnight. But I was just like a lot of show business personalities who work away quietly at their craft for years, and then, suddenly, they get a break and make it big. I was an overnight success all right, but 30 years is a long, long night." These words neatly sums up the life of the man who took the McDonald's franchise from a small Los Angeles restaurant to thousands across the American landscape.  Ray Kroc was born in 1902 in Oak Park, a neighborhood in Chicago's West Side. He was not particularly attracted to studying. Kroc spent a summer of his early years working at his Uncle's pharmacy and saved up some money which he used, along with two of his friends, to open up a music store which eventually closed down. Regardless of that initial failure, Kroc had however acquired his first taste in business. When the United States joined th

"To succeed, work hard, never give up, and above all cherish a magnificent obsession." Born Walter Elias Disney in Chicago on December 5, 1901, Walt Disney is best known for his ingenious cartoon creations that gave rise to characters such as the infamous Mickey Mouse. When Disney was about 5 or 6, his family moved to Marceline, Missouri where he had his first direct contact with nature. There, his dream began to take shape. With a coloring book his aunt gave him, Disney spent his time in the woods, watching and drawing animals he saw.  In the year 1910, the Disney family moved to Kansas City. It was to be the end of Walt Disney's happy childhood at the woods coloring away, and yet, it was this move that cemented his drive to succeed. It was while working for his father, delivering newspaper that he secretly swore to be financially independent and be successful one day. History shows, it was not a mere braggadocio.  The family moved back to Chicago after the

Soichiro Honda was born in 1906 in a small Japanese village. At a very young age, Honda had been fascinated with motors and machines. His father, unlike the other villagers who were farmers, had a workshop for repairing farming machinery. This was Honda's earliest contact with machines which influenced his dream and contributed to his success. The other factor to contribute to his success later in life, was his fixation with the historic figure, Napoleon. Honda discovered that Napoleon and he had certain things in common- they were both short, had a weak physique, were both born on an island and both came from poor families. Honda's father had fed him stories of Napoleon as a child, unwittingly programming him to be a champion.  Honda was a first class dunce in school. He really didn't have much interest in academic pursuits. He only read stuffs related to his interest- machines. He always came last in school competitions and regularly suffered humiliation. The older s

Jay Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. He has enjoyed numerous successes in his music, business and investments and he's reportedly worth about $550 million according to a 2015 estimate. He is the founder of the music label Roc Nation. Jay Z, along with his siblings, were raised by his mother, Gloria Carter. He attended the same high school with late rapper, The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes. His interest in music developed at a very young age. After getting a boom box for his birthday, Jay Z started freestyling and writing lyrics. Afterwards, he started selling CDs off his car. He went on to found an independent label, Roc-A-Fella Records, in 1995 with Damon Dash and Kareem Biggs. Jay Z had some success at the early stage of his career. In 1996, he released his debut album, Reasonable Doubt which climaxed at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and was widely accepted by music critics. His follow up album, In my Lifetime Vol. 1, which was produc