Progress rarely happens in isolation. Behind many achievements are the people who offer encouragement, share opportunities, and make room for others to grow.
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the incredible women who help shape Rova every day. The women across our team bring not only their expertise, but also their generosity, mentorship, and support for others.
This year’s theme, “Give to Gain,” speaks to a powerful truth: when we share knowledge, create opportunities, and uplift one another, everyone grows.
To mark the occasion, we asked some of the women at Rova to reflect on the people who have supported their journeys, the lessons that shaped them, and how they in turn create space for other women to thrive. Their stories are a reminder that progress is built collectively.
Meet the Women of Rova
At Rova, the impact of women can be seen across teams, ideas, and decisions. Here are some of the voices helping shape the future of the company. Their responses show the ways they continue to support other women along the way.
What’s one financial habit you committed to that changed things for you as a woman?
Josephine Bosah – Product Manager
Actively pursuing mentorship while deepening my knowledge of investments and portfolio management to build long-term financial competence and strategic wealth awareness.
Teju Fola- Alade – Head, HR Rova
Until about a year ago or less, I was more of a hoarder than a spender. Always saving more than I spend or prioritizing other expenses over one that links directly to me. But now, I ensure to invest (splurge actually) in myself monthly, sometimes for knowledge, sometimes self-care and beauty, and sometimes simply dining like I won the lottery. I am now learning to prioritize quality experience over practicality while I still breathe and walk this earth.
Kaosara Salami – Senior Financial Consultant
One financial habit that truly changed things for me is saving. I started saving a portion of my allowance as far back as junior secondary school, and when I began working, I continued the same habit by setting aside a portion of my salary before spending on anything else. Over time, it gives me a sense of security and independence.
Nneka Osuizugbe – CFO
One habit that really changed things for me is saving consistently. I’ve always tried to save at least 50% of whatever I earn. I’m naturally a big saver, but more importantly, I focus on investing, not just leaving money in the bank, but putting it into things that generate returns and help build long-term wealth.
What’s something you wish more women knew about building financial stability?
Kaosara Salami – Senior Financial Consultant
I wish more women knew that financial stability is built through small, consistent actions. You don’t have to start with a large amount. What matters is starting early and staying consistent. As the saying goes: “little drops of water make a mighty ocean”. Over time, those small efforts truly add up.
Nneka Osuizugbe – CFO
No matter how much you earn, always make saving a priority. Build a budget around your income so you know exactly how much you spend and how much you save. Avoid unnecessary spending, review your expenses regularly, and make sure the money you save is placed in interest-bearing or investment instruments that help your money grow.
Josephine Bosah – Product Manager
It empowers women with choices, reduces financial vulnerability and strengthens their capacity to make independent, confident life decisions.
Teju Fola- Alade – Head, HR Rova
There’s no one big win when it comes to financial stability. It’s from the little drops, boring financial drops that we get to build a large financial ocean. It is very important for women to be comfortable building boring financial consistency through steady income streams, financial discipline and also being able to make tough financial decisions while drowning out external noise (and expenses). The noise is where many women struggle with building financial stability.
If you could give younger women one piece of money advice, what would it be?
Nneka Osuizugbe – CFO
Don’t be tempted to buy everything you see. If you can’t comfortably afford to buy something twice, then you probably can’t afford it. Be content while you’re building your financial capacity. Spend when you truly can afford it, and try not to live paycheck to paycheck.
Teju Fola- Alade – Head, HR Rova
Never give up your financial empowerment. Never build a life or go into a life that depends entirely on someone else’s wallet or financial control. Your financial independence as a woman is your biggest power and your loudest voice in any room. Being financially empowered increases respect for you, expands your options in life and limits tremendously your tolerance threshold for unpleasant situations.
Josephine Bosah – Product Manager
Be intentional about achieving financial independence while continuously investing in your personal growth and professional development.
Kaosara Salami – Senior Financial Consultant
Start managing your money as early as possible. Learn to live within your means and save. As you grow and become more consistent with saving, also learn about investing, because investing is a powerful tool for building long-term wealth.
In your career or personal life, can you share a moment when another woman advocated for you in a room you weren’t in? How did that shape your confidence or trajectory?
Teju Fola- Alade – Head, HR Rova
Across my career, I have been blessed to have women in my corner who spoke for me in rooms I was not present. I have been recommended on several occasions for roles I could never have known about by women opportune to be present in such rooms. A colleague once recommended me for a role I didn’t even know existed and apparently argued that I was the only person she knew who could handle the “toughness” that came with the role and the leadership. I got the opportunity.
Josephine Bosah – Product Manager
I have experienced this countless times, and each instance has reinforced my conviction that women are most powerful when we genuinely support one another and actively champion each other’s growth.
Nneka Osuizugbe – CFO
I remember a moment from a previous job when one of the senior leaders called me after an external meeting he had with some clients. During the meeting, I had called him about something, and a woman sitting beside him noticed my name on the caller ID. After the call, she asked if I had previously worked at a particular company. When he confirmed that I had, she went on to speak very highly of me, mentioning my work ethic, professionalism, and how I had done great things while I was there.
He told me afterward that he was actually proud of me in that moment. What made it even more interesting was that I didn’t even know who she was. The organization had a lot of staff, and we worked on different floors, so we never interacted directly. It was really nice to know that someone I didn’t even know could speak about me in such high regard. To me, it meant that I must have been doing something right and leaving a positive impact, because that has always been my goal.
How do you balance ambition with lifting others along the way?
Josephine Bosah – Product Manager
Success is not a limited resource, there’s room for us all to rise. While individual effort may take one far, collective progress accelerates impact and ensures we go even farther together.
Teju Fola- Alade – Head, HR Rova
I am a big advocate of sending the elevator back down once one gets up. I am also heavy on hiring people smarter and more brilliant than I am. I have always known and believed that my growth and success will neither shrink when I make space for others nor disappear when I let others shine. If anything, ambition and growth expands when you pull others up with you. And the more I have opened doors for people, the larger the room has gotten for me.
Kaosara Salami – Senior Financial Consultant
For me, success is more meaningful when it’s shared. While pursuing my own goals, I try to support and encourage others by sharing knowledge and offering guidance when I can.
What does “Give to Gain” mean to you personally?
Teju Fola- Alade – Head, HR Rova
Value in, value out. Value begets value. In a room filled with value, value circulates. And it means sharing knowledge with others, creating opportunities for others, supporting people even if it costs one something but expecting nothing in return. And guess what? The return will rarely come from the same place we give it. But it will surely come.
Kaosara Salami – Senior Financial Consultant
For me, “Give to Gain” means that when you share your knowledge, support, and opportunities with others, it often comes back in meaningful ways. Giving opens doors not necessarily from those you helped but sometimes from others along the way.
Nneka Osuizugbe
CFO
To me, it means being a source of value to others. The idea is to contribute meaningfully through support, knowledge, encouragement, or simple kindness, so that you leave people better than you found them. When you consistently add value and positively impact others, it creates meaningful relationships and goodwill, which usually comes back in positive ways .
Josephine Bosah – Product Manager
In my opinion, “Give to Gain” represents the power of intentional generosity. Sharing knowledge, opening doors, mentoring, collaborating, and creating opportunities for each other without fear of scarcity.
At Rova, we know progress is strongest when it’s shared. The women featured here remind us that giving knowledge, support, and encouragement helps us all grow together. This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women of Rova who continue to uplift, inspire, and create opportunities, proving that when we give, we gain.
