The Chief Executive Officer of Still Autos Limited and Adebayo Group of Companies, Issa Adebayo dines with the high and mighty of the society. His love for exotic luxury cars has endeared him to the hearts of the elites as well as the upper echelon of the social stratum. But Adebayo did not have fortune thrust on him by chance or by some twist of fate, he went through the hard knocks of life, going the full circle before he attains the position he enjoys today.
In a recent interview, he talks about his humble beginning, highlighting his secret to making success of his life.
“I started years ago, long before the birth of Still Autos. Then, it was about selling one or two cars. My brothers abroad would send a car container to sell and I would sell and make my little gain. From there I was able to buy a single car to sell. It was like a miracle and later on I was able to buy two cars. Over the years it got better and now we bring in cars in containers,” he recalled in a recent interview, chronicling his humble beginning.
“I started with common regular cars but as things started to get better I could afford to stock luxury cars and I see it as an investment, especially when I didn’t have a large space to keep the cars , so I would rather invest in more exotic cars to invest money and maintain my space,” he added, explaining his preference for exotic luxury cars.
Issa Adebayo said he went into the automobile business because he was quick to see how many people were eager to change their cars as they see it as a new phase of life.
“I thought to myself people work hard and want to be happy by pampering themselves with a new ride and it would be a very good business for me,” he mused.
Adebayo believes there are no special recipe to success, harping on the grace of God as the prerequisite to success. He however, prescribes hard work and innovation as necessary factors in achieving one’s goal.
God is the secret to my success plus hard work and innovation put together My advice to anyone in business is , if you don’t build your dreams today , someone else will hire you to build theirs and to those in automobile business, don’t stop even when at the top,” he stated.
Issa Adebayo is a loving father of three, happily married. He is from Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. He is from a large family of nine.
He attended Asoland Primary School and Benvic Private School before taking his education further at Boston College, South Africa.
Apart from dealing in automobiles the Adebayo Group of Companies has interests in farming, import and export of goods from many different countries of the world.
