Awards & Recognition
★Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia inductee (2025)
★Carnegie Corporation Great Immigrants Award (2025)
★Atlanta Business Chronicle Most Admired CEO Award (2021)
★Comparably Best CEOs Award (2019)
★Forbes Billionaires List member
★ForbesBLK 50 recognition (2024)
Notable Facts
→Nigerian-born billionaire immigrant, one of only 3 Black founders of unicorn companies in US
→Founded Calendly in 2013 using life savings, bootstrapped for 8 years before taking investment
→Company valued at $3 billion with 20+ million users worldwide
→Father killed in carjacking when he was 12, immigrated to US at 15
→Failed at 3 startups before Calendly success (dating site, projectors, grills)
→One of only 2 Black tech billionaires globally according to various sources
→Calendly generates $100M+ annual revenue with remote workforce