Matthew Olugbemi
From humble beginnings to global impact, Matthew Olugbemi’s story is one of faith, resilience, service, leadership, and transformation. His journey has moved through product leadership, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, mentorship, authorship, worship ministry, pastoral service and community impact across Africa, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and beyond.
Building People. Building Products. Building Purpose.
Matthew Olugbemi is a faith-driven leader whose life’s work sits at the intersection of purpose, people, product, technology, and worship. With over a decade of experience leading product teams and digital transformation initiatives, he has contributed to major platforms across banking, marketplaces, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, agile delivery, and global mentoring. His professional profile highlights experience as a Product Leader, Agile Leader, Digital Transformation Expert, and Project Manager, with leadership roles across iDbase Software, PwC South Africa, Gumtree, Nedbank, Solution Community, Anjola Consulting, and other organizations.
His ministry journey began from a place of deep personal conviction, after accepting Christ in 1993 and growing from a young believer with a passion for worship into a worship leader, trainer, pastor, music director, and ministry builder. His story includes the founding of OMRC, Royal Crew, Worship Explosion, and music outreach work across Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
Life of Growth, Service, and Global Contribution
Quick Highlights
My Story Preview
From Humble Beginnings to Purpose-Driven Impact
Matthew’s story did not begin with privilege. It began with faith, family sacrifice, resilience, and the determination to keep moving forward.
From the streets of Surulere and the memories of family survival through honest work, to the unwavering support of a mother who traveled from state to state seeking educational opportunity for her son, Matthew’s journey carries the marks of sacrifice, humility, and grace. His educational path led him through Kwara Polytechnic and the University of Ilorin, where he graduated in Political Science in 2001.
But Matthew’s story is not only academic or professional. It is also spiritual. After accepting Christ in 1993, he discovered a deep passion for worship and service. What began as a desire to sing and serve God grew into years of training, learning, teaching, mentoring, and building worship teams across cities and nations.
Aw- ards
I’m an award-winning professional. Here are some of the awards I’ve had the opportunity to received. I have written books and published numerous publications. I dedicate awards to God and to all the wonderful people all over the world who have me the opportunity to serve them.
World’s Most Influential Mentor 2026
Recognized globally among the top 100 most influential mentors worldwide
Top 1% Mentor — Product Management
Recognized multiple months: March, April, May, August 2025
Top 10 Site Reliability Mentor
June 2025 & Top 50 Site Reliability — March 2025
Impact Driven Value Award
Recognized for sustained leadership and community impact ~ Solution Community USA
ResearchGate 1,000 Reads Achievement
Digital Transformation in developing countries — 1,000 reads milestone, September 2025
Independent Academia 5000 Read Achievement
How urban music affects church music – 5,000 read milestone
Featured in the Media
IN THE PRESS
LATEST FEATURE
Vanguard News
June 15, 2026
By Emmanuel Okogba
VANGUARD NEWS — NIGERIA’S LEADING NATIONAL DAILY
Nigerian Product Leader Matthew Olugbemi Driving Digital Transformation Across Africa, U.S.
Vanguard Newspaper — one of Nigeria’s most widely read national publications — ran a full editorial feature on Matthew’s work at the intersection of product leadership, AI, and digital transformation. The piece spotlights his roles at iDbase Software, the U.S. launch of PartyRide™, new platforms PointMe and PipelinePulse, his Dataiku AI partnership strategy, and his recognition as the 2026 ADPList World’s Most Influential Mentor in Product Management.
MIND THE PRODUCT
Top Reads of April — Product Management in the Age of AI
Featured as one of the most-read articles on the world’s largest product management community, with 123,000 LinkedIn followers.
UNITED STATES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE (USAII)
Expert Insight: AI-Driven Cybersecurity for SMEs
Published as an Expert Insight by USAII, with a formal recognition naming Matthew as a thought leader in AI transformation.
NEXFORD UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON D.C.
Profile Feature: Banker, Product Owner & Scrum Master
Published by Nexford University on Matthew’s leadership role in the development of the AVO super app at Nedbank, an app which hit the one million user milestone.
ADPLIST · GLOBAL
2026 World’s Most Influential Mentors — ADPList 100
Named among the 100 Most Influential Mentors in the World by ADPList — the global mentorship platform with 800,000+ members across 140 countries.
NUVIEW TV
Book Launch Interview — The Product Manager’s Playbook
Television feature interview discussing both Amazon books, the mission behind them, and what they mean for product practitioners across Africa.
TECHBLAST · LIVERPOOL, UK
FUEL Liverpool Hailed as Fantastic Event by Business Leaders
Media coverage of Matthew’s participation at the FUEL Liverpool Business Leaders Conference, published by TechBlast and Growth Platform.
Professional Journey Preview
Leading Product, AI, and Digital Transformation Across Continents
Matthew’s story did not begin with privilege. It began with faith, family sacrifice, resilience, and the determination to keep moving forward.
From the streets of Surulere and the memories of family survival through honest work, to the unwavering support of a mother who traveled from state to state seeking educational opportunity for her son, Matthew’s journey carries the marks of sacrifice, humility, and grace. His educational path led him through Kwara Polytechnic and the University of Ilorin, where he graduated in Political Science in 2001.
But Matthew’s story is not only academic or professional. It is also spiritual. After accepting Christ in 1993, he discovered a deep passion for worship and service. What began as a desire to sing and serve God grew into years of training, learning, teaching, mentoring, and building worship teams across cities and nations.
Books, Publications, and Thought Leadership
Writing to Teach, Transform, and Inspire
Matthew is an author, educator, and thought leader whose work spans product management, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital transformation, leadership, worship, and social impact.
His authored books include:
He has also contributed professional and scholarly work through platforms such as Mind the Product, USAII, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, European-American Journals, Google Scholar, and international conference proceedings. His work includes contributions on artificial intelligence, product operations, digital transformation, cybersecurity for small and medium-sized enterprises, corporate social responsibility, digital marketing adoption, and sustainable development.
Matthew is also the course owner of the Alison course Diploma in Product Management: Agile, Analytics, and AI, with close to 2,000 learners enrolled from different countries.
Books, Ideas,
& Global Platforms
Ministry and Worship Preview
A Life of Worship, Service, and Spiritual Impact
Matthew’s ministry journey has been shaped by a simple conviction: worship is not performance; it is service.
From his early days learning in the background, observing rehearsals, attending music training, and seeking mentorship, Matthew grew into a worship leader, music director, pastor, trainer, and mentor to many. He founded and led OMRC – Olugbemi Matthew & the Royal Commission, which later evolved into Royal Crew, a worship and music outreach platform that ministered in churches, schools, universities, prisons, and conferences.
Worship Explosion
Music
Glorify
A Gbe o Ga (We lift you)
My Name Na...
Work while it’s day! John 9:4
Let’s Build What Matters
Whether through product leadership, ministry, speaking, mentorship, advisory, writing, or transformation work, Matthew’s mission remains consistent: to help people, organizations, and communities discover purpose, build better systems, and create lasting impact.
For speaking invitations, ministry invitations, media interviews, consulting, advisory opportunities, or collaboration requests, connect with Matthew today.