Gbolahan Adebayo is a data and business intelligence analyst who specialises in turning complex data into clear, actionable insights through visualization. He currently works as a Senior Data Analyst at Sanlam FinTech in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has previously built dashboards and analytics infrastructure for MAGNiTT, Aspire, and Subway across Nigeria, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and the United States.
In 2025, Adebayo was named a Tableau Visionary, one of just 46 people globally recognised as the foremost leaders in the Tableau community, and was re-selected in 2026. He is a three-time Tableau Public Ambassador, a two-time Vizzies Award winner, and co-founded the Lagos Tableau User Group. He also mentors aspiring data professionals across Africa through Tech4Dev, HerTech Trails, and the Global Mentorship Initiative.
Have you ever gotten food from someone who sells jollof rice and puff-puff by the roadside?
Some days, the whole street shows up, and everything finishes before noon. Other days, she cooks plenty, and it just sits there. If she’s only guessing, she either runs out or she wastes food and money she can’t get back.
Originally published by TechCabal.