Four shifts we exist to make.
Learning conceptsApplying them
Collecting certificatesBuilding evidence
Career confusionProfessional clarity
PotentialProof
GENESIS NNEJI ENWENYEOKWU · FOUNDER AND LEAD FACILITATOR
LINKEDINWHO IS BEHIND UPTHRUST
Built by someone who has done every layer of the work.
Founder and Lead Facilitator at Upthrust. Product Lead, CBAP-certified Business Analyst, MBA from the University of East London. Over a decade across product management, business analysis, fintech and digital transformation. He currently builds diaspora financial products at Rova.
"Upthrust is my answer to a problem I kept watching talented people run into."
CBAP CERTIFIEDMBA · UELPRODUCT LEAD · ROVAIIBA NIGERIA
What we believe.
01Capability over credentialsA certificate says you attended. A portfolio says you can do the work.
02Practice over theoryEvery concept is taught through a real scenario from a real market.
03Evidence over claimsYou leave with artefacts a hiring manager can read, not adjectives.
04Honesty over hypeWe do not guarantee jobs. We guarantee you will be ready to compete for one.
How we got here.
2019Upthrust beginsFounded to close the gap between training and capability.
2021Cohort model formalisedLive, capped cohorts replace one-off workshops.
20231,000 professionals trainedAlumni working across Nigeria, the UK and Canada.
2025The Capability PassportA verifiable record of assessed, defended work.
2026Six programmesFour pathways and two AI intensives, all cohort-based.