Irewole Akande helps engineers see entrepreneurship as an option.

I build things where trust is not optional. Founders and operators come to me when they need a thought partner who has done the work, not just taught the theory.

Over the past decade, I have built across hardware, software, AI tools, and business formation. I have learned that the gap between what AI can generate and what real building experience can judge is where many new businesses fall apart.

I am the founder of USL Systems, USL Creative Studio, USL Academy, and Exelita. Previously, I was a Product Manager at Microsoft, a co-founder at City Health Tech, and an Electronics Engineer at WPG Holdings.

I hold an MBA in entrepreneurship and business analytics from SMU and a bachelor’s in engineering management and electrical engineering from Illinois Tech.