Mrs. Kofoworola Martins is a lawyer, beauty educator and Founder/C.E.O. of Avi BeautySmith, a comprehensive beauty enterprise offering beauty training, spa and salon services, retail, and consultancy solutions. She serves as the Matron of Skintervention, an initiative focused on bridging the gap between skin health and public healthcare. She is a trainer in the Artisans Training Programme of the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board, where she plays a pivotal role in up-skilling cosmetologists and hairdressers. She is a member of Eko NASHCO, the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Association of Hairdressers & Cosmetologists.
Her career trajectory includes serving as Administrator and later Executive Director of the Opral Benson Beauty Training Institute. Under her leadership, the Institute received an Award of Excellence from the then Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN. She was the first Administrator of Spectrum Beauty Academy, the Nigerian franchise of an American beauty training institution.
She was a member of the Technical Committee for Standards in Cosmetology, under the auspices of the Nigerian Standards Organisation. She was Vice-Chairperson of the Beauty Industry Advisory Committee of the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board, where she spearheaded the development of the Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing curriculum for the Board’s Graduate Employability and School Leavers Programmes. She was a member of the Nigerian Beauty Industry Stakeholders Forum,
under the aupices of the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board and National Board for Technical Education, where she contributed to drafting the National Occupational Standards for the Nigerian beauty industry.
Mrs. Martins has cultivated strong networks across both public and private sectors of the Nigerian Beauty Industry, championing initiatives that elevate industry standards. She is an industry leader with extensive expertise and over a decade of experience in the Nigerian beauty sector. Beyond the beauty sector, Mrs. Martins has extensive corporate experience, having served as Group Head, Human Resources and Administration at Silverbird Group, Nigeria’s leading media and entertainment company at the time.
A strong advocate for leadership and community development, she is an alumna of the Lagos Business School, holds an LL.B (Hons) from Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly Unife) (1987), and obtained a Master’s degree from the University of Lagos (1990). She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988 and has attended numerous professional beauty training programs.
Mrs. Martins has also been actively involved in politics and governance. She contested for the Kosofe Local Government Chairmanship position during the 2007/2008 general elections. A sought-after speaker, she has delivered keynote addresses at major industry events, including Beauty West Africa, the West African Business Forum, and the Youth in Beauty Business Conference.
She is a proud alumna of Methodist Girls High School, Yaba, and currently serves as the General Secretary of her set, the school’s Centenary Set Alumni Association. A devout Christian, she is happily married and blessed with four accomplished children, all of whom are entrepreneurs.