Kike Agoro is the kind of woman who makes you feel a little bit tired just reading her CV. Represented Great Britain in javelin. AAA at A Level. Economics at Nottingham. Fully funded scholarship to Florida. Internships at Goldman Sachs, Barclays and Citibank. Forbes 30 Under 30. Built a 200,000 strong professional network from her bedroom. But none of that is why she started Raising Greats.
She started Raising Greats because she lost her mother unexpectedly in 2021 while pregnant with her daughter. Her mother raised her and her two brothers in East London with a lot of determination. Kike watched her hold the family together through a crisis when she was just 16. Then she opened her GCSE results. Eight A stars and three As at a school where only 30 percent of students passed with A* – C. She did it for her mum.
Later she was scouted by Harvard. But she found out about the opportunity two years too late to prepare. She says the greatest threat to success is the information you do not have. And that is where Raising Greats comes in.
Raising Greats is a membership community for parents who believe their child’s connections matter just as much as what they know. It costs between £39 and £169 a month. Inside you get live opportunities for scholarships, bursaries and competitions. You get expert webinars, an online community with real world playdates, and a framework of 22 skills and values designed to raise a great child.
Kike is a mum of two. Her daughter Yetunde is named after her own mother. Her son Rio is still small. She knows the world is uncertain. The leaders are questionable. The future of work is shifting. And AI is changing everything. She says parenting in the age of AI means raising innovators, not just students. Children with global connections, not just local ones. Kids who use technology rather than being replaced by it.
She is not selling a quick fix. She is selling a community for parents who refuse to leave their child’s future to chance. That is a different kind of promise.
Raising Greats opens its doors on 1 June, Global Day of Parents. You can join the waitlist now at raisinggreats.com.
If you are the kind of parent who reads parenting magazines on a Tuesday evening while wondering if you are doing enough, this one is for you. Kike Agoro built this for her mother. She built it for her own children. And she built it for you.
Monica Costa founded London Mums in September 2006 after her son Diego’s birth together with a group of mothers who felt the need of meeting up regularly to share the challenges and joys of motherhood in metropolitan and multicultural London. London Mums is the FREE and independent peer support group for mums and mumpreneurs based in London https://www.londonmumsmagazine.com and you can connect on Twitter @londonmums
