About

The through-line

I’ve never been able to pick just one lane, so I stopped trying. I’ve built a beauty brand, curated art in Chicago, hosted a podcast and somehow ended up on Netflix. Law is where it all finally made sense. It gave me the language for what I’d been doing all along: helping people find their way through systems that weren’t built with them in mind.

Every chapter taught me something different. Business taught me how to ship. Web3 taught me how to build in public. Advocacy taught me who gets left behind and why. And law tied it all together with a framework I could actually use.

Today I work on AI governance, data protection and compliance. I research, draft and translate dense legal frameworks into guidance real people can act on.

Taslemat Yusuf, studio portrait in white tweed suit

(01) Timeline

How I got here

19

2019

Started my first business, Scentbytas

Everyone starts somewhere.

20

2020

Scentbytas became Beautybytas

Took NAFDAC approval into my own hands. Nobody else was going to do it.

21

2021

Entered crypto

Sold my first NFT for 0.5 ETH and got into crypto from there.

22

2022

Awujo Collective, Untapped and Web3 Africa Podcast

Co-founded a collective, curated an art exhibition in Chicago and launched a podcast.

23

2023

First art sale and the Bueno artist grant

Sold my first piece of digital art and ran a grant programme for creators. The range was ranging.

24

2024

Law degree, WalletConnect and TOKEN2049

Graduated from UNILAG, joined WalletConnect and flew to Singapore to meet Vitalik. Not bad for a Tuesday.

25

2025

Netflix and the United Nations

Featured in a Tribeca-nominated documentary on Netflix. I was a delegate at the 2025 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women conference.

26

2026

Called to the Bar, DCP and new certifications

Became a lawyer, earned my compliance credential, returned to the United Nations Headquarters and started volunteering at Mustarred and Iwajoo.

Connect with me

I research AI governance, data protection, women’s rights and the relationship of law and technology in Nigeria.

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