I gave my boss an ultimatum and became jobless

At 33, Brian Onyino is rated one of Kenya’s top 40 under 40 finance leaders to watch. In fact, in the finance circles, he is known as the ‘The Derivatives Man’, due to his knack of coming up with structures that raise certainty across different financial risks. Currently, Brian is the East Africa Lead, Derivatives Structuring at ABSA. He has previously worked for Barclays, Equity Bank and the London Stock Exchange Group among other organisations. He shares some of the career lessons he has picked up along the way.