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How do you balance building a tech startup with dismantling cultural conditioning? Technical founder Ebunoluwa Arimoro is attempting both. She joins us to discuss her journey building Jobapay for the service market while navigating her own pre-seed fundraise. We also delve into her work leading The HERdacity Network, unpacking the cultural expectation for Nigerian women to remain humble and let their work speak for itself. She shares how she guides ambitious women to break through their self-imposed 'Glass Walls' and finally own their achievements.

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Kemi Ojenike is a seasoned Family Wealth Advisor who focuses heavily on transferring 'Complete Wealth' across generations. She joins us to discuss the transition from managing clean corporate contracts to managing complex family dynamics. We answer the ultimate question: in the world of Ultra-High Net Worth families, is the biggest threat to generational wealth a bad economy or a badly raised child? We also dive into the challenge of convincing a powerful patriarch that it is time to step back and trust the next generation.

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Rev. Dr. Ruth Conlon encourages people to lead from the 'Inside Out'. In an age of personal branding, she helps high-level leaders identify the early warning signs that their 'Inside' is beginning to collapse, even if their 'Outside' looks successful. We discuss the journey toward the 'Authentic Self', how to peel off the 'False Self' we create to survive corporate environments, and whether it is dangerous to be authentic in a world that rewards performance. We also discuss what corporate CEOs can learn about 'endurance' from marginalized communities, and how to redefine the heavy word 'Holiness' into something closer to 'Wholeness' for the modern, fragmented person.

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Bolanle Ogungbe-Gogo balances her demanding role as the Financial Controller of IBILE Oil & Gas with her election as the Global President of the F.G.G.C. Calabar Old Girls Association. In this episode, she unpacks what "sisterhood" truly means to her and why she felt pulled to take on this massive responsibility. We discuss how the bonds formed as teenagers in boarding school translate into the support systems we need as executive women, and how she adjusts her leadership style to influence peers and childhood friends when she has no direct structural authority.

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Spoken word poet Ruth Mahogany describes her work as "conscious storytelling," having collaborated with massive global organizations like the United Nations Population Fund and Amnesty International. In this episode, we unpack her creative process for turning "dry policy" and complex themes like human rights into art that makes people feel. She also shares how she balances the free-flowing spirit of an artist with discipline, and how she protects her mental health while constantly pouring her emotions into her craft.

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Dr. Ijele Adimora brings a unique mix of high-level medical training from UT Health and Johns Hopkins, alongside an MBA from Dartmouth. She brings her dual perspective as a doctor and a business strategist to discuss low-cost healthcare options in systems like Sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing from her time on the ground in Nepal, Tanzania, and South Africa , as well as her interest in interventions in Ibadan , she shares advice for medical professionals in the Diaspora on how to engage with the Nigerian system in a way that is actually helpful. Beyond the business of healing, she also opens up about the emotional cost of high-stakes medical work. We explore the challenge of taking off the white coat after a heavy shift and how hard it is to stop being the "shock absorber" to simply be vulnerable.

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Dr. Nkiru Olumide-Ojo is an Executive Head who recently completed her PhD in Business Science. We explore the themes of her new book, Step Forward, focusing on Continuous Learning, while also looking back at the unpolished truths of corporate Nigeria from her 2017 book, The Pressure Cooker. As a C-suite executive and mother of two, she discusses making peace with the guilt of relying on support systems. Finally, we unpack how she equips women with market-ready skills and teaches young leaders the importance of ethics and governance.

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As the Executive Director of LEAP Africa, Kehinde Ayeni is at the helm of youth leadership development and nation building. In this episode, we dive into how the evolution of leadership theories she studied during her Executive MBA translated to the real world during her own leadership transition. We tackle the harsh realities of driving Africa Youth Development during the era of mass emigration from Africa and how she balances the "heart" of social development with the "head" required for non-profit financial sustainability.

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