Home: British Columbia, Canada. Age: 50. Birthplace: Enugu, Nigeria. Profession: Business and nonprofit consultant. Organization: Kingdom Acts Foundation. Significant other: My wife, Blessing Ude. Languages spoken: English, Igbo.
Current project: Research partnership with the University of British Columbia to investigate food security. Recent recognition: Community Impact Award by Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada. Recent professional development: Rotman-ICD Governance Essentials Program, University of Toronto (Certificate). Latest accomplishment: Presented at the third session of United Nations Decade of People of African Descent. Latest contribution to others: Panelist at “Breaking Barriers: Fostering Trust and Building Connections with Black Communities”. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD). Last book read: Essential Psychotherapies: Theory and Practice, by Stanley B. Messer and Alan S. Gurman.
Personality profile: Purpose-driven, compassionate, decisive, grounded, insightful. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Relentless. Moral compass: The Bible. How do you define a perfect friendship? Authentic, nurtured by mutual respect and anchored in purpose. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Built on shared vision, mutual integrity and results-driven collaboration. What is your greatest joy? Watching lives transform because I obeyed purpose. What is your greatest fear? Misplacing my energy on applause instead of impact.
What was your first paying job? Hospital pharmacist at a military hospital. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Never forget where you came from, but don’t let it limit where you’re going. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Build legacy, not dependency. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? Cloud-based collaboration tools (like Google Workspace and Zoom). What personal circumstance has had the greatest influence on your life? Growing up in a faith-filled, value-driven home with limited resources.
What is your big idea?
Building systems, spaces, and structures that serve the holistic needs of marginalized communities.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Redefining nonprofit leadership from reactive charity to proactive systems change. What change would you like to see in the world? Communities where race, culture, gender, or origin no longer determine opportunity or dignity. What message do you want to send out into the world? Purpose is the only platform that never crashes; build with legacy in mind, lead with compassion, live so that others rise. What widely held belief do you reject? That you have to choose between impact and income.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Blueprints & Burning Bushes: The Journey of Purpose. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A public policymaker focused on public health. What advice would you give your younger self? Don’t rush the process; purpose unfolds in seasons, not seconds. Stay rooted, stay faithful, and keep building even when no one is watching. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The day that Kingdom Acts Foundation secured its first major grant.
Personal mission: Empowering people through strategic leadership, spiritual guidance and sustainable solutions. Personal motto: Purpose first. People always. Legacy forever. Favorite quote: "The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet" (Frederick Buechner).
