What is your name?
Funmini
What do you do for a living?
Head of people’s operations
Do you do other things outside your work? Side hustle? Community commitment? Please list them.
Wedding and events planner
Describe a typical day in your life
Wake up at 5 am, do bible study, read books, affirmations, and prayer. Shower and breakfast Head to the office and start work at 8:45 - look through emails - make a to-do list and break it down into 3 categories. 1. Work 2. Business 3. Personal Work from 9 am-5:30 Stay in the office till about 6:40 - record content for TikTok - plan the next day - call clients (wedding) - create content for the week/next day Home Gym 7:30/8 -9:30 9:45 dinner and relax
Are you married?
No
Do you have kids? If yes, how many?
No
How do you manage your day-to-day activities considering all your commitments?
The organization is key. Eat the frog. Do the hardest thing first and do everything else after.
- Understand what you are good at and what you need help with
- Ask for help
- Learn the skills required for the role.
- Sell yourself during your interview
Were there any challenges or blockers on your way to becoming who you are now? If yes, what are those challenges?
I believe I’m not where I want to be but there have been challenges. Life has taught me how to stand strong no matter what happens. But God is my strength and my rock.
How did you overcome these challenges/blockers if any? Please share the practical steps you took.
God, prayer, and community. 3 important things.
1. God, you can’t do things outside of God and expect to succeed.
2. Prayer is a lifestyle. Prayer does not mean automatically everything will go smoothly but it gives you peace, prayer is a conversation with God. You are leaving your prayer moment at peace.
3. Community: my family and friends have been there through the good and bad, they have covered me in prayers, loved on me, and supported me.
Who is your role model and why?
My mother. What a woman. I salute you, mum. Hard-working, loving woman with a heart of Gold. My mum can give you everything she has to make you comfortable. A woman that nurtured me, loved me, and prayed for me. A woman of prayer and faith. My mama D Iya Funmi ❤
Do you have a mentor or a coach? If yes, which one? if not, why not?
Yes: spiritual, career, business.
If you are married with/without children, how do you balance/align your home commitments with your career/side hustle workload?
Not applicable to me
What one piece of advice would you give to other women about them stepping into their power and purpose unapologetically?
Don’t rush yourself. The Bible reminds us in Habakkuk 2:3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time. It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it. For it will surely come and it will not delay
Thank you so much for your time, Funmini. We celebrate you today and always.