Dr. Funmi Obilana | Host & Founder of Total Woman Inc.

Dr. Funmi Obilana is a lawyer by profession who left her ambition to fulfil God’s call upon her life. Dr. Funmi served with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Department of Public Welfare and the Unemployment Compensation Agency of the Department of Labor and Industry. She is an author, motivator, international speaker, life coach, Church planter, and Pastor.  Dr. Funmi is the founder and visionary of Total Woman Movement, a movement designed to give Hope, Empowerment, Love, Purpose to all women despite their socio-economic status. Dr. Funmi believes the girl child in every woman should get an opportunity to heal and live their best life. She believes it will take women to help women in building stronger families and inspire communities they reside in; and this is at the heart of the movement, “Total Woman HELPing women”!  To this end, through Total Woman conferences, she has witnessed marriages healed and restored from abuse whether marital or familial, women overcoming challenges of self-esteem and worth, women going to the next level in their profession, rising of young entrepreneurs just to say the least. Dr. Funmi Obilana has been married for 36 years to Pastor Tope and still counting. Together they are blessed with two adult sons, daughters-in-law and four grandchildren. She has authored three books, Electric Thrills, Terminal D and Bundles respectively. Dr. Funmi cares about causes that affect the girl child and women in general i.e. human trafficking, domestic abuse, sexual abuse etc.

Pastor Mrs. Ibukun Awosika

Ibukun Awosika is an African Entrepreneur, Author, International Leader, and Global Culture  Shaper. She is the Founder of The Chair Centre Group, a leading furniture and security  systems provider in Nigeria. She is the Founder of Ibukun Awosika Leadership Academy, the  Convener of The International Woman Leadership Conference in Dubai, and also the Founder  of the Christian Missionary Fund, a faith-based organization spread across Nigeria to change lives. 

With an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Ife Nigeria and advanced  degrees from various global institutions, including Lagos Business School, IESE Business  School, Wharton, and China European International Business School (CEIBS).  

She serves as Chairman or Board member on various Corporate and non-profit boards around  the world, across Education, Energy, IT, Manufacturing, Retail, Financial Services, Corporate  Governance, and Advocacy.  

She is a woman of many firsts; she is the first Chairperson of the Nigerian National Advisory  Board for Impact Investing, the first Female Chairperson of Nigeria’s Premier Bank, First Bank,  the first Nigerian recipient of the prestigious International Women Entrepreneurial Challenge  (IWEC) Award, and the first African recipient of the International Friendship Award 2019 by the  Queen of Spain. 

She is committed to serving nations. She was recently appointed to the UK G7 Impact  Taskforce and the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing (GSG). She is a member of the  Nigerian Economic Summit Group and served on the pioneer board of the Nigerian Sovereign  Wealth Fund.  

Her recent recognitions are the 2020 Forbes Woman Africa Chairperson Award; and Beta  Gama Signa 2020 Business Achievement Award. She is a fellow of the African Leadership  Initiative, Aspen Global Leadership Network, and a recipient of 4 Honorary Doctorate Degrees. 

She is happily married to Abiodun Awosika and they are blessed with three wonderful sons.