Debola Deji-Kurunmi 
My Faith, Work, and Walk are not three separate lanes of life; but one well-braided cord. In my own life’s journey, you will find faith burning like fire in my bones, my work as the altar of stewardship; and my walk as witness to the wisdom God is teaching me, even when no one is watching.
As a woman on a mission, my approach to vision and execution is based on a simple but strong conviction: I seek to convert the spiritual into the strategic, the eternal into the executive, and the prophetic into the pragmatic. This is how I build, lead, and live, and it is how I turn revelation into results.
When I find people who believe in God living in mediocrity, it deeply unsettles me because I know that there has been nothing more calibrating and challenging in my life than my faith. It has been the source of my mission and permission to dream audaciously while moving with humility. And when I show up to work on any assignment, you will likely find me operating with high standards because I believe that work is worship in overalls, like passionate prayer holding a project plan. Now, this same faith infiltrates my daily walk, as it inspires my decisions, directions and devotions both in private as well as in public!
In 2020, I framed the ‘Multi-Influential Life Roadmap,’ drawn from the book of Genesis, through which I coach leaders on the ‘Four Streams of Legacy.’ ‘The Empire of Ministry’ is the stream of spirituality where we convert our faith into fellowship and transfer our devotion into discipleship. The ‘Empire of Money’ is the stream of industry where we solve problems, create value, build enterprises, and earn ethically.
The ‘Empire of Meaning’ is the stream of influence where we shape culture, and harness media, community, and creativity to elevate ideas that matter. ‘The Empire of Mercy’ is the stream of benevolence where generosity reaches the unreached, and we invest in people who cannot pay us back. Flowing together, these four streams help you build a Life of Legacy, one built on destiny and not domination.
Personally, I do not merely coach leaders to live and lead this way, but I practice it too. Since receiving this blueprint by revelation, it has radically shaped my perspective and sharpened my purpose.
This is how I do it. In spirituality, I refuse to treat God as an accessory to my ambition. I allow His Word to edit my worldview and His wisdom to pace my growth. I do not ask, “How do I get ahead?” but, “How do I get in order?” In industry, I structure what I see, whether products, programmes, partnerships, and test value with integrity and data. My boardroom belongs to God; it is a birth room for breakthroughs. In influence, I honour the power of story and the stewardship of platforms. I desire to amplify truth with beauty, courage, and evidence. In benevolence, I architect generosity that goes beyond random acts, and toward long-lasting impact.
This centre of faith, work, and walk creates a focal point of force. As a visionary or legacy leader, I challenge you to position yourself at the cutting edge of these four streams. Curate your inner life with the same rigour you apply to your quarterly goals. Let your media be your ministry. Let your charity be your strategy. Guard your purity like you guard your IP. Build people as you build products, and measure success not only by revenue and reach, but by righteousness, restoration, and real transformation.
My charge is simple: let your faith frame your work, and your walk. When spirituality, industry, influence, and benevolence converge in a life that is integral, leadership moves from performance into purpose. Results follow. Cultures shift. Futures open. And a generation learns, by watching you, to forge their faith, work and walk too.
Debola Deji-Kurunmi is a polymath, best-selling author, keynote speaker, public policy advisor, corporate trainer, and transformational coach for visionary leaders.
Through her work of coaching, consulting, and capacity building, Debola deploys her extraordinary gift of unlocking potential in people, institutions, and nations.She sits over a group of companies as well as non-denominational ministries, including IMMERSE Coaching Company, Ideation Hub Africa, Kingdom Leaders Global Alliance and FIREBRAND Movement.