Funmi Fatona-Ayowole

Speaking + facilitation

She doesn't just talk
about the inner work.
She's lived it.

Funmi Fatona-Ayowole is a speaker and facilitator whose talks make people feel seen before she's said a word.

What she brings to the room

This is not a motivational talk.
It is a reckoning, done gently.

Lived credibility

She speaks from inside the experience, not above it.

Professional depth

15+ years across corporate, nonprofit, and coaching worlds.

Emotional intelligence

She reads rooms and responds to what is actually in them.

Practical truth

Her talks end with tools and a clear invitation to do something differently.

Funmi Fatona-Ayowole speaking

Signature talks

Five talks. One conviction.

Every talk is grounded in the same conviction: lasting change begins with the inner work most people have been taught to defer.

Signature talk 01

You Are Not Crazy — and You Are Not Overreaching

On granting yourself permission to want a whole life

Many high-achieving women have been taught that wanting more for themselves is selfish. This talk names that message directly and dismantles it with compassion and truth. Audiences leave with permission they didn't know they needed.

Women's conferences Leadership events Faith communities Keynote · Fireside chat · 45 to 60 min

Signature talk 02

When the Soul Cracks — Rising Through Rupture

On grief, loss, trauma, and the valiant return to yourself

This is the talk only Funmi can give. Drawing on her personal navigation of grief, relational fracture, and reinvention — and the themes of her published book When the Soul Cracks: Rise through the Rupture — this talk meets audiences in the most honest place most keynotes avoid.

Women's events Faith communities Mental health awareness Keynote · Panel · 45 to 75 min

Signature talk 03

The Cost of Functioning

What organizations miss about their people

Reframes burnout not as a workload problem but as an inner coherence problem. Gives People leaders a new lens for understanding why their most capable people quietly collapse.

HR conferences Leadership summits Keynote · Fireside chat · 30 to 45 min

Signature talk 04

Equipped to Live

What whole-life integration actually requires

Introduces inner alignment as the organizing principle of a sustainable life. Gives practical language, self-examination prompts, and a formation-based framework for integrated living.

General leadership Wellness conferences Keynote · Workshop · 45 to 60 min

Signature talk 05

Kingdom Order — Leading from the Inside Out

On righteousness, peace, joy, and the inner architecture of God-honouring leadership

For faith communities and Kingdom leadership events. Challenges leaders to examine whether their outer fruit is growing from genuine inner alignment.

Faith communities Ministry conferences Keynote · Fireside chat · 40 to 60 min
Funmi Fatona-Ayowole

How she shows up

Every format. In-person or virtual.

Keynote

30 to 75 minutes. Tailored to your event theme and audience.

Panel

Panelist or moderator on emotional health, leadership, and wellbeing.

Fireside chat

Intimate, conversational format. Deep and disarming.

Workshop + retreat facilitation

Half-day to multi-day immersive facilitation.

Corporate session

Internal team sessions tailored to your culture and people challenges.

All formats available in-person or virtually.

Past engagements

Where Funmi has spoken

Shine Gathering for Women

Retreat facilitator · New Brunswick

Network of Nigerians in Canada

Speaker + panelist · Toronto and virtual

Families Arising

Mental and emotional health educator · Canada-wide

Chronicles of an Autism Mum Foundation

Mental and emotional health educator · Virtual

L.E.A.D Annual Summit

Panelist · Toronto

Leading Ladies Connect Conference

Panelist · Toronto

The Architecture of Confidence Live Series

Speaker · Virtual

Friends of Africa Summit

Program participant testimonial · Toronto

Lavender Girls Mentoring Program

Retreat facilitator · Oakville

The Healing Hangout

Speaker · Virtual

The Empowered Readers Circle

Facilitator · Virtual

Academy for Young Couples

Speaker and facilitator · Virtual

FACE Coalition — Scale Up Stress Down

Speaker · Virtual

Impact Conversations

Speaker · Virtual

The Soul Reset Summit

Host and speaker · Virtual

Immerse Coaching Company

Course facilitator, guest mentor and retreat moderator · Houston and virtual

Visionary Compass Accelerator Program

Guest mentor and panelist · Virtual

The Ambassadors Illinois

Retreat facilitator · Chicago

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Or email directly: speaking@soulworkpraxis.com · Speaker kit available on request