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Client stories & selected work

What clients say about working with me.

Every client comes with a different experience, challenge or idea.

Some are exploring business opportunities. Others have projects they want to develop or ways of working they'd like to improve.

The work varies, but my approach is consistent. I take time to understand what someone is trying to achieve, help bring structure to the process and support the practical work involved.

Here are a few reflections from people I've worked with.

Business Development & Implementation

When I started working with Funke, I had several ideas and areas of experience that I wanted to develop into businesses, but I needed help bringing clarity and structure to what I was trying to achieve.

One of the things I've appreciated most is her ability to listen, understand my background and recognise the commercial opportunities within the work I've already been doing.

Rather than trying to develop everything at once, she helped me identify where to focus first and how to position my experience in a way that potential clients could understand.

We've been working together on developing two of my business ventures, Impact Practice and Parenting as Leadership.

Funke has helped me bring greater clarity and structure to both businesses, while identifying where to focus our efforts first.

For Impact Practice, we've been working on clarifying my services, identifying potential clients, developing the business positioning and putting the practical foundations in place.

We're also developing Parenting as Leadership, building on my experience and vision for supporting parents through leadership principles.

Although our work on both businesses is still ongoing, we've already made meaningful progress in turning the initial ideas into clearer business offerings and establishing a practical direction for moving forward.

What stands out for me is that Funke doesn't simply offer ideas or advice. She helps me think through decisions, brings structure to the process and works alongside me on the practical implementation.

She has a way of seeing possibilities in your experience that you may not have fully recognised yourself, and then helping you work out what to do with them.

I'm looking forward to continuing our work together as we build on what we've started.

I would recommend Funke to anyone who has valuable experience or several business ideas but needs clarity, strategic direction and practical support to turn those ideas into something tangible.

Chioma

Founder, Impact Practice and Parenting as Leadership

Ongoing client engagement

Project Development & Implementation

I recently worked with Funke on a project to develop 11+ mock examination papers, one of several projects we will be working on together.

There are quite a number of highlights from my experience, but I'll share a few.

Firstly, her level of professionalism. From the initial discussions and brainstorming sessions through to the development of the blueprints and final production, she was professional throughout.

She is extremely detailed and makes sure the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed. Everything was communicated back to me in a detailed and timely manner.

She was genuinely committed to ensuring that the project was completed to a fantastic, professional standard.

Funke has great attention to detail, listens exceptionally well and is dedicated to delivering quality work.

I would highly recommend her and her services.

Shola Alabi MBE

Raising Successful Children

Workflow Design & AI-Enabled Process Improvement

I was preparing to run around 21 virtual workshops across different business units and needed a more efficient way to turn the discussions into the Excel, Word and PowerPoint documentation required by my project manager.

Olufunke helped me translate that need into a practical workflow. She provided templates, reusable prompts, a step-by-step guide and an automated workflow to capture workshop outcomes and populate my project documentation—Excel for data, PowerPoint for reporting and Word for training materials.

She took time to understand the required formats and how the outputs would fit into my existing work, with the documents produced as local files.

After using the workflow for six workshops, I found that I spent less time transferring information, produced more consistent documentation, and captured actions and decisions more clearly. I could review and refine a draft rather than start each document from scratch.

What I particularly valued was how she simplified the automation process and brought a clear structure to my workflow. I would recommend Olufunke to professionals who need help turning a repetitive documentation process into a more organised and manageable way of working.

Neye

Business Analyst

Let's explore what your experience could become.

If you've been thinking about developing an idea, building something of your own or finding a new way to use your experience, I'd be happy to explore the possibilities with you.