About Me
It took me a while to fill this page. This is because writing about me would mean digging deep into the recesses of my soul to find the right words that perfectly describe my essence. A feat that I can only achieve when there is peace and quiet. If you’re a writer living in Lagos you’ll understand why peace and quiet is a luxury in this city. Thankfully I got my chance this morning.
Gbemi is a seeker.
My biggest fear isn’t death, it isn’t poverty either, my biggest fear is regret. Fear that I may be on my death bed regretting that I never traveled the world, that I never saw the beautiful physical and sociological things man made of the earth God gave him. Fear that I may have regrets for not living out my purpose, that I might go to my grave with the schools I never built, companies I never started, and words I never spoke or wrote. That my angel would play a minute long video of who I was designed to be and I’d realize I never became that person.
This fear made me a seeker. I always feel there is more beyond the reef, so I keep wanting to know more, because the more I know, the more I see myself through God’s eyes, and the more I become that person that God predestined me to be. Being a seeker, I rely on my mind and spirit to lead me, because I have found out my flesh cannot be trusted.
Primarily, I question things about life and spirituality. Once I sense there is more, or a deeper meaning to things I search it out. I’m like that with entrepreneurship as well. It has its flip side though. It’s funny how I would have started some quests before I start fearing what could go wrong. Demola, that’s my husband, says I’m too spontaneous, that I don’t think things through before I plunge. Truth is he is right. However I hate to spend too much time processing an idea because experience has taught me that when I over analyze I end up not exploring. Anyways Demola balances me, he is the very logical one, so we’re a perfect match innit! It’s a good thing I found Christ when I was still young, because if I didn’t, I would have started off my life seeking for truth in the wrong places. Only God knows where that would have landed me!
Christ is the lamp that demystifies life for me. He eliminates the mystery in my marriage, in raising my daughters and in running my businesses. His word is everything to me. It is the portal through which He comes into my spirit and shows me the bigger picture. The bigger picture being that my life is too minuscule the reason why I am here, that i am a tree planted for the benefit of others too.
I am a missionary. No, not that one you’re thinking! I am a missional entrepreneur, or in simple words a business missionary. I am called to plant businesses particularly for the subordinated, and create opportunities for upcoming entrepreneurs to thrive. I don’t have this all figured out yet but I am already seeking my truth.
I write. I started writing in high school, I would write short stories and poems centered around heartbreaks and other melancholic stuff, cos I was a girl going through all sorts of teenage crises and I desperately needed an outlet. Writing did it for me, it was my therapy. Today I write to uplift others, and to encourage entrepreneurs especially in third world countries.
I run a makeup solutions company called Hegai & Esther, I am a director in Abaolu Farms, and I sit on the board of a Cables and Wires company, and also on the board of a nonprofit organization for the girl child in rural communities.
I am married to my best friend whom I love so dearly and who loves me like Christ loves the church (I know that might have sounded cheesy but Demola is an absolute legend). I have three amazing daughters, and I’m an aspiring dog owner.
So, that’s me in a few words 🫣 It’d be nice to know you too, so please drop comments on my posts, like and share too, who knows we just might end up becoming besties 👯♀️