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Olaolu Ogunyemi is a leadership development speaker, award-winning author, and U.S. Marine Officer on a mission to build resilient, purpose-driven leaders. As founder of Parent-Child-Connect, he equips parents, educators, and organizations with the tools, stories, and strategies to develop the next generation.

Known since childhood as the “life of the party,” Olaolu pours his exuberant energy and imagination into everything he does, and it shows on every stage, in every book, and on every page of this site.

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Leadership Fundamentals: Why the Basics are Winning Over Critics

I’ll be honest: my “imposter syndrome” just got punched in the throat! 😂 In the publishing world, receiving a trade review is the moment of truth. Critics are notoriously tough, and I knew that focusing on leadership fundamentals in my upcoming book, Lead Last, was a bold move. To have Kirkus Reviews describe the work…

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I’m continuing to unpack key ideas from my latest book, Lead Last. Let’s keep this discussion going! As always, I’m not here to preach or pretend I have all the answers, so I want to hear from the people actually leading, teaching, parenting, and mentoring every day. Today’s topic focuses on character flaws in leadership…

The Lead Last Discussion Series | Part 2 Insecurity in Leadership: Why You Must Grow Through It to Lead Last

Over the next few weeks, I’m continuing to unpack key ideas from my latest book, Lead Last. Let’s make this a discussion. I’m not here to lecture you or convince you that I’m right. Rather, I want to hear from the people actually leading every day so I can learn, too! One of the themes…