Teaching Kids to Rise Above Insecurity and Embrace Their Identity
A practical conversation on raising confident, resilient kids and helping them rise above insecurity.

Lead Last officially launches today — a people‑first leadership book built on twenty‑one counterintuitive principles that challenge outdated leadership norms. In this launch‑day reflection, Olaolu shares why he wrote the book, what leaders will gain from it, and how readers…

I equip parents, educators, and organizational leaders with the tools, stories, and strategies to develop the next generation of resilient, purpose-driven leaders.


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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A practical conversation on raising confident, resilient kids and helping them rise above insecurity.
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