Akanimo Ekong, fondly called Coach AK is a Leadership Coach, Serial Trainer, and Expert Recruiter.  He has an MBA from the prestigious Lagos Business School and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coaching Federation.

He has 30 years of experience in Human Resources, Operations, Project Management, Sales and Leadership.  He passionately facilitates training and team building sessions in a lively, indelible, and practical way.  Some of his ‘bestseller’ courses include Advanced Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence for Peak Performance, Leading with Empathy, Developing an Ownership Mentality, Customer Excellence and Holding Difficult Conversations

On several occasions, he has developed and facilitated leadership programs for Implementation (Middle) Managers spanning from 3-8 months in a blended learning format including group coaching, personality assessment & debriefing, book reading, presentations and facilitation.

Akanimo speaks regularly at conferences on topics such as parenting, stress management, resilience and workplace toxicity.

His mission is to create a world with fulfilled people, strong teams and capable organizations.

He is married and has four teenage sons and a little princess.