How I’m building
a life that works.

I wake up early on most days. I prefer to do deep work and study when Lagos is the quietest it can be. I enjoy long walks because I think in motion, literally. My afternoons are dedicated to meetings and administrative tasks. In the evening, I return to work and some light reading before bed.

When I feel whelmed, I make things with my hands: a tray of Nigerian meat pies, choc-chip cookies or banana bread. Sharing them with my house guests fills me with a joy I cannot quite name. I discover myself in quiet moments and in conversations with friends.

“I don’t want to live in a world where transformation is not possible.”— my working belief

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A few things that tend to come up over lunch.

Mercy is my legal first name. I prefer Ore.

My first plant was a finger cactus. I overwatered it to death. Please, temper mercy—I was a newbie plant caretaker. My thumb is yellow now, on its way to green.

I think garri is one of the best things humans have made. I nominate its inventors for a Nobel Peace Prize.

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What are you trying to make possible?

I’m open to full-time, contract and consulting roles, or to collaborate on creative short-term projects. I am currently based in Lagos and available to work with teams doing meaningful work anywhere in the world.

Bring me the question, even if you do not yet have the brief.