Leadership Trainer · Author · Consultant

Michael
Ukwuma

Helping African professionals and organisations find their voice, own their leadership, and build careers and teams that last.

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Michael Ukwuma
34
Years of lived experience before the breakthrough
12+
Years training organisations across Nigeria
8+
Books published across leadership, career & fiction
300+
Training sessions facilitated

Growing up, people thought I was a very quiet child. I was not quiet — I was watching. I was learning. I was storing up everything I would one day say with clarity and purpose.

That silence became the foundation of everything I do now — helping others find the voice they have always had but were never taught to use.

I don’t teach leadership from a textbook. I teach it from a life that has been tested, refined, and offered back in service.

The Story Behind the Work
2017
SEVICS Founded
Founded SEVICS — a youth-centred nonprofit helping young people become their best selves through leadership development and personal growth.
2022
Full-Time Consultant
Quit my job to become a full-time consultant working with local and international brands.
Now
Still Building
Writing, training, consulting, and creating resources for African professionals ready to lead without permission.
On Stage & In the Room

Where Ideas
Meet Action

Michael has facilitated workshops, led training sessions, and spoken at conferences across Nigeria — equipping teams, nonprofit staff and young professionals with practical tools for leadership and career growth.

  • Leadership workshops for nonprofits & NGOs
  • Career development training for young professionals
  • Keynotes on African leadership & identity
  • Consulting for local & international development brands
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Michael Ukwuma — Leadership Training, Nigeria

“The most powerful thing you can do for your team is help them believe they are capable of more than they think.”

— Michael Ukwuma
Beyond the Stage

Content, Podcasts
& Digital Work

Host of the Peakie You Podcast on Spotify and the SEVICS Africa YouTube channel — creating consistent content for African professionals on leadership, career, and identity.

🎙Peakie You Podcast
SEVICS Africa YouTube
✏️10+ Published Books
🎓UNODC Researcher

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Together?

Whether you need a trainer, consultant, coach, or speaker — Michael brings depth, clarity, and real-world experience to every engagement.

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