The ESOB Heroes Refire Capital & Business Clinic; a free, deliberately structured empowerment course under the Inspiring Change Initiative, concluded its intensive three-week February program with a powerful graduation ceremony. The event featured business grants, leadership adoption, prophetic impartation, and celebration.

Convener and visionary leader, Adesunmbo Adeoye, designed the initiative with one clear objective: to move women beyond motivation into measurable transformation, thereby combining business clarity, emotional resilience, spiritual grounding, and strategic growth.

Three Weeks of Structure, Healing & Strategy

Over the course of three transformative weeks, participants underwent rigorous and practical sessions covering business assessment, scaling strategy, digital marketing, resilience after loss, emotional wellness, burnout recovery, sales mindset mastery, empowerment stewardship, and leadership accountability.

The faculty featured seasoned professionals and transformational voices, including:

-Taiwo Asirvo, Faculty Director, who reinforced structure, discipline, and intentional participation.

-Osadolor Omoregie the Faculty Administrator, who played a pivotal role in coordinating the curriculum and directing day-to-day operations.

He ensured seamless execution of the program while effectively bridging the gap between leadership and students, creating alignment, clarity, and operational excellence throughout the three weeks.

-Bisi Oni, founder of Fetosoigne Outfit, who delivered powerful insights on starting small, scaling strategically, and building a customer base beyond Nigeria.

– Ope Oni, who taught Digital Sales and Marketing Strategy, equipping participants with practical tools to increase visibility, conversions, and profitability.

– Kehinde Daramola, who shared her deeply moving story of rebuilding her life, children, and business after the loss of a spouse—turning pain into purpose.

– Abiola Ogbu, who led an impactful Emotional Wellness session, helping participants process hidden stress and develop sustainable coping systems.

-Doyin Ajayi, counselor and minister, who provided practical frameworks for emotional intelligence and stability in business and life.

-Adedoyin Ogunmefun, certified relationship and family counsellor, who addressed overcoming burnout and harnessing the power of the mind toward increased sales performance.

-Paul Adebayo, Director at Advantedgeplus Solution, who expanded participants’ thinking on the vast possibilities that follow genuine empowerment.

The graduation ceremony was further graced by Pastor David Adeoye, who delivered a short but deeply prophetic prayer session, imparting vision, courage, and generational impact upon the graduands.

From Clarity to Capital

A defining feature of the ESOB Heroes model is implementation. Participants completed structured business clarity assessments, strategic assignments, and accountability reviews personally facilitated by Pastor Adesunmbo Adeoye.

The ceremony culminated in the presentation of the ESOB Heroes ₦100,000 Business Grants to two outstanding participants:

Ifeoma Utibe , C.E.O, JAEM Beauty World and Oluwadamilola Adeniji , C.E.O, DAEZYROYALS.

The grants were awarded in recognition of excellence, clarity, discipline, and growth demonstrated throughout the program.

Adoption into Leadership

In a symbolic adoption ceremony, the Faculty Director formally presented the Class of 2026 to the President for adoption, signifying continued mentorship, accountability, and community beyond the classroom.

The event closed with celebration, photographs, and heartfelt testimonies from participants who described the experience as “innovative,” “intriguing and expository,” and “life-changing.”

Women released pain.
Women found clarity.
Women gained strategy.
Women rediscovered hope.

A Visionary at the Helm

For over a decade, Pastor Adesunmbo Adeoye has championed economic empowerment, spiritual growth, and leadership development for women across Nigeria and beyond. Through Inspiring Change and ESOB Heroes, she continues to build a movement rooted in transformation and measurable impact.

Speaking at the graduation, she reiterated a truth she often shares:
“When a woman gains, a family rises. When a woman rises, a community shifts. Supporting a woman is never a loss; it multiplies across generations.”

As the ESOB Heroes Class of 2026 steps forward, they do so not just with certificates, but with clarity, structure, mentorship, and renewed confidence.

The Refire has begun, and the ripple effect has only just started.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.

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