Who is Seun Shokunbi?

Storyteller for maximum social impact. Produced trending articles and the first-ever report on venture capital in northern Nigeria for Al Jazeera network. Creating multimedia content related to people of color and women of the African diaspora.

I’m Brooklyn-raised; Nigerian-bred. Granddaughter of a Nigerian diplomat. And an overcomer of childhood abuse, PTSD, neurodivergence, and poverty.

I believe our experiences can spark a generational revolution.

After overcoming the physical and mental health issues that almost made me fail college and suffer homelessness, I vowed to build an intimate community with women across the African diaspora who use difficult circumstances as fuel to change the world. 

Usually, I do this work as a contributing writer to Al Jazeera, Face2Face Africa & Fodor’s Travel Guide, and as a speaker for TEDx, Columbia Business School, Boston College, and Rutgers University.

I also created Leading Like a Lady in 2020, inspired by the way women in positions of power were handling the COVID-19 crisis. It was a display of rational, reasonable, and responsible leadership that I wanted to capture. My goal is to share these teachable moments on my blog and media platforms. The Leading Like a Lady blog and web channel publishes content daring you to take risks and think differently to bring out the best in you.

I’ve traveled to over 20 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas, and lived in Nairobi and London. My bachelor’s degree is in English and Communications, earned from Fordham University in New York City. My master’s degree is in International Management (graduating magna cum laude) from SOAS, University of London, focusing on human capital development in the Middle East and North Africa. I was awarded as a 2019 Women of Inspiration honoree by the Corporate Counsel Women of Color for my work addressing the gender pay and investment capital gap experienced by Black/African women.

Most importantly, my goals are to promote Black women in publishing, prepare Black women for success in freelancing in the media industry, and portray accurate & diverse images of women from the Black diaspora.