Created For More

On this episode of Created for More the podcast, I sit with a certified counsellor, cognitive behavioural therapist, author and founder of a book club; Amaka Chika-Mbonu. We have the most open-minded conversation about the marriage relationship and how one can be more, do more and have more with their significant other. Amaka believes that strength, courage, character is always birth through adversity. She also advices that for singles who are about to go into marriage, this is the time to find you by thinking strategically.

Key Highlights;

•  Should everyone desire an optimal marriage? (17:12)
•  “There has to be a successful “me” for there to be a successful “us”. (20:43)
•  The core pillars of a successful marriage. (25:07)
•  The dynamics of male-female type of communication. (34:07) 
•  Marriage is not a one-size fits all situation. It requires commitment from both spouses. (38:18)
•  When you need a marriage counsellor. (50:59)
•  The benefits of a marriage that works. (56:48)
•  Sex in marriage requires a level of abandonment that stems from effective communication. (1:02:15) 

About Amaka;
Amaka Chika-Mbonu is a motivational speaker, a Certified Counsellor—with a special interest in couples counselling, a Certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT), founder of Amaka’s Book Club, and the author of five books about relationships, How To Get Your Wife To Swing From The Chandelier in A Red Negligée, 49 Ways To Get Rid of The Other Woman (without getting caught), Before When & After, Where Did You Put Your Organ?  and Chronicles of Joy Through Pain: an anthology. 

She carries keys of wisdom to unlock people’s minds and hearts through the power of her own testimony.

Amaka has spoken on diverse multiple speaking platforms locally and internationally, and featured on radio and television programme across the globe with one primary message and mantra, “Marriage takes work to make it work, so let’s get to work.”
She has been married for Twenty-Nine years and has two young adult children.

Connect with Amaka on;
Instagram: @amakachikambonu
@amakasbookclub, and @the_teama
Website: www.amakachika-mbonu.com

On this episode of Created for More The Podcast, it’s a different level of activation as I share pointers for when might need a life reset. With so many people coasting through life and not living to their fullest potential, this episode helps you reflect on where you currently are so you can take the necessary steps to recalibrate your life.

Key Highlights

• How to know you need a life reset. (3:15)
• When you should take the responsibility to change your life. (9:30)
• The dangers of feeling stuck in life. (12:38)
• The importance of homogeneity in the different segments of your attainment in life. (15:53)
• Why you feel a false sense of contentment. (18:50)
• What you should do right now to activate your life reset. (21:00) 

Let’s continue the conversation: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, @tonbra.nwosuagwu
Website: www.tonbra.com

Click the link to register for Life Reset Masterclass coming up on Sunday 26 June, 2022. www.tonbra.com/lifereset 

On this episode of Created for More, The Podcast, I played host to an amazing guest and we have an interesting discussion on her evolution to birthing the more within her. Ugochi describes herself as a natural-born teacher who is blessed with the gift of insight. If you've ever battled with manifesting all of who you are, then this episode is for you. Ugochi embodies the  saying that you can be many things, and successful too as long as they're in alignment to your calling and purpose in life.

Key Highlights; 

•  "For me, it's not about titles, I always followed my peace of mind" (17:37)
•  How I relaunched my events company in 2014 (22:14)
•  "I live strongly from vetting my values- this is how I know God speaks to me". (24:08)
•  "My top values are peace, legacy, excellence and my faith; I live from these lenses. (26:00)
•  Legacy for me is looking back and knowing I lived my life. (27:00)
•  Titles are not anything we should hold on tightly to; we evolve. (28:50)
•  Happiness is a choice. Everything is a stepping stone to who we eventually become. (31:15)
•  Nothing is against you, we only just self-sabotage. (34:48)
•  I took a chance on myself and believed my own pitch! (35:18)

About Ugochi;
Ugochi Nwachukwu is the
Founder, Enchanted Events, Nigeria

Having previously worked in the corporate sector, she decided to utilize her innate creativity skills, flair for design, and passion for creating beautiful spaces to start the her event management company Enchanted Events in 2014. 

Today Enchanted events is renowned for designing and planning some of the most high-profile events in Nigeria, including the wedding of Zahra Buhari and Yusuf Buhari, children of the president of Nigeria. 

The company has also planned and executed events for other top government officials, various embassies, and high-end corporate executives. Her work on events like these and others has been featured in a number of local and international publications.

Nwachukwu continues to refine her craft achieving several specialized certifications. In 2021 she launched the training arm of the business “The Enchanted Protégé Experience”, where she uses her skills to help other event entrepreneurs streamline their business and define their value to become highly profitable 

She is a Preston Bailey (New York) wedding planner protégé, a Karen Tran (California) protégé trained in the art of luxury floral design  and a graduate of the wedding planning institute (California). 

Connect with Ugochi
 Instagram:
 @ugochinwachukwu 
 @theenchantedexperienceng

On this episode of Created for More the podcast, I sit down with the founder of Super Abundant Women (SAW) and a fellow podcast show host, Olawunmi Brigue.

We have a very interesting discussion about her life's journey and the pivotal moments she had to deal with that eventually birthed her ability to transform women to be super abundant.
This episode will give you deep insights on the benefits of having deep intimacy with God as well as help you understand the great impact coaching can make in one's life because not everyone can overcome challenges on their own. We need one another to BE MORE, DO MORE and HAVE MORE.

Key Highlights:

• The most authentic way of knowing your true identity is the confidence you have in God's love. (7:39)
• Whatever a person will be in the future can be observed in their childhood. (11:27)
• It is in your brokenness that you truly seek and know God (20:31)
•  "Diligence means that you're showing up to do what is required of you and doing it with excellence" (24:40)
• Taking 100% responsibility for your actions is a necessity. (28:30)
• Her pivotal moments as a teen mum (32:53)
• What decisions and choices have you made that has led to where you are? (34:59)
• Everybody has blind spots. That is why God did not create any one of us to function as an island. (37:14)
• Most times our desires are at odds with our belief system (40:43)
• What Super Abundant Woman (SAW) is all about. (41:43)
• "The reason you shine is because there's a source but when there is a disconnection the light begins to dim".(44:03)

About Olawunmi;

Olawunmi Brigue is the Founder/CEO of Super Abundant Woman, a global e-learning platform dedicated to empowering the modern Christian woman to
significantly transform her life,her home,and her world through simple and effective spiritual growth and mindset transformation practices.
Through multiple teaching and coaching platforms including the weekly podcast, The Super Abundant Life, Olawunmi is training thousands of people to disengage from limiting and faulty belief systems, to think differently,believe differently,and live differently. Her greatest passion is teaching Christians to showcase the brilliance of Christ by creating exceptional and inexplicable success in every sphere of life until their designated corner of the world is completely transformed in the way God created them to do.
As a bible teacher,Olawunmi brings a fresh yet insightful view into the word of God.
By simplifying complex spiritual truths and principles,she teaches in a relatable and practical way that delicately unravels wrong mindsets and equips people to confidently map a clear path towards living an exceptionally successful and hustle-freelife!
Olawunmi is married to Dr. Uvie Brigue, Pastor of The Covenant Nation London,
where she also pastors,and they are blessed with three children.

Connect with Olawunmi
On Instagram: @olawunmibrigue @superabundantwoman

On this episode of Created for More, the podcast, I share valuable insights on the "weights that so easily besets us, that slows us down" from becoming more successful in our lives. I also offer practical action steps that you can immediately implement in your life to break free from these weights and live a happier, more fulfilling life of peace and success. If you have these concerns in your life and gave been at a loss for what to do about them, look no further, this episode is specially curated for you.

Key Highlights

•  It no longer brings you joy. It needs to go.
•  It starts to fill you with dread. This means that it no longer serves you.
•  It no longer resonates with who you are at your core. People evolve. So, it's okay for you to change.
•  It doesn't make you feel good about yourself. You feel like a fraud, under-maximised, and compromised- like a pretender. That thing has to go.
•  It triggers self-talk that is only concerned with what people will say! 
•  It doesn't belong in the future you see! You must have an outlook for your life- what do you see?
•  It feels heavy- like a weight and you don't feel at peace. It needs to go, become the captain of your ship.

Let’s continue the conversation:
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Website: www.tonbra.com

Click the link to register for Life Reset Masterclass coming up on Sunday 26 June, 2022. www.tonbra.com/lifereset

Today’s podcast is a special replay episode of an awesome conversation I had with the sensational Just Ibe on visioning and why you need a true vision for your life. This episode was so insightful, I knew I had to share with you all on the podcast as well.

If you would like to learn more about how to enter into your next level life and birth a true identity-based vision, then you want to check out the 'Voyage To Growth Accountability  Programme' (VGAP).  

This programme is a Woman's answer to becoming more and rising to the call of greatness. It is a 6-month never-been-seen-before evidence driven framework, which combines a coaching and execution system that helps Women break free, step into and sustain a life they were wired for, to according to original design.

VGAP is ready to answer the following questions you have in your head; ie ‘Who am I?’, ‘What is my role in the world?’ and ‘How do I let go of what doesn’t serve me so I can show up as originally intended?’

You can no longer afford to keep doubting yourself and your potential. There is a destiny on the inside of you that is waiting to be born and it is time to finally take action.

To find out more and register for VGAP,  kindly visit www.tonbra.com/vgap

I look forward to seeing you soon VGAP2022

You can find me Instagram : @tonbra.nwosuagwu and you can also find Just Ibe @justibeconsulting

Kindly use the hashtag  #createdformore. Thank you for subscribing, listening, reviewing and rating this podcast.

On this episode of Created for More the podcast, I sit down with an award-winning media personality; compere, moderator, and MC , Ayo Mairo-Ese. We have the most heart-warming conversation about her journey in life and how knowing her identity has helped her to discover her purpose and mount her pulpit in the world of media.
 This episode will help you understand the importance of knowing your identity because it is the foundation of how you interact with the world to make impact in doing, being and having more.

Key Highlights;

• If you knew who you were, you would reject the voices that say otherwise. (7:39)
• Knowing your identity informs what you do and what you can do- to be a leader or a follower. (8:19)
•  Every human being is created with purpose in mind. (8:39)
• I was raised to be content and taught how to treat people equally by my mother. (10:52)
• God is the orchestrator of our life’s journeys. (20:01)
• The media world and maintaining my Christian values. (22:16)
• If you’re going to succeed and make impact in any industry/mountain, it takes a level of diligence and excellence without compromising your values.(41:32)
• Why settle for the ordinary when you can be extraordinary? (43:54)
•  My greatest prayer is to leave a legacy.(45:41)
• "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with people"- find your tribe.(53:13)
• Be committed to self-improvement.(54:48)

About Ayo
Ayo Mairo-Ese is a fervent believer of Jesus Christ. With a deep passion for the things of God, Ayo has grown to become a spirited worshipper and a woman of substance by God’s grace.
Born into a Muslim family, she became a Christian at the tender age of 9 and made the personal decision to make Jesus her Lord as a teenager on the 31st of December 1999 in the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
She served as a worker in the Redeemed Christian Church of God for many years in several departments. She also served in the capacity of a Minister before she was ordained a Deaconess in October 2011, one of the youngest at the time.
In 2013, Ayo attended the School of Disciples, a one-year intensive teaching and practical course curated by the General Overseer of the church, Pastor E.A. Adeboye.
Ayo is passionate about women, and is committed to supporting women to flourish, develop themselves and live a fulfilled, complete life according to the will of God. She is also passionate about building kingdom marriages and relationships and is committed to seeing marriages and homes thrive in accordance with God’s vision for the family.
Ayo is a multiple award-winning Radio and Television Personality, an Event Host, Blogger and Public Speaker. She also serves as a mentor to young women.
In 2015, Ayo mobilized a group of her friends to go on a 3-month prayer challenge which birthed the Praying Women Circle (PWC), a community of Christian women whose numerical strength currently ranks in hundreds, with committed members across the continents of the world. She considers it a privilege to fellowship with other women in their pursuit of God and desire to grow daily in Him through the PWC platform.
Ayo is happily married to Music Minister Mairo Ese and they both serve at This Present House.

Connect with Ayo
 On Instagram: @ayomairoese

On this episode of Created for More, The Podcast, I sit down with Winifred Nwania, a Culinary Expert, Cookbook Author, Etiquette Coach & Expert and also a Cooking Show Host on DSTV.  We have the most awe-inspiring, mind-blowing and revelatory conversation about her passion for cooking and her journey to becoming one of Africa’s premier culinary phenomena out of Nigeria. This conversation is so expository and illuminating as it simplifies in the most unique way how a simple skill or passion can evolve into a global message that elevates you and impacts lives in the most extra-ordinary way. If you have ever wondered about the future of your passion, talent or skill, this conversation will provide all the answers you need to get started and honour the call of your purpose to be more, do more and have more.

Key Highlights:

• The passion for winning. (13:49)
• How it all started. (16:27)
• The benefits of National Youth Service Corps lectures skills acquisition. (17:51)
• Documenting her cooking recipes: Sharing pictures on Blackberry and starting a blog whilst working a 9-5. (19:54)
• Quitting her 9-5 job to honour her calling. (20:30)
• The birth of Zeelicious foods. (23:05) 
• The role of reading books and prayers in her pursuit of purpose. (29:29)
• Now, what next? (32:09)
• Starting her YouTube channel, hosting her first cooking show on TV and the inspiration from Food Network’s Siba Mtongana. (36:39)
• Resolute self-development through learning and deliberate practice. (41:54)
• The journey is as important as the destination. (47:27)
• Have a vision. (49:09)
• Corporal Sunday’s drills, the lesson of tiny details, and the focusing on excellence. (54:47)
• Vision, tenacity and decisiveness. (59:33)
• My journey is far from over. (1:03:15)
• What making an impact is not. (1:09:43)
• Every one on earth is on assignment. (1:10:48)

About Winifred:
Winifred Nwania, fondly known as Winnie is the founder of Zeelicious Foods Company and the host of the Zeelicious Cooking Series that airs on her YouTube Channel and ‘My Naija Plate’ that airs on DSTV Channel 173.
As a proud citizen of the African continent, her passion to create mouthwatering Nigerian/African-inspired delicacies has taken her and her audience on a tantalizing culinary journey since 2018.
Winnie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Lagos. She quit a high paying oil industry job in 2017 to pursue her dreams in the culinary industry.
Today, she has grown the Zeelicious Foods brand from humble beginnings as a little YouTube channel with a few hundred subscribers into a burgeoning media empire working with highly seasoned professionals and some of the biggest multinational brands in the industry and now serves a global audience of over 1,200,000 people with her fun and simple cooking tutorials of African and continental recipes.
Winnie has always loved food and all it encompasses, especially the nutritional aspect. She’s currently studying for an internationally recognized Nutritionist certification. On completion, she would be a certified Nutritionist—able to offer professional advice on healthy eating, healthy meal planning, as well as helping people beautify their lives through the food they eat. By the 1st quarter of 2022, Winnie will launch her first ever cookbook,
‘Winnie’s Sizzling Selections’, the only cookbook you’ll need to step up your cooking and healthy eating lifestyle - in an authentically African way.

Connect with Winifred on Instagram
@zeeliciousfoods
@winniesschoolofelegance

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@createdformorethepodcast

On this episode of Created for More, The Podcast, it is More Insights with Tonbra, a solo episode where I share with you from my heart, insights of lessons learned in life as I journey through, feeling every moment. This episode is particularly special as I share my experience from the most impressionable art exhibition ever about the life and work of Vincent Van Gogh the world renowned painter. Although, seemly sad, the richness of this experience and lessons learned is crucial to all listeners of our podcast. This is definitely one episode that emphasises the urgency required to fulfil one’s purpose in life to be more, do more and have more intentionally applying all of your personal agency.
Key Highlights:

•  Go in the direction of what feels most like you. (4:23)
• Do whatever feels natural to you. Feel your way through life. (5:54)
• Do not quit before your miracle happens. (6:55)
• Legacy honours diligence, discipline, commitment, consistency and you. (9:15)
• You’re perfect for your genius. (12:01)
• It is not how long but how well. (15:06)
• Your essence can be constrained by your vessel (your physical man). (21:23)
• True authenticity needs no validation. (22:27)
• Creativity thrives in solitude. (25:30)
• Beauty is partial to the observant. (31:00).

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Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tonbra.com

On this episode of Created for More, the podcast, I sit with  Katie Benhura who is a medical doctor, NHS GP and founder of an award-winning community group for mothers called Mums Pride where women can feel safe, supported and encouraged.
We have a rich conversation about womanhood and motherhood which I believe will bless and empower every listener to re-evaluate their current situations in other to elevate to the highest versions of themselves.

Key Highlights

• Nothing less than an A is enough. (10:39)
• “I can’t” is not a language I understand. (15:25)
• Finding help as a single mom. (17:07)
• “I don’t care where you’ll be or where you’ll go, don’t let it be because you’re limiting yourself.” (18:03) 
• Feeling tired as a mother is a natural feeling, but its not okay to stay tired. (19:40)
• Daily affirmations helped to change my mindset and sticky situations. (20:57)
• Whatever you become in life, you want to be proud of your own journey and you want your children to be proud and inspired. (23:52)
• How a stay-at-home-mother can be more. (25:21)
• Being a woman should be applauded. (27:15)
• Why self-care is important for every woman as you pursue your passion. (31:27)
• Re-evaluate who you are and who you want to become especially when you’re in a sub-optimal relationship. (41:08)
• If the change isn’t visible, you didn’t change enough. (46:26)
• You can do more whatever it is. (47:03)

About Katie
Dr Katie Benhura is an NHS GP working in Kent, but trained in London. She is also the founder of an award-winning community group called Mum’s Pride (@mums_prideteam on Instagram). This is a platform for mothers from different backgrounds and walks in life where they can feel safe, supported and encouraged. They also organise prayer meetings to uplift each other regularly.
This group was founded four years ago after Katie graduated from medical school as she notices feeling very lonely despite good support from family and friends. This is because no one could relate to her journey as a mum.

They pride in being diverse group in terms of religion, age and type of journey. Having said that, Katie is a Christian and this is also her ministry and just her way of spreading the love of God.
The group has the privilege of having many women working in the healthcare sector, so Mum’s Pride also create a Drs group to help and correctly signpost mothers in need. Especially during this pandemic, it has been beneficial to have mothers helping to filter and explain governmental and medical guidelines.
Katie is also a motivational speaker with a passion for Women, Career Women and Mothers. She loves spreading love and hope, making people feel empowered despite their current situations.
Connect with Katie on:
Instagram: @mums_prideteam