Grow With Kepo | The Corporate to Founder Podcast

Your company charges clients millions for the exact thing people come to you for at work. And what do you get? A salary that feels okay but leaves you restless at 2am wondering "is this it?" This is Part 1 of 3 in The Good Job Lie series. I pull back the curtain on why your salary has NOTHING to do with your actual worth. I spent years at Deloitte, Bain, and Wood Mackenzie climbing the ladder, neg...

Episode Summary: Your safe job is cooked. AI is reshaping the professional landscape and the people pretending otherwise are running out of runway. But the flip side is bigger: AI is also the tool that can free you. Gary Henderson, founder of Gary Club, has helped businesses generate over a billion dollars by building systems that liberate people from the grind. In this conversation he shares the...

Kepo shares her raw, unfiltered journey from VP-level strategy roles at Bain & Company and Deloitte to walking away and building her own coaching business. She unpacks the reality of golden handcuffs: the ego, the coping mechanisms, the quiet misery and the specific mindset shifts and self-investments that made leaving possible.  If you're a high-earning professional who knows you're capable of mo...

Your perfectionism isn't a flaw. Your self-doubt isn't a weakness. The problem is that nobody taught you how to work with the thought patterns that come with being a high-achiever. Bara Quinn-Bee joins Kepo on Grow With Kepo to break down why smart, capable, six-figure professionals stay stuck in jobs they've outgrown. Drawing from years of coaching high-achievers, Bara explains why "just think po...

What happens when a 14-year-old, isolated and lost, turns to YouTube for mentorship, and ends up meeting his hero on stage in front of 6,000 people? That's just one chapter of Khaled Nawaf's story. Khaled is a life strategist from Saudi Arabia who dropped out of college after three weeks, built himself from the ground up, and is now producing a feature film, all through the power of belief, manife...

What if the thing you keep calling “too much” is actually the exact fire you need to build the life and business you want? In this episode of Grow With Kepo, Kepo sits down with Linda Ivelisse, Power Identity and High-Ticket Sales Coach, for a bold, honest conversation about identity, entrepreneurship, high-ticket sales, corporate burnout, confidence, and what it really takes to stop hiding from y...

What if getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to you? In this soulful and radically honest conversation, Grow With Kepo welcomes Huong Vu, a spiritual business coach who transformed job loss into deep alignment and financial freedom. From navigating toxic work environments to healing generational trauma and reclaiming her voice, Huong shares the truth behind building a life and busin...

In this powerful solo episode of Grow with Kepo, host Kepo Omotade dismantles the myths around procrastination and exposes the real reason your goals never stick. From the trap of New Year's resolutions to the power of raising your personal standards, this episode will challenge you to move differently, starting today. If you're a high achiever tired of starting over, this is your wake-up call. No...

Ever looked at your life and thought, “I should be further by now”? This episode of Grow With Kepo is for the high achiever who’s done “all the right things” but still feels stuck, behind, or misaligned. After an intimate mastermind and six powerful days at Tony Robbins’ Date With Destiny, Kepo is back with the hard truths and radical mindset shifts that could change everything, if you let them. I...

Ever wonder if you’re playing small, because you’re scared to choose more? In this episode of Grow with Kepo, host Kepo Omotade sits down with Amanda Kaufman, founder of The Coaches’ Plaza and host of The Amanda Kaufman Show. From a chemical engineering degree to global consulting, and finally to launching a multi-seven-figure coaching business, Amanda shares the raw, messy truth behind her transf...

What if your biggest obstacle isn’t burnout but comfort? In this episode of Grow With Kepo, host Kepo sits down with Loree Philip, a Leadership & Career Coach who left a 16-year career at Boeing - not because she was exhausted or unhappy, but because she knew she was meant for more. Loree’s story is a masterclass in aligned living, inner clarity, and taking bold, intentional leaps. If you’ve ever...

What if your definition of success was never yours to begin with? In this powerful conversation on Grow With Kepo, Adun Okupe shares her radical journey of walking away from a secure 9-to-5 to create a purpose-aligned life in the tourism industry. From a career crisis during the 2008 credit crunch to battling serious illness and learning to walk again, Adun reveals how she rebuilt her life and her...

What if the only thing standing between you and your dream life is you? In this unapologetically real episode of Grow with Kepo, host Kepo Omotade sits down with powerhouse business mentor Maddie Kossin - the woman who went from a 9-5 in car sales to building a multi-seven-figure empire. Maddie doesn’t hold back as she shares the mindset, grit, and decisions that changed everything. If you’re a hi...

Why do successful women struggle with dating? In this episode of Grow with Kepo, host Kepo Omotade sits down with Laura Nagiel, dating strategist for high-achieving women and creator of the DREAM Framework™️. Together, they uncover the hidden patterns that keep driven women stuck in the wrong dynamics and explore how to shift into a dating energy that actually attracts healthy, aligned love. If yo...

Are you actually stuck… or just avoiding the truth? In this solo episode of Grow with Kepo, host Kepo dives deep into the uncomfortable but necessary work of being real with yourself. From the quiet lies we tell ourselves to the hard truths that set us free, Kepo shares the exact mindset shifts that transformed his life and business. This episode is a soul shake-up for high achievers who are tired...

What if the job that once made you proud is now the thing slowly draining your soul? In this powerful episode of Grow With Kepo, Olivia Westley, founder of Redefine Fertility, shares her remarkable transformation from mechanical engineer to functional health practitioner helping women heal their hormones and get pregnant naturally. After a devastating miscarriage and years of misalignment in her 9...

What if the reason you’re stuck isn’t laziness, but misalignment? In this fiery solo episode, I pull back the curtain on the quiet misery so many high performers live in. From the soul-crushing routine of corporate life to the wake-up call that changed everything, I’m sharing the raw truth about why I had to break free. If you’ve ever felt like you were made for more, this episode will hit deep. L...

In this raw, transformative episode of Grow With Kepo, we take a powerful detour, inviting listener and multi-passionate creative Olaora into a real-time coaching session. She’s a singer, songwriter, marketing strategist, and mom with a dream to build the “Sony of Africa.” But self-doubt, inconsistent action, and fear of failure keep getting in the way. This is more than a session, it’s a mirror f...

How to Leave Your Comfort Zone Without Fear In this powerful episode of Grow With Kepo, Kepo is joined by empowerment coach, keynote speaker, and serial entrepreneur Franceska McCaughan. From climbing the corporate ladder in Dubai to launching multiple successful ventures, Franceska shares her raw, unfiltered journey of resilience, identity, and bold decision-making. Together, they dive into what...

How To Find A Career That Aligns With Who You Really AreIn this episode of Grow With Kepo, we sit down with Pelumi Ogedengbe, Senior Product Manager and Founder of Aidrr, a career coaching platform redefining how people align with meaningful work. Pelumi has helped over 500 people land roles they love, especially in tech. His story is deeply relatable and full of insight for anyone who’s ever felt...

The Truth About Burnout and Building a Fit Life That Actually WorksOn this episode of Grow With Kepo, we’re joined by world-class fitness and nutrition coach Dala McDevitt, founder of DLD Nation. If you’re a high achiever who thinks health and fitness require a full-time overhaul, this conversation will change your mind. Dala breaks down how to escape burnout, why perfectionism is sabotaging your...

Don't Let Your Golden Handcuffs Keep You in a Cage Are you a high achiever who feels stuck in a life that looks good on the outside but leaves you feeling unfulfilled? In this deeply personal episode of  Kepo shares real tools and inspiration to help you break free from "quiet misery" by tackling cognitive dissonance and aligning your actions with your true values. Kepo speaks from her own experie...

Stop Letting Corporate Life Run the Script In this solo episode of Grow with Kepo, host Kepo delivers a powerful call to high achievers stuck in the cycles of corporate life. If you’ve been living by scripts that tell you you're not ready, not capable, or not enough, this episode is your wake-up call. With raw honesty, bold energy, and soulful reflection, Kepo dismantles the false narratives holdi...

The 5 Business Mistakes That Are Killing Your Progress In this honest and soul-stirring solo episode of Grow With Kepo, I dive into the five business mistakes keeping high achievers stuck, unfulfilled, and spinning their wheels. If you’ve been hustling hard with little to show for it, this is your wake-up call. I expose the subtle habits and mindset traps that sabotage your growth and show you wha...

Lessons I Wish I Knew Before Burning Out On $200K A Year On this powerful solo episode of Grow with Kepo, your host Kepo gets raw and real about a season of deep misalignment. Even while earning $200,000 a year, she was burnt out, stuck in cycles of self-comparison, and struggling with impatience. Kepo opens up about the three truths she wishes she had learned sooner, from rethinking short-term pr...