Objective
To add value, motivate change and create impact.
Description
Wellness Coach, Management Consultant, Social Entrepreneur, Facilitator, & Life-long Learner
Brief Profile
Management consultant, life coach, wellness Coach, social entrepreneur, facilitator, & life-long learner, Dr. Gbenga Adebayo is a graduate of Medicine from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife. He is the CEO of Livinghealth International, Nigeria’s premier Health and Wellness Solutions Company.
He has over 10+ years experience in delivering training solutions and serves as a consultant on Health and Wellness Solutions, Leadership, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing and Selling (Cross-selling and up-selling) as well as Soft-People Skills to many organisations and government parastatals.
His consultancy and training clientele consists of firms in the Oil and Gas, Financial, Advertising, Educational, Consulting, and Health Safety & Environment (HSE) sectors as well as Faith Based Organizations and Public Institutions. Some of these organizations include Federal Ministry of Health, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Nigeria Ports Authority, Nigeria Prison Service, Procter & Gamble West Africa, Amadeus International, BOC Gases, Insight Communications and Caleb University to name but a few. Dr Adebayo is passionate about helping organizations and institutions bridge the divide and find the connection between health and productivity.
He was an inaugural member of the governing council of the Emergency, Crisis, and Risk Management Institute of Nigeria one of the largest aggregation of poffesionals in the HSE industry In Nigeria. He is the Editor of the global engagement website for the International Union for Health Promotion and Education with headquarters in Geneva.
Dr. Adebayo was the Senior Project Director of the Lekki Center of the Federal Government of Nigeria Niger Delta Amnesty Program’s Entrepreneurship Development Program from 2012- 2014 where he led the training and empowerment of hundreds of young men and women on how to start and run a business.
He is creator and host of the 1st online Pidgin English educational health show, the well acclaimed “Area Doctor”. He also hosts Health 101 (http://youtube.com/user/TheLivinghealthTv/).
An accomplished author, Dr Adebayo is a columnist for several magazines as well as national newspapers and also runs a blog.
He is married and blessed with children.
Some Developed and Delivered Training Courses
Johari Window for Self Development: Nigeria Niger Delta Amnesty Program’s Entrepreneurship Development Program.
Hitting the ground running- Understanding Entrepreneurship: Institute for Entrepreneurial Development
Food Handlers Training Workshop :Nigeria Prison Service
Preventing Infectious Diseases :CNDOC Nigeria Limited(Upstream Operators)
Preventing Sudden Death (Crash Course on Chronic Diseases) : Amadeus Nigeria
Eating For Life : Alpha Mead Facilities and Management Services Limited
Adding Years to Your Life :Aquitane Oil &Gas, Erhiatake Property Development Company ,Law Students’ Society Ife, Federal Ministry of Health
Preventing Cancer : Federal Ministry of Health, O’la-Kleen Group
Managing Organizational Stress : Schlumberger, Procter & Gamble, Promoworld, Infinity Royal, Verdant Zeal
Worklife Balance : Insight Communications, Promoworld, Verdant Zeal
Stress Management for Busy Executives: National Judicial Institute, WAPIC Insurance, Intercontinental Bank, Integrated Microfinance Bank, Halogen Seccurities Nigeria Limited
Time Management: Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Jakin NGO, LIRS
Leadership: Intercontinental Bank, Integrated Microfinance Bank, Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Nigeria Ports Authority
Managing Meetings: Jakin NGO, Integrated Microfinance Bank
Communication : Verdant Zeal, Promoworld, Halogen Seccurities Nigeria Limited
Motivating and Influencing People : Power holding Company of Nigeria, Royhill Realties Limited
Promoting Health: ARM Investment Managers, Nextzon Business Services, O’la-Kleen Group of companies
Living Effectively: SAGE Consortium
Work Ethics: National Judicial Institute
The Minister and His Health: Global Impact Church, Baptist College of Theology and Seminary, SONEA International Ministers’Conference
Self Development: Intercontinental Bank
Selling & Marketing: Integrated Microfinance Bank, Dangote Group, AIICO
Strategy: Occupational Health and Safety Managers, FCSL, GTAssure
Emotional Intelligence: Promoworld, Royhill Investment, Anglican Diocese of Ogorimagongo
Dealing with Difficult People: Airflow Engineering Limited , LASG, Nigeria Ports Authority, LIRS
Selling Your Ideas To Top Management: Lagos State Water Corporation, Royhill Realties Limited
Key Elements of a Winning Strategy: Lagos State Water Corporation
Dealing with Gatekeepers: Airflow Engineering Limited,FCSL
Key Facilitator for major Consulting Firms
SWL Consulting, Global Outsourcing Services, Wellness Outfit, Evaline Consulting, African Renaissance Consulting, Vicabim Consults, Domino Information Company Limited
Facilitate Major Retreats and National Health Programs
Involved in planning and execution of major retreats for 2 government paratatals as well as National Health Campaigns for the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria
Others
o Conceived, Started and run Nigeria’s premier Health Promotion Company
o Concieved Nigeria’s First Web Health Portal
Education
Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery MBChB
Federal Government College Odogbolu, Ogun State
SSCE Certificate
Current Positions Held
• Livinghealth International, Lagos, Abuja (Nigeria)
Chief Executive Officer
A Limited Liability company with a vision of promoting health and wellbeing as well as increasing health literacy in the populace through:
o High Value Health Solutions
o Seminars and workshops
o Mass media
o Concerted intervention efforts
• Emergency, Crisis, and Risk Management Institute of Nigeria
Member, Governing Council
o Institute with over 600 professional members
o Member of the Education and Manpower Development as well as the Finance and General Purpose Committees
• Views of Health Promotion Online (http://www.vhpo.net)
Editorial Assistant
o Views of Health Promotion Online (VHPO) is the online dialogue tool of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE).
o Manage Dialogue Streams on various topics
• In His Light Magazine; SAGE Magazine; Exceed Magazine; Infinity Magazine
Columnist
o Popular periodical magazines produced by independent publishers
• “Healthy Moments” on Africa Independent Television
Consultant & Feature Guest
o Weekly health show on the national network of Africa Independent Television
• “My Doctor and I” on MetroFM (Radio Nigeria)
Consultant & Feature Guest
o Weekly health show on the national radio network of MetroFm (Radio Nigeria)
Professional Memberships
• Nigeria Medical Association
• International Union for Health Promotion and Education
• Emergency, Crisis, and Risk Management Institute of Nigeria
Publications
• Blessings of Pain
o 70 paged self-published and self-marketed book with innovative catchy drawings and poems and full colour glossy cover with standard printing and binding
o Over a thousand five hundred copies sold and still counting
• A Case for Health Promotion
o A case for health promotion Gbenga Adebayo Global Health Promotion December 2010 17: 65-68,
Passion and Interests
Writing, Leadership, Management, Health Advocacy, Health Promotion, Health Education, Public speaking
Personal
Married with two children
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I love this. God is ur strenght. The sky will infact give way.
Liking this cool site. Weldon!
Thank you 🙂
Thank you
EGA!, your site is good keep it up, FEGO would be proud, do u have time to practise? … great job, u are inspiring.
Thank you for the kind words. 🙂
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” Keep it up Pastor EGA
Thank you. Nice proverb 🙂
Good work Dr. Adebayo. Keep it up. You are good!
Thank you for the kind words. Best regards
This is lovely. This is excellent. This is inspirational. God bless you, Sir.
Dear Nnaemeka, Thank you for the kind words
Baba! E Kuuse, Welldone. I am not surprised because this has always been in you. Move on………….
Thank you for the kind words
The sole purpose of being alive is to impact the world. You have done well and newer heights awaits you.
God bless you.
My friend of long standing, this is good. More grease to your elbow.
This is really a nice profile,and it is really tailored to my career path. I am a young graduate and will appreciate it if you will be mentor
Thank you for your kind words. I have sent you a mail. All the best
Keep up the good work sir!
We’d appreciate a more interactive website that we can register, get regular newsletters, updates of ur trainings/workshops/seminars,etc
Warm regards sir.
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Thanks for the kind words. Will work on your suggestions. Hope you’ve subscribed for updates? Expect more 🙂
Well done Dr. Its well with you sir.
Well done Doc, the Lord is your strength as you continue to be a teacher.
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Thank you for the kind words.
Good work EGA..keep it up am so proud of you.