ABOUT
About
MY NAME IS DR SAMUEL EKUNDAYO AND I AM THE PURPOSE PREACHER
I am an Author, Preacher, Teacher, Life Coach and Transformational Speaker. I am also a full time academic with one of New Zealand's foremost higher education institutions. I have a PhD in Business Information Systems from Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand; a Masters of Knowledge Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a BSc of Engineering Business Management from Coventry University, United Kingdom
I am also the president and co-founder (with my wife) of the School of Purpose and Influence (SPIN), as school with the vision of producing responsible Kingdom citizens with the capacity to transform, impact and influence their generation and the ones to come with their God-given purpose and potentials in their various spheres of influence.
I am married to a woman I call my Dudushewa and Treasure, Dr Blessing Ekundayo and we have two handsome boys. I live in Auckland, New Zealand and have been since 2008 when I moved here to Study from Singapore.
You must have clicked on this page to know a little more about me, right? Here you go...
My Story
I have always enjoyed motivating and inspiring people. I was born to be an encourager to my generation and the ones to come and that is why I inspire people on a daily basis.
I was born and raised in Nigeria for the first 20 years of my life. My parents went through several ups and downs in their attempt to give me and my siblings a good life. As a family, we had big dreams but at a point, those dreams seemed impossible because we could not afford them. But that's how dreams are, right? They are meant to be scarily big that you can't afford them.In the year 2005, my Dad took a leap of faith to step outside the shores of Nigeria. It was a big move from his comfort zone. He moved to Singapore where he planned to further his studies and ultimately build a new life for us a family. We joined him in 2006. See, from the age of 14, I've had the dream to be a professor. In order for me to achieve this, I knew I was going to have to do a PhD. The problem was, I did not know how that was going to be possible with my family's financial situation at the time and the epileptic state of the Nigerian Higher Education system (with the incessant strikes in the public institutions).
I was born and raised in Nigeria for the first 20 years of my life. My parents went through several ups and downs in their attempt to give me and my siblings a good life. As a family, we had big dreams but at a point, those dreams seemed impossible because we could not afford them. But that's how dreams are, right? They are meant to be scarily big that you can't afford them.In the year 2005, my Dad took a leap of faith to step outside the shores of Nigeria. It was a big move from his comfort zone. He moved to Singapore where he planned to further his studies and ultimately build a new life for us a family. We joined him in 2006. See, from the age of 14, I've had the dream to be a professor. In order for me to achieve this, I knew I was going to have to do a PhD. The problem was, I did not know how that was going to be possible with my family's financial situation at the time and the epileptic state of the Nigerian Higher Education system (with the incessant strikes in the public institutions).
While you would say it was a lucky move to Singapore at a very key age of my life; we still could not afford my dream in Singapore. Education was very expensive for international students. Notwithstanding, I held on to my dream. That same year we moved to Singapore, I secured admission to a higher institution and the fees were around $15,000 that year. My parents could not afford it. We knew no one who could help us. Banks would not give us a loan because we were not citizens of the country. It was like we had come to a halt with regards to my dream.
Out of the blue, someone who only met my Dad a few months before and heard his family had arrived asked after me and my Dad explained the situation with my fees. Long story short, this 'good Samaritan' lady gave my Dad a cheque to pay off the fees. It was not a loan. From that day forward, I began to believe in the power of my dreams and how powerful my will is to my eventual success in life. There are many resources out there looking for dreams to fund!
My Master's degree came, PhD came and while my parents still could not afford them at the time, the fees showed up. I only heard a scholarship in the final year of my PhD. Oh yes, I know you would love to know how those fees were paid.
Out of the blue, someone who only met my Dad a few months before and heard his family had arrived asked after me and my Dad explained the situation with my fees. Long story short, this 'good Samaritan' lady gave my Dad a cheque to pay off the fees. It was not a loan. From that day forward, I began to believe in the power of my dreams and how powerful my will is to my eventual success in life. There are many resources out there looking for dreams to fund!
My Master's degree came, PhD came and while my parents still could not afford them at the time, the fees showed up. I only heard a scholarship in the final year of my PhD. Oh yes, I know you would love to know how those fees were paid.
I look forward to sharing the rest of the story with you and your audience sometime soon.
This is why one of my favourite topics is: The Power of Your Dream!
I have shared my story in Africa, Asia and the Pacific and I have the vision to inspire millions all over the world with my story.
I have packaged bits and pieces of my story in my book: 'Arise and Succeed: Becoming the Champion that you are'.