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Bukky Onifade.

Founder, Coached by Bukky · Co-Founder, Principium Technology. Women’s entrepreneurship strategist, trainer and programme facilitator.

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Bukky Onifade, founder of Coached by Bukky

Business strategist, programme director and executive coach.

Bukky Onifade is a business strategist, programme director, and executive coach specializing in helping experienced professionals, particularly women in midlife transition, translate expertise, leadership experience, and reinvention into sustainable business models, confident positioning, and aligned next chapters.

Founder of Coached by Bukky (2023 to present), she provides direct coaching and strategic guidance to professionals navigating career transition and entrepreneurship. Co-founder of Principium Technology (2021 to present), she brings deep expertise in programme management, systems thinking, digital infrastructure, and scalable execution, combining the human side of transformation with the operational side of sustainable growth.

Her positioning is distinctive: she does not separate mindset from strategy, or individual coaching from organizational design. Her 20+ year track record spans multiple sectors and contexts.

Programme design and delivery

15+ years of programmes.

Designed and delivered the Employ Me and Empower Me programmes (business planning, CV writing, interview skills, return-to-work, start-your-own-business modules)
Created and facilitated KidsRthebiz, a young entrepreneurs schools programme, delivered to 20+ schools across Northwest England, engaging 2,000+ primary school children in business fundamentals
Developed and mentored NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) cohorts for 16 to 29 year-olds, with explicit outcomes in employability, entrepreneurship, and further education (National Lottery funded)
Portfolio includes training and mentoring for the Princes’ Trust, Anthony Walker Foundation, Liverpool John Moores University, and multiple public sector, corporate, and community organizations

Coaching and executive development

Coaching credentials.

ILM Level 7 certification in Executive Coaching and Leadership Mentoring (2011)
Manchester Business School certification in E-Coaching for Female Entrepreneurs (2007)
15+ years of professional and executive coaching with entrepreneurs, professionals, and teams across sectors
Track record troubleshooting fragmented teams, building leadership capacity, and coaching through organizational transitions

Business strategy and systems thinking

Strategy and systems.

15 years as business owner (Julianmiles Ltd), managing diverse client engagements, project delivery, and team leadership
Certified Scrum Master; programme management experience with complex technology implementations (Principium Technology, Natera, Accenture)
Founder of ReAfrica Magazine, demonstrating market insight, remote team leadership, digital product development, and revenue generation
Published author (Plan Your Life, 2009)

Cross-sector credibility

Across sectors.

Public sector: Liverpool City Council, Local Creative Education Authority, Liverpool Youth Play Services
Corporate: Accenture (Data Analysis and Programme Management), Natera (Project Management)
Non-profit and voluntary: the Princes’ Trust (now the King’s Trust), Anthony Walker Foundation, Crawford House Community Partnership
Academic: Liverpool John Moores University; MA and BA in English Literature; PGCE in Education, Liverpool Hope University

Cross-cultural perspective

A view from three continents.

Multilingual (English, Yoruba, basic French; learning German and Spanish)
Work and life experience across Europe (UK, Ireland), Africa (Nigeria, West Africa initiatives), and North America (US-based since 2019)
International work: mission trips and economic empowerment initiatives in Southeast Asia and West Africa; organized the LeanX conference for West African startups; designed the WomenX Accelerator Programme for female entrepreneurs

Known for

What I am known for.

Helping organizations think more clearly about who they serve and how
Building confidence-to-action pathways for professionals in transition
Designing programmes that feel human, not transactional
Understanding the unique challenges of experienced professionals reinventing mid-career
Integrating mindset work with practical business strategy

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