Faith in the Fire: Building Purpose Through Pain, Business & Motherhood

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In this powerful episode of In Her Space, we sit down with Faith Temitope-Babatunde — a banker, entrepreneur, and founder of the Faith Ehimwenma Foundation. Faith shares how she moved to the UK as a young, pregnant mum with a 5-year-old, and rebuilt her life from the ground.

From selling sachet water in her university hostel at 16 to managing a career at HSBC while launching multiple ventures and running a foundation that serves women, children, and sickle cell warriors in Nigeria — Faith’s journey is one of resilience, purpose, and impact.

We talk about:

• Navigating depression and rediscovering meaning
• Juggling motherhood, marriage, career, and calling
• Taking bold, nontraditional paths to success
• What it takes to start a business — and keep going
• Creating a life that serves others while staying true to yourself

If you’ve ever felt like the odds are against you — this episode will remind you of what’s possible.

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Episode Highlights / Chapters:

• 00:00 – Cold Open & Intro
• 03:15 – Faith’s childhood hustle: sachet water & recharge cards
• 09:00 – The move to the UK: pregnant & starting from scratch
• 17:40 – Depression and identity loss
• 24:00 – Building a restaurant business while in banking
• 33:00 – Starting a foundation for sickle cell warriors
• 41:30 – Balancing wife, mum, career & purpose
• 50:20 – Splitting bills with a man: Is 50/50 fair?
• 59:00 – Advice to her younger self

In this fourth episode of In Her Space Podcast, host Ivy Ekong sits with Tola Andu who is an award winning speaker, social entrepreneur and dedicated advocate for autism awareness & support.

She is passionate about promoting positive early childhood experiences, positive parenting and inclusion of people with disabilities.

Tola Andu, uses her lived experiences raising her son to promote autism awareness and acceptance on her social media platforms @raisingkevin_ with a following of over a million people.

Through her organisations Tola Andu Foundation (TAF Cares) and The Sistahood Co, she provides valuable resources such as free therapy, educational resources and community support to families raising children with special needs.

Her efforts earned her an Inspirational Woman of the Year award in 2024 and Humanitarian Services Award from the Nigerian Association of Special Education Teachers (2023).

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In this third episode of In Her Space Podcast, host Ivy Ekong sits with Sickle Cell awareness advocate Patrish Zea to share her personal journey with sickle cell anemia. The importance of blood donation and some helpful information on how to manage this condition.

Patrish Zea is a Model, multi-award-winning Sickle Cell Advocate, Chartered Surveyor, and Lead Mentor for the Sickle Cell Society’s Peer Mentoring Programme in South West London. Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anaemia (HbSS) at age 9, she has pursued a successful career in the modelling industry and has worked with so many luxury brands while advocating for people living with sickle cells. Patrish also founded “Sickle Teller”, a charity dedicated to raising awareness and encouraging blood donations. Her strength and courage is evident through her work and dedication to helping others in similar circumstances as her.

Listen on all podcast platforms and watch on our YouTube channel @inherspacepod.

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