HI!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE!

After months of dancing around the amazing opportunity that I had coming up, I can finally share with you what TF I was working on!

On March 27th, 2022, I crossed off a major item on my bucket list -- giving a TEDx TALK!

Yes, you read that correctly.

I can now say "thank you for coming to my TED(x) talk" with my full chest.

I spent 6+ months I spent working on this with my coach (s/o Carrie Lin for turning me from a novice to a pro), friends, family, and trusting God with everything in between, everyone there and joining live online finally got to see what I've been cooking! And in a few short months, it'll be up on YouTube FOREVER!!!!!!!!

This was one of the scariest moments in my life. Not because I got up in front of a room of 500 people at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla, at TEDxSanDiego, but because for the first time, on a VERY public platform, I opened up about my health, my struggles with strength and the stereotypes around it, and the honest truth to how it all has impacted me, inside and out.

My mental, physical, and spiritual health were all tested the minute I got the health diagnosis that changed my life. The process of writing, coaching, and speaking my truth on that stage was extremely therapeutic and taught me the importance of my unique life experience and the help that it can offer to others.

When I was younger, living in predominately white areas, when sh*t got tough I often asked God why He made me black. When I got diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder that is Type 1 Diabetes, I questioned why it had to happen to me at 25 (the definition of a quarter-life crisis). But now, I FULLY believe that both of these traits, combined with my professional and personal journey were meant to allow me to be used as a vehicle for empowering people of all ages and all backgrounds to live their best life, PERIOOOOOOD.

I could go on and on here, but to save your eyes from over-reading, I promise to put out content this year on this platform that will allow me to share more deets on the process in a fun way. In the meantime, look out for the April episode of THE WEEKLY BAECAY for an insider's look at the biggest moment of my life so far.

Once it goes live, my Talk will be available on the next page. I hope that after those 9 minutes that changed my life, you have the courage to choose yourself, and to feel strong while doing so.

OLUWATOBI GBILE

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