Long before Emmanuel Faith was leading HR teams at Cowrywise, Big Cabal Media, and now AfriChange, he got his start as a volunteer at a startup community, Naija Startups,helping founders solve hiring problems.
That set the tone for everything that followed. Nearly a decade later, Emmanuel has become one of the leading HR professionals in Nigerian tech, whose work speaks as loudly as his opinions.
In this interview, we go behind the scenes of his decade-long career, exploring how he has built a career that challenges stereotypes about the HR profession, pushing back against broken systems, advocating for gender fairness, and making space for what matters to him, such as women’s football.
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Last updated: June 26, 2025
