Bringing Joy to Change: A Conversation with Judy Oyedele

Bringing Joy to Change: A Conversation with Judy Oyedele

From Culture Stew by Maria Morukian

July 2, 2025 · 53 min · Season 6 · Episode 16

About this episode

Judy Oyedele discusses her journey and insights on joy, self-worth, and culture change in leadership.

In this episode of Culture Stew, host Maria Maroukian welcomes Judy Oyedele, founder and principal consultant of Joyedele Consulting. Judy is an organizational development practitioner and executive leadership coach with over a decade of experience helping leaders across sectors break out of the status quo and lead with clarity, ease, and strong boundaries. Judy shares reflections on her upbringing as the daughter of Nigerian immigrants in Texas and how early messages around worthiness and faith shaped her identity and resilience. She and Maria explore the evolution of self-worth beyond external validation, particularly in academic and professional environments, and how redefining identity is a powerful act of liberation. They dive into Judy's approach to culture change—one that prioritizes joy, justice, and human-centered leadership—and the challenges and rewards of coaching and podcasting. Judy also discusses her own podcast, Transformation Horizon, which amplifies stories of people driving change through organizational development and human connection. Whether you're a coach, change leader, or just someone craving deeper joy in your work, this episode offers meaningful…

People in this episode

Guest: Judy Oyedele

Topics covered

  • organizational development
  • leadership
  • self-worth
  • culture change
  • joy in work

Keywords

  • Nigerian immigrants
  • identity
  • resilience
  • human-centered leadership
  • coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Transformation Horizon

Books & works: Bringing Joy to Change

Places: Texas

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