About this episode

Helen Konoma shares her journey from a life-changing coma to building a purpose-driven business in healthcare.

At ten years old in Nigeria, Helen Konoma enters a three-week coma during a sickle cell crisis and experiences a moment she can never forget. Years later, that childhood turning point continues to shape how she approaches faith, compassionate care, entrepreneurship, and the invisible battles others carry. In this episode, the healthcare entrepreneur and Amazon bestselling author traces the path from learning to walk and talk again to building Lex Homecare Agency and creating products designed around connection and well-being. She opens up about delaying the book she felt called to write, recognizing purpose inside painful experiences, and turning firsthand knowledge of vulnerability into service. Her journey raises a powerful question: what becomes possible when the experience that changes your life also becomes the reason you build? Key Takeaways A painful experience can become the starting point for work that serves others. Firsthand experience as a patient can shape a more compassionate approach to home care. A delayed idea becomes manageable when the first version is intentionally small. Faith can provide direction when personal strength feels limited. Products become more…

People in this episode

Host: Rudy Mawer

Guest: Helen Konoma

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• healthcare
• personal growth
• faith
• compassionate care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lex Homecare Agency

Places: Nigeria

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