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Ayo Akande is the author of Becoming More: Leading with Clarity, Character and Quiet Impact (LID Publishing, 2027) and co-founder of Connect4Better (Cee4Bee), which works to close the exposure gap.

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Ayo Akande is a leader and author whose career spans banking, the NHS, London government and community leadership. Over more than twenty-five years he has led teams, programmes and systems, including responsibility for more than £500m of annual public investment. He is co-founder of Connect4Better (Cee4Bee), which has reached more than 1,200 people. His first book, Becoming More: Leading with Clarity, Character and Quiet Impact, is published by LID Publishing in February 2027.

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Ayo Akande began his career in banking in Nigeria before moving to the United Kingdom, where he rebuilt his career from the ground up. He went on to hold leadership roles in the NHS and in London government, leading teams, programmes and systems focused on skills, employment and economic inclusion, with responsibility for more than £500m of annual public investment.

Alongside his professional career he co-founded Connect4Better, known as Cee4Bee, from a conviction that talent is everywhere but opportunity is not. The organisation has reached more than 1,200 people and connected hundreds to mentors and opportunities.

His first book, Becoming More: Leading with Clarity, Character and Quiet Impact, will be published by LID Publishing in February 2027. It is written for anyone who has ever felt unseen, underestimated or overlooked.