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About Us
My story did not limit me.
It trained me.
I am Oglah Gatamah.
A leadership advisor, speaker, author, and global advocate for purpose-driven leadership.
But long before titles or platforms, I learned leadership through responsibility.
I was born and raised in Kenya, where carrying responsibility early was not optional. It was life. I immigrated to the United States with that foundation already built into me, even though I did not yet have language for what it would become.
When I arrived in America, I began my career as a housekeeper at Walt Disney World. It was not glamorous work, but it was formative work. Every role I stepped into taught me discipline, excellence, humility, and how to lead myself before ever leading others.
Those lessons stayed with me as I moved into corporate leadership, real estate, and executive advisory roles. They continue to shape how I lead today.
Leadership, to me, has never been theoretical.
I did not learn leadership from a distance.
I learned it in rooms where I had to earn trust.
In systems I had to navigate carefully.
In environments where performance mattered and integrity mattered even more.
Over the years, I have led teams, built organizations, advised leaders, and worked alongside people carrying immense responsibility. What I have seen again and again is this truth.
Success alone is not enough.
Without purpose, it eventually becomes heavy.
That realization changed how I led. It also changed why I began teaching leadership in a more intentional way.
Why I wrote Breathless
I wrote Breathless because I recognized myself in too many high-achieving people who were quietly struggling.
They were competent.
They were respected.
They were exhausted.
Breathless is not a story about arrival. It is a story about becoming.
It is a reflection on leadership, resilience, faith, and identity. It asks deeper questions than most leadership books are willing to ask. Not how to win more, but how to live and lead well once you have.
The book is a foundation.
The work goes further.
The work I do today
Today, I work with individuals and organizations who want leadership that lasts.
My work includes:
Private leadership coaching
Executive and organizational consulting
Keynote speaking and facilitated conversations
Strategic advisory and mentorship
I work with people who are thoughtful, committed, and willing to look inward as seriously as they look outward. I am not interested in quick fixes or surface-level motivation. I am interested in building leaders who can carry responsibility without losing themselves in the process.
Every engagement is rooted in alignment. Not urgency.
Leadership beyond business
Leadership does not stop at professional success.
Through Oglah’s Hope Foundation, I work to support women and young people through education, leadership development, and access to opportunity, particularly in Kenya. This work keeps me grounded. It reminds me that leadership is measured not only by what we achieve, but by what continues because we showed up.
Legacy is not built later.
It is built daily.
What people have said about me:
I’ve had the privilege of working with leaders across corporate, nonprofit, and global spaces.
People who value integrity, clarity, and growth.
I've worked with Oglah on a couple corporate training programs at Keller Williams, BOLD. In addition, we have been role play partners and share the same growth initiative for our respective office. What I've seen is that Oglah's team is dedicated to her success, and that speaks to her leadership and coaching skills. We both are in the same role for the same company in different offices. I'm happy to know her and call her friend. Proverbs 27:17 NIV As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Oglah was an excellent leader, trainer, peer and friend. Oglah always seemed like a mentor to me. She was very involved in my training as a Store Team Leader and helped to make sure I would become successful. Once in role, Oglah was always checking on me to help me with my new position and would be the first person I call when I needed help. I was always amazed by the results she produced but as I got to know her I became even more amazed with the person she is. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Oglah.
Oglah was an operations leader in Housekeeping during my tenure at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. Oglah demonstrates her passion for service and her passion for her team in everything she does. There is no doubt in my mind that she will be successful in any role she accepts, regardless of environment or location. I know her goal is to serve and lead in Africa, and I wish her the best in all she persuez.
Donna Ross
Focused attention on training, consulting, productivity and profitability
Craig Broyles, MS
District Loss Prevention Manager at Nike | Nike Disability Network Communications Lead
Vicki Lavendol, EdD, MBA, MHR, SPHR
Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Chair for Hospitality Services Department at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida
What people have said about me:
I’ve had the privilege of working with leaders across corporate, nonprofit, and global spaces.
People who value integrity, clarity, and growth.
I've worked with Oglah on a couple corporate training programs at Keller Williams, BOLD. In addition, we have been role play partners and share the same growth initiative for our respective office. What I've seen is that Oglah's team is dedicated to her success, and that speaks to her leadership and coaching skills. We both are in the same role for the same company in different offices. I'm happy to know her and call her friend. Proverbs 27:17 NIV As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Donna Ross
Focused attention on training, consulting, productivity and profitability
Oglah was an excellent leader, trainer, peer and friend. Oglah always seemed like a mentor to me. She was very involved in my training as a Store Team Leader and helped to make sure I would become successful. Once in role, Oglah was always checking on me to help me with my new position and would be the first person I call when I needed help. I was always amazed by the results she produced but as I got to know her I became even more amazed with the person she is. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Oglah.
Craig Broyles, MS
District Loss Prevention Manager at Nike | Nike Disability Network Communications Lead
Oglah was an operations leader in Housekeeping during my tenure at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. Oglah demonstrates her passion for service and her passion for her team in everything she does. There is no doubt in my mind that she will be successful in any role she accepts, regardless of environment or location. I know her goal is to serve and lead in Africa, and I wish her the best in all she persuez.
Vicki Lavendol, EdD, MBA, MHR, SPHR
Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Chair for Hospitality Services Department at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida
If you are here...
If you are here because of the book, welcome.
If you are here because something in your leadership feels unfinished, you are not alone.
My work is not about pushing people forward faster.
It is about helping them lead from a place that can sustain them.
If that resonates, I would be honored to continue the conversation.
Author of Breathless · Leadership Advisor · Speaker
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