About — Ronke Faleti

I came to America with dreams bigger than my understanding.

March 10, 1995. I was eleven years old, wearing a summery blue dress, stepping off a plane expecting gold-gilded streets and trees with limitless dollars. The only setback? No papers. No dream. You know the deal.

I watched my mother working multiple jobs, and I learned early that survival required hustle. Starting at eleven, I bit into hustle culture and never let go—peddling bracelets at school, selling vacuum cleaners to people poorer than me, eventually selling books in rural Kentucky, Arkansas, and Missouri to pay for college.

I got my papers at twenty. Used my first student loan to save our family house from foreclosure. Replaced the three Fs on my transcript. Made it to the JPMorgan interview. The hustle was working.

Years later, I became a Senior Vice President at one of the top financial institutions in the world. The dream was fulfilled. But then I started to feel the pinch of not having a village.

"I recognized the warning signs. I was starting to parent in the margins—high stress in the mornings, low will in the evenings."

My family was feeling the effect of living the American dream without community. My attention was given to others' priorities. And yet, here I was doing side gigs, chasing freedom of time and money to mother on my own terms—resulting in even more absence. They were growing up with a mother who hustled, but was it really for them?

When God gives vision, He gives provision.

In September 2022, God called me to support mothers and families in a very direct, stern, and unmistakable way. I was offered a job with the two Fs—fame and fortune—and a baked-in expectation of absence from family. Everyone said take it.

The only person who said no was my mom. She asked, "Can God not give you that in one weekend?"

I said yes to the call. Not knowing how. Not knowing when. Unsure if it was true. But I surrendered. And in a matter of minutes, God replaced my annual income using my husband Yinka as its source.

The desires God has placed in you are not to punish you. However, you will need courage and perseverance to say yes.

Credentials

The Experience I Bring

18 Years in Finance

Senior Vice President of Communications Strategy at Wells Fargo Advisors. Strategic thinking meets empathetic leadership.

Founder & Builder

Korédé House, Stage Care, and Korédé Foundation. Three organizations, one mission: rebuild the village.

Proven Impact

300+ families served. 48% reduction in postpartum depression. Partnerships with MHA, AHA, and Missouri Dept. of Health.

Mother of Four

Fisayo, Tiwalola, Fifesade, and Motunrayo. My personal experience fuels my understanding of what modern mothers face.

Nigerian-American

My African roots and the wisdom of Ubuntu—"I am because you are"—inform everything I build and teach.

Featured Speaker

MCH conferences, healthcare summits, St. Louis Magazine, Entrepreneur.com, NPR, and audiences of up to 700.

The work is personal.

I'm married to Yinka Faleti—a lawyer, veteran, and partner at a venture capital firm. Together, we're raising four children in St. Louis while building organizations that will outlast us.

I view social connection not just as a social determinant of health, but as the key fabric to lasting joy and thriving families. This isn't academic for me. It's how I live.

When I'm not speaking or building, you'll find me hosting "Popcorn and Tea with Ronke Faleti"—my blog and show where I share insights on maternal health, motherhood, and the intersection of technology and community care.

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