Our Pastors

Sean Olabode Badiru is the Lead Pastor of RCCG The Secret Place – a community of young professionals expanding the frontiers of God’s kingdom.

He is a multifaceted soldier of the cross deeply engaged in various aspects of Christian ministry. An ordained Pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Sean is characterized by his fervent devotion to worship and his diligent study of God’s Word, through which he adeptly imparts the truths he has gleaned to those he encounters. The insights he shares are not merely theoretical but are rooted in his personal application, yielding tangible results in his life.

Within the RCCG, Sean assumes the role of the Assistant Pastor in charge of Youth Province 7, Lagos. He bears the solemn duty of reconciling people to God, transcending mere evangelism to facilitate a deeper, more intimate connection between individuals and their Creator. Sean is deeply committed to equipping the saints for the imminent challenges and opportunities of the end times.

Professionally, Sean is a global thought leader and strategic transformation consultant whose work spans corporate governance, business re-engineering, and digital transformation. For over two decades, he has partnered with governments, corporate boards, and multinationals to reimagine strategy, redesign organizations, and build agile, high-performing institutions.

As Chief Executive Officer of Africa Tech Hub, Sean leads a transformation and capacity-building firm that enables organizations across Africa to achieve operational excellence, institutional resilience, and sustainable competitiveness. He is also the Founder of SkillUp, a continental workforce-readiness initiative dedicated to equipping the next generation of professionals with digital fluency and leadership agility.

A Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Training and Development and Life Member of the Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria, Sean serves on the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, where he contributes to advancing people management, ethics, and leadership excellence. His executive career and board service reflect deep competence in corporate policy formulation, organizational development, performance management, culture transformation, and strategic execution.

Sean’s expertise lies at the intersection of strategy, technology, and people—bridging executive insight with innovation to deliver measurable results. He has trained and consulted for CEOs, HR leaders, public-sector executives, and board chairmen across Africa and beyond. As a regular facilitator of global masterclasses on governance, strategy, performance, digital transformation, and culture change, he equips leaders to navigate complexity and lead with clarity.

A Chartered Engineer by formation and a strategist by calling, Sean’s thinking is grounded in the discipline of systems, precision, and consequence—qualities that have defined both his engineering credentials and his executive career. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, complemented by executive education in Strategic Leadership and Management (University of Illinois), Intellectual Property Law (University of Pennsylvania), and American Contract Law (Yale University). His professional certifications span Agile Project Management, Business Analysis, Human Resource Management, Digital Marketing, Cloud Administration, and Product Design.

Beyond consulting, Sean is an author, educator, and pastor, shaping a new generation of transformative leaders across Africa through his teachings, mentorship, and thought leadership initiatives.