Tunji Olujimi is a dynamic speaker, pastor, author, and visionary CEO of Accelerated Authors Academy, where he empowers aspiring and established leaders to leverage the power of books to amplify their authority, credibility, visibility, and profitability.

Having guided over 100 individuals to write and publish their books and coached more than 1,000 people through workshops and speaking engagements, Tunji has become a trusted mentor for coaches, consultants, business owners, trainers, and entrepreneurs who want to write and publish their first book in 90 days or less, and use it as a tool to elevate their business, profile, and brand.

Beyond the publishing world, Tunji is also the CEO of Accelerated Properties Ltd, a property investment company dedicated to sourcing and securing below-market-value deals to help investors build strong, sustainable portfolios. His influence and impact have been recognized globally. In 2021, Tunji was named an official honouree on the Brainz 500 Global Awards, celebrating 500 of the world’s most influential entrepreneurs and leaders. In 2023, he received the EPRA Leadership and Entrepreneurial Award for Creative Industry, presented by the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Dominic Mbang.

Most recently, in 2025, he was honoured at the prestigious House of Lords, Westminster, where he won the Multicultural Excellence Award for Sustainability Company of the Year. Tunji’s journey is one of resilience and faith. Born prematurely at just one pound alongside his twin sister, and surviving a hole in his heart that required surgery, his story is one of overcoming impossible odds. Growing up with dyslexia made education challenging, but instead of allowing it to define him, he transformed it into fuel for determination and purpose.

Today, he is the author of five books, the founder of two thriving businesses, and a pastor leading a growing ministry. Alongside his wife, Elizabeth Olujimi, Tunji co-pioneers the KingdomPreneurs Summit and KingdomPreneurs Network, initiatives designed to equip and empower Kingdom-minded entrepreneurs and professionals to thrive and influence the marketplace with purpose. Together, they are proud parents to their beautiful daughter, Janaya Olujimi.

Welcome to 12 Minute Converse with Jesus Believers.

God chose first to have a conversation with us, his creation.

Our prayer is that this listening space brings growth and transforms your life forever.

Praise God for you, Pastor Tunji.

It's a great pleasure to connect with you.

What part of the world are you in today?

Thank you very much for having me, at least in London.

That's wonderful.

So tell me, what's been your route to becoming a pastor?

I got saved when I was 13 years old in 1993 and started ministry from around 15, I would say, and growing up ministering in church and preaching.

And when I got back to the UK, I was doing a lot of ministry.

And then when I was at a particular church, I was the youth pastor, well, youth leader for a while.

And then I was asked to be a pastor.

So it was a transition process from leadership into pastorship.

And from being a, I was ordained an assistant pastor in the church and formerly the youth pastor.

And yeah, that was in 2010.

So I've been ordained 16 years now.

Yeah, it's been an amazing journey so far, but been in ministry nearly 30 years.

Where did the writing part kick in?

When I was a full-time carer for my mom, when my mom died, I said, I'm going to make sure I publish this book.

So I made sure I published it one year after she passed away and published it on my birthday in 2011, because it was on my birthday in 2010 that I was told she's going to pass away in two weeks.

So I kind of dedicated that first book to her.

Emotionally, what was it like caring for your mother and then losing her?

It took a toll on me emotionally and physically.

So I was very, very tired.

And sometimes I still feel like I still feel the tiredness from it because it was every day for nearly six years of carrying from the bed to the wheelchair, from the wheelchair to the stairlift, from the stairlift to another wheelchair to go out.

And so it was a lot of physical activity and also mental activity as well.

And of course, being a Christian, you know, you're thinking, God, you know, I'm praying about this.

I've got lots of ministry pastor friends and I'll ask them to pray.

And I'm like, God, why is she not being healed?

And sometimes what you go through is God developing you into what he wants you to and he wants you to do.

So for me, I saw it as a testing period and a development period instead of being bitter outside with God.

What has it developed?

Sorry?

What has it developed?

How has it developed?

Yeah.

What has it developed?

It developed a strong sense of understanding how God works.

It developed a strong sense of compassion for others and, you know, a compassion for people that are carers as well, especially when you go to the hospital and you see lots of people with different illnesses, and it just makes you, your heart more soft so that you can understand what others are going through.

Because it's not easy, especially for carers that take care of people on a daily basis.

It's definitely not an easy job to do.

So it developed compassion, it developed faith, it developed resilience as well.

I would imagine it helped with the business as well, right?

Being compassionate, having the ability to walk someone through a scenario that they're in a position of vulnerability, which I equate to having to author a book, which is tremendously challenging mentally, physically and spiritually.

There's so many people who begin and start and never end.

But I'm saying it from my perspective.

Would you say it's accurate for you as well?

Yes, definitely.

Because I had to have compassion on myself, you know, because I had to tell myself, oh, yes, you may have dyslexia.

Oh, you may not be great with grammar and all of that stuff.

But try and do it and take your time to do it.

You don't need to rush.

And my first book took me longer to do than my other books and what I've done with clients, you know.

So definitely built that sense of compassion when you're working with people.

I think sometimes, even though, you know, all of us within this space say, oh, yeah, I can help you within 90 days to write and publish your book.

But there's some people that just can't do it in that time.

So you do need to have that compassion, you know, with people that maybe have, you know, life, you know, going on and they may not be able to complete it within that time period.

So it's understanding how everyone works and, you know, what people are going through that particular phase in their life and see how can you balance things so that you can still get the job done within the time frame that is best for them.

And not just because you want to meet a particular target to say, oh, yeah, I worked with a client and we did it in 60 days instead of 90 days.

But if it took 100 days, that's still okay.

You know, so it's understanding those little things.

Yeah.

All I see is the gift that your mother has given you.

There's so many themes built in there, right?

I'm seeing the theme of consistency and how, because you mentioned that they gave her two weeks, but it's actually almost a year that she went on for from the two weeks.

Did I miss that?

Or is that correct?

So she did pass on within the two weeks, but I mean, it took me a year from, so it was a year to the date that I published my book that they told me.

So it was on my birthday in 2010 that they told me she's going to pass.

So that's why I published it on my birthday the year after.

So it was one year.

So the theme of you being able to do what was necessary and then actually produce the thing that was most important is what the theme is there, right?

That the person who has life going on and there are other things that are more important.

It's okay.

It's okay to put that on the back burner, but then it's not okay to not get it done, right?

Yes.

Yes, definitely.

Yeah.

Makes sense.

Tell us about your business and at least what has been the rewards of it.

Yeah.

What I do is I coach people to write and publish their book within 90 days, but not every time it's 90 days, sometimes it's longer.

And by doing so, I show you how to take the book out of your head and onto paper.

So the reason why most people don't write and publish their book or they've been wanting to do it for 10 years and not started is because one, they don't have a why.

They don't have a compelling why to push them.

So my first book was, you know, my mom's passing, you know, that was my why that I need to get this done.

Okay.

And then two, they don't know what topic they want to talk about, or sometimes they do, but they're not really clear.

So they don't have clarity on what exactly they want to say.

And then three, they don't know who they are writing to.

So those three things could be called your message, your market and your mission.

So understanding your message, what are you called to write?

Understanding your markets, who are you called to write to?

And understanding your mission, why are you actually in this box?

I show you how to get those three things together.

Once you get that, then we come up with a plan to be able to now take those ideas onto paper and get it in a book within 90 days or less.

And it's been rewarding

because I think for me, you know, yes, people pay, but the reward is when you see the finished

product, and people actually, you know, publish their book, and then go on to use that book

to make a bigger impact in the world, not just writing a book to put on Amazon, but to use a

book to be able to, you know, speak to others, create events, create courses, create coaching

programs, and do more, just open a book.

So that's what it is in general.

Let's switch to the family side.

Are you married?

Yes, I am married to a beautiful wife.

It's going to be nine years this year, we have a beautiful daughter, who's going to be eight this year.

If you're listening to this conversation five years from today, what's a message you'd leave for future you?

Don't rush.

The reason why I say that is one, because of marriage, and two, because of purpose, you need to be able to know what you're doing and doing it right, and lunching into it is not going to help.

Favorite Bible character that aligns with who you are?

In the New Testament, I will say Paul.

In the Old Testament, I'll probably say David.

This has been a great pleasure.

In closing, is there anything else you'd like to share with our amazing audience?

Keep smiling, keep shining, because you've been designed and destined for more as you have what it takes to make it.

God bless you.

And again, Tunji, a great pleasure, one I treasure.

Thank you for being on What is Inspired by 12 Minute Converse.