Nneka Jethro-Iruobe – TEDxAnthony

Nneka Jethro-Iruobe is a seasoned Human Resources leader who recently concluded a long-term tenure at KPMG Nigeria, where she serves as an Associate Director in the People & Change (HR Advisory Services) unit.

She is widely known as “The Happy Employee Coach,” a brand through which she advocates for workplace satisfaction and financial literacy for professionals.

Nneka Jethro-Iruobe believes that employees deserve and can learn to be HAPPY at work if they master managing their manager and multiplying their money. As the Happy Employee Coach, she believes only happy employees can lead companies to achieve the highest levels of personal productivity & profitability.

In late 2024, she was recognized as a Top 10 Exceptional Professional in HR at The Iconic Brand Awards and named an Expert in Compensation & Benefits by the HR Talent Hub.
She hosts the Happy Employee Bootcamp and various workshops such as “Manage your Manager” and “Maximize your Salary”.

Nneka is happily married (a product of an office romance) and balances marriage, motherhood, ministry, and career in this adventurous journey of life. She is the author of the best-selling FindItBibleGames (books and mats of Bible-based puzzles) with over 10,000 copies sold.

She shares the universal principles of being happy at work via seminars, webinars, and at company events because employees’ mental well-being is critical to family life & national productivity.

Jethro-Iruobe wrote the books WHY YOUR BOSS PREFERS YOUR COLLEAGUE, WHO YOU SHOULD KNOW TO SUCCEED AT WORK & WHO IS USING YOUR SALARY to show employees the universal secrets to being happy at work & maximising salaries.

She is an ICF-trained coach and has served as a mentor for various professional development initiatives, including Dear Young Professional.