Tosan Gregory Jemide
The man who kneads leadership
A leadership speaker, facilitator, and the founder of Let’s Bake It. I use baking as an activity to help leaders slow down, reconnect, and lead with intention.
About Tosan Jemide
There’s a way to lead, create, and succeed — without losing yourself.
I’m Tosan Gregory Jemide, a leadership speaker, facilitator, and the founder of Let’s Bake It. I’m often called “the man who kneads leadership” because I use baking as an activity to help leaders slow down, reconnect, and lead with intention. But this work didn’t start as a concept. It started with burnout. When Looking Successful Wasn’t the Same as Being Well. For years, I built businesses, led teams, and carried responsibility. On the outside, things looked good. On the inside, I was exhausted. I was doing what many high-performing leaders do: pushing through, holding it together, wearing strength as a mask. Until one day, I had what I now call my mirror moment — the realisation that I was burning out quietly, and that no amount of success was worth losing myself. That moment changed everything.
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That experience led me to develop the REWIRE™ framework — Reflect, Resolve, Reconnect — a practical, human approach to leadership that helps people restore clarity, energy, and presence without sacrificing ambition or identity.
Through my work, I help leaders and teams: recognise early signs of burnout – break unhealthy performance patterns – build boundaries that protect energy – create cultures of psychological safety. I do this through speaking, facilitated experiences, and my signature programs including Bake & Breathe, Bake & Lead, The Bake Lab, and Bake & Celebrate.
I’m also the author of the upcoming book Your Team Kneads You: Slow Down, Mix Well, Lead Better.
Why Baking?
Because baking teaches what leadership often forgets. You can’t rush a rise. You can’t skip rest.
And pressure without care always costs more in the end.
Baking reminds us that excellence comes from rhythm, not force.
How I Work
My style is warm, grounded, and honest. I don’t motivate people to do more — I help them do what matters better.
Whether I’m working with executives, entrepreneurs, or community leaders, my goal is the same: to create space for reflection, restore humanity, and help people lead in a way that lasts.
Services
How I Work
I work with leaders and teams who are performing well but carrying too much. My work helps people slow down, reduce burnout, and lead with intention—without losing momentum or ambition.
At the core is one belief:
leadership isn’t about performing strength, it’s about sustaining presence.
True excellence leaves you intact — not depleted
Masterpieces are not created by following norms. They created through freedom, trust alignment and courage.
Tosan Gregory Jemide
Professional coach
The Work Is Simple, But Not Easy
Leadership wellness isn’t a luxury.
It’s a responsibility. And the strongest leaders aren’t the ones who perform the hardest — they’re the ones who stay present, even under pressure.
Reflective, practical keynotes that explore burnout, pressure, identity, and sustainable leadership, using storytelling, lived experience, and the activity and metaphor of baking.
What our clients says
“Tosan Jemide’s Restored Leader Masterclass was powerful, thought-provoking, and deeply human. Through his three pillars Strength in the Moment, Strength Through Facing Problems, and Strength in Community he reframed leadership as restoration, not resistance.. Tosan helped me see that leadership is not about independence but interdependence. True strength lies in stillness, honesty, and community and this masterclass beautifully redefined what it means to lead with heart.”
Meenakshi Gautam
“Tosan doesn’t just talk about leadership, he restores it. His Restored Leader Masterclass hit me right between the eyes in the best way. He took the pressure-cooker version of leadership we’re used to and flipped it completely, showing that real strength isn’t in powering through but in pausing, facing what hurts, and leaning on others.
One line that stuck with me was, ‘Avoidance might feel like peace, but it just postpones the pain.’ That landed hard.”
Connie Paglianiti
“Tosan, your Masterclass is as beautiful as the Masterpieces cakes you made! You are so genuine in sharing with us your journey. Thanks so much for bringing us on your journey and so many golden nuggets on preventing burnout and how to handle them if we do experience it. I am so in love with how your masterclass is crafted based on your experience as on how you bake the cake and I love the analogy! I can definitely see how your experience in baking cake has brought so many valuable lessons in your life too!! Thanks for inspiring me!!”
Vivienne Fam
“Tosan ; your presentation, speech and slides are all so clear. I applaud you for taking on burnout as it's everywhere, often hidden yet doesn't take much time to recognise when we know what to look for. Giving practical help is such a lifeline. Thank you ”
Claire White
Next Step
True excellence leaves you intact — not depleted. That’s The Masterpiece Way.