Chude Jideonwo dropped a memoir about almost driving off the Eko Bridge into the Atlantic Ocean when his depression got unbearable. The media guy behind WithChude had been dealing with what doctors finally labeled as Tourette's syndrome after years of getting the wrong diagnosis, and everything crashed at once while he was crossing that bridge in Lagos. He slowed his car down and stared at the water, thinking about just ending it all.
The book covers a decade where Jideonwo went from running presidential campaigns in multiple African countries to quitting as CEO of RED and nearly bouncing to America permanently. He eventually stayed in Nigeria and built his talk show empire after climbing out of that dark period. The guy has worked with presidents across 21 countries and racked up honors from Forbes and Yale.
His memoir is available through Narrative Landscape Press, which publishes Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Jideonwo says the book teaches people how to turn horrible life moments into something better through therapy and storytelling.
The book covers a decade where Jideonwo went from running presidential campaigns in multiple African countries to quitting as CEO of RED and nearly bouncing to America permanently. He eventually stayed in Nigeria and built his talk show empire after climbing out of that dark period. The guy has worked with presidents across 21 countries and racked up honors from Forbes and Yale.
His memoir is available through Narrative Landscape Press, which publishes Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Jideonwo says the book teaches people how to turn horrible life moments into something better through therapy and storytelling.
