UP until 2011, Funke Kuti was a popular face and dancer, who was a member of Femi Kuti’s positive force band. Currently the Chief Executive of FK management, not many know that this 50-year-old has worked in several capacities within the media, marketing communications, and entertainment industry.

Armed with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos, FK, as she is fondly addressed, has been able to chart a new cause in the world of event planning while still holding on to the entertainment threshold.

On her incursion into the world of event planning, she admitted never to have thought she would find a career in event planning.

“Honestly I like to say event planning found me. I never thought I would become an event planner. I actually studied Business Administration, but I have always loved to bring people together and I am very passionate about my family and friends celebrating their birthdays, Christmas etc. no matter how small as long as we can spend some quality time together.”
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Continuing, she said, “So, I started organising intimate events first, then every job I had when I entered the workforce always had the event management portfolio attached to it. That’s when I started organizing events professionally for the companies where I worked till I eventually set up mine, FK Management in 1998. I am a super organiser, coordinator, a multitasking master with great people and time management skills. So, it sort of came very natural to me.

“I also became interested in event planning, because it’s truly a team sport. I’m hands-on and I love working with experts in so many different areas – catering, floral, venue, music – and I feel like I learn so much from every event I’m lucky enough to be a part of.”

Despite being a stressful job, Funke admits to enjoying the adrenaline rush that comes with every job she gets under FK Management.
On her son Made Kuti, the proud mother said, “Omorinmade! I feel so so proud; I can’t even explain it. I look at him and think, ‘Wow, I gave birth to him.’ He is such a joy and blessing to have as a son and a blessing to everyone around him. I’m still in awe at the amount of talent he has. Proud of where he has reached in such a short time of his career. I mean, he’s already a Grammy award nominee at 25; that’s huge. I know he still has a long way to go, but he’s so hardworking, resilient, dedicated, and very focused on his goals. He knows exactly what he wants and is very determined to get there.”
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