[Who’s That Girl?] Bami Kuteyi

I’m a proud AF 90’s baby and middle child to 2 hardworking, self-made and very inspiring Nigerian Immigrant parents. I was born in London, moved to Toronto when I was 14, moved to Dublin when I was 22 and moved back to London at 25. This is why I like to call myself a global citizen as I can’t stick with calling just one place home. I only began to reflect on my various life experiences in 2015 when my mental health and confidence began to suffer. Growing up I was always the confident life of the party but in 2015 when I moved away from home to work for Google in Dublin it really took a toll on me. I realised I was suffering from imposter syndrome and didn’t like who I was becoming.

After my first ever trip to Nigeria Christmas 2015 I came back feeling worse than when I had left so decided instead of giving up I would write myself some goals including entering a fitness bikini model competition (LOL!).
When I started to train with my trainer I noticed that the gym didn’t feel like a diverse, inclusive or body positive space so instead of going into a dark hole about this I decided to make a change. That’s when Bam Bam Boogie was born- I held my first class at the Google Offices in Dublin May 2016 and have been forming fearless females ever since.

Since then I have quit my job at Google, run my business full time, built up a global team of twerk instructors in 3 different continents, worked with some of my dream clients like Nike, Facebook, Google etc, Launched my own App, Met the COO of Facebook, Became a Young Ambassador of the Princes Trust, Empowered over 20,000 women and the list goes on to be honest. However, in this current climate I am just grateful to be happy (most days), healthy and surrounded by love online & offline

What sets me apart is my story coupled with my infectious energy for life. I’m just so honest about where I am coming from, who I am and where I am going that it just attracts people towards me and what I’m doing. People always want to know more about me and understand why I would leave the top company in the world to start twerking. Also the fact that I’ve been through so much and I never let this deter me from my mission of forming 1,000,000 fearless queens by 2030!

It’s 2025… I’m still twerking but mainly just for fun. I have sold my business and brand to a global fitness conglomerate for a sum that I’m unable to discuss publicly but just know I secured the bag and then some 🤑.  I’m living in LA now as a business mentor/ coach especially focusing on young women from diverse backgrounds and I’m loving my new passion project, a social enterprise specifically for girls aged 11-16 to get into creative industries.