Bukola Oguntala

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Strategic HR Executive | Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness Advisor at Independent HR Advisory (Self-Employed)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Overview

Bukola Oguntala is a Strategic HR Executive with over 15 years of experience in talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development across diverse industries. A graduate of Spelman College and Northwestern University, she specializes in helping leaders align people strategy with operational goals. People who have worked with her describe her as strategic, insightful, and an excellent evaluator of talent.

Outside of her advisory work, Bukola is a keynote speaker and coach. An old interview reveals her hobbies include running, working out, listening to Acid Jazz and UK Imports, and some painting. She is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. , reflecting a commitment to community.

Her guiding philosophy comes from her childhood field hockey coach: "Be better than the last game, " emphasizing incremental improvement over perfection.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Candid & Clear

Strong-Willed

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Patterns
Her work centers on helping leaders identify and shift unconscious patterns that limit growth, connection, and performance, using her proprietary frameworks.
Organizational Effectiveness
She specializes in simplifying complexity and improving decision-making to help teams navigate change and enhance their capacity and performance.
Workforce Strategy
At Weyerhaeuser, she architected a division-wide workforce strategy to address retirements and close critical skill gaps, ensuring operational continuity.

Media Appearances

Bukola has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Strategic HR Executive | Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness Advisor at Independent HR Advisory (Self-Employed)
4-2020 - 7-2025
Sr HRBP, Division HR Leader EAST at Weyerhaeuser
2-2017 - 4-2020
Regional HR Mgr-Distribution (East Division GA/FL/NC/PA/CO/TX/VA) at Weyerhaeuser
10-2015 - 2-2017
Regional Recruiter (Southeast) at Weyerhaeuser
3-2013 - 10-2015
Independent Human Resources Consultant at Various clients - retail, restaurants, healthcare

Education

MS Learning & Org Change - In Progress from Northwestern University
Bachelors from Spelman College

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Insights For Selling To Bukola

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bukola is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bukola

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bukola move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Bukola take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Bukola

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