For many in Nigeria’s corporate and energy sectors, Audrey Joe-Ezigbo had long been synonymous with excellence, integrity, and visionary leadership. As the Co-Founder and Deputy Managing Director of Falcon Corporation Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost indigenous gas distribution and energy solutions companies, she spent decades shaping policy, influencing national discourse, and championing gender inclusion in an industry historically dominated by men.
She previously served as President of the Nigerian Gas Association, sat on several national committees on energy transition and industrialization, earned multiple awards, studied at Harvard Business School, Lagos Business School, and IESE Business School, and founded the Women in Energy Network (WIEN), the foremost platform advocating opportunities for women in Nigeria’s energy value chain. Yet in her book I AM PROOF, Audrey invited the world beyond her boardrooms and accolades into one of the most vulnerable seasons of her life.
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She shared in a post on LinkedIn that she titled the book I AM PROOF because she believed she had no choice but to write it. She had heard stories of people who travelled for rest and returned with life-changing diagnoses, but she never imagined she would be one of them. Those were stories shared by others at events, in faith circles, or in private conversations. Nothing in her life hinted that she would one day become the subject of such a testimony.
During what was meant to be a peaceful holiday, she received news that altered everything: cancer. Aggressive, dangerous, and the type that could have meant one more year to live, maybe five. Everything she knew about planning, strategy, and disciplined execution, the very attributes that defined her professional excellence, suddenly had to bow to deep uncertainty about the future. Yet even in the shock of that moment, she felt something supernatural surround her.
She often said, “But God saw me through.” She recalled how He kept her in peace, surrounded her with prayer, and held her within a community of love and faith. She believed He journeyed with her through the darkest days. She described it simply: God in the dark.
In I AM PROOF, she did not minimize her experience. She openly recounted the confusion, the pain, the fear, and the private tears that only God witnessed. She remembered clearly the divine assurance she held on to: “This will not lead to death.” Those words, for her, became a lifeline.
This was not the voice of a CEO speaking from a polished podium. It was the voice of a daughter held by her Father, speaking openly about divine intervention. She admitted that she always believed she possessed inner strength, but walking through this valley revealed a deeper resilience she never knew existed. It was strength forged through fire, anchored not by influence or position but by faith.
She wrote the book because she wanted others to know that faith was real, intense, sometimes fiery, and that God still performed miracles, still turned situations around, and still cared deeply about even the smallest details of people’s lives. For her, this book became more than a memoir. It became a spiritual record and a guide for others walking through their own seasons of darkness.
Audrey had always been known for mentoring entrepreneurs, inspiring women leaders, and speaking globally about business growth and purposeful leadership. But I AM PROOF marked a new chapter. It presented her not just as an industry leader but as a vessel of testimony, showing how God moved even in silence and in shadows.
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She often said she did not simply chronicle her life. She chronicled God and His might. That became the heart of the book. Every medical update intertwined with a miracle. Every moment of fear met unexpected peace. Every difficult question met a divine answer. Her story served as a reminder that even the strongest leaders and the most accomplished executives faced storms, but they were never beyond the reach of God’s rescue.
She encouraged her readers: “Get your copy of I AM PROOF and see how my Father turned my story around. Let it anchor your faith. As mindful as God was over me, He can do abundantly more for you.” Through her story, she offered not just encouragement but evidence. Evidence that healing was possible. Evidence that faith still worked. Evidence that vulnerability could become victory, even at the highest levels of leadership.
