Meet the Team
Emachi Eneje
Founder & General Lead
Emachi Eneje is a researcher with a special interest in recovery from mental illness & a technologist exploring technology in the services of mental health and emotional wellbeing - an area of current active work is his PhD studies. Emachi works with mental health organisation by delivering coproduction-led research that generates understanding of how services can be improved - and in doing so is developing a practice that combines approaches from user experience design, service design, traditional research methods, and coproduction. Emachi has lived experience of mental illness so appreciates how profound a difference having a good experience of mental health services makes to quality of life & recovery. Emachi has broad interests & skills which enables him to effectively lead on the range of work & project at BreezeLab. Emachi can be reached via email at emachi@breezelab.com, Reached on X at @EMxEN & can be connected with on LinkedIn through https://www.linkedin.com/in/emachi-eneje
Ugo Aghanenu
Business & Product Development Lead
Ugo is a Business Development & Research professional with over 10 years of experience building strong client relationships across various industries. With a proven track record in customer management, partner development, and market research, Ugo leverages a diverse skillset encompassing training & development, sales management, and research to drive strategic growth opportunities. Ugo can be reached via email at, ugo@breezelab.com and connected with on LinkedIn through https://www.linkedin.com/in/ugoaghanenu/.
Ekana Eneje
User Experience & Product Design Lead
Ekana is a User Experience Writer and Designer that is committed to harnessing the power of human-centered design and technology. Ekana’s current focus includes applying design to the challenges people face finding work and finding people who can do good work, working on coproduction that engages the issue of inequalities in mental health care with the aim of contributing to the efforts of bringing about a world where everyone has access to the right support they need to thrive. Her journey from being a bakery owner to UX designer is a testament to her passion for innovation, her dedication to making a positive impact, and her belief in the transformative potential of human-centered design. Ekana can be reached via email at, ekana@breezelab.com & connected with on LinkedIn through https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekanaeneje/.
Ifunanya Ugwuanyi
Product Development & Research Lead
Ifunanya Ugwuanyi’s first love is of teaching, something which she has spent her whole career doing before joining BreezeLAb as the Product Development & Research Lead. A new challenge that she has jumped wholeheartedly into – applying the wealth of skills she already has, such as her skills in research, while learning new approaches to tackling problems in her new area of product development. Ifunanya can be reached via email at, ifunanya@breezelab.com & connected with on LinkedIn through https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifunanyaugwuanyi.
Onyinyechi Abah
Health Research Lead
Onyinyechi Abah is a Public Health Professional with a special interest in Mental Health Advocacy. Onyinyechi collaborates with other health teams to develop, design and implement health programmes and provide health services. Onyinyechi possesses relevant skills in health promotion, programme development, communication and research – and in so doing engage in a practice that combines approaches from service design and traditional research methods. Onyinyechi has gained clinical experience in hospitals while developing and implementing various health programmes and mental health awareness campaigns with a dedication to improving community health outcomes. Onyinyechi can be reached via email at, onyinyechi@breezelab.com & connected with on LinkedIn through http://linkedin.com/in/onyinyechiabah.