Dr. Adanna Steinacker, Wikipedia, Bio, Age, Husband, House of Adanna

Dr. Adanna Steinacker Biography

If you live for so long you will soon realize that the women empowerment campaigns have only achieved so much. The gaps in the societal systems are the reason women like Dr. Adanna Steinacker are still preaching women’s empowerment and gender equality. She is using the power of the internet to build a platform where women can access information on personal development, women’s health, and how women can have a global impact. Her passion for seeing women thrive has seen her move from practicing medicine to being a full-time digital influencer, social entrepreneur, and speaker/moderator. Her position has allowed her to speak at TED and Moderate an event attended by Bill Gates.

Personal Details and Family

Dr. Adanna Steinacker was born on 2nd March 1988 in Nigeria. She is one of 5 children born to Ikedi Ohakim and Barrister Chioma Ohakim, a prominent family in the politics and governance of Nigeria. Dr. Adanna’s father is a businessman and politician who served as the 4th governor of Imo State and her mother is a lawyer and a businesswoman.

Following in her parent’s footsteps, Adanna moved to the United Kingdom for further studies where she not only became a doctor but also met a German Native David Steinacker who became her husband. The two had a traditional wedding in Nigeria, a church wedding in Ireland, and a court wedding in Germany. Their wedding has been blessed with a daughter and two sons.

Education and Career

In an interview with We Are The City, Dr. Adanna Steinacker confessed to having come from a family driven by ambition. This ambition drove her to the UK where she enrolled at the University of East Anglia where she studied Biomedical Sciences. Adanna also furthered her studies by joining the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to become a surgeon.

After close to 10 years of preparation, she decided to put her skills into practice by starting Medic Abroad, a medical international organization that matches the medical needs of Africans with medical resources in countries abroad. She served as a doctor for three years but had to quit after the Covid pandemic hit the world.

Dr. Adanna Steinacker YouTube

While working as a doctor, Adanna and her husband established an online presence on Instagram and YouTube. In 2014, a video of David dancing went viral on Instagram. Just like that, the idea of starting a YouTube Channel was birthed. They started posting long-form content and 50k subscribers flocked to their channel every year. As vloggers, Adanna and her husband open up their bi-racial family to the world. They have had videos such as Adanna’s pregnancy journey, travel to Kenya, and Baby’s products.

With more than 300k subscribers and quitting her job as a doctor, Dr. Adanna Steinacker decided to use her free time doing what she loves most, empowering women. She began leveraging the power of her YouTube Channel and the connection she had to speak about issues affecting women. Her newfound passion had her becoming a member of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and a leader in the Leading Change Network.

Her experience working as a women empowerment agent has opened her speaking opportunities on TEDx and an invitation to global conferences such as the World Economic Forum, COP27, and Goal Keepers Event.

Her influence on Instagram has also moved from sharing her personal life as a vlogger to addressing matters concerning her concern for women’s empowerment. She started a podcast called What Women Want to Know. Through the podcast, she creates engaging content, and stories, and starts conversations with other women on topics such as health well-being, and lifestyle.

The core mission of the platform is to help realize Good health Well-being and Gender Equality. She also founded HealthVerse 360, a health agency specifically for communicating and scaling the positive impacts of health and wellbeing.

Influence and Success

Dr. Adanna Steinacker is among the women still pushing for more women’s empowerment despite the achievements that have been made in the past years. She is using the internet and her speaking abilities to reach out to more women. Her core values have remained good health and gender equality. This passion has also been spoken about by other female enthusiast influencers like Africa Brooke and Dr. Chanita Foster. 

Some Unknown Facts About Adanna Steinacker

  • Adanna has an Identical twin sister
  • She lost one of her twin children
  • She spent her teenage hood in Nigeria

 

Dr. Adanna Steinacker Personal Details

Ethnicity: Nigerian

Nationality: British Nigerian

Age:  35

Marital Status:  Married

Children: 3

Occupation: Entrepreneur and Doctor

Height: 5 feet and 3 inches

Weight: 130  lbs