About Us:

About Us:

Erika Laquette is a multidisciplinary creator, strategist, and cultural architect whose work bridges art, wellness, land stewardship, and future-facing development.

She is the co-creator of Odehebi Roots & Wellness (ORW), developed in collaboration with Edward “Odehebi” Gomado, as a living platform rooted in creative expression, preventative wellness, and ancestral relationship to land and sea. ORW is not positioned as a healing center, but as a rest-and-reset space for individuals who work intensely in the world and seek reconnection through art, movement, and intentional pause.

Lorlornyo Studios

Created and directed by Erika Laquette, professionally known as Erika the Conqueror.

Lorlornyo Studios operates as a multidisciplinary creative studio encompassing music, performance, storytelling, movement, and preventative wellness experiences.

Erika’s professional background includes service as a former U.S. Air Force Military Police Officer and Chaplain Assistant, where she spent over 13 years facilitating team cohesion, relationship resilience, and structured rest through Strong Bonds programming. Her academic training spans Criminal Justice, Criminal Psychology, White-Collar Crime, Racial Economic Inequality, and a Master’s degree in Business, informing her systems-level approach to creativity, economics, and human sustainability.

In the wellness sphere, Erika holds an E-500hr Yoga & Self-Development Coach certification, with a specialization in Yoga for Trauma Survivors. She previously operated under Yoga Alliance registration before intentionally stepping away to support greater accessibility, diversity, and autonomy within the global wellness industry.

Her work resists extraction and burnout culture, advocating instead for R&R (Rest & Relaxation) as a strategic practice, not a reward. Through retreats, musical storytelling, and experiential gatherings, Erika creates environments where participants arrive whole — not to be fixed — but to remember their own creative rhythm.

A deep-sea diver and lifelong traveler, she is also developing New Era Water Sports, an eco-conscious initiative exploring renewable-energy sea travel and water-based mobility in honor of ancestral nomadic and exploratory traditions. Future projects include AquaX to Port, envisioning sustainable coastal connections across Africa and the diaspora.

Erika’s work is not about spectacle — it is about presence, process, and longevity.

She builds slowly, intentionally, and with receipts.

Edward Edlaid Gomado

Edward Edlaid “Odehebi” Mawuli Gomado, a Ghanaian artist/wellness advocate who co-founded Odehebi Roots & Wellness (a serene beachfront retreats and performing arts center) and Odehebi Dance & Fitness, plus other initiatives, promoting holistic well-being with deep cultural ties. Odehebi is a brand of Ghanaian culture, arts, and holistic health, championed by key figures like Edward Gomado connecting traditional values with modern wellness practices. – Full Bio

Odehebi Roots & Wellness: A peaceful, beachfront destination near Winneba, Ghana, offering an escape and rejuvenation, described as a “best kept secret”.