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Get up close and personal with career experts in the African tech ecosystem, as they take you on their journey from newbie to expert and how they became successful in the industry.
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Gerald "Black" Okonkwo - Serial entrepreneur and sales executive
Today on Expert and African, Gerald Okonkwo, aka Gerald Black, a sales executive at a fintech startup and two-time startup founder, shares lessons from his journey.
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Feb 28, 2023
Dolapo Agbede: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion expert
In this episode of Expert and African, we delve into Dolapo Agbede's incredible story as a person with a disability in tech committed to creating inclusive workplaces for people living with disabilities. Whether exploring new technologies, conducting research, or travelling to new places, Dolapo's focus is always on improving the world around her.
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Feb 1, 2023
Brenda Wangari: Diverse and accomplished program manager
On this episode of Expert and Africa, we hear the story of Kenya-born Brenda Wangari, who has had a diverse and accomplished career in tech.
From her beginnings in media, to running business operations, and then spending nearly five years in program management at Village Capital, an early-stage startup VC firm, Brenda has seen it all. She attributes her success to her background in communication and her strong leadership and management skills, especially her ability to work effectively with people from different cultures. Brenda is currently a Senior Program Manager at Village Capital,
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Jan 18, 2023
Titi Fakuade: Seasoned System Engineer and tech leader
In this episode of Expert and African, we dive into Titi Fakuade's journey, her insights on being a woman in a male-dominated field, and her advice for young individuals aspiring to succeed and achieve career growth in the tech industry. She has over 20 years of experience as a telecommunications expert, and has held technical and leadership roles at local and international companies. Notably, she's spent over 17years with MTN across West Africa.
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Aug 30, 2022
Serge Ntamack: Experienced corporate lawyer and tech policy expert
On today's episode of Expert and African, Cameroon-born Serge Ntamack, a professional corporate lawyer and policy expert spoke about his 24 years of practising, getting into the law profession, and his 14+ years of handling compliance and legal affairs for Microsoft in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). He also chipped in pointers for anyone looking to get into the legal space.
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Aug 16, 2022
Yekeen Ajeigbe: Senior software engineer and cloud-native architect
This week’s dose of inspiration to get ahead in your tech career is the story of a Nigerian senior software engineer who once led an engineering team at Konga. Today, he’s leading cloud engineering teams at Deimos. Meet Yekeen Ajeigbe and get tips on getting into software engineering
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Aug 9, 2022
Seun Adeola: Growth profession and brand strategist
On this episode of Expert and African, I had a conversation with Seun Adeola, a graduate of International Relations that got into marketing for survival. Currently, he leads operations and growth at a fintech company named, Shara, that's into transaction finance. I'm sure you will have a lot of takeaways from his story, especially if you're considering a career in marketing.
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Aug 2, 2022
How to be a more productive tech leader
On this episode of Expert and African, I revisit some of the stories and recommendations from different African tech experts that I've spoken with in the past year. Here are five skills that team leads and startup founders can use to up their leadership game.
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Jul 26, 2022
Olugbeminiyi 'Bemi' Idowu: Tech PR expert
In this episode, we'll inspire you through Olugbeminiyi Idowu's story. He's a London-based African tech PR expert who is the brain behind Talking Drum Communications, a PR consultancy startup focused on African tech businesses. We talk about his relatable beginning and how he found a passion for PR, including his exploits in the industry for the past 13 years.
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Jul 19, 2022
Weyinmi Barber: Seasoned HR professional in tech
On this episode, Weyinmi Barber, Softcom’s head of HR takes us on a ride into the complexities of the HR profession, including the peculiarities that led her into it.
Side note: This is the complete interview, not a scripted non-fiction podcast.
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Jul 12, 2022
Patricia Pedhom Nono: Transformation & Technology Leader, Francophone Africa
In this episode, we look into the life of Patricia Pedhom Nono, the transformation director and technology leader at the international audit and consulting firm, PwC in sub-Saharan Francophone Africa. She's strongly passionate about empowering African youth and helping organization heads understand what it takes to lead and be successful at it.
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Jul 5, 2022
How to smash growth and marketing in tech
This week on Expert and African, we explore the career trajectories of three experts that are doing arguably well in the growth and marketing space -- Saze Ibraheem, the head of marketing for Art X Collective, a cultural management company with over 10 years of experience; Everest Nwagwu, product marketing manager at Carnary Point Corporate Services, a company specialized in financial services; and Victor Ekwealor, a creator cum growth expert -- and draw from their experiences to highlight attributes you need before considering growth and marketing as a career.
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Jun 28, 2022
Selina Onyando: African Tech policy analyst
In this episode, Kenyan lawyer and professional photographer, Selina Onyando shares what it's like to be a tech policy analyst in Africa while working with one of Africa's first lawtech firms, Lawyers Hub, in Kenya.
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Jun 21, 2022
Fisayo Fosudo: Independent visual storyteller and YouTuber
Today’s episode spotlights Fisayo Fosudo, a popular Nigerian visual storyteller, YouTuber, and one of the 26 YouTube Black Voices Creator Class of 2022 from Africa. We explore how he put together all his skills in content creation, graphics designing, video production, and love for books and tech into fueling his passion for storytelling through discipline and consistency.
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Jun 14, 2022
Confidence Staveley: Award-winning Cybersecurity expert
In this episode, we explore the life of one of Africa's finest cybersecurity experts, Confidence Staveley, and her journey to building CyberSafe Foundation, a company driving cybersecurity best practices across Africa, especially for the most vulnerable in the society.
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Jun 7, 2022
Everest Nwagwu: Product Marketing expert
On this episode, we talk about Everest Nwagwu, a Nigerian Marketing expert whose thirst for challenge and excitement led him to learn the ropes to become a professional product marketer with experience in seven industries under ten years.
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May 31, 2022
Joram Mwinamo: Management consultant and business coach
On this episode, we discuss how a seasoned Kenyan entrepreneur who has spent most of his career interacting with tech, and how they solve human problems in the simplest way, plans to build 5,000 entrepreneurship support hubs he calls SNDBXs, around the world.
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