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Daniel Orubo’s journey from media to product marketing has been nothing short of inspiring. As Piggyvest’s Head of Content and Content Strategy, and founder of ConTech, he’s giving the fintech startup an attractive brand while impacting lives and giving back to the community. Here’s his story.
Florence Chikezie’s story is a testament to the resilience and determination required to succeed in entrepreneurship. Her experiences offer valuable lessons for those who aspire to tow their own path in the business world. Find how more about her sacrifices, wins, and challenges.
In this episode of Expert and African, we document Nikki Popoola’s pivotal role in Nigeria’s pursuit of a reliable digital future, spanning from the 2000s to the 2020s and beyond. While at that, we also uncovered what it takes to be a sought-after salesperson.
Samira Nwaturuocha, Sparkle’s Chief Risk Officer, didn’t exactly start her working career as a risk and compliance specialist with any formal academic training in the field; she simply made a bold move for what would turn out to be a big break. Read her story.
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.
Today on Expert and African, we delve into Dolapo Agbede’s incredible story as a woman in tech committed to creating inclusive workplaces for people living with disabilities.
This episode of Expert and African shares how Brenda Wangari moved from media to leading business operations. Wangari is currently the Senior Program Manager at early-stage startup VC firm, Village Capital, where she has spent almost five years.
Titi Fakuade has undoubtedly paid her dues in the African tech industry. With over 20 years of experience as a telecommunications expert, she’s determined to do more. Read the full story here.
Serge Ntamack, professional corporate lawyer and policy expert spoke with Techpoint Africa about his 24 years of practising law, and 14+ years of handling compliance and legal affairs for Microsoft in sub-Saharan Africa and MEA. He also chipped in pointers for anyone looking to get into the legal space.
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, Yekeen Ajeigbe’s leading cloud engineering teams at Deimos.
Introducing a product from another market into a new one has to be one of the toughest tasks any growth professional can take on. Seun Adeola did that for OPPO in Nigeria in 2018, now he’s doing the same in the African fintech space. This week on Expert and African, we discuss his motivation and…
Revisiting stories and recommendations drawn from different leaders in the African tech space for the past year, Oluwanifemi compiles five ways team leads and founders can up their leadership game.
In today’s episode of Expert and African, you’d be inspired by Olugbeminiyi Idowu’s story – a London-based tech PR expert – his relatable beginning and how he found a passion for PR and has been relentlessly going at it for the last 13 years.
This week’s episode of Expert and African takes us into the world of an age-long career, Human Resources (HR), with Weyinmi Barber, Softcom’s head of HR taking us on a ride into the intricacies of the HR profession, spiced with how the quirks have led her into it.
Patricia Pedhom Nono hasn’t always been a tech leader, but her achievements say otherwise. With an engineering background, she’s currently a prominent tech leader in sub-Saharan Francophone Africa with 18 years of experience. Welcome to a new episode of Expert and African.
This week on Expert and African, Oluwanifemi picked out practical lessons from three growth and marketing experts that have been featured in this series. If you are considering marketing as a career or want to know what it’s about, this is for you.
Kenyan lawyer, Selina Onyando chose an unconventional route after studying law, and the road led her into law tech, which she currently practises. This week’s edition of Expert and African looks at Africa’s tech regulation landscape through her eyes and documents what it takes to be a tech policy analyst.
Popular Nigerian tech YouTuber and visual storyteller, Fisayo Fosudo has taken many risks for his chosen career path. He shares some of his mistakes and wins on his journey so far.
This week, we explore the life of one of Africa’s finest cybersecurity experts, Confidence Staveley(@sisinerd) and her journey to building CyberSafe Foundation, a company driving cybersecurity best practices across Africa, especially for society’s most vulnerable.
Here’s how Everest Nwagwu, a marketing expert, has made a name for himself by gaining experience in several fields, including phone manufacturing, healthtech, fintech, and edtech, in less than 10 years