Today Adaeze and I explore the topic of mental health and how social media can have an impact on our thoughts and behaviours. We share our different perspectives on how to unplug and reset as well as how to curate our experiences as we filter through the overwhelming information that is out there through various channels.

Women often are put in positions where they have to constantly prove themselves in the workplace by overcoming certain stereotypes attributed to them. In this episode I sit with Dr Adaeze Oreh, a medical practitioner and advocate for change and women in the workplace. We explore certain myths attributed to barriers for success when it comes to women and also share ideas on how to move the conversation forward as we recognise the power that women poses and the assets they are to any productive organisation and workplace they find themselves in.

On this first episode of the season, I sit with Nafisa Amadu Abdulmalik who is a working mom and wife that has made great strides in building a successful career and catering business. She is a published author of her book titles 'Diary of a Muslimah' where she chronicles the challenges that come with being a woman, a Nigerian woman and a muslim woman trying to build a life in todays world. I enjoyed our conversation and I am sure you will too.

I am Dr Nuratu a Career Strategist and Coach and I am truly grateful to have been on this journey with you all. When I first started this podcast I was full of mixed emotions, from apprehension to excitement and fear. A few years ago I could have never dreamed of doing this as it would have felt like I was putting myself out there to be judged negatively but through the years I have found how to use my voice to effect change and grow my career to the point where I feel confident to create a platform that I can share my experiences good and bad with you all so we can all learn from one another.

The journey to success in any career is mapped out by the sum of our passions, experiences, challenges, failures and how we navigate those spaces to tangible and meaningful results. In this episode I discuss with Hauwa Abbas on her experiences around advocacy, leadership, coaching and the balancing act that comes with those activities. The discussion is very relatable to leadership in all works of life.

In this episode Adé Adeniji and Dr Nuratu discuss the many ways Emotional Intelligence can be applied in the workplace especially in practicing intentional behaviour modelling by leadership and the complexities of bringing ones whole self to work and managing professional relationships. The topic of Social anxiety and ways and practices that can help with recognising the triggers to anxiety and managing the feelings they come with was also explored.

Diversity and Inclusion is much more than, programs, policies and head counts. Diversity and Inclusion are two interconnected concepts but not interchangeable. In this episode I discuss the complexities around this topic and the different ways it shows itself in the workplace from different perspectives with my returning guest Adaeze Nwanyibuife Ugwoeje.

Ahlam Bashir is a Certified Medical Aesthetician who majored in biochemistry and holds a masters in facial aesthetics. She is a member of the Aesthetic Multi-Specialty Society and a member of the international Academy of Aesthetics Beverly Hills California, she is the co-founder and CEO of DermaRx Signature the first molecular spa in Africa, the co-founder of Aesthetica Gambia and founder of Nigeria’s prime professional Compact beauty equipment brand called SpaBox. In this episode we talk about building a beauty brand and business as well as passion and resilience.

Today's discussion explores the importance of organisations having a strong foundation in structure brand identity and value systems while ensuring that teams culture and behaviours in said organisations are aligned with the value systems that the foundations stands upon. We will also explore the impact of the pandemic on productivity and balancing the dynamics of working remotely.

On this episode I sit with Onyinyechukwu Nwatu a popular food blogger and YouTube Influencer in Abuja Nigeria. We discuss how she is able to balance her passions for food content creation and a full time corporate job while excelling at both. This is also one not be missed.