What Did I Graduate Into?

On this episode Thenjiwe and I speak on her professional evolution from earning her law degree to working with organizations that works with African diaspora. Her recent project has been assisting people of African descent in the Ukrainian crisis. We expand on how global politics and conversations often normalize suffering of black people and regional conflicts in the African continent.

Thenjiwe has co-founded a non-profit with two other partners to assist more minorities in dire situations. Keep up with Thenjiwe's work via her linkedin page:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thenjiwephillips/

Despite having suffering as normal part of life, Thenjiwe believes that the world should rotate on love and good vibes. 

Irene Ocariz shares her remarkable journey from graduating to securing a job with Metaverse (previously Facebook). Irene's best advice from her mum has guided her attitude in life, arguably being one of the contributing factors for her professional development. Listen and find out what that advice is and how Irene navigated her way to one of the world's top tier tech company.

On this episode, I put myself on the stand. What Did I Graduate Into hostess with the mostest opens up on the dilemmas facing a fresh graduate and how to take your time to figure it out. I wish myself all the best. xx

In this episode, Elisabeth Carruel shares with us her after-graduation story. Elisabeth shares her insights and experience in finding her own way in the professional world. She aims to have a job that will best suit her aspiration to impact, and has not settled for less. Elisabeth is now volunteering with an organization that helps refugees in Greece and is working part-time in impact consulting. Inspiring story, by an inspiring young lady. Enjoy!

Volodymyr Lakomov (Vova) shares with us his journey towards professional success since his graduation in 2020. He shares tips and the right mindset towards success. Enjoy!

On this episode I had a chat with the brilliant Xenia Greenhalgh who graduated in 2019 and is now a Solution Delivery Analyst at McKinsey and Co in Brussels. She tells us how she scrambled her way from university to joining one of the most sort after workplace in the world's top tier consultancy firm. Her journey is inspiring and gives you a thing or two to think about the power of persistence.

Xenia was my university first year mentor and is an amazing friend from university. It is a pleasure it is to see her excel.