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People Behind Brands PodcastEP 53: Bolaji Olatoye (Altitude AI Consulting) - "It felt like the floor had removed from my life"If you have a keen interest in music, you may recall the third studio album titled ‘No Jacket Required’, released by popular singer-songwriter, Phil Collins. However, as our next guest testifies, to make that all important first impression, a smart jacket that stands out is always required. This is also the founding element of how our bond ignited into a friendship & valued connection in business. Mr Bolaji Olatoye takes centre stage in this powerful episode as we touch upon his life lessons from the world of business. These experiences have involved a varied career journey, crafting his vocation in t...2025-02-0652 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastSelling Tech To Tech (IBM)My guest today started her career in sales and marketing where she quickly became an accomplished seller, tripling quotas and breaking sales targets across media and agribusiness sectors. Ever keen to break into the world of tech, she eventually landed her first opportunity at Microsoft on the Azure cloud strategy and digital acquisition group. She of course continued to break records till she recently had the opportunity to focus her tech interests in automation and AI & Ops at IBM. Join me for a conversation with the amazing Sheena Wildenhaus.2023-01-0155 min
Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite Innovators PodcastFrom The Biggest Online Marketplace To The Biggest FinTech Platform for SudanWe are joined today by Tarneem (Nina) Saeed, CEO of Cashi. Cashi is an operator of digital payments borne out of Alsoug, a digital marketplace platform intended to provide financial and classified services in Sudan. The company's platform allows users to list their products on the platform and provides a financial wallet for transactions, enabling users to buy, sell and rent different products of their choice. Cashi recently received $5mil in funding from institutional investors, the first and largest of its kind in over 30 years since sanctions were lifted in Sudan. They are on a mission to not only...2022-11-0334 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastA Fashion Journalist's Runway To Tech (Adobe)We are joined today by Omenaa Boakye who started her career working as a stylist for sets like CBS to home and lifestyle extraordinaire Martha Stewart and a host of renowned brands including Amazon, Saks, Macy’s and L’Oreal to name a few. The fashion polymath that she is, she has also worked as a fashion journalist writing for publications like InStyle to The Times in the UK. She has always been fascinated by the intersection of digital and tech with the world of fashion. She takes us on her journey to tech, and how her creative background and...2022-10-1927 min
Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite Innovators PodcastEmbedded Finance In Digital Freight ForwardingWe are joined today by Miishe Addy, CEO of Jetstream Africa. Jetstream Africa is an operator of an e-logistics and embedded finance platform designed to accelerate the speed of African supply chains. The company's platform digitizes key aspects of the logistics process, by using data, market coordination, and a network of freight carriers, customs agents, and ground transporters. They are on a mission to enable shippers to mitigate the cost of inefficiencies and improve transparency in the pricing, cargo tracking, and customs regulation process.About The She-Suite Innovators PodcastA series in which...2022-10-0536 min
Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite Innovators PodcastWhy Africa Is A Focus For Increased VC FundingWe are joined today by Yvonne Bajela. She previously founded and was a principal at Impact X Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs across Europe. Prior to this, she worked for Mitsui & Co. where she led over $200 million in investments in companies including TransferWise now Wise. She recently joined LocalGlobe VC where one of her focus areas will be on investments on the continent of Africa.About The She-Suite Innovators PodcastA series in which May Olatoye (Cornell Tech MBA Candidate 2022) interviews female-led startup founders across emerging markets s...2022-10-0428 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastFrom Geology To Commodities Tech (S&P Global)Peace started her academic journey in geology and geosciences going on to later complete an advanced degree in the field at the Texas A&M university. Her work experiences had hovered around the oil and gas sector working as an upstream analyst for BP to investment banking as a financial analyst for Goldman Sachs. Today, she has found herself at the intersection of a data rich environment that has leveraged all of these experiences and her domain knowledge masterfully. Working as a technical product manager at S&P global - an intelligence company focussed on an array of data...2022-09-2632 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastSpreading Tech Generosity Through EdTechWuraola is a Pharmacy graduate turned AI researcher, data scientist and technical trainer. She currently teaches concepts around tech, the internet and computers as a LinkedIn instructor and more recently expanded this in one of the most scholastically studied languages in West Africa called Yoruba. She is currently a Data science researcher at Imperial College in London and shares her thoughts on the power of tech and the internet in transforming lives.2022-09-0935 min
Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite Innovators PodcastBuilding Cross-Border Commerce for AfricaWe are joined today by Jess Anuna, CEO of Klasha. Klasha is an operator of an online commerce platform intended to make consumer goods and services online more accessible to customers across the continent. The company offers payments in local currencies, and fast shipping globally, enabling customers to transact from the comfort of their homes. They are on a mission to make consumer goods and services online more accessible to customers across Africa through frictionless access regardless of geographical location globally. Klasha is backed by leading venture investors including American Express Ventures, Greycroft, Seedcamp, Techstars and Plug and Play.2022-08-2824 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastHow I Landed My Data Science Internships (Microsoft)Aniekan is a Computer Science graduate. First from the university of Uyo in Nigeria and then currently as an advanced degree candidate at the University of Denver in the USA. Even with her technical academic background she almost opted out of the field completely, until an internship experience where she happened to work in close proximity with the data team. She began to see roles beyond the standard developer/engineer and the opportunities possible especially within the world of data. She is currently completing an internship with Microsoft as a Data Scientist and also runs a personal blog herself2022-08-0147 min
Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite Innovators PodcastBuilding A Peer-to-Peer Logistics Platform For AfricaIn this episode, we are joined by Nichole Bestman who leads “Immerse” a 10 week accelerator at Bubble helping to support underrepped founders. Nichole graduated from Johnson, is a founder herself and will reflect on her journey and what impact the school has had on her career trajectory. From the scrappy market woman in Liberia, to the no-code entrepreneur in upstate Maryland, she also discusses how Bubble is helping non technical co-founders “get to market” faster with their ideas. About The She-Suite Innovators PodcastA series in which May Olatoye (Cornell Tech MBA Candidate 2022) interview...2022-07-2459 min
Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite Innovators PodcastThe Future of Finance In Africa Using Web 3.0 TechIn this episode we are joined today by Nelly Chateu-Diop, CEO of Ejara. Launched in 2020, Ejara is the first non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet and also a mobile investment platform in Africa. It is uniquely tailored for the Francophone region of Africa and the diaspora. A trained computer scientist in data and blockchain specializations, Nelly is also an advocate for financial inclusion and the potential of blockchain and Web 3.0 technologies in transforming the continent. Ejara is helping Africans save and grow with interest saving accounts, enabling people to track their investment performance and providing trade freedom.About The...2022-07-011h 07
Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite Innovators PodcastBecoming A Financial Partner To The Financially UnderestimatedIn this episode, May Olatoye speaks with Shivani Siroya, CEO of Tala currently valued at $800M. Tala is on a mission to provide financial agency for all. Started in Kenya in 2011, it works to provide financial access, choice and control to the financially underestimated. A market of almost 2 billion globally. These are populations that typically have no formal credit history or formal banking services. They have grown geographically to now serve markets in India, the Philippines and Mexico with alternative offerings that will now extend to cryptocurrency! They are paving the way in using technology to bridge the gap...2022-06-2040 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastWhy I Became A Machine Learning Engineer (Google)Eniola Alese is a research scientist turned machine learning engineer. She began her journey into engineering with an electrical engineering degree from Covenant university in Nigeria before moving to Canada to complete a masters in Engineering Design. She currently works at Google as a machine learning engineer, whilst also running her very own content platform online educating and enriching others on her journey and how to level up in tech. Eniola's Tech Youtube ChannelAmazethu - Voice AI startup2022-04-2745 min
Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite Innovators PodcastA Pathway To Business Credit Using Digital BookeepingWe are joined today by Meghan McCormick, CEO of OZÉ in Ghana & Dare to Innovate. OZÉ targets companies in the West African region of the continent by providing a business coaching platform intended to offer business advisory services to track when money is coming in and going out of the business. The data they collect helps clients to make data-driven decisions in order to improve their business performance. This aggregated data creates a platform that empowers business lending for growth of these enterprises.Meghan McCormick is a Social Entrepreneur proving the power of business in sustainable development. Afte...2022-04-2552 min
Cornell Emerging Markets Institute - She-Suite Innovators PodcastBuilding An Embedded Insurance API PlatformWe are joined today by Jihan Abass, CEO of Lami Insurance. Lami is a digital insurance and API platform based in Kenya that integrates insurance into businesses. The platform is designed to provide a seamless service across multiple sectors thereby allowing automatic underwriting which speeds up claims and reduces claims ratios. This altogether enables increased profit maximization. Lami is growing its operations and impact across the continent of Africa whilst also addressing the persistent insurance gap challenges.Jihan Abass started her career in London as a futures trader in commodities. She first founded Griffin Insurance - The f...2022-04-2535 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastHow To Pivot From Business To Tech (Amazon)Modupe started her academic journey in the world of business but quickly pivoted her skills to tech with a graduate degree covering analytics and a machine learning course at Harvard. She now working as a Business Intelligence Engineer at Amazon and shares her journey that it is possible even for junior's without traditional tech backgrounds to make the leap to FANGs!Resources Modupe shared during this podcast below:1. Datacamp 2. Interview book 3. Udemy for SQL 4. Tableau Training 5. IBM Data science cert 6. Machine Learning Course7. My article on Tableau certification ...2022-02-2254 min
The Highflyers Podcast w/'Tomisin Olatoye5 Questions to Ask before you Decide to QuitWelcome to another episode of 'The HIGHFLYERS Podcast'. Have you just started something or you are in the middle of it and you are feeling like quitting? Hold on and listen to this podcast. In this episode, I critically examined and laid bare 5 Questions you need to ask before you decide to quit. This is not another motivational talk as some people may think. It is a heartfelt discussion that you must listen to. I look forward to hearing from you after listening to this episode.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. h...2021-08-1524 min
Discovering The Power In The WordAll things are yoursDon't Bragg about your connection or skill, because they may fail you. Boast only in the knowledge of thaat God has made it all available to you. All things are mine2021-01-0406 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastSwitching from MD/PhD to Data Science Polymath - Colleen FarrellyMy guest today is a data scientist, computational mathematician whose work bridges statistics, topology, differential geometry, and graph theory particularly within machine learning. She is also a published poet, a Xennial with an entrepreneurial spirit and has racked up over 14k responses to questions within the Quora community. If you are searching for responses on anything data science you’ve probably heard about her...her name is Colleen Farrelly!2020-11-211h 01
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastHow My PhD Helped Me Switch To Data Science - Dr CAward winning Data Scientist and researcher - Dr Chantel Perry (fondly known as Dr C) joins us to discuss her decade long career in the field. Dr C's background covers Statistics and Computer Science and she has worked across fields like education, finance and cybersecurity. She is also a STEM advocate for women and minorities, an entrepreneur and recent author for the Data Newbie To Guru - The Visual Guide to Learning SQL!2020-11-1557 minDiscovering The Power In The WordThat i may know himIt is not enough that you gave your life you need to know the God that you submitted to2020-11-0305 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastFrom Data Scientist To Beauty Techpreneur - Lisa PegramLisa is a data scientist, consumer psychologist, PhD candidate at Columbia University and now adds another dimension to her journey as founder/ceo of Belle51 a beauty technology company developing products that work for black and brown skin communities. She is smart, knowledgeable and draws her diverse and vast insights to make a difference in the world of science and beauty! Find out more about their beauty tech products at Belle51.com2020-09-1431 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastTurning Negatives To Positives Using Data - Marcia TalMarcia started her incredible career building the decision management unit at Citi bank and spent over 20 years within the banking industry. She recently started a data consulting firm Tal Solutions that help clients find ways to utilize data such as customer complaints using their unique ML platforms to find solutions and opportunities to develop strategies for positive and more profitable outcomes. Connect with Marcia on LinkedIn here or at Tal Solutions here2020-09-0550 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastHow To PhD In Computer Science - Obianuju OkaforObianuju was planning to become a doctor of medicine when her path collided with software engineering during her undergrad. She will be completing her Phd in Computer Science at the University of North Texas in 2021 and her areas of research cover human computer interaction exploring themes like empathy whilst utilizing methods such as NLP.Connect with Uju on LinkedIn here or on Medium here2020-09-0434 minThe Highflyers Podcast w/'Tomisin OlatoyeForgive to Forge AheadDo you know that not forgiving yourself of past mistakes can limit you?
Forgiving yourself of the past mistakes and others who may have hurt you allow you to release yourself and channel your emotional and psychological energies to drive your visions and dreams.
You need to forgive to forge ahead.
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Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastFrom Theatre To PepsiCo Machine Learning Engineer - Jordy KietoTalking to Jordy Kieto a machine learning engineer previously at PepsiCo (for marketing and advertising attribution) and now the NBA on his journey from actor to engineer. Jordy also teaches data science at Columbia University his Alma Mater. Corporations spend millions of dollars advertising on platforms such as Amazon & The New York Times. This process is often done manually, and we’re often blind to the impact of our marketing actions. Neural network quantifies the multiplicative effect of specific ads on sales for specific products, and also allows us to calculate the ROI for particular actions, telling us t...2020-08-0725 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastHarvard Statistics Graduate To NBC Data Scientist - Greg TamGreg is a super cool guy and data scientist/principal engineer at NBC. He has an advanced degree from Harvard in Statistics and was curious about how he could apply his love of math to a career in the real world. He built up tremendous experience within various FinTech/Cyber security roles as a data scientist and speaks about some of the softer yet crucial skills a data scientist needs to have in their arsenal. Check it out and drop your feedback and thoughts in the comments below. As always, head to mathamagicians.co/downloads for free tools to u...2020-08-0722 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastHow To Data Science At Audible - Aditya JadhavAdi was an awesome data scientist to chat with! He comes from an electrical engineering background having worked in industry before pivoting with an advanced degree in Data Science from Columbia into the data science industry working for Audible an Amazon company. He shares his journey, insights and tips for aspiring data scientists. I hope you enjoy this, let me know what you think in the comments below and download my FREE career resource kit on the website. 2020-08-0720 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastThe Experts View - 4 Data Scientists Q&A from (Amazon, Pepsico, JPMorgan and NBC)4 Data Scientists from PepsiCo, NBC, JPMorgan and Amazon/Audible answer 9 questions from our data science community. For resources to help you on your data science journey/career visit the website www.mathamagicians.co2020-08-0718 min
Datadition - a data and tech careers podcastHow To Data Science For Investment Banking - Aditi VyasAditi is a super smart Math genius that decided to turn her interests to the world of Data Science. She works in one of the most dynamic data rich industries - Investment Banking and shares her background and insights in this conversation. I hope you enjoy this, let me know what you think in the comments below and download my FREE career resource kit on the website. mathamagicians.co2020-08-0721 min