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ACTPodNurturing the Next Generation of Female Tech ExpertsIn this episode, we dive into the Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (WTEC) story of change and impact in Africa.
Oreoluwa Lesi, ED/Founder, WTEC, shares with us her groundbreaking adventure in the tech space over the last 20 years; from the difficulties she has conquered to the important lessons she has gathered along the way.
Get ready to be inspired!2024-01-3137 min
ACTPodNurturing the Next Generation of Female Tech ExpertsIn this episode, we dive into the Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (WTEC) story of change and impact in Africa. Oreoluwa Lesi, ED/Founder, WTEC, shares with us her groundbreaking adventure in the tech space over the last 20 years; from the difficulties she has conquered to the important lessons she has gathered along the way. Get ready to be inspired!2024-01-3137 min
Africa Tech RadioGetting More Girls into STEM in AfricaTech is way too important for females to be excluded from when they are still girls and younger women.
Digital Technology is not a luxury but a necessity and a right that all girls should have but how do we get more girls into STEM in Africa?
Listen to the Managing Director, TechQuest STEM Academy, Itoro Emembolu, Co-Founder of PiggyVest, Odunayo Eweniyi, The Founder of Women's Technology Empowerment Centre, Oreoluwa Lesi, and an Independent Educational Consultant, Karen Walstra, as they share expert thoughts on how to get more girls into STEM in...2023-03-0849 min
SCIX African Trade TalksOreoluwa Somolu Lesi Founder / Executive Director at Women's Technology Empowerment Centre W.TECIn this episode we speak to Ms Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi Founder / Executive Director at Women's Technology Empowerment Centre W.TEC, an avid reader & Director at Patabah Books Limited and a budding podcaster at The Other Room Podcast. She speaks to us about her mission to Empower women across Nigeria and Africa through technology and more… Book recommendation: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez Podcast: Hello Monday by Jesse Hempel (LinkedIn) Women’s prize for fiction by Zawe Ashton2022-02-2531 min
AfricaX PodcastNurturing Female Technology Entrepreneurs, Leaders and Creators with W.TEC founder Oreoluwa SomoluMeet Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi the founder of Women's Technology Empowerment Center or short W.TEC a nonprofit organization based in Lagos, that aims at raising the next generation of female technology entrepreneurs, leaders and developers through technology camps, school clubs and mentoring.
In the interview Oreoluwa shares
How she came up with the idea How she learned to run the non-profit like a business to increase their impact and scale How she has handled wearing many different hats both in the non-profit as well as in her other business and with her family And what her advice to yo...2021-12-071h 01
The Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E12 - Dr. Olatokunbo Somolu: The Pioneer
Work Focus: Civil & Structural Engineering, Education, Entrepreneurship
I spoke to my mother Dr. Olatokunbo Somolu. She graduated top of her class from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) in 1973 with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering. Before then, she had her primary education at Anglican Girls’ School, Lagos and secondary education at Queens College Yaba, Lagos where she finished with distinctions. She also completed her A’ Levels in Queens College and was the HeadGirl.
Dr. (Mrs.) Somolu obtained a Ph.D in 1978, thus the first Nigerian woman to hold a Ph.D in any...2020-07-251h 02The Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E11 - Sandra Oyewole: Leading the Way in Law for the Technology & Creative IndustriesWork Focus: Law, Intellectual Property, Technology, Data Protection
I spoke to Sandra Oyewole, who is a Partner at Olajide Oyewole LLP and has been in practice for over 26 years. She leads the Intellectual Property & Technology practice and co-leads the Employment & Global Mobility practice of the firm.
Mrs. Oyewole provides legal services on a multitude of issues in various sectors and industries. She has guided the growth of the Firm’s practices in advertising, brand protection, employment and global mobility, entertainment, estate planning, hospitality, information technology, intellectual property, media and broadcasting, sports and technology....2020-07-1855 minThe Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E10 - Dr. Olayinka Akindayomi: Championing Inclusiveness for Young People with Special NeedsWork Focus: Medicine, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Special Needs
I spoke to Dr. Olayinka Akindayomi, who is the Founder and Service Director of the Children’s Developmental Center (CDC) in Lagos, Nigeria. CDC is a not-for-profit organisation, established by her over 20 years ago, which provides a broad range of educational and support services for children and young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families within the community.
She started early intervention programmes for children with IDD at the Massey Street Children’s Hospital in Lagos 10 years ago and has started simi...2020-07-121h 04The Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E9 - Maryam Aliko Mohammed: Coaching & Enabling People to Succeed
Work Focus: Work Focus: Executive Coaching, Human Resource Management, Education, Consultancy, Social Entrepreneurship
I spoke to Maryam Aliko-Mohammed, who is who is the principal consultant and executive director at Modalali, a personal and professional development consultancy.
She is also School Lead for Kaduna International School leading a team of over 30 educators. An accomplished professional with over 24 years in management and leadership positions. Her wealth of experience in both private and public sector, including manufacturing, education, finance, services, oil and gas makes for empathetic understanding of the challenges of leading diverse groups.
She...2020-07-041h 10The Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E8 - Omozo Ogunronbi: Caring for Naturalistas with Integrity and ProfessionalismWork Focus: Hair Care, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Financial Services
I spoke to Omozo Ogunronbi, who is the CEO and Co-Founder of O’Naturals Beauty Nigeria Limited (O’Naturals). Omozo has been a professional hairdresser since 1997. She is a L’Óreal trained and certified professional hairdresser. She also has over 18 years’ experience in the financial services industry in Canada, UK and Nigeria combined. Omozo co-founded O’Naturals with her sisters in 2009 after 12 years of working as a hair professional.
In 2015 she resigned from banking and has worked as a full time business owner manager of O’Naturals...2020-06-2758 minThe Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E7 - Biodun Soyemi: The Sales QueenWork Focus: Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Real Estate, Technology
I spoke to Abiodun “Abbey” Soyemi, who is the Head of Business Development & Marketing of Pazino Homes & Gardens and Pazino Engineering and Construction Company. She is also the Founder of the Women’s Investment Network in Entrepreneurship & Real Estate (WINERE).
She has over 20 years’ experience in sales, marketing and business development across various business sectors, such as Real Estate, Renewable Energy, IT, Telecoms, Oil & Gas to Financial Services, Payments.
Abbey has worked with both local and international organizations. She was...2020-06-201h 01The Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E6 - Oluwakemi Olurinola: Championing Online Education for Nigerian StudentsWork Focus: Educational Technology, Online Education, Teacher Training & Support
I spoke to Dr. Oluwakemi Olurinola, who is an Educational Technology researcher and consultant, with an interest in the application of modern science and technology in the field of Education. She is also a university lecturer.
She is a Microsoft Innovative Educator Fellow and Master Trainer, providing training support and consultancy on Microsoft tools for Education.
Dr. Olurinola founded Exquitec Education Technology, an educational technology consultancy. Some of Exquitec’s programmes include a Microsoft Global Training Partners. Girls in Science and Technology (GIST) an...2020-06-1358 minThe Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E5 - Dr. Omolola Salako: Advocating for Excellence in Cancer CareWork Focus: Medicine, Cancer Care, Technology, Social Entrepreneurship
I spoke to Dr. Omolola Salako, who is an Oncologist, specialising in the treatment of breast, head and neck cancer, brachytherapy, economics of cancer and other solid adult tumours. Omolola is the youngest of the 70 Consultant, Clinical, and Radiation Oncologists in Nigeria and she practices in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
She is the Founder and Executive Director of Sebeccly Cancer Care, an innovative cancer charity with a vision to empower and treat cancer patients.
From Sebeccly, she founded ...2020-06-0659 minThe Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E4 - Jane Egerton-Idehen: Keeping the Door Open for Women in STEMWork Focus: Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Sales
I spoke to Jane Egerton-Idehen, who is a telecommunication executive with over 17 years of experience in the Nigerian, Liberian and Ghanaian telecommunications markets. She holds an Electronics Engineering degree from the University of Nigeria and an MBA from Warwick Business School, UK. She has also received executive education from Harvard Business School and Yale School of Management.
She worked as part of the Ericsson Ghana and Liberia executive leadership team. She is currently the Country Manager in Nigeria and Regional Sales Manager...2020-05-3059 minThe Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E3 - Akofa Bentsi-Enchill: Changing Ghana, One Girl at a TimeWork Focus: Social Entrepreneurship, Banking, Science
This episode features Akofa Bentsi-Enchill, who is a Social Entrepreneur. Akofa is passionate about effecting transformational change in the lives of underprivileged Ghanaian girls. She believes that the education and mentoring of the ‘girl child’ can truly transform a community and has spent the last 12 years doing just.
Akofa is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Akua Kuenyehia Foundation (AKF) for underprivileged girls.
AKF’s programmes include:
- AKF Educational Scholarship Scheme, which has awarded over 6...2020-05-241h 03The Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E2 - Lola Ekugo: The Power of Being Deliberate and Following Your Own PathWork Focus: Technology, Software Engineering, Financial Technology, Digital Transformation
I spoke to Lola Ekugo, who is the Head of the Digital Innovation Labs at FirstBank Nigeria. She is at the forefront of the Bank’s Digital transformation journey through innovation and technology. She is transforming the bank through accelerating the digital journey, Fintech start-up collaborations and innovating on solutions to real-life industry challenges.
Lola started her career as a software engineer over 13 years ago at Investec Asset Management, London where she was responsible for the development of digital solutions in th...2020-05-1655 minThe Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkTrailer - The Other RoomThis is the trailer for The Other Room. The Other Room is a fun and engaging weekly show, packaged in 10-week seasons, where host Oreoluwa Lesi speaks to women in a variety of career paths in each episode.
The Other Room features conversations with exceptional African women who are defining and redefining their roles in life. These are women who are charting their work and life journeys with purpose.
We will look at their career trajectory, the challenges they have had along the way and the things they have learnt on the path to where...2020-05-0901 min
The Other Room - Redefining Women and WorkS1 E1 - Yetunde Pinheiro: From Architecture to Procurement, Excelling All the WayWork Focus: Architecture, Banking, Procurement
This episode features a conversation with Yetunde Pinheiro. Yetunde Pinheiro is an experienced Senior and Chartered Procurement and Supply Professional. She is currently a Senior Global Manager within Supply Management in Sodexo, an international organisation with HQ in France.
She has a varied career spanning over 21 years, and has worked as an architect, a banker, and currently a Procurement specialist; across the Architectural, Financial and the Facilities management services industries in organisations which include Ecobank, Zenith Bank, Access Bank, Honeywell Business Solutions and...2020-05-0956 min