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Ideas Can't Wait#14 Tomiwa Ademidun｜Unlocking Education's full potential: A deep dive into the impact of Atila, ChatGPT, and Web3On January 29th, 2020, as Tomiwa prepared to graduate, he began to plan his budget for post-grad life. To his surprise, he discovered that he had accumulated $64,000 in debt. This realization made him question how we, as a society, have allowed the average student to begin their career 28k behind the starting line. Determined to address this issue, Tomiwa decided to take on the challenge himself and founded Atila, a platform designed to help students secure scholarships and mentorship opportunities.Tomiwa is not only a software engineer, but also a blogger, writer, and avid reader. His diverse interests...2023-01-111h 05
The CASTTomiwa Ademidun: The Candid Life of Entrepreneurs (CEO & Founder of Atila, Ex RBC & Wealthsimple)Alina Huang the CEO and Founder of Illuminate Universe interviews Tomiwa Ademidun who is the CEO and Founder of Atila. Tomiwa has a dual degree in software engineering and business from Ivey Business School at Western University. Tomiwa has also worked as a software engineer at the Royal Bank of Canada and Wealthsimple. Atila is a national company that is dedicated to helping students achieve academic success. Along with their tutoring services they also help hundreds and thousands of students from high schools and universities across Canada win scholarships and succeed in school and beyond.
2022-12-0719 min
The ShutterButter PodcastEpisode 6: College Debt Feat. Tomiwa AdemidunWelcome to Episode 6!
This week, Atila founder, Tomiwa Ademidun, joins Sal to chat about the crazy tuition costs that are killing students, and what he's doing to help. In the episode, they talk about how Tomiwa started Atila.ca, their worst first date experiences, advice for those trying to pay their student loans and much more.
Looking for an easy way to view scholarships or want to help fund one? Go to Atila.ca and also check out their YouTube channel ! :)
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The Atila PodcastBetty Esperanza, Skateboards for Hope and AtilaA few days ago, we approached Betty Esperanza and Skateboards for Hope about sponsoring a scholarship on Atila. We record all our sales presentations for use internally to see where we can improve. We originally had no intention of sharing this publicly.
However, we were so inspired by Betty’s story and skateboard for Hope we asked if we could share her story publicly. Enjoy :)
To learn more about Skateboards for Hope visit: https://www.skateboardsforhope.com/
To start or contribute to a scholarship visit: https://atila.ca/
To read the intervie...2021-02-0346 min
The Atila PodcastOpen The Gates of Education Freedom: How to Make University Higher Quality and More AffordableCome along on a journey with me through the past, present and future of education. As I talk about how we got here, where we are now, and my ideas for how we can create a better future for students, parents and educators.
Read the full article here: https://atila.ca/blog/tomiwa/open-the-gates
Watch the video on Youtube
View the slides
Visit the website: educationfreedomprogram.org
Listen to the essay/video as a podcast while multitasking on Spotify or Itunes
Timestamps
The key parts are: The Idea (9:50) and What y...2020-12-2337 min
The Atila PodcastHarvard Valedictorian + Basketball Captain, Goldman Sachs, Co-Founder of No More Names: Criminal Justice Reform – Chris Egi Atila TV 014Chris Egi (@chrisegi15) is the valedictorian of the Harvard University 2018 class and captain of the Men’s varsity basketball team. He is currently an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in the Special Situations Group - Private Capital Investing. He was also the captain of the Canadian Men's U-19 national basketball team. He is the founder of No More Names an organization committed to criminal justice reform and ending police Brutality.
In this episode we talk about how he got into Harvard University, why he is so passionate about criminal justice reform and ending police brutality. We also ta...2019-10-301h 59
The Atila PodcastSinger, Rapper, Writer – @delgotgame (Chinua Ofulue) Atila TV 013Del (Chinua Ofulue) is an RnB and alternative soul singer, rapper and writer. He recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from Western University.
In this episode we talk about is Drake the smartest and greatest rapper alive, advice for breaking into the music industry. How to market and grow your personal brand as a creative and much more. Why Del chose to go to university and wants to go to law school while wanting to be a music artist?
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Del does a freestyle rap live on the s...2019-09-301h 30
The Atila PodcastGrowthGenius and Bitmaker Labs Co-Founder, Why He Left Finance, Entrepreneurship and Mental Health – Will Richman Atila TV 012Will Richman is the founder of GrowthGenius and Bitmaker Labs. Before that he worked in Wealth management at BNY Mellon and spent 12 months backpacking through Asia and Europe. Will is also a graduate of the Honor’s Business Administration program at Ivey Business School.
GrowthGenius is a software service to help you get sales meetings with your ideal clients.
In this episode we talk about the pros and cons of working for a big company versus a startup, what the process of starting a company feels like and the effects on mental health. We talk ab...2019-09-171h 21
The Atila PodcastU of T Medical School, “MCAT for Black Students”, Poetry and Women’s Rights – Chika Stacy Oriuwa Atila TV 011Chika is a medical school student at the University of Toronto Medical School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science from McMaster University.
Chika is also a poet, writer and an advocate for gender and racial diversity in medicine. She helped grow a program called the BSAP, Black Students application process. Students still have to meet the same MCAT requirement for grades and they can also write an essay explaining why they chose the BSAP program. Chika was the only student to identify as black in her first year of medical school among a class of 259 a...2019-09-031h 00
The Atila PodcastElementary school, Reiki Yoga Teacher: Self-Love, Mindfulness, Education | Laura Desimone Atila TV 10Laura Desimone is an elementary school teacher for the Peel District School Board and a Reiki master and founder of @illuminabodyandsoul. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Education at the University of Toronto.
In this episode we talk about the importance of self-love, ways to improve the education system and how Reiki and meditation can teach mindfulness. We also talk about her struggles with severe anxiety in her 20s and early 30s, which politician she thinks needs emotional healing and much more.
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Do parents do what is best for their kids or...2019-08-131h 30
The Atila PodcastDJing w/ Torey Lanez while on NCAA D1 University Soccer Scholarship - DJ Tuffy Atila TV 009Josh Tufinho (DJ Tuffy) is currently on a scholarship at Niagara University to play NCAA DI Soccer, in the sports and entertainment marketing program. Josh is also a DJ and has opened for Tory Lanez and is getting his real estate license. Josh previously played for the Toronto FC academy.
We talk about how he got a scholarship to play soccer and was the opening act for Torey Lanez. What it’s like balancing DJing, playing soccer and school work, while balancing the pressures from friends, family and managing stress. We also talk about his thoughts on how...2019-07-2457 min
The Atila PodcastApple, Microsoft and Ecobee Product Manager, Waterloo Engineering: Sefunmi Osinaike – Atila TV 8Sefunmi Osinaike is currently a product manager at EcoBee. He was previously a product manager intern at Microsoft and Apple, both within the same year and graduated from the prestigious Waterloo Electrical and Computer Engineering program. He also has a podcast called Doing a Thing to help other people get product manager roles.
In this episode we talk about how he got a product manager job at Apple and other companies, what it’s like working in the silicon valley in California. How he prepared for tough interviews, and his big plans to improve conditions in Nigeria. We...2019-07-151h 05
The Atila PodcastWaterloo Engineering, Tech over Consulting, Doing PM in Silicon Valley: Umesh Khanna – Atila TV 7Umesh is a currently in the Waterloo Systems Engineering program. He is an incoming product management intern at Credit Karma in San Francisco. He has previously worked at Flexport, Toast, Clearbanc and Shopify in a mix of product and engineering roles.
In this episode we talk about why he chose Tech over consulting and Product Management over software engineering. Managing mental health and burnout in the high pressure Waterloo Engineering and California tech cultures and much more.
Timestamps
What was the hardest internship to get? [20:00]
Advice for getting a job in...2019-04-0459 min
The Atila PodcastBain Consulting, RBC I Banking, decline Goldman Sachs, Ivey Bus. School: Paul Okundaye – Atila TV 6Paul is an incoming management consultant at Bain and Company. Before that he was an investment banking summer analyst at RBC after declining an interview at Goldman Sachs and founder of a food delivery company called Dine Easy. He is currently in his final year in the honours business program at the Ivey Business School.
In this episode we talk about why he chose investment banking and consulting and if he was chasing prestige or doing what he genuinely enjoyed. We talked about how he feels when people say “you only got an opportunity beca...2019-03-2156 min
The Atila PodcastU of T Engineering Dropout, WealthSimple Engineer, Beatcamp + Code Mode Founder Pei Li – AtilaTV 5Pei Li joins us on this episode to talk about U of T Engineering Dropout, WealthSimple Software Engineer, Beatcamp and Code Mode Founder: Pei Li– Atila TV 005
Full interview at https://atila.ca/blog
Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J61yMKnqgsM
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It just makes me happy by Dj Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads
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The Atila PodcastWorking in Sales in Tech at Shopify, Declining Ivey, and Networking into Silicon Valley Startup, Clearbit: Trevor Sookraj – Atila TV 004Trevor Sookraj is a part of the Growth team at Clearbit in San Francisco working to grow their self-serve products. Before that he was a sales intern at Shopify and a marketing analyst at Turnstyle Solutions, which was acquired by Yelp. Trevor is currently at Western studying political science, after he declined his acceptance into the Ivey Business program and took some time off university to work in Silicon Valley, San Francisco.
We talk about how he managed to score an interview (and later an internship) at Shopify and then land a job at C...2019-02-2145 min
The Atila PodcastFacebook Product Manager, ex-Shopify, Brainstation First hire, Declining Ivey. Annie Zhang AtilaTV 3Annie Zhang is a product manager at Facebook, working on the Facebook Watch team. Before that she was a PM at Shopify and the first employee at Brainstation. Annie graduated from Western with a Philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) degree after declining her acceptance into the Ivey business school program at Western University.
We talk about how she landed the Facebook and Shopify PM roles and being the first employee at a high growth startup. What it was like working inside Facebook during the fake news controversy, why she declined her acceptance into prestigious Ivey HBA program...2019-02-071h 08
The Atila PodcastMedical School Rejection Twice to Google and Pinterest Software Engineer|Ruth Grace Wong– Atila TV 2You can find the transcript, video and more on atila.ca:
https://atila.ca/blog/tomiwa/from-medical-school-rejection-twice-to-google-and-pinterest-software-engineer-ruth-grace-wong-atila-tv-episode-2
If you would like to help transcribe the full interview, edit videos or help Atila TV in any way, please send an email to tomiwa@atila.ca.
Timestamps
What were you like in high school? [1:50]
Why she switched from wanting to studying to CS to wanting to be a doctor in high school? [2:45]
Advice for people who want to go to medical school? [5:50]
Learning compassion, empathy a...2019-01-0834 min
The Atila PodcastGetting in Med School Without a Degree, Advice for Pre Med Students, WorkLife Balance, Self CareEmily Chen joins us on the first episode to talk about how she got into U of T medical school without a degree, advice for students studying pre med programs and the importance of work life balance and self care.
Blog Post: https://atila.ca/blog/tomiwa/getting-into-medical-school-without-a-degree-advice-for-pre-med-students-work-life-balance-and-self-care-emily-chen-atila-tv-001
Video: https://youtu.be/FoN-BiL13k4
Timestamps:
What type of high school student were you - 1:10
Cold Calling Professionals in grade 10 - 2:37
McMaster Health Science Rejection and wakeup Call - 4:09
What if I I don’t get into medical school - 5:00
Biggest life jumps and importance of self care - 8:12
Living up to...2018-10-2518 min