Level Up: How this Program Manager landed a role at Google

We’re catching up with Aderonke Akinbola, who turned her tech dreams into reality with roles at both Apple and Google. She shares her journey, from the thrill of securing an internship at Apple to the pride of seeing her work reach users worldwide at Google.

Level Up: The Silent Career Killer

Most people think it’s enough to work hard and expect the results to speak for themselves. But here’s the deal: If you’re not keeping track of your achievements, you’re basically invisible.

Level Up: Why I pivoted from social media management to Journalism

Meet Chidinma Iwu, a senior journalist and content strategist whose bylines include Fast Company, Daily Mail, and Forbes Advisor. She shares her journey from social media management to content and gives her take on navigating job offers that don’t meet her rate expectations.

Level Up: The “hardest” skill to build

Mastering simplicity is one of the hardest skills to build. It takes years of refining, cutting out the unnecessary, and honing in on what truly matters. The real challenge is making the complex feel easy and effortless.

How this marketing lead 10x-ed her salary in a short time

Today, we’re featuring Favour Aroghene Ndulu, Marketing Manager at Klasha, as she talks about how money fueled her transition into tech and how she quickly multiplied her income.

Level Up: Career politics 101

The likability vs competence debate

How I went from medical sciences to social media specialist at Moniepoint

You know how we are always complaining about how you’re never able to catch a break as an adult?

Level Up: How a DM got this product manager a role at Future Africa

In today’s spotlight, we’re chatting with Tosin Oladokun, who shares his journey from coding to becoming a product manager. Plus, he tells us about the unexpected moment when a simple DM on X led to him landing a product manager role at Future Africa.

Level Up: Should you submit videos during job applications?

We spoke with an HR manager to understand why companies require applicants to submit videos during the job application process.

Level Up: Are you a toxic genius?

What is wrong with being a genius?

Level Up: What this founder looks out for when hiring

In the spotlight this week is Oreoluwa Olaitan, co-founder of Enif.ai. He shares insights on the challenges of scaling a startup in Africa and what he looks for when hiring talent

Level Up: How Emotional Intelligence helps this marketer in his career

Nigerian growth marketer shares how developing his emotional intelligence has boosted this career.