This is Afripple, where we talk to Africans about the different careers available out there and what success means. Every week we speak to different people from pastors, entrepreneurs, both old and young. All with of opening eyes to what potential careers are out there and expanding our definition of success.
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Wow, we have finally made it to the last episode. This is a bit of a reflection with a special guest. Reflecting on lessons learned in the podcasting journey so far!
30 Aug 2023
09: Community, Public Health and a lot of late nights!
Hello everyone, my name is Obinna and today we are talking to Romario. At the time of this recording, he was an Epidemiologist/ Data Reporting Specialist. Without Romario throughout my uni life was the person I most respected. Though life has not been easy he is a shining example of what it means to stick with your principles and push through despite the uncertainty of the future. In this episode we talk about building community, the challenges that come with shaping your own path, and the importance of health policy in supporting low-income communities.
I hope you enjoy it!
14 Feb 2023
08: Marlyne, Grad School, Data Science and navigating STEM
Hello everyone, my name is Obinna and today we are talking to Marlyne, a Masters's student at Duke University Studying Data Science whilst also being a software development intern at Nvidia. If there was anyone in this life that I would personally measure a strong work ethic against it would be her and it’s something I’ve respected from afar for a long time. In this conversation, we talk about the decision and process around finding and choosing a master's degree. The struggles of getting outside of academia to get real-world experience and finally the struggles of switching cultures where being a thriving woman in STEM was once a norm to where it’s now a barrier. Hope you enjoy the episode.
5 Jan 2023
07: Munya, Investing time & Gratitude
My name is Obinna and today we are talking to Munya, an associate producer at vice media. It’s been a blessing seeing Munya grow from a small-time filmmaker to now a documentary filmmaker for an amazing company creating content that can be seen across socials and even on TV. We talked about the journey to find this career path coming from a political background, the illusion of security, working when results seem so far away, and much much more. It was a great one so I won’t say too much more, I hope you enjoy the episode.
10 Nov 2022
06: Nancy, Accepting the whole you!!
My name is Obinna and today we are talking to Nancy, a Career Services and Internship Program Coordinator at page education foundation, Nancy and I had a long and great conversation, with different themes popping up. From when your backup backs you up, to when all the preparation in the world breaks down to just vibes, the journey from shyness to confidence, and even a bit about accepting your identity when your environment rejects it. It was a great one so I won’t say too much more, I hope you enjoy the episode.
23 Oct 2022
05: Hasan, Turning your disadvantage into your opportunity
My name is Obinna and today we are talking to Hasan, a data engineer turned entrepreneur. I interviewed him in the midst of the pandemic. I’m going to warn you now, close to the end of the interview, we had some background interruption so the sound quality wasn’t the best there, but the nuggets were good so I decided to keep it in. Hasan’s story is impactful because it exemplifies turning your disadvantage into your superpower, I’ll leave it like that because the story speaks for itself. We also have a good conversation about data science, and data engineering so for you math enthusiasts this will be a great conversation, I hope you enjoy it.
12 Oct 2022
04: Thando, Being more than what you do
My name is Obinna and today we are speaking with Thando Kunene who is a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Program Manager when I interviewed her she was an assistant director in career development and coaching at the piper center in St.Olaf college. I loved talking to Thando cause back in the day I only knew her as a career person but through the conversation, I got to learn about the importance of providing mental health spaces for marginalized communities, a new perspective on how to look at success, and different take on what it means to move to America. It was a great convo, hope you enjoy!
18 Apr 2022
03: Pastor Emmanuel Olowokere, On Faith & Community
"Wealth is not just the money in your bank account, but the number of lives you have changed"
If you are a person of faith or community impact then I think this episode could be for you. I interviewed the pastor actually around the start of this project but wanted to interview him because I’ve always been curious about the journey of someone moving away from the corporate world to devote themselves to their faith and to their community.
17 Mar 2022
02: Adom, The Path of More Options
Today we are speaking to Adom who is currently the founder of the Palava a media publication based in Accra Ghana, but at the time I interviewed him he worked in marketing by day with numerous projects by night. I had fun talking to Adom as at the time of the interview he was a year ahead of me out of college, so I could relate to his experience. But through our conversation, I learned the importance of creating opportunities for yourself and the power of ambition.
I hope you enjoy the episode!
Warning there is some strong language in this episode
13 Jan 2022
01: Prof Mbele, For the Love of Teaching
My name is Obinna and today in the first episode we are speaking to Professor Mbele an accomplished professor, author, speaker, and all-around amazing storyteller. I enjoy speaking to the professor in general but loved this interview cause we learn more about his journey from a village in Tanzania to becoming a Professor in the US, how he went about seeing opportunities as well as his genuine love for teaching!
I hope you enjoy the episode!
6 Jan 2022
00: A free people, the story of this podcast
Hello everyone, my name is Obinna, and welcome to the Afripple podcast! In this episode, we talk about the story behind the podcast as well as a bit about my journey and what it will be about. I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to seeing you in the next episode
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