Monthly Archives: December 2025

From Mechanical Engineer to Marketing Expert: How Benjamin Shotola forged his own path

In Nigeria, participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is compulsory for every graduate. But for Benjamin Olamide Shotola, that one-year period became an opportunity to do something different. He chose to forgo the scheme and, in doing so, changed the course of his life. Using platforms like HubSpot, Udemy, and Coursera, Benjamin taught himself email marketing. Having the …

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How resilience helped Mandy Basterman build a successful career in IT

If you traveled back in time to ask young Mandy Basterman what she wanted to become, she’d have said a lawyer. Mandy, who is now a VoIP/IT Technician, even started law classes at the university. But her studies came to an abrupt halt because of the high cost of legal education. Parting from her desired career path was extremely difficult, …

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