Chronicles of Techies

Fola Omidiora
  • 0.0 (0)
  • SELF-IMPROVEMENT
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

A podcast that highlights the contemporary lifestyle and experience of Nigerian creatives. I call it "the unspoken rules of Naija tech bros and babes". It's a safe space for techies' banter, so why not join us?

Episodes

  1. COT SE01EP06 - How value mentality influenced my career as a creative ft. Olucoonlay Isaac

    25/10/2023

    COT SE01EP06 - How value mentality influenced my career as a creative ft. Olucoonlay Isaac

    "Olucoonlay," as he is colloquially known, is a brand strategist and design educator. He left no stone untouched in describing how he discovered and nurtured his passion for art, and how it translated into his profession as a designer. Olucoonlay is of the opinion that knowing the market you are solving for and the problem you are trying to solve per time will make you valuable. Click the play button to get the full gist

    38 min
  2. COT SE01EP05 - Work-life Balance ft. Dammy and Mayokun

    23/03/2023

    COT SE01EP05 - Work-life Balance ft. Dammy and Mayokun

    On this episode, we had two guests who shared their work-life balance philosophy with us. Do tech workers have a work-life balance? Is work-life balance attainable? We'll find out as the event progresses.

    19 min
  3. COT - SE01EP04 - Innovation, technology and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women. ft. Bolanle Banwo Osadolo and Blessing Abeng

    10/03/2023

    COT - SE01EP04 - Innovation, technology and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women. ft. Bolanle Banwo Osadolo and Blessing Abeng

    This episode is in honor of International Women's Day in 2023. "DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality" is the theme. We invited Bolanle Banwo Osadolo, the founder of Geneza School of Design, and Blessing Abeng, the Co-founder and Director of Communications at Ingressive for Good. These two prominent women in the Edutech sector are driving the women in tech movement. They shared their experiences with technology-enabled gender-based violence and offered insights into how we can continuously practice equity and close the tech/skill gap for women and other marginalized groups.

    57 min
  4. COT SE01BONUS - Valentine's Special - I fell in love with a tech bro ft. Lola Fele and Suzan Usifo

    23/02/2023 ·  BONUS

    COT SE01BONUS - Valentine's Special - I fell in love with a tech bro ft. Lola Fele and Suzan Usifo

    In the spirit of love, we put together a special Valentine's episode where we hosted two tech babes who are in a committed relationship with both tech bro (one is a newlywed and the other is about to tie the knot). Lola and Suzan told us about how they met their significant other in an unusual way. It's one of our most comical yet insightful episodes. Find out who "accidentally," said "yes" to a dating proposal text chat and who "mistakenly" rested her head on a stranger's shoulder on their first movie date ;).

    59 min

  5. 09/02/2023

    COT SE01EP03 - JAPA! (A tech bro in pursuit of money, career, and security) ft. Moyin Oluwafisayo

    Moyin is a Nigerian tech bro who recently relocated to the United Kingdom to resume his job as a product designer with Bookings. He joined us on our podcast today to discuss why most techies are relocating abroad, despite the fact that startups in Africa raised over $4.84 billion USD in 2022, with Nigeria startups securing the highest amount in about 19%.

    20 min
  6. COT SE01EP02 - Lessons from sapa, as a tech bro ft. Aise Idahor

    02/02/2023

    COT SE01EP02 - Lessons from sapa, as a tech bro ft. Aise Idahor

    Aise gave so many definitions to sapa (a Nigerian slogan for being broke). In his words, he said, "sapa comes in the clothing of responsibility, flex and balling". We were able to establish some of the fundamental causes of sapa, which are economic inflation, the big 4 staff downsize that took place last year, and also cryptocurrency deep. You can find out more by listening to this episode.

    25 min
  7. COT SE01EP01 - How I Pivoted into Tech ft. Adenike Adesanoye

    02/02/2023

    COT SE01EP01 - How I Pivoted into Tech ft. Adenike Adesanoye

    On the first episode of Chronicles Of Techies,  I and Adenike Adesanoye (our first guest on the podcast)  shared the experience of how we transited into tech and how we’ve been able to grind steadily. You can also check out my pivot story on Medium, it's 3 min read: How I Pivoted into Tech

    46 min

  8. TRAILER

    Chronicles of Techies Introduction

    The trailer highlights what the podcast is all about. The sound was carefully selected and produced by the production team of COT.

    1 min

Trailer

About

A podcast that highlights the contemporary lifestyle and experience of Nigerian creatives. I call it "the unspoken rules of Naija tech bros and babes". It's a safe space for techies' banter, so why not join us?

Information

  • Creator
    Fola Omidiora
  • Years Active
    2k
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Fola Omidiora
  • Show Website
    Chronicles of Techies