The Thrive Careers Podcast

Olajumoke Fatoki
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Your career does not have to be a straight line. It just has to be yours. The Thrive Careers Podcast exists for the pivots, the restarts, and the moments when you finally decide to build work that fits your life instead of the other way around. Hosted by Olajumoke Fatoki, career coach, HR strategist, and advocate for newcomers, women, and mid-career professionals. Each weekly episode delivers honest expert conversations and real stories for anyone navigating a job search, career transition, burnout recovery, or the climb into leadership. Some guests are seasoned pros. Others are still figuring it out. Every story brings you closer to your own version of thriving.

  1. Sep 16

    How African Talent Can Win Global Opportunities: LinkedIn, AI & the Future of Global Hiring

    What does it really take for African professionals to compete for global jobs — and what are international employers actually looking for beyond a CV? In this episode of The Thrive Careers Podcast, Olajumoke Fatoki sits down with Gerard Holland, Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Talent Match Africa, to explore what global hiring really looks like for African talent — and why he believes this workforce may be one of the world's most overlooked opportunities. The conversation gets practical fast. Gerard explains what makes candidates stand out beyond technical skills, why personality and people skills matter more than most job seekers realize, how professionals can navigate cultural differences when working across borders, and why LinkedIn is a digital CV — not just a social platform. Then they go deep on AI and what it means for the next generation of African professionals. In this episode, you'll learn: Why African talent is one of the world's most overlooked professional pools — and what global employers are missingWhat international employers look for beyond credentialsHow cultural intelligence can be the difference between getting the job and keeping itWhy LinkedIn visibility is non-negotiable for professionals pursuing international opportunitiesHow African professionals can use AI to become more competitive globallyWhat it means to build with AI — not just experiment with itA practical 90-day plan to enter the global job marketAbout Gerard Holland: Gerard Holland is the Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Talent Match Africa, an organisation connecting skilled African professionals with global employers. His work sits at the intersection of international hiring, remote work, and the future of African talent. If you enjoyed this episode, here are the best ways to keep thriving with us: 🎧 Follow The Thrive Careers Podcast Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · Show website 📚 Build your career skills on purpose Job Ready: Essential Career Skills for Workplace Success 💼 Work with Olajumoke Fatoki — career coaching + HR consulting thrivecareersconsulting.org · Contact · info@thrivecareersconsulting.com 📲 Connect for daily career insights LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · Facebook 💛 Support the show (starting at $3/month) Let's keep thriving together. ✨ Support the show

  2. Aug 27

    Interview Skills That Get You Hired: The Career Skills No One Teaches

    You're qualified. You've done the research. You know your answers. So why does the interview still feel like it's slipping away from you? In this solo episode, Olajumoke Fatoki shares one of the most humbling moments of her early career — a five-person panel interview, a basket of folded topic cards, and a presentation that unravelled in real time even though she was fully prepared on paper. The moment that taught her what technical qualifications can't do: convince a room that you're the right person for the job. This episode is about the career skills that decide what happens once you're in the room — and why they're learnable. In this episode, you'll learn: Why technical competence opens the door but communication, composure, and professional presence decide the outcomeThe mindset shift that changed how Ola prepares for high-stakes interviews and presentationsThe Define–Example–Close framework — a simple, repeatable structure you can use the next time you're put on the spotWhy "soft skills" are actually the hardest skills to build — and the most decisiveWhether you're a new graduate, an experienced professional who knows the answers but freezes under pressure, or a newcomer translating your credentials for a Canadian workplace — these skills are buildable. This episode shows you where to start. If you enjoyed this episode, here are the best ways to keep thriving with us: 🎧 Follow The Thrive Careers Podcast Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · Show website 📚 Build your career skills on purpose Job Ready: Essential Career Skills for Workplace Success 💼 Work with Olajumoke Fatoki — career coaching + HR consulting thrivecareersconsulting.org · Contact · info@thrivecareersconsulting.com 📲 Connect for daily career insights LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · Facebook 💛 Support the show (starting at $3/month) Let's keep thriving together. ✨ Support the show

  3. Aug 5

    Tired of Rejection? Reframe Your Job Search with Strategic Visibility

    Sending out application after application and hearing nothing back? The problem isn't your qualifications — it's the strategy. In this episode, Olajumoke Fatoki breaks down why a job search is really an exercise in strategic visibility, and walks through the exact framework she used to land her first multinational role. Originally delivered as a fireside chat for Inspire Her Afrika — a community empowering African women to lead and thrive globally — every insight applies wherever you are in your search. In this episode, you'll learn: The three pillars of every effective job search — positioning, presence, and persistenceWhy 60–80% of jobs are never publicly posted, and how roles actually get filledHow to build a targeted company list instead of spray-and-pray applyingThe resume, LinkedIn, and cover letter upgrades recruiters notice in 2026The informational interview script that gets busy professionals to say yesA three-touch follow-up formula for networking that feels authentic, not awkwardBy the end you'll have a clear action plan: audit your LinkedIn, request five informational interviews, and send 3–5 targeted applications this week. If you enjoyed this episode, here are the best ways to keep thriving with us: 🎧 Follow The Thrive Careers Podcast Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · Show website 📚 Build your career skills on purpose Job Ready: Essential Career Skills for Workplace Success 💼 Work with Olajumoke Fatoki — career coaching + HR consulting thrivecareersconsulting.org · Contact · info@thrivecareersconsulting.com 📲 Connect for daily career insights LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · Facebook 💛 Support the show (starting at $3/month) Let's keep thriving together. ✨ Support the show

  4. May 14

    The Good Student Trap: 5 Habits Holding Smart Women Back at Work

    Are your "good student" habits secretly holding your career back? You did everything right. Got the grades. Stayed responsible. Worked hard. Kept your head down. So why does the workplace suddenly feel confusing, frustrating, and exhausting? In this episode of The Thrive Careers Podcast, Olajumoke Fatoki sits down with Brianne Carlon Rush — COO, hiring leader, and career strategist — to unpack the hidden habits quietly keeping high-achieving women invisible at work. From perfectionism and people-pleasing to approval addiction and overworking, this conversation reveals why the exact behaviours rewarded in school can sabotage your confidence, visibility, and career growth once you're in the workforce. In this episode, you'll learn: Why perfectionism is quietly costing talented women promotions and opportunitiesThe "extra credit mindset" that keeps women overworked but overlookedHow to stop being invisible in meetings — and become influential insteadWhy employers (including McKinsey) now care more about your thinking than flawless answersThe SHIFT Framework for breaking career-limiting habitsHow to use the network you already have to land interviews faster — without cold DMsAbout Brianne Carlon Rush: Brianne is a COO, hiring leader, and career strategist who helps high-achieving women transition from academic success to workplace influence. Post-Grad Networking Rubric · LinkedIn · TikTok · Instagram If you enjoyed this episode, here are the best ways to keep thriving with us: 🎧 Follow The Thrive Careers Podcast Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · Show website 📚 Build your career skills on purpose Job Ready: Essential Career Skills for Workplace Success 💼 Work with Olajumoke Fatoki — career coaching + HR consulting thrivecareersconsulting.org · Contact · info@thrivecareersconsulting.com 📲 Connect for daily career insights LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · Facebook 💛 Support the show (starting at $3/month) Let's keep thriving together. ✨ Support the show

  5. Apr 29

    Nothing Is Working in Your Career? Listen To This Before You Give Up

    Nothing is working. The applications, the interviews, the effort — and still no results. If you've ever felt stuck, behind, or like your career just isn't moving, this episode is for you. Because what if the problem isn't you? What if this phase is actually building something you can't see yet? In this honest conversation, host Olajumoke Fatoki sits down with Yousra Nawara — communications professional and community organizer — to unpack what career "failure" actually looks like from the inside, and why the moments that feel like dead ends are often the ones doing the most work. In this episode, you'll discover: The cover letter move that turned Yousra's biggest rejection into her next job offerWhy community involvement builds the career skills that job applications never testThe self-awareness shift that shortens how long setbacks knock you downHow to keep showing up authentically when the workplace doesn't make room for itWhether you're navigating a career pivot, the Canadian job market as a newcomer, or quietly wondering if your path is taking too long — this one's for you. This is not a "stay positive" conversation. It's an honest look at what it feels like to struggle — and how to keep going anyway. About Yousra Nawara: Yousra is a communications professional and community organizer based in Canada. Instagram · Website · Substack: Prolifically Random If you enjoyed this episode, here are the best ways to keep thriving with us: 🎧 Follow The Thrive Careers Podcast Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · Show website 📚 Build your career skills on purpose Job Ready: Essential Career Skills for Workplace Success 💼 Work with Olajumoke Fatoki — career coaching + HR consulting thrivecareersconsulting.org · Contact · info@thrivecareersconsulting.com 📲 Connect for daily career insights LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · Facebook 💛 Support the show (starting at $3/month) Let's keep thriving together. ✨ Support the show

  6. Apr 4

    Overqualified & Overlooked? The Immigrant Workplace Reality with Dr. Lola Adeyemo

    In this episode of The Thrive Careers Podcast, host Olajumoke Fatoki sits down with Dr. Lola Adeyemo — CEO of EQI Mindset, TEDx speaker, Equal Opportunity Commissioner, and founder of the nonprofit Immigrants in Corporate — for an honest, layered conversation about what workplace life is really like for immigrants navigating corporate culture in North America. Drawing on nearly two decades in Fortune 250 STEM companies and her award-winning book Thriving in Intersectionality, Dr. Adeyemo explains why so many qualified professionals stay stuck — and what both individuals and organizations can do to change that. In this episode, you'll learn: Why immigrant professionals keep their heads down — and what it's costing them mentally and professionallyHow visa fear and a "gratitude mentality" trap people in roles far below their qualification levelWhy going back to school is often the wrong move — and what to pursue insteadThe real gap between DEI statements and workplace inclusion in 2026What organizations must actually do to create environments where immigrant professionals thriveThe curb-cut effect: how designing for the most underserved improves the experience for everyoneAbout Dr. Lola Adeyemo: Dr. Lola Adeyemo is the CEO of EQI Mindset, a management consulting firm specializing in employee engagement and workplace inclusion, and founder of Immigrants in Corporate, Inc. She is a TEDx speaker, San Diego Equal Opportunity Commissioner, and author of the award-winning book Thriving in Intersectionality. Website · Nonprofit (free to join) · Book on Amazon If you enjoyed this episode, here are the best ways to keep thriving with us: 🎧 Follow The Thrive Careers Podcast Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · Show website 📚 Build your career skills on purpose Job Ready: Essential Career Skills for Workplace Success 💼 Work with Olajumoke Fatoki — career coaching + HR consulting thrivecareersconsulting.org · Contact · info@thrivecareersconsulting.com 📲 Connect for daily career insights LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · Facebook 💛 Support the show (starting at $3/month) Let's keep thriving together. ✨ Support the show

  7. Mar 25

    Motherhood and Career Ambition: No-Quit Strategies with Adewunmi Alphonso

    What happens when life completely derails your career plan — and quitting starts to feel like the only realistic option? Adewunmi Alphonso had two babies in one year. She returned from maternity leave already pregnant again. And she decided not to quit. In this honest, no-holds-barred conversation with host Olajumoke Fatoki, Adewunmi shares the strategy, the mindset, and the hard questions that helped her turn one of the most difficult seasons of her career into her strongest comeback. This is not a "you can have it all" conversation. It's a real one — for ambitious women who are done pretending that juggling a career and motherhood is either easy or impossible. In this episode, you'll learn: How to navigate back-to-back maternity leaves without losing career momentumThe "100% fallacy" — and why trying to be fully present in every area of your life is working against youHow to have an honest conversation with your manager when life throws a curveballThe difference between making a true sacrifice and choosing the path of least resistanceWhy a superwoman isn't someone who does it all alone — and what she actually does insteadWhat re-entering the workforce after a career break really costs, and how to protect yourselfAbout Adewunmi Alphonso: Adewunmi is a career strategist, HR professional, and high-performance coach who helps ambitious women navigate career transitions without sacrificing their identity. Find her on LinkedIn and Instagram at @yourhrlady. If you enjoyed this episode, here are the best ways to keep thriving with us: 🎧 Follow The Thrive Careers Podcast Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · Show website 📚 Build your career skills on purpose Job Ready: Essential Career Skills for Workplace Success 💼 Work with Olajumoke Fatoki — career coaching + HR consulting thrivecareersconsulting.org · Contact · info@thrivecareersconsulting.com 📲 Connect for daily career insights LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · Facebook 💛 Support the show (starting at $3/month) Let's keep thriving together. ✨ Support the show

  8. Mar 18

    5 Ways Dress for Success Helps Women Land Jobs (+ Free Workshops) | Podcasthon 2026

    What if you had access to free professional clothing, career coaching, and a network of employers actively hiring women — with no income requirements and no referral needed? This Podcasthon 2026 special episode spotlights Dress for Success Canada Foundation and the five ways they help women and non-binary individuals enter or re-enter the workforce — including free workshops you can access right now from anywhere in Canada. In this episode, you'll learn: The professional attire program that restores confidence before a single interview (9,290 individuals served in 2025)Career development support that goes beyond resume writingPost-hire networks that stay with you after you get the jobHow to connect with employers who are actively recruiting diverse candidatesHow to access free national online workshops — no client status requiredHow to access services: Dress for Success Canada Foundation serves through 13 affiliates across Canada: Vancouver, Kelowna, Central Alberta, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Orillia & Barrie, Ottawa, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, and Halifax. Many affiliates accept self-referrals — no agency needed. dressforsuccesscanadafoundation.org ·  Charitable Registration: 775960289 RR0001 If you enjoyed this episode, here are the best ways to keep thriving with us: 🎧 Follow The Thrive Careers Podcast Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · Show website 📚 Build your career skills on purpose Job Ready: Essential Career Skills for Workplace Success 💼 Work with Olajumoke Fatoki — career coaching + HR consulting thrivecareersconsulting.org · Contact · info@thrivecareersconsulting.com 📲 Connect for daily career insights LinkedIn · Instagram · YouTube · TikTok · Facebook 💛 Support the show (starting at $3/month) Let's keep thriving together. ✨ Support the show

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Your career does not have to be a straight line. It just has to be yours. The Thrive Careers Podcast exists for the pivots, the restarts, and the moments when you finally decide to build work that fits your life instead of the other way around. Hosted by Olajumoke Fatoki, career coach, HR strategist, and advocate for newcomers, women, and mid-career professionals. Each weekly episode delivers honest expert conversations and real stories for anyone navigating a job search, career transition, burnout recovery, or the climb into leadership. Some guests are seasoned pros. Others are still figuring it out. Every story brings you closer to your own version of thriving.

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  • Creator
    Olajumoke Fatoki
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    51
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    © 2026 The Thrive Careers Podcast
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