LifeWork by Blazers & Baby Isioma Asiodu-Otughwor

A conversation with  the interesting and authentic Ojuola Asuquo,  Ojuola has had a very interesting career experience. from working in corporate to working in a family business, taking a career break and returning to a senior role in corporate after years away...and now, She is a full time student(MBA) at the university of southern California in Los Angeles and has an experience in marketing communication across several industries (Jumia, MTN). She is also married with two amazing boys

In this episode we speak about :


Her unique mothering journey
Caring and Teaching a toddler with special needs
Her career transitions to various jobs
Re-awakening ambition after a break
The importance of surrounding yourself with an affirming community
Going back to school with two kids

Some powerful quotes from this episode:


“ The time to acknowledge your milestones “
“ As you take action, the clarity becomes “
What ever you are doing, if it is worth doing, it won't be easy
"It will be tough -so Jump in with the support you need"
“ I will not be the one to tell myself NO, let them tell me NO“
"You better put your priorities in perspective - Career breaks give you guts"


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This week we had the pleasure of chatting with Dami Ajibade, an international tax account, who’s also the founder of crownbury. She’s married with two beautiful children.

In this episode we speak about :


Dami’s career journey
Transitioning from working in the UK to working in Canada
Managing being a Nigerian that schooled in the UK currently living in Canada
Managing relocation with children
The importance of a support system
Navigation/organisation of her time as an employee, founder, wife and mum

Some powerful quotes from this episode:

“You are enough, don’t ever let anyone make you feel less than”


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This week we had the pleasure of chatting with Tomie Balogun, a financial educator, tech entrepreneur(Fintech) who’s also an investor extraordinaire and author. She is married to her cheer leader with 3 children.

In this episode we speak about :


Tomi's career journey

Her career transition from a regular employee to a founder

Her Mothering Journey

Managing her pregnancy during her MBA

Having a baby in a Pandemic

Parenting support as an employee vs as an employer

Leadership as a founder

Managing Ambition/Finances as a couple


Some powerful quotes from this episode:


“ If you set your mind to do something, you can do it "

“Adversity makes you stronger “

“ What happens inside of you, determines what happens outside of you “



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Pamela is a wife and mother to two beautiful daughters. She is passionate about empowering people and advocating for social justice. This passion is what informed her career choice as a Social work practitioner working with children and young people in the UK. 

At the start of 2020, Pamela started a parenting/lifestyle blog in a bid to be more intentional about the relationship She builds with her children. Musing Pam showcases a lot  of Pamela’s life experiences as a mum and life in general which she shares in her blog 

https://musingpam.com/can-i-call-you-later/


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Ayodeji Oluwaseun Shodeinde is an IT professional, a husband and father who is based in the UK but holds steadfast to his culture. He is proudly Pan-African and aims to balance the differences in western and African perception of parenting in bringing up his two beautiful daughters.

He grew up with five  sisters and in this episode with Isioma he tells all about :

-how he takes care of himself by mountain hiking, eating healthy and staying fit

-why he did not sleep a wink the first three weeks of being a father

-the struggle of bringing up children in a different society

-recognising and supporting your children’s different personalities

-why it’s important to immerse your child in the beauty of your culture not just force it down on them as rules

-why he regrets not teaching his daughters Yoruba and finally

-what resources have helped him along the way in his parenting journey

-Confronting Childhood trauma and having conversations with his Dad

#millenialdad #fathersday #Dadsindiaspora #GirlDad #feministDad #HikingDad #LWPodcast

Podcast Producer : Dooshima Dapo-Oyewole

Podcast Artwork : Abiyewa Illustrations

Podcast Admin Officer: Nia Peter-Thomas

The LifeWork Podcast is brought to you by Blazers and Baby and hosted by Isioma Asiodu-Otugwhor.

Blazers and Baby is a community for the growing population of young women in Africa. This

community provides them with practical resources to consciously thrive in their family life as well

as their chosen career path. Most importantly, helping them achieve the goals that matter to

them.


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Affirmations to remind you of your responsibility to yourself



Words by Isioma Asiodu-Otughwor

Voice over by Ummi Umaru


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