Dreamsville

William Yakah
  • 5.0 (6)
  • EDUCATION

Dreamsville podcast brings you up-close and personal conversations between host William and friends to unravel what motivates people to do what they do in their respective career journeys.

Episodes

  1. #6 - Edith Amoafoa Smart: Unlearning, Relearning, & Forming New perspectives

    04/11/2021

    #6 - Edith Amoafoa Smart: Unlearning, Relearning, & Forming New perspectives

    Edith shares her experience chartering unpopular career paths, and how her liberal arts education has re-shaped her perspectives about a particular hot topic in Ghana.

    44 min
  2. #5 - Dr. Paul Azunre: Going Against the Grain

    03/15/2021

    #5 - Dr. Paul Azunre: Going Against the Grain

    Why settle for one passion when you can have two? Dr. Paul Azunre shares how he's bringing Ghanaian languages into the digital world by buiding Khaya app, all while pursuing his dream of being a musician.

    46 min
  3. #4 - Chidi Nwaogu: The Startup Mindset

    12/31/2020

    #4 - Chidi Nwaogu: The Startup Mindset

    In our final episode for a tumultuous 2020, William chats with a popular serial tech entrepreneur and software developer based in Nigeria, Chidi Nwaogu, to learn about his journey to entrepreneurship and lessons dealing with failures as a young innovator. Plus, are you a biology person or a physics person?

    41 min
  4. #3 - Andrea Gila: A Weird Nurse

    12/13/2020

    #3 - Andrea Gila: A Weird Nurse

    In this episode, William sits with a friend and coworker Andrea, a Ph.D. student from Madrid, Spain, to chat about her journey to becoming a nurse and then a scientist. Plus, how does it feel like to grow up in one of the biggest football cities in the world? Andrea shares some of her favorite moments.

    33 min
  5. #2 - Umaru Barrie: Intentional Mentorship

    10/31/2020

    #2 - Umaru Barrie: Intentional Mentorship

    From Sierra Leone to New York to Texas, Umaru walks us through navigating his journey overcoming many obstacles, and how a $2,500 summer job inspired his path to become a physician-scientist.

    44 min
  6. #1- Lucio Dery: Computer Vision

    10/19/2020

    #1- Lucio Dery: Computer Vision

    William chats with Lucio Dery, a Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University, to learn about his journey from Ghana and his motivations to study physics, computer science, and artificial intelligence.

    43 min

  7. 10/10/2020

    Trailer: Dreamsville podcast

    In this trailer, host William Yakah introduces Dreamsville and sets out the motivation behind this podcast.

    1 min

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
6 Ratings

About

Dreamsville podcast brings you up-close and personal conversations between host William and friends to unravel what motivates people to do what they do in their respective career journeys.

Information

  • Creator
    William Yakah
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © William Yakah
  • Show Website
    Dreamsville