The Switch by Ife Taiwo Ifeoluwa Taiwo

Alain has coached, trained, consulted and spoken to over 2,000 groups, including 42 of the Fortune 100.  He is the author of the bestselling book Cracking the Leadership Code (Wiley). My work has taken me to 25 countries, and I serve on the Academic Advisory Council of the New Delhi Institute of Management and on the faculty of Duke Corporate Education. You can also find my work featured in Fast Company, BusinessInsider, Chief Executive, Chief Learning Officer and Inc. I live in Northampton, Massachusetts.

In this Episode, Alain and I Spoke about how understanding leadership can be a game changer and how it should start with the people.
We talked about how everything changes if you understand that leadership is a mindset.

Sam has mentored hundreds and engaged with thousands of students and professionals over the last many years and as a result, was the Co-Founder and Chief Motivating Officer of GradusOne, an organization to help high school/post-secondary and recent graduates in their life and career. 

In this episode, i spoke to Zakiya on how to pivot to a career and how you can make the most of your education. She shared her personal experience of coming from a family of educators amidst other things.


Dr. Zakiya Akerele is an educator, author, and speaker who found an early passion in academic pursuits hoping to use them to improve herself and the world around her.She sought higher education with full force, obtaining degrees from Florida A&M University (B.A.), Columbia University (Ed.M.), and Fordham University(M.A. and Ph.D.) in International Education, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.






n entrepreneur and globetrotter, Zakiya loves travelling while working remotely on her own terms and currently resides near Atlanta, GA, with her husband and two children.

For more info visit zakiyaakerele.com

I chatted with Scott, a founder, and we talked about what it means to be an entrepreneur.
we discussed what it means for your product to have a product market-fit as this would determine how far your product will go. we also looked at the intricacies and nuances of the life of an entrepreneur.


Scott has helped grow a startup from $0 to $100M ARR.

Follow me as I have a chat with an interesting individual who navigated the Nigerian academic rigour that eventually paid off.

Carolina is a serial entrepreneur that prioritizes and advocates for mental wellness in business. She speaks on and delivers solutions that contribute to the peace and well-being of entrepreneurs.
Being a business owner is not for the faint of heart. Nothing properly prepares you for the ups and downs entrepreneurship brings.

72% of entrepreneurs suffer directly or indirectly from mental health challenges.
💣 They have a 3-4X higher likely hood of suicide than the general population.
💣 62% report feeling depressed at least once per week.

So why isn’t this spoken about more? Where are the warnings before embarking on this journey?
We actively look for help in all other aspects of our business except to address the emotional and social toll it has on our lives. This needs to change today.
Carolina and i speak on the issue of mental wellness amongst entrepreneurs, she spoke about how there is a lot of burnout amongst founders and what we can do to find a balance. How founders can also find the balance between drive and passion and the people they work it. We speak about how men need to speak up and find some help when they notice them slipping.
Carolina can be reached here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meetcarolina/