🎉✨ Happy 2025, and welcome back to an electrifying season 4 of the BsquaredC podcast! We're thrilled to continue sharing captivating narratives of Black women making waves in the corporate landscape.
Today, we sit down with Akua, a Berlin-based software engineer and mother of three, to discuss her incredible journey from geological engineering in Ghana to breaking into the tech industry in Germany. Akua shares her challenges, triumphs, and the lessons she’s learned about career transitions, work-life balance, and navigating the corporate world as a Black woman and a mother.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
💡 How Akua pivoted from geological engineering to software development
💡 The realities of balancing a high-impact career with motherhood
💡 Why prioritization and time management are key to success
Key Takeaways:
1️⃣ Embrace Career Transitions & Adaptability – Akua’s journey proves it’s never too late to pivot into a new career. She shares how she leveraged her skills, took on a coding boot camp, and pushed through setbacks to break into tech.
2️⃣ Prioritize & Reprioritize – As a working mother, Akua highlights the importance of managing expectations, balancing responsibilities, and making peace with imperfection to maintain productivity and well-being.
3️⃣ Own Your Narrative & Stay Resilient – Whether dealing with workplace biases or industry challenges, Akua emphasizes the power of confidence, self-advocacy, and perseverance in thriving as a Black woman in tech.
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To all the black women in the corporate world out there, KEEP MAKING BOLD MOVES AND KEEP TAKING UP SPACE🎙️🎊
