[ENGLISH] - Discussion with Michelle Kathryn Essomé, Ex-CEO of African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

06/26/20 • 54 min

In today's discussion, we have a fantastic discussion with Michelle Kathryn Essomé, Ex-CEO of African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Michelle's investment banking experience spans nearly 20 years, during which she held a wide range of marketing and origination roles in equities, fixed income, corporate finance and investment management with Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Nomura. In this episode, we get to know the person behind the success. Joys, fears, struggles, and recent learnings about the black injustice are covered in this episode. Enjoy!
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[ENGLISH] - Discussion with Sabry Tozin, Vice-President of Enterprise Productivity Engineering at LinkedIn

In today's discussion, we have a down to earth and profound discussion with Sabry Tozin, current VP of Engineering at LinkedIn. Sabry was born in Kinshasa, spent his high school and university in Seattle, before joining the Silicon Valley in 1998. The amazing chat we had relates 20 years of career in the Bay Area in consulting (Accenture), entrepreneurship (Pay By Touch), back to corporate with Fox Interactive, IGN, then Netflix, before joining LinkedIn in 2017. Sabry opens his heart to the failures and struggles he had to fight in the past, while feeling proud and optimism about the future. We finished the conversation by touching on his view on the black condition in the Bay Area since the 1990s, as well as key advice on diversity: what it matters and what to do in some situations. Finally, we get to know Sabry's outside of work, as well as get to hear me provide a message in Lingala. Enjoy!
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[FRANCAIS] - Discussion avec Ornella Cindy Eboko, Camerounaise, Foundatrice de FrikaKidz TV

Dans cette discussion avec Ornella, nous découvrons qui se cache derrière FrikaKidz TV, la chaine Youtube dédiée à du contenu pour en enfants résolument tourné vers l'Afrique. Constatant le manque de contenu africain dédié aux enfants, Ornella décide d'en créer. Le contenu de la chaine inclue pour l'instant des thèmes comme l'origine des couleurs de nos drapeaux, la symbolique des plus importants monuments africains et le respect de nos différences. Nous finissons l'épisode en évoquant le futur de FrikaKidz TV et un peu d'humour.

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