The grueling journey to the Antarctic culminates in witnessing the hair grass among the sea of icebergs. None of the satisfying visuals exists in remote Oil & Gas operations for women engineers. With the industry moving rapidly to automation, establishing systems for remote operation is a logistical nightmare in inhabitable terrains..
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While I was excited to work on an innovative product that shortlisted clients eligible for mortgages from underserved communities, I soon recognized the inherent biases in machine learning algorithms. While collaborating with the FTC, the Chairman proposed the application of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ..
Our unique culture of welcoming non-finance candidates across geographies has given us a strategic advantage in the NFT (non-fungible Token) market.
An Engineer with an illustrious 20-year career in technology was onboarded to evaluate the feasibility of the technology running the NFT marketplace and the marketing strategy we had integrated into the App. Although ..
When I joined <z>, I saw the old guards who relied on the brilliance of their phrases, losing out to young reporters like me, who learned to integrate analytics into our content plan. I analyzed the opening paragraph that improved scroll rate, the lines that led readers to click more and the end credits that earned a share in social media.
In three years, we were fighting misinformation generated by ..
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The panicked 911 call recording still haunts me. I could hear my aunt's helpless attempt at reviving my cousin. My brother was sobbing uncontrollably in the background. In our chats, he shared teenagers' obsession..
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Getting coached by the CEO was a career-defining boot camp. Every morning, I presented three versions of the pitch. He would offer feedback on each small inflection.
When I introduced a few complex sentences, he would comment, “You are not selling to Oxford professors.” The practice was exhausting, but when executives from Ghana to Canada..
"You want a cost-effective adoption process; choose Michael."
My friend shared the horror - not of the question but the calmness with which the Adoption Counselor was bidding for a black boy. This wasn't a push for equality but the remnants of a systemic injustice that black communities still pay. Black children
Watching workers dripping in the dirt in our family's marble mining plants while we lived in the comforts of a solar-powered residence in Johannesburg motivated me to pursue a career in non-profit. The energy independence we aim to achieve became part of public consciousness when hybrid work crumbled ..
As a teenager, I accompanied my father to meet property owners. By age 18, I had worked with developers, designers, inspection officers, the fire department, bankers, and homeowners. When we started our boutique real Estate Consulting Company in South Boston, I
In 2019, when we were at the New York International Auto Show, I met Professor <H>, who advised us to reduce costs with strategic acquisition. In 2020, the right moment arrived when prices became attractive. We acquired our
Having exhausted all options of finding an advertiser that matches our mission of ‘science education for all,’ I was tired on my way to the Park Lane Hotel when Usman – the Uber driver, noticed my frustration. He shared ..
I learned the building blocks of Finance through an exploratory internship at <y> in Singapore. The internship expanded my perspective of Finance from a quant exercise to a reflection of the culture, policy and aspirations of a country. The reports I created had all the makings of a short story, merging interactions of ....
At my day job in <X>, I am responsible for managing the accounts of 150+ subsidiaries. Starting with a traditional Oil Refinery Business, we pivoted into digital media, telecom, and FinTech. The diversity has helped me gain ..
Accuracy meant everything at Goldman Sachs. A small margin of error even by half a million dollars was frowned upon by the VP. Under such intense scrutiny, I thrived as an analyst. Unlike peer analysts, I didn’t stop at the numbers. I broke down ..
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When the clock struck 6 a.m., we brothers looked at each other with a sense of immense satisfaction. The menus were strategically planned to increase the order value. Each sourced ingredient was accounted for, and
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As someone who has worked for a Technology giant, selling Enterprise Servers for Small and Medium Businesses, I was comfortable with million-dollar billings. Last summer, as a consultant for an Edu-tech non-profit, I was thrust into a unique environment - working for a local non-profit with grand visions but limited resources.
The Founder had developed a prototype for an affordable Edu-tech service that would reach millions through smartphones. Despite a lofty vision, our on-ground research showed that in a..