Working hard towards an uncertain goal is powerful. Seven months ago, Beyond the Classroom aimed to inspire careers by sharing stories of exceptional students. We've featured ten episodes with students excelling in various fields—software engineering, entrepreneurship, product marketing, machine learning, data analytics, and more. On this episode, we reflect on the lessons learned from these inspiring mavericks. This episode was sponsored by ClassroomIO. ClassroomIO is an open-source learning management system perfect for small and medium bootcamps looking to set up a fully customizable online teaching platform quickly. If you have students and you want to teach them anything online, ClassroomIO is the best tool to help you get started efficiently. With ClassroomIO, you can create courses tailored to your curriculum, invite students to join your classes, and manage your teaching activities with ease. The platform allows you to give assignments to your students and provides an advanced AI grading system to evaluate their work promptly and accurately. This feature ensures that you can offer immediate feedback, helping students learn and improve continuously. Additionally, ClassroomIO offers many more features designed to enhance the online teaching and learning experience. From interactive discussions to resource sharing, ClassroomIO equips you with the tools you need to deliver high-quality education. Check out ClassroomIO and see how it can transform your online teaching at https://classroomio.com/

As a Security Engineer, Olasubomi applies his ethical hacking and software engineering skills to ensure the security and reliability of web applications. He works with teams to implement secure best practices for development and operations, such as threat modelling, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and code review. He also collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to resolve security incidents and improve security awareness and culture. He is pursuing my Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences at the University of Lagos, where he has acquired a solid foundation in programming, data structures, algorithms, databases, and networks. He has also completed multiple certifications and courses in his field. Finally, he is passionate about learning new technologies and techniques to enhance his security engineering capabilities and contribute to the cyber resilience of the web. This episode was sponsored by ClassroomIO. ClassroomIO is an open-source learning management system perfect for small and medium bootcamps looking to set up a fully customizable online teaching platform quickly. If you have students and you want to teach them anything online, ClassroomIO is the best tool to help you get started efficiently. With ClassroomIO, you can create courses tailored to your curriculum, invite students to join your classes, and manage your teaching activities with ease. The platform allows you to give assignments to your students and provides an advanced AI grading system to evaluate their work promptly and accurately. This feature ensures that you can offer immediate feedback, helping students learn and improve continuously. Additionally, ClassroomIO offers many more features designed to enhance the online teaching and learning experience. From interactive discussions to resource sharing, ClassroomIO equips you with the tools you need to deliver high-quality education. Check out ClassroomIO and see how it can transform your online teaching at https://classroomio.com/

Rukhayat Orekoya is a full-stack designer based in Lagos, Nigeria. Her ability to deal with multiple parts of design, from Character design to UI/UX design, Graphics design, and most recently Game design, is what she refers to as "full stack". She is currently pursuing a degree in civil engineering at the University of Lagos, which may appear to be a far from my passion and line of work, but stems from her fascination with structure, form, and the urge to design and construct. Great structures, in her opinion, are ageless and hence a pure form of art.

She has worked in a variety of design industries, mostly as a freelancer and in communities relevant to her specialty. As a result of her capacity to hone many skills, she is creative, always eager to learn and pay close attention to details.

This episode was sponsored by ClassroomIO. ClassroomIO is an open-source learning management system perfect for small and medium bootcamps looking to set up a fully customizable online teaching platform quickly. If you have students and you want to teach them anything online, ClassroomIO is the best tool to help you get started efficiently.With ClassroomIO, you can create courses tailored to your curriculum, invite students to join your classes, and manage your teaching activities with ease. The platform allows you to give assignments to your students and provides an advanced AI grading system to evaluate their work promptly and accurately. This feature ensures that you can offer immediate feedback, helping students learn and improve continuously.Additionally, ClassroomIO offers many more features designed to enhance the online teaching and learning experience.

From interactive discussions to resource sharing, ClassroomIO equips you with the tools you need to deliver high-quality education.Check out ClassroomIO and see how it can transform your online teaching at https://classroomio.com/

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Saheed Azeez is as an experienced Software Engineer and Machine Learning Enthusiast whose journey in technology involves continuous learning, problem-solving, and impactful project deliveries.Saheed highlights his professional achievements, mentioning his expertise in Python, Flask, Fast-API, SQLAlchemy, BeautifulSoup, and more and he shares that he has successfully developed and deployed innovative projects such as a Twitter Screenshot Bot, a Telegram Anti-Cyberbullying Bot, and a Nigerian Word Spell Corrector. Furthermore, Saheed excels as a Machine Learning Engineer, building intelligent solutions using Python, TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-learn, and other ML technologies. He contributes to Zindi.africa, where he ranks 110 out of 10,000 data scientists and also leads winning teams in challenges like the AirQo Low-Cost Air Quality Monitor Calibration Challenge and achieves high ranks in several other machine learning competitions.

This episode was sponsored by ClassroomIO. ClassroomIO is an open-source learning management system perfect for small and medium bootcamps looking to set up a fully customizable online teaching platform quickly. If you have students and you want to teach them anything online, ClassroomIO is the best tool to help you get started efficiently.

With ClassroomIO, you can create courses tailored to your curriculum, invite students to join your classes, and manage your teaching activities with ease. The platform allows you to give assignments to your students and provides an advanced AI grading system to evaluate their work promptly and accurately. This feature ensures that you can offer immediate feedback, helping students learn and improve continuously.

Additionally, ClassroomIO offers many more features designed to enhance the online teaching and learning experience. From interactive discussions to resource sharing, ClassroomIO equips you with the tools you need to deliver high-quality education.

Check out ClassroomIO and see how it can transform your online teaching at https://classroomio.com/

Oluwafayokunmi Olutomiwa is a 500-level Electrical and Electronics Engineering student of the University of Lagos. She’s also carving her own path and setting the pace as an entrepreneur in the printing, branding, and packaging industry as the fore-runner and co-founder of PrintPlaceNg, a fast-growing contemporary print and branding hub. Leveraging social media marketing and advertising, the startup has been able to scale up to a rake in revenues of over 36 million naira in 2023.In 2023, she told her story on the biggest African tech publication, TechCabal. Check it out here: https://techcabal.com/2023/03/24/the-22-year-old-unilag-student-setting-the-pace-in-the-branding-and-packaging-industry/This episode was sponsored by ClassroomIO. ClassroomIO is an open-source learning management system perfect for small and medium bootcamps looking to set up a fully customizable online teaching platform quickly. If you have students and you want to teach them anything online, ClassroomIO is the best tool to help you get started efficiently.With ClassroomIO, you can create courses tailored to your curriculum, invite students to join your classes, and manage your teaching activities with ease. The platform allows you to give assignments to your students and provides an advanced AI grading system to evaluate their work promptly and accurately. This feature ensures that you can offer immediate feedback, helping students learn and improve continuously.Additionally, ClassroomIO offers many more features designed to enhance the online teaching and learning experience. From interactive discussions to resource sharing, ClassroomIO equips you with the tools you need to deliver high-quality education.Check out ClassroomIO and see how it can transform your online teaching at classroomio.com.

Adedeji is‎‎‎ a final-year student studying Computer Science at the University of Lagos. He is also an‎‎ experienced‎‎ and‎‎ passionate‎‎ Software‎‎ Engineer‎‎ with‎‎ over‎‎ seven‎‎ years‎‎ of‎‎ hands-on‎‎ experience‎‎ in‎‎ designing,‎‎ developing,‎‎ and‎‎ optimizing‎‎ software‎‎ solutions‎‎ for‎‎ top‎‎ brands‎‎ across‎‎ Africa‎‎ and‎‎ internationally.‎‎ He has‎‎ had‎‎ the‎‎ privilege‎‎ of‎‎ working‎‎ with‎‎ top‎‎ brands‎‎ like‎‎ JP‎‎ Morgan,‎‎ Eden‎‎ Life,‎‎ Food‎‎ Bundles,‎‎ VTMONEY‎‎ and‎‎ so‎‎ much‎‎ more. ⁣⁣Throughout‎‎ his‎‎ career,‎‎ he has‎‎ demonstrated‎‎ a‎‎ strong‎‎ ability‎‎ to‎‎ collaborate‎‎ effectively‎‎ with‎‎ cross-functional‎‎ teams,‎‎ gather‎‎ requirements,‎‎ and‎‎ seamlessly‎‎ integrate‎‎ solutions‎‎ within‎‎ existing‎‎ infrastructures.‎‎ His experience‎‎ spans‎‎ across‎‎ diverse‎‎ regions,‎‎ including‎‎ London,‎‎ United‎‎ Kingdom,‎‎ Lagos,‎‎ Nigeria,‎‎ and‎‎ Kigali,‎‎ Rwanda,‎ allowing‎‎ him to‎‎ adapt‎‎ and‎‎ thrive‎‎ in‎‎ multicultural‎‎ environments. ⁣⁣ ⁣Adedeji is‎ passionate‎‎ about‎‎ leveraging‎‎ technology‎‎ to‎‎ build‎‎ functional‎‎ products‎‎ that‎‎ serves‎‎ people‎‎ and‎‎ he is‎‎ continuously‎‎ seeking‎‎ opportunities‎‎ to‎‎ contribute‎‎ his expertise‎‎ to‎‎ innovative‎‎ projects‎‎ that‎‎ make‎‎ a‎‎ meaningful‎‎ impact.

Olayinka Atobiloye is a fourth-year Computer Engineering student at the University of Lagos. Olayinka is also a Software Developer passionate about building easy-to-use, responsive, accessible, and user-friendly websites to solve problems. With respect to that, she has interned as a summer analyst not once but twice at one of the biggest investment banks in the world, Goldman Sachs. Furthermore, she currently works as a software engineering intern at Bloomberg in the UK. Furthermore, Olayinka is a GitHub Campus Expert at the University of Lagos where she acts as a champion for technology on the University of Lagos' campus as she builds and fosters a welcoming and inclusive community around software development and open source projects. Furthermore, having worked with GitHub as a Major League Hacking Fellow, Olayinka currently works as an admissions specialist for new fellows at the Major League Hacking fellowship. In this episode, she talks about all these and more.

Ridwan Ganiy is a digital (growth) marketer and community marketing specialist with four years of experience envisioning ideas, converting to actionable strategies that produce desired results, a community builder and convener of community developers. He currently works at Klas as a Product Marketing Specialist where he works on how to unlock the power of knowledge sharing and wealth creation in the creator economy. His work experience spans across fintech, edtech, e-commerce, ecosystem operation, community, B2B2C SaaS, fashion and events spaces as he has previously worked at Selar, Stax and Endeavour Nigeria - all in growth and product marketing capacities. Furthermore, Ridwan led the sixth edition of the biggest student-led innovation competition, the Professor Ayodele Awojobi Design Competition (PAADC). In his role as chairman, Ridwan has exemplified what growing ones career whilst volunteering can be like. His Core Skills include Growth Marketing, Product Marketing, User acquisition, Marketing Planning, Content Strategy and Marketing, Email Marketing, Social Media, Copywriting, Project Management, Community Marketing, Teamwork, Leadership, Communication and Strategic planning. He talks about how he has built an amazing career in product (and growth) marketing in the tech space whilst leveraging his volunteering experience at PAADC and more on the episode.