Careers & Business

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    July 8, 2025

    Blessing’s Journey to Vodafone: How Resilience and Mentorship Turned Rejection Into Opportunity

    At Step-Up, we believe confidence, preparation and the right support can transform a young woman’s future. Blessing is proof of that. A driven data enthusiast, she joined the Step-Up programme eager to grow. Despite setbacks and tough rejections, she persevered, applied feedback with intention, and leaned on her mentor when it counted most. Today, she […]

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    September 11, 2024

    Balancing Career Growth and Personal Life – Tips for Women by Omoyeni Babatunde

    When it comes to career and personal life, is there such a thing as balance? Can they truly be split 50-50? If not, are we deceiving ourselves when we talk about “work-life balance”—in this case, balancing career growth and personal life? Career growth goes beyond clocking in at work daily; it often requires a deliberate […]

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    November 6, 2019

    Girl’s Lets Talk: For the love of Black Girl Magic

    Just like that, Black History Month is all over and it could not have been a better time to celebrate Black Girl Magic. During last month alone, Dina Asher-Smith became a World Champion, Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce defied expectations, returning from recent child births to go on to win gold medals at the World […]

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    May 27, 2019

    Five ways to combat Imposter Syndrome

    A recent article on wearethecity.com revealed that 49% of millennials struggle with imposter syndrome at work. This is alarming because millennials already account for 35% of the workforce. The survey from careercake showed that the biggest worry for those surveyed was ‘not being “good enough” or being found out that you don’t have the ability […]

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    May 27, 2019

    10 things Rihanna has taught us about life

    Rihanna aka badgalriri aka CEO of the ever growing Fenty Empire, since she came onto the music scene in 2005 has lived her life according to her own terms and rules. As one of the most successful singers of all time with sales of over 280 million, she has successfully made the transition to business. […]

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    February 13, 2019

    CNN report: The real barrier for future CEOS

    According to a CNN Business report getting face time and visibility with the boss or a Senior leader is an important factor that can help women advance up the career ladder. Read the full article here