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RAHMON CHUKWUEMEKA
AGBAJE, 21 NWUBA, 26

Qualifications Qualifications
BA in Philosophy, Politics and MBChB in Medicine, University of
Economics, University of Warwick Manchester

I have now graduated with a BA Honours 6 This last year has been massive for me.
in Politics Philosophy and Economics from My wife and I have been getting to grips
Warwick University. with life as junior doctors which has
Myself and my co-founders are now COURTNEY DANIELLA been challenging yet rewarding.
working full time on Keakie and are in BOATENG SMITH, 21 I have had a major career shift and now
the process of taking the business to want to be more involved with Mental
the next level. We were selected by Health, and not so much Ophthalmology
The Office Group (TOG) as one of Qualifications anymore. This is because, not only is
the top 100 most innovative companies BA in Human, Social and Political it a fascinating career with serious
in London and have a number of offices Sciences, University of Cambridge socio-economic inequalities pertaining
across the city. We are scaling our business to it, but also because it provides a
and we are currently recruiting a team of The past 12 months have been filled with flexible working schedule. There are a
marketers, writers and programmers to hard work and a lot of transitions for me. few opportunities that have raised their
work full time who are all aligned with the My YouTube channel has continued to head, both nationally and internationally.
mission of building a brand that the youth grow and it has presented me with many I am really excited for the future. Also,
can get behind. I have matured as a person offline opportunities such as being one my podcast Bible&Banter has been
in many ways. Firstly, I am more resilient of the committee members on the NUS launched and is a real work in progress,
and have learnt how to adapt to different Poverty Commission. I have also attended but we’re getting there slowly! All in all,
scenarios, and my problem-solving 10 Downing Street for a meeting to the biggest lesson I’ve learnt is: integrity
skills have improved immensely. discuss Young Entrepreneurship and how trumps everything.
Secondly, I have a better understanding this government could better help young
of working with different types of entrepreneurs like myself, especially in
people and how to gain the best from the digital age.
them. I am also a lot better at balancing my This summer, I graduated from
projects. Being featured in Future Leaders Cambridge with a 2:1 and was thankfully
2017-18 gave me great confidence and in the position to leave university and
assurance that I am on the right path, and leap into self-employment. I now do
the determination to keep going. It was a social media and branding consultancy
great achievement and I was happy to make for several clients and have more
my family proud. recently launched my beauty business,
My message would be that university CDBeautyCo, the Create & Define Beauty
is a marathon not a sprint. It is a wonderful Company, which aims to redefine the
opportunity for personal development but beauty experience for black women
it is important to stay focussed on your through excellent hair services and
goals and to always have an eye on which products while simultaneously giving
career paths you are interested in, for when them a voice and a platform to redefine
university is finished. what their beauty is.
Over the past year, I’ve had to push
myself to make decisions and believe
in my ability. While I still bask in the glory
of my graduation, I don’t want my life
to be entirely defined by the university
I went to. So I’ve had to continuously
challenge myself to not become
complacent but constantly
prove how good I am in the beauty
industry and in the online social media
world. My advice for anyone thinking
of attending university is maximise the
opportunities available to you outside
of your curriculum and academic work.
Good grades are important, but they
alone are not enough, so find what you’re
passionate about and the different ways
you can grow it, and make the most of
those three years.

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