Thank you so much to our amazing speakers Morenike & Uzoma for such amazing jobhunting stories and advice! See their bios below:

Uzoma Mezue. Product Manager working at Sainsburys. Graduated from the University of Nottingham with a MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. I’m passionate about the power of education and sharing the ups and downs we all face when it comes to the world of work.

1120-1135: Morenike Ajayi (my career story)

Morenike Ajayi (B.sc, M.BA, FCPFA, Prince2): Multiple award winner, a chartered Accountant, Author, Inspirational public speaker, Executive producer and TV presenter. She is happily married to Kenny and they have a son. Her restlessness and need for change led to the birth of “Career Nuggets” in June 2015. Career Nuggets is a social enterprise comprising a Career development TV programme and an event arm designed to educate, inspire and empower people aspiring to advance in the workplace via workshops, seminars and a career club. Morenike is also the Executive producer and TV presenter of “Career Nuggets” TV programme, aired on Sky 193 Monday – Wednesday at 5pm and Sunday at 3pm. In addition, Morenike is the Commercial and Finance Director for London Pensions Funding Authority, where she has the responsibility of overseeing a £6bn Pension Fund.

We had a giveaway during the event and we will be sponsoring 3 young women to attend Career Nuggets Virtual Conference in December 2020!