Nyasha Presents - Zim Beyond The Degree

1:40 Who is Taku 

3:55 When did Taku move to North America 

4:28 Taku talks about the black experience in Canada 

5:37 Identity crisis as an African international student in a predominantly white city. 

9:12 The culture shock of having black people who don’t necessarily make you feel like you belong. 

10:26 Black boys who code Pre university kids Invoking the interest in them 

12:00 Why is it important for minorities to be involved in tech 

15:00 What’s it like working at Microsoft as a software engineer  9 out of 10 experience 

17:40 Tech layoffs 

18:50 What other plans does Taku have besides tech 

23:00 Taku explains some of his tweets NYC Patriarchy 

27:00 Patriarchal society ideals being confused with human nature 

33:00 Is Taku still listening to Tuku 

34:00 If Taku could build an app what would it be about?

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3:00 how Audrey got into software development 

 5:00 what were some of the challenges getting into the role of getting in software development.

 6:00 Being reserved. Feeling inferior. 

7:50 playing sport to boost confidence 

11:18 How do you build self confidence  environment. Support. Supporting kids 

12:20 Believing in yourself 13:30 being a perfectionist  

16:00 how do you manage dealing with the outcomes when you’re a perfectionist. 

20:45 What we think of ChatGPT Concerns What she’s cases does it really solve 

23:00 what projects has Audrey worked on in tech. 

28:00 what kind of projects are you willing to take on? 

29:52 Where does Audrey get the design bug? 

32:00 Storytelling such a cool school 

32:30 Rapid fire questions 

33:00 worst programming language 

36:00 it’s tough in Zim right now. 40:00 

What is the origin story of Zim developers 

45:00 advice for anyone going through something  

49:00 Shouting out people!

1:00 how is Isheanesu doing in December 

2:00 how Isheanesu go into software development  

3:30 where did Isheanesu go to high school 

6:00 what does it take to make is as a developer in Africa. 

8:37 in a world where you could literally do anything why software

 10:15 what are you most proud of achieving all round and in the past 6 months 

12:25 what is the attitude towards Software Engineering. What’s the gap? You don’t have to be a mathematical genius to be a good programmer. 

14:49 How is the software development community in Zimbabwe  

18:00 Explain that tweet 

20:00 being a founder in Zimbabwe is a game set to extra hard 

25:00 it’s not gonna be  

27:00 what would Isheanesu do if there was no software Write make music or act  

31:00I’m really disappointed   

32:00 zimbabwean youth have few role models

New episode on the Zim tech scene with Ruvimbo Mambinge!  Ruvimbo is a dev + data scientist & friend (:  1:00Who is Ruvimbo? 2:32 How did you decide to get into data analytics and tech in general? 4:00 Being very few girls in tech 4:40 Belonging in tech as a woman 6:00 Focus on mastering a framework then learn others 8:25 when did you start learning computer science 10:00 General attitude towards computer science in Zim 11:00 People not understanding how a “simple” feature might still take time 12:00 People need the advantages of data science for a business.  You can lose money from not making data driven decisions. 15:00 Empathy for software engineers 18:00 Blogging on tech Teaching to other people 20:00 How do you get a job in software engineering 24:00 What do you do when taking a break from coding 26:00 Go to karaoke song 26:50 favorite pizza topping favorite genre of film or tv 28:47 best music on the Zimbabwean scene 29:00 What else can you reach out to Ruvimbo for? 30:56 Advice for the Zimbabwean youth

1:32 Who is George Chakama? 2:50 What was your perception getting into software engineering versus what you know now? 6:00 Why did George drop out of university and go straight into the computer science industry. 8:30 What’s the process of trying to get a job as a developer in Zimbabwe? 13:00 People diverting from what they’ve studied in university  16:30 Why George is building a community of Zim developers 24:00 Any projects you’re working on right now? 27:00 Rapid fire questions 32:00 George’s message to the Zimbabwean youth Invest in IT The secret of getting ahead is to get started

This podcast with Forget Shareka really got thinking about how as a nation we need to be more involved in all parts of the supply chain in agribusiness.  Agriculture is associated negative stereotypes. But you know something?

I’ve observed that most developed countries have a solid agricultural system. They absolutely do not take it for granted.  Now add climate change to that which will not spare our favorable weather So. We Zimbabweans should be making all the hay we can while the sun is shining.

I know there’s a lot of improvement in the agribusiness and I’m inspired by seeing some farmers here on Twitter doing the work.  But I just wanna encourage anyone who has the interest to be involved in the agribusiness supply chain.   It’s lame that some thinks it’s lame.

Remember, the rule is often you wanna have more exports than imports as a country.  And you probably know how it’s been going these past years.  We can change that. We can.  

Anyway. Rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts and follow us on your favorite podcast platforms

1:36 handling constant changes

2:00 knowing when to say no

3:45 how forget got into agronomie engineering.

7:50 the perspective zimboz have on agriculture needs to change

12:00 Origins of Chashi foods and being able to create

15:00 Forget’s vision for Africa

30:00 practising simple bookkeeping

31:45 Practise timing

34:00 People want to see a prototype

39:00 what does Forget hope people take away

One of my closest friends from high school is here, Leroy Tengwa!

I wanna talk to you who are in love, who are looking for love, who are doubtful of love.  

Are we going too far or doing too little in love and relationships?  Helping me is Lloyd Anesu Ngongoni who authors https://anesuopenmeditation.wordpress.com/- It's so amazing!  

Timestamps 

0:43 Why talk about love and relationships now Nyasha? 

2:30 Meet Lloyd! 3:07 How is Lloyd doing? 

4:41 When ddi you start tapping into poetry and why? 

7:51 Sabotaging relationships 

8:51 Is having courage easy 

9:00 Theory of attachment styles. Exploring fear associated with love and relationships. Fear of abandoment, rejection. Avoiding conflict. How it is related the amount of attention or distance a person may need in a relationship because of or even without facing conflict. 

10:30 Children can develop harmful personalities as early as 4 years old. Take parenting seriously and teach children emotional intelligence. 

11:31 What makes it hard to let go a person 

12:52 Are there always signs that it is gonna end or was it a blindside? 

13:43 Recognizing unhealthy behavior patterns - have self-respect, self-compassion! 

14:15 It doesn't matter if what the person does which hurts you is for a "valid reason". It still hurts you! 

17:30 Is it worth it going through heartbreak coz you "learn a lot"? 

19:24 Healing takes time and that's ok! 

20:28 What's Lloyd's new approach to dating now? 

21:26 The new dating situation in Zim 

25:51 Healing properly 

27:11 Can we go back to the old ways of courting? 

29:19 Men's expression of emotions 

31:13 Final words from Lloyd 

31:55 Final words from me

Transcript

0:00 Part 2 Goromonzi "Where are they now?" 

0:20 Why medicine? 

2:00 What do you view differently since you started pursuing your studies? 

6:53 How aerospace engineering and pilot studies come together 

11:29 Motivation behind learning Mandarin and immersion in Chinese culture 

14:37 What should people who aspire to take on a similar path to ours know? 

22:49 What's the most British thing Chido now does? 

23:31 What's the most Chinese thing Mubaiwa now does? 

27:15 Advice to A level students who are still deciding what to do next  

All things Goromonzi High School with Michael Lordmarc Mubaiwa and Chido Michele Mawarura  

0:00 Intro 

0:30 How we first met each other 

11:07 How we ended up at Goromonzi High 

20:39 Why wasn't Chido in Scripture Union (SU) Committee?

 25:30 Do you feel like you're now a GOSA (Old Goromonzi Student)?  

35:30 What did we all like to buy at the tuckshop?

0:00 Intro 

2:16 How is Tendai doing?

 2:59 A brief autobiography of Tendai 

6:40 Tendai shares his surprising university suspension story 

11:22 What made it difficult to process the suspension 

13:42 Great life lessons from Tendai Mungate 

13:58 Believing in yourself 

16:25 Making good decisions 

18:13 If you want success, you've got to desire it like you desire to breathe 

20:55 Is success inversely proportional to the amount of melanin you have? 

26:36 Rapid fire questions 

29:48 Who inspires Tendai? 

32:19 The sociology behind why religion isn't always cool 

35:50 Challenges the Zimbabwean youth are facing 

39:00 Tatenda's vision for himself 

40:30 Why Tendai returned to Ruwa Town Council as an alderman? 

41:49 Does Tendai feel like he's missing out on what most of his peers are doing? 

44:03 Who is Tendai at MSU?

All reasons why I started this channel | Ep 16 Millicent Kwangwari

The hilarious, visionary Brian Marombedza is here!  

0:00 Intro 1:10 What Brian had been up to 

2:20 Inspiration behind applying for Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University 

4:19 Navigating online learning and social distancing 

6:34 What did Brian at Marist Brothers consider to be the highest calling of mankind 

8:00 How 2014 was a period of some reform for Brian 

9:37 Important lesson while at UC Berkeley 

13:00 Dreaming in colour 16:39 

What does Brian think is holding people back from dreaming big? 

19:55 Important lessons from Strive Masiyiwa 

23:26 What's on the Maro of Africa Youtube Channel 

25:00 Is it paradoxical for Brian the trader to be pushing for Zim stocks 29:44 Mastercard Foundation's Impact 

31:16 Rapid Fire Questions 37:00 What would be the key moments in Brian's autobiography

On this episode is my high school besky - bestie deskee - from Regina Mundi Gweru, Vanessa Nancy Mangwanya. She's studying Industrial engineering at NUST in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. And is finishing an attachment where she works with mobile technologies.

Welcome to the fresh, most progressively growing community of amazing young Zimbabweans in diverse professional spaces. 

 On this episode is fellow Quaker Jefta Jawi He works in Electronics Engineering at Cummins, loves watching football (supports Chelsea) and is a chess guru!  You can find him on LinkedIn - Jefta Jawi 

Transcript:

 0:00 Intro 

1:50 How Jefta is doing 

2:27 How university education prepared Jefta for his career 

3:22 Will Cummins get into the self-driving business 

4:45 Most important skills to succeed in the STEM industry 

6:30 Rapid fire questions 

13:14 Jefta's approach to giving back to Zimbabwe 

15:48 How did Jefta come to the decision of Electrical Engineering

21:44 Has Jefta thought about other projects you might want to after retirement?

24:50 How Jefta got introduced to chess? 

28:47 Did Jefta entirely base his games on theory? 

30:53 When, why and at what point did Jefta stop playing chess? 

32:54 Rapid fire questions

On this episode is fellow Quaker Rutendo Chigora She's also been a recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship She is currently an Investment Associate at Bridgewater and is keenly interested in finance and investing, economic development, and public-private partnership development.  She likes Winky D.  

You can follow her on instagram: @ru_gram  

0:00 Announcing podcast availability on all popular podcast streaming platforms 

2:29 Fun activities for Rutendo to stay motivated 

3:28 Navigating the finance industry as an underrepresented minority 

5:28 Feeling pressure to outdo previous achievements 

9:37 Interdisciplinary learning at Penn and ability to enter different career tracks 

11:32 Keeping up with changes that happen in the finance industry 

12:38 Fan favorite rapid fire questions 

15:38 How the Dominican Convent experience was important to Rutendo's foundation 

17:02 Rutendo's most perspective shifting year since undergraduate experience 

19:42 Differences between Oxford and Philly - Philadelphia 

21:43 Did Rutendo always know she was coming back to the US, when she went to Oxford 

22:32 The US work ethic 

24:17 Opportunity to work in Rwanda 

27:11 Any hope of eradicating corruption in Zimbabwe 

28:53 How Rutendo measures her success 

30:26 Rapid fire questions 

38:06 Outro

On this episode is Vanderbilt University Business & Engineering student, Abel Zisengwe who hails from Harare.   In Zimbabwe, he attended Marist Brothers Nyanga  

You can follow him on instagram: @bheromkwasha

On this episode is Program Manager at Microsoft, fellow UPenn Electrical Engineering alum, Farirai Baya who hails from Harare.  She's the only other Zimbabwean who studied Electrical Engineering at my school during 2017-2019. And we weren't even in the same year.  In Zimbabwe, she attended Arundel School  

You can follow her on instagram: @fariraibaya

On this episode is Melbourne Polytechnic Civil Engineering (Australia) soon to be graduate,  who hails from Gweru, Nigel Chikwiramadara In Zimbabwe, he attended Fletcher high school.  

You can follow him on instagram: @nygel_chikwira  

Transcript

0:06 How this series has captured the spirit of young Zimbabweans perservering, working hard and making something out of nothin 

0:27 Star intro (once again from Gweru) 

1:02 Our lives on the other side after graduating university 

2:30 Nigel's university experience at Melbourne Polytechnic in Australia, studying civil engineering 

4:52 Reflecting on some A Level decisions. Choosing 4 subjects. Rebounding after getting A Level points that wouldn't allow him to pursue Civil Engineering in Zimbabwe 7:48 Relationship with societal expectations/pressures. 

10:46 New perspective on Zimbabwean education 

12:21 Planning for your education early 

13:04 Writing your vision for yourself down 

14:19 Angela Kumirai pops up and asks a question for the Fletcher people 

15:41 The process of applying to Australia Going to agencies in Harare, paying some fee. And putting in extra effort and time during the Upper 6 A Level holiday 

18:24 How I got to the US 

19:38 Fan favorite rapid fire questions 

21:18 How people from Fletcher High School will remember you versus how people from Melbourne Polytechnic 

24:00 The Prodigal son Going to Australia and feeling like the prodigal son But realizing God would meet him wherever he was in the world And so he would be ok. 

32:13 Blacklivesmatter zimbabweanlivesmatter 

37:00 Would Nigel still choose to do Civil Engineering

Welcome to the fresh, most progressively growing community of amazing young Zimbabweans in diverse professional spaces.  On this episode is Stanford University Human Biology graduate and incoming PM at Wikihow, Dumisile Melody Mphamba who hails from Harare.  In Zimbabwe, she attended Dominican Convent for both junior and high school.  

You can follow her on instagram: @dumi_a_favor 

Transcript

0:06 Dedicating episode to Harare 

0:27 Star intro 

1:25 Dumi dishing on post graduation life 

2:23 Dumi a brief autobiography. Growing up in Harare, attending Dominican Convent 

3:19 How coming to the US, specifically Stanford happened 5:00 How Dumi decided on medical school and how stable she has been with that decision 

8:23 Improving health care access 

9:34 Leveraging relationships is so powerful 

12:53 What were you grateful for at Stanford and what were some tough moments 1

6:19 Parts of you that you thought to mute in college 

18:48 High School Musical! Gabriella Montez and the Stanford dream come true 

19:57 Fan favorite rapid fire questions 

24:44 Do you think you felt a difference at all in Harare, being raised in a Ndebele speaking household? 

26:11 Favorite memories in Harare, favorite place in Zimbabwe outside Harare 

29:36 Who inspires you? 35:48 What do you want to be part of your legacy? 

38:43 Compliment you get most from people

On this episode is LeMoyne-Owen College Computer Science graduate and incoming APM at Lyft, Methembe Moyo who hails Bulawayo.  In Zimbabwe, he attended John Tallach High and Thornhill.  

You can follow him on instagram: @methembe7 Also follow @byo_memes and @emziniwecode 

Transcript

0:31 Guest intro 

1:39 How it feels to be done with college 

2:58 Reality vs expectations of what college would be like 

3:11 A brief autobiography of Methembe From John Tallach to Thornhill to UZ to LeMoyne-Owen College 

9:00 Relating to the black/ African-american experience 

10:27  What are you most proud of, looking at the past 3 months? 

15:02 Never have I ever..... 

24:12  Differences between experiences at John Tallach and at Thornhill High School 

27:54 Role as an Associate Product Manager at Lyft 

36:00 What do you want people to know about the city of Bulawayo?

On this episode is Bates College Chemistry graduate and incoming Masters Student at Texas A & M university, Nicole Kumbula who hails from Chinhoyi.  In Zimbabwe, she attended Langham Girls High and Monte Cassino Girls High. Notably, she was also Bates College's Senior Student Commencement Speaker.  

Transcript 

0:31 Guest intro 

1:27 Nicole gives an update on professional pursuits 

2:54 Leaning on fellow international students during the pandemic 

5:28 Applying to graduate school and navigating a cutthroat system 

7:41 Being intentional about decisions in college 

9:51  How the pandemic influenced Nicole's decision between Master's and PhD offers. 

11:25 Advocating for yourself and others 

12:13 Has Nicole always been in some leadership role? How it all started with her being a deputy mom in primary school 

14:59 Rapid fire questions 

20:27 Being low income in college 

24:04 Why study abroad while studying abroad? 

29:18 We try to navigate Harare 

31:39 Rapid fire questions 

34:18 Having a support system

Computer Science graduate and incoming Data Scientist, Ratidzo Vushe, who I first met at Regina Mundi High School in Gweru Zimbabwe in 2011 joins me in reflecting on our experiences as international students studying abroad in the US and the UK.

Transcript
1:09 How is Rati holding up in these times?
1:30 The experience of studying abroad at the University of Edinburgh, UK while already studying abroad as an international student in the US
2:43 Top 3 things Rati has started to view differently ever since starting college
5:41 Any regrets from time in college - what could've been done different
9:11 How family has kept you going?
12:01  Rapid fire questions
14:23 Women empowerment, celebrating women's achievements/successes and not viewing them as vain
Did Regina Mundi teach its students to be empowered?

Introduce Anesu who graduated from Reed College with a degree in Anthropology. He is very well versed with Zimbabwean history and customs and here are some highlights of what we talked about:

We talk about using art as an outlet - with all that's been happening, most of us have turned to creating our own things, or art to keep ourselves going and with a sense of purpose AND the place of mbira music in Zimbabwe.
We talk about colonization digitized - how the effects of colonization are still felt in the digital world. The internet may have been "democratized" but are opportunities or success in the digital world on an equal playing field?
And then we talk reestablishing our pride in our Zimbabwean heritage.

Transcript
5:10 colonization digitized
9:07 rapid fire questions
11:20 becoming more proud of our Zimbabwean heritage, produce, etc

This is Episode 1 of the Next Gen Web Series

Angela Kumirai shares about changing/adding majors in college and why doing well in A Level Subjects may not mean they're what's best to study in college.

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If you’re new here, hi! I’m Nyasha and I make feel good, relatable, real talk videos on the web about Zimbabweans in professional and academic spaces with the aim to inspire!

If you would love to see the video version please visit youtube.com/c/nyashazweb

Weekly episodes released on Fridays at 6PM CAT

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✨ About series:

Spotlighting diverse Zimbabwean stories from and for a generation that is hopeful for more opportunities, innovation, equality, equity and national pride.

We sit down and discuss their experiences and how they have overcome challenges.

Our guests include Zimbabwean US college graduates including professional engineers, Rhodes Scholars, CEOs and founders of companies and more.

✨ Say hi on Socials

Twitter: https://bit.ly/2S2F2pb

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3uyXbIp

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✨ About me:

Hi, I’m Nyasha Z. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering) with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering and a Computer Science Minor.

I grew up in Zimbabwe and started this intiative to represent some of the talented people we have that may not always be recognized. I truly believe these stories will be important for the next generation - hence the name Next Gen Web Series.

You will probably see guests from schools that I went to because I also want to pay tribute to the places that got me to where I am. So shoutout to my teachers, fellow students from the University of Pennsylvania, Goromonzi High School, Regina Mundi High School, and Nettleton Junior School.

Zimbabwe Young Professionals Web Series Intro Video

This is an introduction to what to expect on the episodes of this web series.

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If you’re new here, hi! I’m Nyasha and I make feel good, relatable, real talk videos on the web about Zimbabweans in professional and academic spaces with the aim to inspire!

If you would love to see the video version please visit youtube.com/c/nyashazweb
Weekly episodes released on Fridays at 6PM CAT
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✨ About series:
Spotlighting diverse Zimbabwean stories from and for a generation that is hopeful for more opportunities, innovation, equality, equity and national pride.

We sit down and discuss their experiences and how they have overcome challenges.

Our guests include Zimbabwean US college graduates including professional engineers, Rhodes Scholars, CEOs and founders of companies and more.

✨ Say hi on Socials

Twitter: https://bit.ly/2S2F2pb
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3uyXbIp

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✨ About me:
Hi, I’m Nyasha Z. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering) with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering and a Computer Science Minor.
I grew up in Zimbabwe and started this intiative to represent some of the talented people we have that may not always be recognized. I truly believe these stories will be important for the next generation - hence the name Next Gen Web Series.
You will probably see guests from schools that I went to because I also want to pay tribute to the places that got me to where I am. So shoutout to my teachers, fellow students from the University of Pennsylvania, Goromonzi High School, Regina Mundi High School, and Nettleton Junior School.

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You can visit buymeacoffee.com/nyashazweb
We shoutout all our incredible fans who do so. (Not that it can ever match the kind gesture!)

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✨Additional info
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