Iconic Life Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Pillar 2 of UNCAP: Mentors vs Sponsors and How to Engineer Your Perception In this episode of the Iconic Life Podcast, Sam does a deep dive into pillar number two of the UNCAP framework: engineering how you are perceived, with a focus on the difference between mentors and sponsors.  Mentors provide advice, perspective, and feedback, while sponsors actively advocate for you in room...

Send us Fan Mail UNCAP Framework Pillar 1: Four Writing Moves to Make Your Work Visible Without Bragging In this Iconic Life Podcast episode, the host deep-dives into pillar one of the UNCAP framework—making your work visible—arguing that many internationally trained professionals face a visibility, not competence, problem because their work doesn’t “travel” beyond their immediate team.  He shares...

Send us Fan Mail Why I Built The UNCAP Framework — And What Every Internationally Trained Professional Needs to Know About Stopping the Invisibility Pattern In this episode, Sam Shaibu reveals the UNCAP Framework — a four-pillar system he spent nearly two years building to help internationally trained professionals break the invisibility pattern and stop being passed over for promotions they'...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, host Sam Shaibu delves into the importance of networking for career advancement. Sam explains the significance of building various types of networks—operational, personal, strategic, and developmental—and provides practical tips for effective networking, including being genuine, following up, leveraging social media, attending events, and giving before taking.  Th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Iconic Life Podcast, host Samuel Shaibu addresses how immigrant professionals can transform experiences of bias into constructive advocacy, without confrontation.  He emphasizes the importance of recognizing various forms of bias and discrimination, and shares five practical strategies for effectively speaking up.  Utilizing his experience working in a diver...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Iconic Life Podcast, host Sam Shaibu discusses the crucial topic of recognizing and addressing bias and discrimination in the workplace without compromising your career. Sam explores the definitions, forms, and impact of bias and discrimination, such as racial, gender, age, and cultural biases. He emphasizes the importance of identifying patterns of behavior...

Send us Fan Mail Most professionals collect mentors and never get promoted. The distinction I had to learn the hard way: mentors help you think. Sponsors help you get promoted. A mentor advises. A sponsor advocates in rooms you can't get into. That's Pillar 2 of The Uncap Framework™, and it's the single biggest gap I see in international professionals' career playbooks. The men...

Send us Fan Mail Eight days to his birthday and two weeks to his final exams, Jide found himself saddled with the responsibility of running a second generation printing press which happened to be his father's legacy after retiring from a life long corporate role. Jide lost his dad and started down the path of entrepreneurship at the early age of 24. In this episode of the Iconic life podcast...

Send us Fan Mail Sam Shaibu shares in this episode the 3 major groups most internationally trained professionals fall into. He lays the foundaton that for you to grow yourself you must know yourself. You must have a sense of meaning and understanding of yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses to be able to grow yourself. No one can produce great things Who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing wi...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Links Mentioned Please feel free to book a complimentary coaching if you need help clarifying and focusing on your goals. Join the Immigrant Council Community Looking to work on your team? Schedule a complimentary Team Impact Assessment. Subscribe and listen to every episode of the Iconic Life Podcast . Say hi on social: LinkedIn Instagram

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Links Mentioned Please feel free to book a complimentary coaching if you need help clarifying and focusing on your goals. Join the Immigrant Council Community Looking to work on your team? Schedule a complimentary Team Impact Assessment. Subscribe and listen to every episode of the Iconic Life Podcast . Say hi on social: LinkedIn Instagram

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share with you what I learned from Napoleon Hill's all-time classic book Think and Grow Rich about the power of an all-consuming desire. Links Mentioned If you need help with getting some clarity and focus as it relates to your goals you can claim your free complimentary coaching at samshaibu.com/coaching Subscribe and listen to every episode of the "...

Send us Fan Mail In this "not so typical" episode of the Iconic Life Podcast follow Yemisi Elegbede through this gripping chronicle of how she moved from waiting for 17 and half years, countless negative pregnancy test results, grim medical diagnosis, the deep yearning for children to becoming parents of a lovely set of twins (a boy and a girl).  She shares the process, the principles of...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I highlight the fact that circumstances do not make a man but reveal him to himself. The reason we do not get what we want most of the time is that we can only attract the things that are in harmony with who we are and what we believe to be our truths. The cycle of mediocrity has 4 steps:  Do the work, get no credit.  Play it safe, watch others play strategically....

Send us Fan Mail Wondering why we never seem to achieve long-lasting change in our circumstances despite all the efforts? Are you feeling trapped in your head and not taking action on your goals?  Then you definitely want to listen to this episode of the Iconic Life podcast. I share 3 things to help you build confidence in yourself to achieve anything in life. If you are looking for how to achieve...

Send us Fan Mail Let me ask you this question: Imagine for a second that there were five simple things that you could potentially create and implement every single day that could most likely create a remarkable result and change in your life. What could those five simple daily activities be for you? Last week, I brought you an excerpt from one of my recently held mastermind sessions with a group o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I bring you an excerpt from a recently held group coaching session with some enrolled students in my mastermind. Here we discuss the need for an accountability system in place to enable you to remain focused on your predetermined outlined goals. If you love what you heard then you would not want to miss being part of the upcoming enrollment session opening soon. Y...

Send us Fan Mail #016 -  Having given up everything in search of a new start and placing a bet on myself and my ability to make it, I reassured myself continually that I hadn't come this far to live an average life.  In this episode, I detail the 5 paralyzing mistakes  I quickly realized and needed help with after arriving in Canada. If you are just like me you may be making the very same mis...

Send us Fan Mail 015 - So I finally caught up with Charles Osuji after trailing him for 3 years reading about his meteoric rise to “legal stardom” in Canada and got him to talk about what and how exactly this rise came about. “ My name is Charles Osuji. I'm the seventh child out of eight kids. I came to Canada in 2011, sponsored by my brother, Joseph Osuji, a Nursing Professor. Before writing...

Send us Fan Mail 014 - In this episode I share in-depth, some structural changes that have been made in terms of Content Delivery - specifically how the individual episodes are delivered and the user experience as it relates to engagement and consumption. We did not exactly have a name for the show and based on our review of the last six months, and the plans we are putting in place to position us...

Send us Fan Mail #013 - After 3 months since the last released episode of the League of Icons podcast, I share the reason for the gift of those 90 days of time and space, and what is hot, new, and upcoming on the show. The topics covered on a high level included: Re-aligning Purpose - ensuring what we do in terms of content and activity is at the core of our predetermined overall purpose. Melissa...

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Links Mentioned Please feel free to book a complimentary coaching if you need help clarifying and focusing on your goals. Join the Immigrant Council Community Looking to work on your team? Schedule a complimentary Team Impact Assessment. Subscribe and listen to every episode of the Iconic Life Podcast . Say hi on social: LinkedIn Instagram

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Links Mentioned Please feel free to book a complimentary coaching if you need help clarifying and focusing on your goals. Join the Immigrant Council Community Looking to work on your team? Schedule a complimentary Team Impact Assessment. Subscribe and listen to every episode of the Iconic Life Podcast . Say hi on social: LinkedIn Instagram

Send us Fan Mail Support the show Links Mentioned Please feel free to book a complimentary coaching if you need help clarifying and focusing on your goals. Join the Immigrant Council Community Looking to work on your team? Schedule a complimentary Team Impact Assessment. Subscribe and listen to every episode of the Iconic Life Podcast . Say hi on social: LinkedIn Instagram

Send us Fan Mail #009 In this episode, this graduate nurse shares how the tragic loss of her mother jolted her to the realization of wanting to live life to the full-on her on terms. Mojoyin tells her immigrant journey and how becoming an online entrepreneur was an absolute next step in creating financial freedom for herself and her family while studying to become a nurse.  Armed with a clear plan...