Sola Okuboyejo

There is Room for You Podcast

Education EN ↓ 5 episodes

This podcast is built around a simple idea: we can learn a lot from people who are still in the process of building their careers. Not every meaningful success story belongs to a celebrity or billionaire. Many belong to regular people navigating growth, setbacks, and opportunities step by step. Each episode features conversations with people in different phases of their careers, sharing lessons that others can actually relate to and apply to their own journeys. Because sometimes the most powerful stories are the ones that remind us that progress is possible.

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Sola Okuboyejo

Episodes

Leading with Excellence with Adebayo Ajayi 13.06.2026 54:06

"Why do you have so many credentials". That's exactly how this episode starts — no intro, no warm-up, just Sola asking Adebayo Ajayi the question he'd always wondered about. What follows is one of the most honest conversations about ambition, identity, and what it actually costs to build a full life. Bayo is an engineer who pivoted to project management, earned an MBA, PMP, Six S...

Trusting the Uncertainty with Justin Essien 30.05.2026 1:14:26

In this episode of TRY , host Sola sits down with Justin Essien, the Head of Offline Marketing at PiggyVest, to unpack the beautiful, messy reality of career pivots, imposter syndrome, and learning to trust the process when you don’t have all the answers. Together, Sola and Justin dive into what it really takes to build "reputation capital," the early-career hustle of pushing Afrobeats c...

Dreams Need Systems 16.05.2026 1:11:03

What's the difference between people who dream and people who actually get there? Systems. In this episode, Doyin shares his personal journey, including his struggles and unexpected love for HR and explains how applying Kaizen-style thinking transformed his approach to success. If you've got big goals but keep falling short, this one's for you.

Through His Lens- The Alfe Story 11.04.2026 58:37

What shapes a creative journey? The Alfe breaks down his early start , the obstacles he has faced, the breakthroughs that defined him, and the projects that continue to push his work forward.

Risk, Curiosity, and Building Across Borders 26.03.2026 1:28:25

From studying Agriculture in Nigeria…to shaping sustainable finance in New York. But the most interesting part? None of it was linear. Olu has built his career across North America, the Middle East, and Africa — taking risks, figuring things out in real time, and redefining what access to opportunity really means. We talked about: - His driving values - Experiences in the Middle East - Challenges,...