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It doesn't matter your background and where you started from, reading Agriculture Science in high School and a passion for Microsoft Paint. He started out as a sales boy selling Sophos Anti-Virus, mostly on foot. He challenged himself and believed he had the capability to do more. Rising through the ranks as a faculty, Group lead, Business lead and today the Director for one of the undoubtedly best Practical Technology schools in Ghana NIIT (NewEdge Infotech). He is inspired by the power of people and always looking for what can be made better.

He is always looking for opportunities to share his knowledge, a deep and Technical Technologist with the passion for solving complex challenges in innovative and captivating ways. Fascinated by a calculated developed in VB, he developed a strong affection for building software and tools. Today, through hardwork, dedication and perseverance, he is a principal software engineer in Africa's leading talent Hub Andela.

Guided by her mother to pursue computer science, she was not discouraged or intimidated being the only "Black Girl" in her class. She rose to the occasion, perceived and strived to change the narrative. She believes in the empowerment and development of the next generation by equipping them with the right tools and resources to enable them to excel and redefine the African Tech Story.

She is prolific, inspirational and motivated, pushing against the odds to bring technology and soft skills to young Africans who want to make their mark in technology. She believes in Hard work , dedication, believing in yourself and making the ordinary person extraordinary.

Motivated to inspire others, our guest on this episode is a traveler, a runner, and a change maker who believes in creating access to equal opportunities on the African continent.

Inspired by the passion to be an agent of change, in the mist of several challenges, he devised simple strategies to overcome the obstacles, invested his time and determined not to stop after a pass mark. Tune in, lets get talking with Wonder Paddy Dadzie #letsgettalking #africanminds #ctrlesc

" You can do it, just believe in yourself, when you fail, learn from it and start all over again" With her first encounter being a VTech Kids Laptop, Akua, is our guest this week. Being the first female to be employed in an all men's company, she rubbed shoulders with them rising through the ranks and today is the Operations Manager of the company.

Though he wanted to be a civil engineer, the spotlight this week is on Charles Martey. His story is one of passion and the determination to venture into a completely new space with the sole goal of making change.

This week, the spotlight is on Felix Sie, who despite all his difficulties and no prior knowledge or idea about computers took the leap of faith and ventured into the unknown. Today he's making his mark as one of the top BI Developers in the United States of America.

The Journey is the first series on ctrl+esc, where I interview Africans in technology across the globe. Digging into their lives, the good, bad and ugly of how they got into their respective fields, things they do aside tech, and more importantly, advice and ideas for the up and coming Africans venturing into this never-ending world of technology.