EP. 89 - From Athletics to Helping Diverse Talent Land Top Grad Jobs ft. Tobi Ogundipe

Joining us in the booth this week is Tobi, Founder of Diverse, a careers platform that helps diverse talent land graduate jobs at top companies.

This episode includes:

- What his business has taught him in 2 years

- Working with Stormzy and Adidas on a careers campaign

- Living in South America and much more!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Preview

00:35 - Take Off Intro

01:10 - Intro to Tobi

05:20 - No regrets about Athletics

11:23 - My business did well from day 1

16:20 - Working with Stormzy and Adidas

24:45 - Diverse: how we’ve evolved!

26:27 - I’m not hiring if you’re not an A player!

30:32 - The truth about managing people!

33:29 - Quitting my job

40:34 - Biggest successes for diverse

41:37 - I hired the wrong person

46:06 - Impact over money!

47:41 - Living in South America

52:42 - Cons of living abroad/being a digital nomad

55:05 - Tips for starting a business

57:27 - You don’t own your Instagram audience!

59:44 - Final messages

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