Ekua Cant

LinkedIn and Career Coach, Be Your No.1 Cheerleader

Ekua's talk broadcasts 14 October 2024, 01:00 PM

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Ekua Cant, Linkedin and Career Coach, Be Your No.1 Cheerleader Ekua is an author and Linkedin Coach. She is neurodivergent with Dyslexia and Dyscalculia. She is no stranger to career change or transitions and is using her positive style to coach ambitious women to unlock their mindset, gain career clarity and create career success on their own terms. She is the author of a motivational self-help book called, Be Your No.1 Cheerleader, which uses the entrepreneurial journey to encourage active positive self-development. Ekua started her career as a personal assistant to a Director working in the UK Civil Service, working with numerous Government Departments the Cabinet Office, Home Office and left as an IT Project Manager. Whilst working in the Civil Service she founded 2 startups, Layover Adventure and the Hackathon Queen. She’s been an employee, contractor, and is an entrepreneur. She has led multi-million-pound public sector digital transformations. She was also awarded a ticket to Barack Obama’s acceptance for the nomination to the Democratic party for her campaigning work for the civic voluntary organisation DCVote. She has completed the London Marathon in 2018 one of the hottest on record! She formerly ran DrinksBot, an on-demand drinks delivery service enabled by a Slack Chatbot. She is an advocate for diversity, equality and inclusion in tech. She met the late Queen Elizabeth II twice and is the former Co-vice Chair for GTA Black Women in Tech.

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How do we meet the challenge of youth employability? Using LinkedIn as a "digital employability skill"

14 October 2024, 01:00 PM
Ekua Cant