Medical Student turned Human Resources Professional

Dr. Tavara Johnson interviews Oluwatoyin Puddicombe. Oluwatoyin is an HR Professional and Career Fitness Coach with multi-sectorial work experience spanning Aviation, Business Services, Consulting, Insurance, Broadcast Media and Microfinance Banking. She has acquired skills and competences in Client Services, Relationship Management, and Human Capital Management with a strong bias for Talent Development and Employability Skills. A medical student turned HR professional, she started Toyin Talks Talent (T3), a coaching and mentoring platform in response to her first hand experience of the negative impact of a mismatch between natural talents and course of study. At T3, young professionals are guided to find their career fit by discovering their talents, developing them through fit for purpose capacity building sessions so that they can deploy and demonstrate these talents in the workplace. Her passion for developing young professionals inspired her to found the T3 Torchbearers Academy (T3TA) which is on a mission to empower the next generation of African professionals by providing them with practical skills, nurturing their talents and instilling values that drive success while navigating the world of work. She has been recognized for her efforts by The HR Foundry, LinkedIn BootCON and tge Association of Elite Human Resources Professionals for her work with young professionals and inspiring professionals to take ownership of their careers. Her weekly newsletter “The Talent Guide” with more than 23,000 subscribers has made it to the LinkedIn Newsletters to Explore 6 times. She holds several human resources certifications and is happily married with children.