THE BIGGEST CAREER SECRET NO ONE TALKS ABOUT

This month, two recent graduates I once recommended for jobs reached out to thank me after receiving their first salaries. Neither of them had applied for the roles they got.That moment made me sit with something I have been thinking about for a long time. Something most career advice does not tell you. Something I have lived through every single paid opportunity in my career — and that I think most of us in Africa are getting wrong.In this episode of Morayo Talks, I share five real stories from my own career and break down the one thing that has actually opened every door for me. I talk about what this means for three groups of people: young professionals trying to grow, founders building companies, and creators trying to make their work pay.This is an honest conversation about how careers actually move, how doors really open in Africa, and what most career advice gets wrong about personal branding, networking, and referrals.I close with a question worth sitting with: whose names have you put in rooms recently? And whose names have been put in rooms for you?🔗 If you work in marketing or with creators, I wrote a longer piece on what this looks like inside the Nigerian influencer marketing industry: ➡️[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trust-new-reach-morayo-odunsi-wxyze]Don’t forget to subscribe and give a 5 star!✨