Why Don't We Lean Into Our Strengths And How Do We Fill The Gap? w/ Samuel Okusaga | Ep21 episode artwork

EPISODE · Dec 10, 2024 · 1H 27M

Why Don't We Lean Into Our Strengths And How Do We Fill The Gap? w/ Samuel Okusaga | Ep21

from Lost and Searching with Seven Jacobs · host Seven Jacobs

Why does it seem like we spend our whole lives downplaying our strengths and ignoring our weaknesses? 👉 Join the journey and find more answers to hard questions HERE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO6l9CNQoSFdYrSofAAHBcTdsnpYk8iYg ⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Learn more about Untapped, our partner for this episode, who specialises in mobile brand experiences and supports businesses with everything from tech, to brand, to product marketing: ⁠https://www.thisisuntapped.com⁠ 👉 If you're finding there are some tough questions in your life that you need some help to answer, I coach high-performance leaders and high-potential entrepreneurs, either 1:1 or through workshops: www.sevenjacobs.com/coaching | www.sevenjacobs.com/workshops Samuel is a visionary product manager, entrepreneur, TEDx speaker. & father. Founder of Worth of Mouth in 2016, a recruitment marketing agency aiding UK's leading brands in acquiring diverse Gen-Z talent. Co-founder of The Apprenticeship Advantage, a program dedicated to up-skilling 10,000 working-class students to secure top apprenticeships at global firms. Beginning his corporate journey at 18 as a chartered manager degree apprentice at Pearson, Samuel now serves as a Product Manager at Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer whilst building his venture. Today, we discuss: Did education systems fail us as young people? Are there alternative educational pathways for young adults in the UK? Who is at fault for the challenges we faced as youth? Why do we downplay our strengths and ignore our weaknesses? What is the impact that parenthood has on someone? How does it seem to change their life? Do companies value what young adults can bring to the table now? What should they do differently? And more! WHAT TO DO NEXT: GUEST LINKS: LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelokusaga INSTAGRAM - instagram.com/samokusaga WEBSITE - apprenticeavdantage.co.uk HOST LINKS WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sevenjacobs.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSTACK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sevenjacobs.substack.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOW LINKS WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching⁠⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ALL EPISODES (Spotify): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv⁠⁠⁠⁠ ALL EPISODES (Apple): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

Why does it seem like we spend our whole lives downplaying our strengths and ignoring our weaknesses? 👉 Join the journey and find more answers to hard questions HERE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO6l9CNQoSFdYrSofAAHBcTdsnpYk8iYg ⁠⁠⁠ 👉 Learn more about Untapped, our partner for this episode, who specialises in mobile brand experiences and supports businesses with everything from tech, to brand, to product marketing: ⁠https://www.thisisuntapped.com⁠ 👉 If you're finding there are some tough questions in your life that you need some help to answer, I coach high-performance leaders and high-potential entrepreneurs, either 1:1 or through workshops: www.sevenjacobs.com/coaching | www.sevenjacobs.com/workshops Samuel is a visionary product manager, entrepreneur, TEDx speaker. & father. Founder of Worth of Mouth in 2016, a recruitment marketing agency aiding UK's leading brands in acquiring diverse Gen-Z talent. Co-founder of The Apprenticeship Advantage, a program dedicated to up-skilling 10,000 working-class students to secure top apprenticeships at global firms. Beginning his corporate journey at 18 as a chartered manager degree apprentice at Pearson, Samuel now serves as a Product Manager at Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer whilst building his venture. Today, we discuss: Did education systems fail us as young people? Are there alternative educational pathways for young adults in the UK? Who is at fault for the challenges we faced as youth? Why do we downplay our strengths and ignore our weaknesses? What is the impact that parenthood has on someone? How does it seem to change their life? Do companies value what young adults can bring to the table now? What should they do differently? And more! WHAT TO DO NEXT: GUEST LINKS: LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelokusaga INSTAGRAM - instagram.com/samokusaga WEBSITE - apprenticeavdantage.co.uk HOST LINKS WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sevenjacobs.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSTACK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sevenjacobs.substack.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mainpage.me/seven.jacobs⁠⁠⁠⁠ SHOW LINKS WEBSITE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sevenjacobs.com/lost-and-searching⁠⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LeadershipDiscoveryTV⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ALL EPISODES (Spotify): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ldtv⁠⁠⁠⁠ ALL EPISODES (Apple): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-and-searching/id1771369908⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

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