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Early-career learner building practical technical skills

I am focused on gaining concrete technical and professional abilities to pivot or grow in my career.

Work samples

Portfolio pieces and exercises that demonstrate the technical and professional skills I am actively developing as I prepare for a career change.

About me

I am focused on gaining concrete technical and professional abilities to pivot or grow in my career.

As proprietor, I oversee my school operations (. As operations head for two years, I led 140 students. I managed a GH₵276,145 budget and led change in finance, enrollment and leadership. With the headteacher, I introduced morning classes, lifting core subject scores from 40% to 60% in two terms. Systems I implemented: - Leadership: a board to reduce founder dependency; a staff handbook (15 policies) - Finance: 50-30-20 payment plan and school software, reaching 98.1% school fees, 100% canteen fees and an emergency fund - Enrollment: first admission funnel (10 enquiries in a month); 5 fe

Externships

Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries

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Education

University of Ghana

B.A. Education · Class of 2024

Skills

Learning-focused on technical skillsProfessional skill developmentCareer explorationBusiness StrategyChange ManagementClaudeChatGPTCompany AnalysisConsultingCommunication

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Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries

StrategyBusiness Development

Overview

This externship applied Eric Ries's Incorruptible 4 framework to diagnose trust and integrity issues in major consumer brands. The work involved learning the framework, practicing diagnostic techniques, and producing structured assessments of the 'Ick Factor' using that lens.

Corporate Strategy Externship Mentored by Eric Ries

What I've accomplished

I produced a visual Incorruptible scorecard for FedMart and a slide deck that summarized governance failures and investor misalignment across the four diagnostic lenses.

Project breakdown

Situation: FedMart showed signs of mission drift after a hostile takeover. Task: diagnose what failed across the four Incorruptible lenses. Action: built a FedMart scorecard and a slide deck summarizing governance and investor misalignment. Result: produced a visual scorecard and a Canva slide…

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