Hi there, I'm Nyasha and I'm here with my Zimbabwean guests and we're trying to figure out life post-university! We have entrepreneurs, changemakers, leaders, scholars. The common characteristics? Hard work, courage to try what may seem challenging, and hope. We are the Next Gen Zimbabweans. Join me on this journey. ************************************ Would you like to be on the podcast? Please reach me on my Twitter page @nyashazimunhu!
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32. Nyasha w/ Clint Mukarakate - How starting out a career in tech in Zim compares to starting one in the US
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Career in tech in Zim vs America1:00 What does Clint do2:00 Compare and contrast what’s it like starting a career in tech in Zim versus in the US3:00 How long have we been in the tech industry4:00 Clint getting involved in startups in late high schoolCo-founding projects Funding being the biggest problem2 years after high school - went to HITBeing …
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31. Nyasha w/ Brandon T. Bande - Choosing the path of entrepreneurship as a developer
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Brandon1:00 intro2:30 How Brandon got into software development13:13 Telecommunications at Midlands State University15:00 Brandon is not looking for a job19:23 Who is Brandon working with22:00 What advice would you give someone who doesn’t know what to start building, what their startup should be based on?25:00 Don’t build a solution no one will us…
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30. Taku rates working at Microsoft 9/10, talks black identity & invoking coding interest in minorities
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1:40 Who is Taku 3:55 When did Taku move to North America 4:28 Taku talks about the black experience in Canada 5:37 Identity crisis as an African international student in a predominantly white city. 9:12 The culture shock of having black people who don’t necessarily make you feel like you belong. 10:26 Black boys who code Pre university kids Invoki…
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29. From Unsatisfactory A-Levels to Successful Mobile App Development: Tinashe Muzondiwa's Journey
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1:00 Who is Tinashe Mzondiwa? 2:00 Tinashe is happy he failed his A Levels 6:40 Software Development being all about just solving a problem 7:00 Developing the Shona Ndebele SDA hymnal app 8:40 How to publish and market an app 10:39 How projects matter so much in software development. You can leverage the things you’ve built. 12:50 Society and pare…
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28. Audrey's Journey to Software Development: Overcoming Self-Doubt, Building Confidence.
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*** 2:00 3:00 how Audrey got into software development 5:00 what were some of the challenges getting into the role of getting in software development. 6:00 Being reserved. Feeling inferior. 7:50 playing sport to boost confidence 11:18 How do you build self confidence environment. Support. Supporting kids 12:20 Believing in yourself 13:30 being a pe…
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27. Navigating the Software Development Industry in Zimbabwe with Isheanesu
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1:00 how is Isheanesu doing in December 2:00 how Isheanesu go into software development 3:30 where did Isheanesu go to high school 6:00 what does it take to make is as a developer in Africa. 8:37 in a world where you could literally do anything why software 10:15 what are you most proud of achieving all round and in the past 6 months 12:25 what is …
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26. Nyasha w/ Ruvimbo Mambinge: Businesses are underutilizing data to make decisions/profit | Where are the girls in tech?
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New episode on the Zim tech scene with Ruvimbo Mambinge! Ruvimbo is a dev + data scientist & friend (: 1:00Who is Ruvimbo? 2:32 How did you decide to get into data analytics and tech in general? 4:00 Being very few girls in tech 4:40 Belonging in tech as a woman 6:00 Focus on mastering a framework then learn others 8:25 when did you start learning …
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25. Nyasha w/ George Chakama - Software Engineering in Zimbabwe
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1:32 Who is George Chakama? 2:50 What was your perception getting into software engineering versus what you know now? 6:00 Why did George drop out of university and go straight into the computer science industry. 8:30 What’s the process of trying to get a job as a developer in Zimbabwe? 13:00 People diverting from what they’ve studied in university…
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24. Nyasha w/ Forget Shareka - The vast opportunities in agriculture Zimbabweans need to know about
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This podcast with Forget Shareka really got thinking about how as a nation we need to be more involved in all parts of the supply chain in agribusiness. Agriculture is associated negative stereotypes. But you know something? I’ve observed that most developed countries have a solid agricultural system. They absolutely do not take it for granted. Now…
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23. Nyasha w/ Joseline Sithole - advice for Zimbabwean Women in Entrepreneurship
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There are unique challenges women face as entrepreneurs - not being taken seriously, not taking ourselves serious, less access to resources and information. We break that down here but also talk about the important research work Joseline Sithole is undertaking to help empower more women entrepreneurs. She has a riveting journey of her own where she…
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22. Nyasha w/ Tino Tongogara - the experience of college in America as Zimbabweans
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Nyasha and Tino look at college in America as Zimbabweans
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21. Nyasha w/ Leroy Tengwa - pivoting from medicine to finance
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One of my closest friends from high school is here, Leroy Tengwa!
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20. Nyasha w/ Samuel Makuyana - being entrepreneurial in Zimbabwe
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If you're in Zimbabwe and have thought about your income streams or even making a difference, you've definitely thought about entrepreneurship.Here is Samuel's experience with entrepreneurship and along the way we share some nuggets on life. Like we always do on this show(:Transcript:1:06 About Samuel Makuyana3:02 Discipline is the key4:31 Why did …
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19. Nyasha with Lloyd Ngongoni - the episode about love & relationships
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I wanna talk to you who are in love, who are looking for love, who are doubtful of love. Are we going too far or doing too little in love and relationships? Helping me is Lloyd Anesu Ngongoni who authors https://anesuopenmeditation.wordpress.com/- It's so amazing! Timestamps 0:43 Why talk about love and relationships now Nyasha? 2:30 Meet Lloyd! 3:…
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18. Goromonzi High School - Where are they now?
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Transcript 0:00 Part 2 Goromonzi "Where are they now?" 0:20 Why medicine? 2:00 What do you view differently since you started pursuing your studies? 6:53 How aerospace engineering and pilot studies come together 11:29 Motivation behind learning Mandarin and immersion in Chinese culture 14:37 What should people who aspire to take on a similar path t…
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17. All things Goromonzi with my friends in China🇨🇳 and the UK🇬🇧
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All things Goromonzi High School with Michael Lordmarc Mubaiwa and Chido Michele Mawarura 0:00 Intro 0:30 How we first met each other 11:07 How we ended up at Goromonzi High 20:39 Why wasn't Chido in Scripture Union (SU) Committee? 25:30 Do you feel like you're now a GOSA (Old Goromonzi Student)? 35:30 What did we all like to buy at the tuckshop?…
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16. Nyasha with Tendai Mungate - life coaching advice for young Zimbabweans and reading "Capitalist Nigger"
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0:00 Intro 2:16 How is Tendai doing? 2:59 A brief autobiography of Tendai 6:40 Tendai shares his surprising university suspension story 11:22 What made it difficult to process the suspension 13:42 Great life lessons from Tendai Mungate 13:58 Believing in yourself 16:25 Making good decisions 18:13 If you want success, you've got to desire it like yo…
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15. Nyasha with Millicent Kwangwari on braving the Electrical Engineering student journey
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All reasons why I started this channel | Ep 16 Millicent Kwangwari
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14. Nyasha with Tafadzwa Brian Marombedza on the highest calling of mankind, being a Mastercard Foundation Scholar at UC Berkeley
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The hilarious, visionary Brian Marombedza is here! 0:00 Intro 1:10 What Brian had been up to 2:20 Inspiration behind applying for Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University 4:19 Navigating online learning and social distancing 6:34 What did Brian at Marist Brothers consider to be the highest calling of mankind 8:00 How 2014 was a period of …
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13. Nyasha with Vanessa Mangwanya on high school and the women engineering experience!
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On this episode is my high school besky - bestie deskee - from Regina Mundi Gweru, Vanessa Nancy Mangwanya. She's studying Industrial engineering at NUST in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. And is finishing an attachment where she works with mobile technologies.
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12. Nyasha with Rudo Mudzi on the art of going back home (Zimbabwe) from overseas (America)
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Welcome to the fresh, most progressively growing community of amazing young Zimbabweans in diverse professional spaces. This episode we address one of the most difficult things to think about for everyone who's studied overseas. How do I go back home to Zimbabwe and reintegrate? How do I bring change but also recognize I too will be changed? Who be…
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11. Nyasha with Jefta Jawi on what it takes to succeed in engineering, strategy in chess and draft!
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Welcome to the fresh, most progressively growing community of amazing young Zimbabweans in diverse professional spaces. On this episode is fellow Quaker Jefta Jawi He works in Electronics Engineering at Cummins, loves watching football (supports Chelsea) and is a chess guru! You can find him on LinkedIn - Jefta Jawi Transcript: 0:00 Intro 1:50 How …
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10. Nyasha with Rutendo Chigora - What next after Rhodes Scholarship?
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On this episode is fellow Quaker Rutendo Chigora She's also been a recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship She is currently an Investment Associate at Bridgewater and is keenly interested in finance and investing, economic development, and public-private partnership development. She likes Winky D. You can follow her on instagram: @ru_gram 0…
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9. Nyasha with Abel Zisengwe - Vanderbilt University, redefining intelligence
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On this episode is Vanderbilt University Business & Engineering student, Abel Zisengwe who hails from Harare. In Zimbabwe, he attended Marist Brothers Nyanga You can follow him on instagram: @bheromkwasha
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Nyasha with Farirai Baya - Electrical Engineering at UPenn, Biblical Feminism
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On this episode is Program Manager at Microsoft, fellow UPenn Electrical Engineering alum, Farirai Baya who hails from Harare. She's the only other Zimbabwean who studied Electrical Engineering at my school during 2017-2019. And we weren't even in the same year. In Zimbabwe, she attended Arundel School You can follow her on instagram: @fariraibaya…
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8. Christabell Zimunhu - Meet my sister!
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Resuming the series with my sister Christabell, Bella, Zimunhu Transcript0:00 Introducing my sister, works at UNDP Masawara, studied Financial Engineering at Harare Institute of Technology and is one of the most candid people out here! We both went to Regina Mundi Girls High, and Nettleton Junior, which is really a primary school. 3:00 How Bella tr…
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7. Nyasha with Nigel Chikwiramadara - Securing the package, going to study in Australia, Civil Engineering
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On this episode is Melbourne Polytechnic Civil Engineering (Australia) soon to be graduate, who hails from Gweru, Nigel Chikwiramadara In Zimbabwe, he attended Fletcher high school. You can follow him on instagram: @nygel_chikwira Transcript 0:06 How this series has captured the spirit of young Zimbabweans perservering, working hard and making some…
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6. Nyasha with Dumisile Melody Mphamba - Life at Stanford University, giving back, leveraging network
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Welcome to the fresh, most progressively growing community of amazing young Zimbabweans in diverse professional spaces. On this episode is Stanford University Human Biology graduate and incoming PM at Wikihow, Dumisile Melody Mphamba who hails from Harare. In Zimbabwe, she attended Dominican Convent for both junior and high school. You can follow h…
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5. Nyasha with Methembe Moyo - All things Computer Science, tech, HBCU experience, growing up in Bulawayo
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On this episode is LeMoyne-Owen College Computer Science graduate and incoming APM at Lyft, Methembe Moyo who hails Bulawayo. In Zimbabwe, he attended John Tallach High and Thornhill. You can follow him on instagram: @methembe7 Also follow @byo_memes and @emziniwecode Transcript 0:31 Guest intro 1:39 How it feels to be done with college 2:58 Realit…
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4. Nyasha with Nicole Kumbula - Bates College Commencement Student Speaker, growing up in Chinhoyi, being intentional in college and graduate school
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On this episode is Bates College Chemistry graduate and incoming Masters Student at Texas A & M university, Nicole Kumbula who hails from Chinhoyi. In Zimbabwe, she attended Langham Girls High and Monte Cassino Girls High. Notably, she was also Bates College's Senior Student Commencement Speaker. Transcript 0:31 Guest intro 1:27 Nicole gives an upd…
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3. Nyasha with Ratie Vushe - Studying Computer Science at Smith College, University of Edinburgh, Girls High School vs Women's College
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Computer Science graduate and incoming Data Scientist, Ratidzo Vushe, who I first met at Regina Mundi High School in Gweru Zimbabwe in 2011 joins me in reflecting on our experiences as international students studying abroad in the US and the UK. Transcript 1:09 How is Rati holding up in these times? 1:30 The experience of studying abroad at the Uni…
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2. Nyasha with Anesu Ndoro - Mbira music, digital colonization and pride in the Zimbabwean heritage
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Introduce Anesu who graduated from Reed College with a degree in Anthropology. He is very well versed with Zimbabwean history and customs and here are some highlights of what we talked about: We talk about using art as an outlet - with all that's been happening, most of us have turned to creating our own things, or art to keep ourselves going and w…
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1. Nyasha with Angela Kumirai - reflecting on our college experience 6 weeks prior to graduating
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This is Episode 1 of the Next Gen Web Series Angela Kumirai shares about changing/adding majors in college and why doing well in A Level Subjects may not mean they're what's best to study in college. ......................................................... If you’re new here, hi! I’m Nyasha and I make feel good, relatable, real talk videos on the …
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Introducing the Next Gen Web Series of Young Zimbabweans
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Zimbabwe Young Professionals Web Series Intro Video This is an introduction to what to expect on the episodes of this web series. ......................................................... If you’re new here, hi! I’m Nyasha and I make feel good, relatable, real talk videos on the web about Zimbabweans in professional and academic spaces with the aim…
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