Diana Wilson: Meet 25-year-old Ghanaian lady who has Trained over 1000 Young Africans in Finance and Tech
- A Ghanaian named Diana Wilson has surfaced online due to her commitment to helping young African women develop skills in finance and technology
- Diana said the idea to start her organization, Yielding Accomplished African Women, was birthed after visiting the Cape Coast Castle and hearing the stories of slaves
- Yielding Accomplished African Women has been in operation for three years and has helped train 1000 women so far
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A 25-year-old Ghanaian lady is making waves online as news about her helping to train 1000 young African women surfaces online.
Diana Nyamekye Wilson is the founder and chief executive officer of Yielding Accomplished African Women.
During an interview on Citi TV's Breakfast Daily show, Diana mentioned that her organisation is committed to digitizing and developing African's best talent with a focus on women.
The vision is to create the largest community of online careers in finance and technology for black women globally.
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The idea to start an organization like that was birthed after visiting the Cape Coast Castle where she got to feel and see what the slaves went through.
"Since then, I knew I had to do something direct and impactful for women who look like myself, my mother, my sister, my auntie etc", Diana said
The brilliant young lady started with training 10 young ladies and currently has over 1000 ladies.
In addition to being a CEO, Diana is also an associate product marketing manager at Google.
According to the young lady, the biggest challenge has been dealing with people who buy into the vision.
YEN.com.gh in a conversation with Diana asked how easily accessible her organisation is to young ladies.
Diana responded as follows;
Almost 90% of all our fellows come through referrals. We pride ourselves on this statistic knowing that our women truly enjoy our masterclasses, conferences, submits and programs that they ensure that their friends and family join as well.
We consistently encourage our students to testify and share their stories because by doing so they are telling the world about the revolution that we are creating.
Outside of that we continue to utilize social media, especially LinkedIn & WhatsApp, to bring people to the awareness of what we’re doing and how we can benefit their life.
To be part of this turning point in our generation, women can apply via http://bit.ly/joinYaaW
Balancing CEO and employee life
Diana told YEN.com.gh that; "That is such a wonderful question. It is really a beautiful place to be because I get to be the leader and also the follower at the same time. It isn’t really that hard to balance as much as many people would think it would be. It’s all about prioritization, focus and diligence. I really believe that everyone can do so much more than they believe they can with the 24 hours that they have been allotted in the day. So I hope my story goes to show others that you can do more. I also really focus on structuring my day.I have a very strict schedule and even if I don’t fully follow it a try to abide by most of it as much as I can. So my days are very predictable and that helps to bring structure and consistency."
Watch the full interview below;
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The determined young woman has just sealed the deal on her new business venture into the world of luxury fragrances, officially counting herself amongst the young CEOs.
The bold entrepreneur certainly has a passion for her work, having planned the fragrance and scented candle business for quite a few years now.
The Maison Collection features exquisite black-and-white packaging which just screams elegance.
Judging by the meticulous care the young CEO has put into her baby, it'll be no time before the company takes off.
Source: YEN.com.gh
