When I received the email saying I won the iSI scholarship on May 2, my mind flashed back to 2018 when I visited Aunty Derin as she had just returned from the UK. I wanted to ask her for money as per "rich person traveling all world now". Only for her to say "Kunle, you think I traveled to the UK with my money?. It was an all-expense-paid research grant of £5000 o" . Then, my eyes opened. I forgot it was money I came to ask for. I wanted to know more about this secret to traveling all around the world on someone else's money based on using my academics. This was the real deal, not the quick cash I came to collect. She took me on and showed me the important things to do, pointed me in the right direction so as I finished my undergraduate, I used the knowledge she gave to apply for the iSI scholarship. She was my referee and of course, she reviewed my application.

After learning to write my profile and position with it, I was approached to serve on international professional boards and hiring managers keep reaching out, to poach me. The course helped me reflect on my past achievements and my strengths and how to communicate that value effectively to position myself to attract the right opportunities. I immediately could apply the knowledge to optimize my LinkedIn – I have since been approached to serve on international professional boards and hiring managers to keep reaching out, to poach me. The last time I was asked for my bio for a speaking event, I didn’t have to sweat it. I had learned how to communicate who I am effectively and in multiple ways. I like the fact that I can do it myself whenever I need to and not have to ask or pay someone to do it for me.

I wondered how people get noticed and got people to reach out to them with the opportunities they desired. What I did not know is, they had the right profile and were strategically positioned for it. Derin showed me how and after a 3 hours revamp of my profile, people that I used to look up to in the oil and gas industry where the ones now reaching out to me to ask me to join their team.

"International organizations (e.g Netflix) sent me interview messages without me even reaching out to them in the second week of getting on Derin's program. This had never happened to me before in my life despite my 12+ years of experience working across 3 countries. Aderinsola first started by helping me gain clarity then we used what she calls her PPP framework to get me to design a PROFILE, get my PLATFORMS ready and POSITION me strategically to attract these global opportunities. The most insane thing happened just 2 weeks after I learnt. I was telling my friend how my profile got me emails from recruiters without application. Even the recruiters that had no need for me yet reached out to say they would chat me up when there was an opening because I had a compelling profile. I told my friends all this then he requested I write his. Trust me, sharp girl, I charged him $200 to write it. I charged another of my friend same. I made my money to learn back in multiples. I honestly think Derin doesn't charge enough for the level of value she gives in her trainings. From the multiple job interviews to the global incubation lab I got into to me getting to exclusive networks, and a job of my dream that now pays me in dollars, I can say I owe Derin some thousand of dollars for this knowledge as tithe"

"Coach, I did not even tell you, you know after I applied for the UPG sustainability program and won a slot as one of the 500 from 120 countries, I redid my profile like you advised and update it on LinkedIn. You remember you vetted it on Feb 20 and said I was good to go. Between that time and now, 3 HR people reached out to me to interview me for a role. I was like ehnnn, Iyen emi na (meaning is this me with disbelieve), I am the one they are now chasing with job. Coach, it even took  several days to reply to one and I was now dictating to her that if it is not a specific role she should not bother o. That I will not even show up for the interview" My husband was telling me that Elizabeth, you are now hot cake o, I said yes now, my money for this coaching program is working. This is someone that was telling me how can I pay such amount for online program. The moment I  won the first opportunity early Feb,  I mean the UPG suitability program I applied for, he had to admit I made a good decision to purchase the program. So when I started attracting jobs, he was just saying, this program is good o. I told him, before nko"  - Elizabeth.