The Misconceptions of Tech Work | The Future of Work in Africa

On February 12, 2026, I had the privilege of being a guest on the 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 with 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶. The episode is titled: “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠 | 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖.” The interview has since been published, and you can watch it here: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM7Ldjn0u2M” I’m not usually a public-facing person, but this was refreshing and fun to do. I hope to do more conversations like this in the future around my career and tech. Some of the topics we covered include: My background and transition into tech (3:50) Misconceptions about tech work (12:20) Challenges and risks in digital work in Nigeria (18:28) The role of government and hopes for the future (24:25) There are also short-form clips from the episode on the podcast’s pages: “https://brazen.home.blog/2026/02/28/the-misconceptions-of-tech-work-the-future-of-work-in-africa” “https://www.youtube.com/@brazenexchangepod” “https://www.instagram.com/brazenexchangepodcast”