Andela - "Brilliance is evenly distributed. Opportunity is not."

"Talent is global but opportunity sadly isn't." This week on the Limitless Africa podcast, we look at something young Africans care about: work! How work is changing, how you can get hired, how you can upskill, and what kind of work is out there - in fact these days more and more jobs can be done remotely, parrticularly in tech. For us, for young Africans, this shift matters. It allows talent from Lagos to Nairobi and Johannesburg (that’s me!) to work for companies based in California or New York or wherever really without leaving home. Andela is an American company doing just that - it’s a talent marketplace that trains and connects technologists from the continent and other emerging markets with leading companies around the world. It means American tech companies are getting high quality tech talent and Africans are sharing in the prosperity of Silicon Valley. We speak to Koffi Kelvin, who trained with Andela, and Nicola Lyons, the company’s talent lead. Plus: How Koffi helped his family 🌟 IN THIS EPISODE: 1:28 The Andela mission 6:20 Why character matters more than skills 10:14 The importance of AI skills 14:15 Working remote 17:59 Are Africans cheap labour? 23:03 How to stand apart 💬 QUOTES TO REMEMBER: "I'm able to be present in the lives of the people who matter to me" "Price isn't really what Andela competes on with our global North American clients. It's the skills." "I feel like it's a huge plus for the companies which I get to work in to get my perspective as an African" 🌍 ABOUT LIMITLESS AFRICA The podcast that asks how Africans and Americans can work together for shared prosperity Every Monday: 15-minute episodes that dive into an issue that matters to Africans Every Thursday: extended interview with someone unlocking Africa's limitless potential ➕ WANT MORE? "How do you merge technology with human potential?" - the tech platform helping independent retailers “African AI solutions are not being talked about” - Alex Tsado, the AI architect Can Africa and America win the AI race? 💗 LOVE LIMITLESS AFRICA?

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Andela - "Brilliance is evenly distributed. Opportunity is not." is an episode from Limitless Africa by TRUE Africa.

This episode is 28:54 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2026.

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