PODCAST EPISODES
BC006: Rukayatu Tijani - Fulfilling Your Purpose as a First Generation Professional
In this episode, I am joined by the audacious Rukayatu Tijani, creator of the First Generation Purpose Project, an initiative designed to help first generation professionals and entrepreneurs navigate life and career by utilizing the grit and tenacity already inside of them. She is also the founder of Firm for the Culture, an exciting new virtual law firm providing trademark services for social entrepreneurs and innovative founders at flat fee accessible rates. We chat about Ruky’s journey navigating the politics of workspaces as a first generation professional and boldly maneuvering her past and present.
Topics Covered:
- Navigating the politics of workspaces as a first generation professional
- Balancing the past and the present
- Ruky’s immigrant background
- Setting healthy financial boundaries
- How to be intentional and strategic in finding mentors and sponsors
- How she stays grounded and centered
- How Ruky used therapy and faith to navigate new spaces and the changing dynamics of her identity
Highlights:
- “It’s not necessarily what you know. It’s who you know and who knows what you know that really helps you become successful.”
- “Society perpetuates this idea of the homeless-to-Harvard story where once you get into Stanford or Yale all your problems are essentially eviscerated or erased. And now you’re walking into the bigness and the fullness that is your new life. And it’s a little bit more complicated than that.”
- “We shouldn’t try to downplay the experiences that make us us. There is something dynamic and enriching and vibrant and beautiful about our experiences and we get to utilize every part of that for our success.”
Connect with Ruky:
On her website: https://www.firmfortheculture.com
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firmfortheculture/
On her LinkedIn: @firmfortheculture
On Instagram: @firmfortheculture
Text: CULTURE to 3377 to get a free infographic about the trademark application process for social entrepreneurs.
Other References:
- Ruky participated in Training and Recruitment Initiative for Admission to Leading Law Schools (TRIALS)
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