021: You Can Be Anything – With Solange Che
African immigrants have contributed significantly to the growth and diversity of the overall Black population in the United States. As an immigrant, I know how hard it is for someone to come to the United States with nothing but a dream and work hard to see their dreams come to pass. The story of Solange Che is that of challenging oneself to become their best version. To quote Solange – “failure is a state of mind that if not handled with care can destroy one's personality. It took acceptance, goal setting, revamping my self-confidence, sacrifice, resilience, and vulnerability to come to the realization that I can start all over again and be my best version.” Join us on this episode as she takes us through all the turns in her life journey – from her upbringing to education, traveling to Germany for her master's in linguistics, having a baby unplanned, moving to the United States, and how she was able to turn around her life (with the help of God Almighty) to become her best version. This journey will be motivating, inspiring, and emotional. Welcome to episode twenty-one(21). Meet Our Guest : Solange Che is the fifth of a family of seven born in Cameroon. She did her Bachelor's and Masters in Linguistics at the University of Buea in Cameroon and later had a scholarship to study applied linguistics at the University of Cologne in Germany. She is a mother, a linguist and Salesforce consultant by profession, and a podcaster. She is an 8x Certified Salesforce Administrator/Consultant and Scrum certified with so many years of experience working in an agile environment. She is the host of the “You Can Be Anything Podcast’ where she shares her inspiring journey with her listeners. On her podcast, she shares real-life experiences and lessons learned and chats with people with similar stories so that listeners will have a wide variety of content to draw from. Contact Our Guest: E-mail: andzesolange@gmail.com Facebook: Solange Che Instagram: @Solange Che Podcast: You Can Be Anything Podcast Things You Will Learn in This Episode: [00:01 – 05:00] Introduction Getting to know our guest [05:00 – 25:00] Upbringing & Education Growing up in Akum (Cameroon) Going to the university to study linguistics Becoming an exceptional student What studying linguistics entails Studying extinct languages Traveling to study in Germany [25:00 – 38:00] Coming To America & Becoming A Salesforce Consultant Settling in America and finding her place Doing survival jobs during her early days in America How Solange got into salesforce and her progress now Solange shares inspiring words with the listeners How to reach Solange and her podcast [38:00 – 40:00] Final Words Solange’s final words Anyoh's final words Quotes “Believe in yourself. Believe in yourself that you can become anything and put in the work needed to actualize that belief. Always remember that you can become anything.” – Solange Che “failure is a state of mind that if not handled with care can destroy one's personality. It took me acceptance, goal setting, revamping my self-confidence, sacrifice, resilience, and vulnerability to come to the realization that I can start all over again and be my best version.” – Solange Che LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out the best content just for you! Connect with Living African Podcast: You can connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or Twitter, or send us an email at hello@livingafricanpodcast.com. Check out our website www.livingafricanpodcast.com for more resources and to learn more. Connect with host, Anyoh: You can connect with Anyoh on Facebook (@anyohf), Instagram (@anyohfombad), and Twitter (@anyohfombad). Thank you.