Alison Eyo is an individual whose life chronicles reveal initiative, success, and resilience. Born on December 9, the first girl of two to a devoted Christian journalist family. Wait fes! Why are all these brainy always born in the Ember months? I think I have to strategize when my children are arriving, LOL, if you like being born on December 29, a training matter. Do you see the kind of family she came from? I break!
Eyo is obsessed with impacting lives positively and creating solutions to the whys and hows of technological related challenges. What a change maker! Do you know how to turn semovita into a cake? Allison Eyo did it perfectly that you wouldn’t even notice. You need to read to the end to discover how.
Allison Eyo’s Educational Journal
Allison Eyo is a smart kid brought up by academically oriented parents. Her parents were disciplinarians, so they don’t joke with school work and morals. Eyo’s career aspirations like every other Nigerian child are ever-evolving. Starting from wanting to be a medical doctor, hmm! Every parent wants that though and so, it tops her list. To neurosurgeon, astronaut, engineer, Eyo just wants to dominate all the big bugs of the science world. Allison Eyo decided to go for biochemistry and graduated from the University of Uyo.
She is currently a UI/UX student at The Interaction Design Foundation. Allison wants to be successful in anything she ends up doing. Eyo’s career has transformed over the years, she should be working in a health-related firm, right? I’m happy to tell you she isn’t, do you want more blockbuster about her chosen field? Activate your shock absorber and trail gently behind me, read on!!!
Allison Eyo’s Chameleon Career Gist
Her career path change is an inspiration. Although she has been familiar with the use of computers from age 8, it takes tenacity to transit successfully.
Nowadays, we find people engaging in jobs entirely different from their field of study. The world of work is rapidly changing, technology is the new world order. After graduating, you no get any skill, you con dey wait for job title wey suit your course, OYO.
As an undergraduate in 2019, Allison Eyo earned certificates in HTML, CSS, digital marketing, UI/UX design from top institutions. Institutions like Google, solo learn, and Uxcel Inc was her fountain of knowledge. She honed her skills working as an intern for HNG Internship and HaggleX. You see am? Practice makes perfection, success no get shortcuts.
Allison Eyo has worked as a UI/UX designer for more than 3 years since she began 4 years ago. She undertook a UI creative designer role at Wavebean Technologies between November 2020 – April 2021. Allison presently works as a product designer for Team Apt.
That was how she turned semo into a beautiful and flavoured cake. I hope you learnt a new recipe of success, keep it in your brain rack, please.
Energy, oil and gas, and renewables still remain Eyo’s second choice after the tech. She served as a production chemistry intern in Shell, what do you expect? Sense!
Allison Eyo, The Foresight
Allison is one of the young females with great talent in the tech field. She believes there are still many talented women folk out there who are going to make Africa proud. Eyo argues that although we have more men than women in the tech field, the status quo is changing. The last decade has witnessed female-led initiatives like shecodeAfrica, femcode to mention but a few. Gradually, the gender margin is becoming narrow. She has the foresight that the telehealth sector is the next tech drill.
Allison Eyo believes in baby steps. To her, success is a process, not a destination. The patient dog eats the fattest bone they say. The oils that have kept her engine working are consistency, confidence, and patience.
Eyo’s favourite quote “You can’t achieve a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic. She saw it from a WhatsApp contact update in 2019. O deep! Choose your circle of friends wisely.
Allison Eyo Chills With The Big Boys
You read right, all work without play makes Jack a dull boy. How does Eyo keep herself active with work and life? She was raised by parents who cherish family love. She has time which she spends with her family and friends. The real big boys she chills with are Netflix and Sudoku game, no be big boys be dat? What were you thinking? I no dey o.
Rounding Off
Allison Eyo’s advice to newbies in tech is to keep showing up! Tested and trusted, whatever it is you are doing, keep at it, the world is watching you.
She is preparing a big bang innovation but yet to unravel, put eyes for road, Watch out!!!
Allison Eyo, from all of us at Techtrend Africa, we are watching out for your innovation.