From Beauty to Cloud A Journey of Community Tools and African Tech Pathways

Some journeys begin with formal plans while others begin with a single conversation that shifts a life. This talk follows the path of someone who started in the beauty space and later stepped into cloud learning IT support and community leadership with faith, curiosity and a commitment to helping beginners feel seen and supported.
The story shares how Sip and Cloud was born from simple honest conversations with newcomers who wanted to understand cloud and AI in a clear practical way. It has grown into a community movement that brings people together to learn, ask questions and gain confidence through shared tools, stories and support. This movement has become a safe and accessible learning space for Africans who want to enter tech from non traditional backgrounds.
The talk invites the audience to rethink who belongs in tech and shows how courage, mentorship and community can create real transformation. It blends lived experience, cloud learning and African innovation into a message that encourages people to open doors for others while embracing their own journeys.

Learning Outcomes
Participants will recognise how a non traditional background can create a powerful impact in cloud and agile spaces.
Participants will understand how practical tools and supportive communities help beginners build confidence in cloud and AI.
Participants will feel inspired to create inclusive learning spaces where people can ask questions freely and grow at their own pace.
Participants will gain insight into how personal stories and everyday conversations can spark meaningful transformation within teams.
Information for the Review Team
This session reflects the theme From Conversations to Transformations by showing how small conversations became a foundation for community learning and psychological safety. The speaker shares lived experience moving from beauty to cloud and now works in IT support while leading Sip and Cloud, a space that empowers beginners through simple tools and shared learning. The talk is accessible, inspirational and grounded in real African community impact.
Structure
Minutes 1 to 3
A short story about entering tech from the beauty industry and the early conversations that opened the learning journey.
Minutes 3 to 7
The birth of Sip and Cloud and the practical tools used to support beginners exploring cloud and AI.
Minutes 7 to 12
How communities support curiosity and safe conversations can shift confidence and inspire personal and team level transformation.
Minutes 12 to 15
A closing message connecting personal growth, African talent and the future of inclusive community driven tech spaces.
Relevance
Many organisations work with people entering tech from different backgrounds and need inclusive ways to support their confidence and learning. This talk offers a fresh African perspective on how community conversation and simple tools can transform the beginner experience and strengthen teams. It is relatable, real and rooted in lived impact through Sip and Cloud.
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