Legal Name
Chika Uwazie
About
Chika Uwazie is a Nigerian business strategist, founder of Career Queen, and co-host of one of the leading Nigerian podcasts, the “Afropolitan” podcast. Before assuming the role of co-host at Afropolitan, Chika was the CEO at TalentBase, a Silicon Valley-backed startup that provides payroll software for African businesses.
Chika’s career portfolio has an extensive and impressive history and saw her working with several international organizations like the Whitaker Group and ExxonMobil. Chika has been featured on BBC, Wired, and The Guardian for her work in Human Capital and on Afripop and Human IPO for her work in Digital Media.
Chika Uwazie is also a well-known writer and speaker who has written for Bella Naija, Forbes, and Ventures Africa and has spoken on panels for Google, She Leads Africa, and Social Media Week Lagos. She is known for her work in encouraging and paving a path for women in technology and has also been identified as one of Innov8te Magazine’s 100 visionary women leaders.
