GTTW: Thriving in Global Teams as a Ghanaian Talent

About this episode

The episode discusses how Ghanaian talent is thriving in global tech teams, featuring insights from industry professionals.

Global tech teams are discovering Ghanaian talent — and loving it. But what does it take to break in and thrive? In this flagship Ghana Tech to the World episode, Joel Anaman (Senior PM at Axmed) and Derek Chom (Product Designer at Yellow Card) share their journeys, strategies, and soft skills for remote success. From async teamwork to six-figure salary negotiations, they offer a masterclass in global competitiveness — all while uplifting others along the way.

People in this episode

Guests: Joel Anaman, Derek Chom

Topics covered

• Ghanaian talent
• global tech teams
• remote work
• soft skills
• salary negotiations
• async teamwork

Keywords

• Ghana
• global teams
• tech talent
• remote success
• soft skills
• salary negotiation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Axmed, Yellow Card

Places: Ghana

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