If I would describe myself without a title, I would say that I am a young African passionate about using technology to solve human centered problems.
With a title, I would say I am a product manager and a lawyer. I build products, I grow them, and I use legal thinking to make sure the people who use them are protected along the way.
A few of the roles behind the numbers. The full history, with the story behind each one, lives on the experience page.
Built and scaled a remote job platform from zero to one, reaching more than 6,000 weekly users, 3 million monthly visits and a community of more than 100,000 across 140 or more cities without paid marketing.
Read the achievementOwned the product experience for an EdTech platform serving more than 10,000 learners, turning feedback and support data into improvements that reduced repeated platform problems by 25 percent.
Read the achievementGrew community engagement and onboarded more than 1,000 professionals across EMEA, translating member feedback into improvements for the talent pipeline and member experience.
Read the achievementTwo of the ventures I have taken from an idea to something people use. The full set lives on the work page.
Inclusively Remote, the platform homepage.
A remote work platform connecting underrepresented talent in Africa to global opportunities, used by professionals across 140 or more cities and featured in 15 or more publications.
Careers with Mary, community and coaching home.
A career acceleration community helping professionals land remote, global and high impact roles. 70 or more job placements in Fortune 500 companies and growth from zero to 12,000 TikTok followers in three months.
“Mary-Esther is the embodiment of professionalism. Collaborating with her across the globe has impacted our startup with her insights, organizational skills, proactiveness and personality. Her time management is impeccably transparent and I foresee great things from her!”
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