I was born and raised in Cameroon, where Bassa and French were the first languages spoken in our home. My upbringing was rooted in faith, family, education, and the belief that you look after your community while still standing firmly on your own two feet — values that remain the cornerstone of who I am today.

I work as a Project Consultant managing IT projects for TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), a multinational Indian IT and consulting company, based in Copenhagen. I hold a Master’s degree in Business, Language and Culture, with a specialisation in Business & Development Studies, from Copenhagen Business School. As a child, when asked what I wanted to become when I grew up, I said a scientist or a business woman — business won, largely because it let me combine my curiosity for different cultures with my love of travel and people.

Alongside my corporate career, I am an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. I thrive on bringing people together, bridging gaps, and finding opportunities where others see obstacles — a strength that shows up daily, whether I am untangling a complex IT challenge at work or solving the daily puzzle of life as a mom. I have a genuine curiosity for building things, whether that’s relationships, Lego sets, IKEA furniture, DIY projects, or new business ideas, and a particular passion for uplifting under-resourced communities, women and children. In my spare time, that shows up as advocacy, mentoring and donating to causes I believe in.

Outside of work, I’m happiest discovering a new culture through its food and art, getting lost in a good book or podcast, staying active and playing soccer with my child, and laughing hard with family and close friends over a home-cooked meal.

I arrived in Denmark with my family on a cold spring day in 1993, straight from the Cameroonian sun, met by a colder climate, unfamiliar faces, and my first ever winter jacket. I was intrigued more than intimidated and genuinely excited to discover this new country.

Everyone was kind and welcoming, but the social rhythm took adjusting to. In Cameroon, you ran freely between neighbours who all knew each other; in Denmark, playdates and visits had to be planned and coordinated. I grew up in Svendborg, a provincial town in Fyn of around 40,000 people, where I was often the only Black child in the room — right through to my final year of gymnasium, where I was 1 of roughly 900 graduating students. Being impossible to blend into a crowd shaped my character early: when I did well, everyone knew, and when I messed up, everyone knew too. There was no anonymity to hide behind, so I learned early on to read a room, adapt quickly, and navigate between cultures — skills that have served me ever since. What I remember most, though, is the kindness of the other children. Long before I spoke a word of Danish, we found ways to understand each other with our hands.

The instinct to never limit myself has guided every major choice since. I finished my Master’s degree for the doors it would open. When I struggled with written Danish — a result of the years we spent back in Cameroon, where I studied mostly in English — I took evening courses until my language skills caught up. I followed my love of travel into a student exchange in Montreal and an internship in Kuala Lumpur, choosing environments where I knew no one and had to rebuild everything: relationships, routines, a sense of home. Each of those choices stretched me, personally and professionally, in ways that stayed with me, defining who I am.

Achievements

I’ve been fortunate to build a career with many highlights I’m genuinely proud of. Professionally, my proudest achievement is sustaining a career that spans over a decade in telecoms, infrastructure and IT — a field I never set out to specialise in. I’d planned a path in business and development work, but a door opened in IT instead, and I discovered I was good at it. It taught me that the things you don’t choose for yourself can become your biggest wins, if you let yourself be challenged and grow into them.

Personally, a proud moment of mine was creating my own hair product brand, Syvahair, single-handedly — from vendor selection and brand development to marketing and sales. It grew out of a personal frustration with my own hair, and building it end to end remains proof to myself that I can achieve whatever I set my mind to.

I placed 3rd runner-up in Miss Africa Denmark, a platform built around culture, integration, charity and personal development, aiming to offer an alternative depiction of Africa in the Danish media and produce cultural ambassadors. The show raised 60,000 DKK for the Red Cross’s work in Zimbabwe. Beyond the title, it gave me a community of people who shared my passion and let me put my convictions into action.

Another key milestone and proud moment was being selected to represent the Royal Danish Embassy’s Trade Council in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — building diplomatic and cross-sector relationships as a Cameroonian-born Dane representing my adopted country abroad.