We recently connected with Chiyedza Nyahuye and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Chiyedza, thanks for joining us today. What sort of legacy are you hoping to build. What do you think people will say about you after you are gone, what do you hope to be remembered for?

I helped people tap into their superpowers, release their limiting beliefs, and find ways to thrive!

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I have always been someone who focuses on finding the thread of joy and light through all the roller coasters of life. In every work or learning environment I engage with, I intend to co-create dynamics that catalyze zones of genius to emerge and flourish.  My parents, Maximina and George Nyahuye, who were entrepreneurs for 40+ years, brought us up with a reverence for humanity, Ubuntu. They always emphasized treating all humans, customers, regardless of background, age, or social status like royalty. This unwavering compassion guides how I interact with people, being more consciously aware of how I move in the world and the ripples it causes ( or not) even in all our flawed humane beauty.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

When I was 10 years old, we were in a car accident where our canopied pickup truck rolled over 3 times. I was thrown out the back, had my head split open and my right cheek shredded by barbed wire. My mother thought I was dead when she peeled me off the barbed paddock fence as she could see my brain. I was in a coma for a week after being stitched up at a local hospital, woke up, and after a week was released from the hospital. I had 3 weeks to prepare for year-end exams and still achieved the top scores of the whole 5th-grade class. Education has been my freedom ticket. Despite my harsh keloid scars, I found a way to win full-ride scholarships that funded 9 years of my international education, finishing high school in Hong Kong China, and earning 2 degrees in the USA. Though physically I felt, and still do sometimes, feel like I’m a bit of an ogre, my personality and joy always shine through to embrace these opportunities. Yes, practicing self-love, self-healing, and self-acceptance continues to be a lifetime journey.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

I moved back to the USA after 14 years of trying to make a living in Zimbabwe. It had felt like knocking on heaven’s door through 700+ job applications, and still not being able to land a long-term job or build a successful career in the development sector, despite my BA, and MA degrees from the USA. I have always known the power of relationships, which helped me get bits of consultancies here and there, proving how it’s not about your training and education, but who you know and how they know you. Though I excelled wherever I landed, I was still not earning a livable wage. Even ended up living with my mother in my hometown for 5 years, managing the family properties and helping raise 4 nieces and nephews.

The powerful relationship between my younger sister and a cousin I had never met, brought me back to the USA to start over at 40 years old. I felt like I was a teenager, starting with minimum wage jobs, though I quickly advanced into management positions. I finally got a foot in the door in the tech industry by first being trained as an SDR, Sales Development Representative, and then quickly employed by the same company. At SV Academy I got to live the mandate, more than doubling my salary and being promoted 3 times within 8 months because of my productive, results-driven work with over 120 black and brown clients, guiding them in implementing upgraded strategies and skills to successfully enter the tech industry.

The power of relationships also helped me land my next job after being laid off. I was recommended by my ex-CEO to my current company. I have this habit of always wanting to learn how the ecosystems of companies work, so I deliberately build relationships with regular check-ins with heads of departments focusing on human-to-human conversations, whilst performing with excellence.

LinkedIn audio rooms played a significant role in my life last year too, Whilst I was job hunting for about 3 months I was invited into various audio rooms which turned out to be mostly about developing one’s emotional intelligence and consistently engaging the multifaceted practicalities of being an entrepreneur.  Being me, I connected 1:1 with people who resonated with me the most on virtual coffees. These conversations opened up my network of global relationships which led to me becoming a 2x International Best Seller Co-Author in one month, this past October. I continue to experience the powerful dynamics of intentional collaborations and Masterminds through LinkedIn, which even landed me on your radar through my sister, Niki Bell. Thank you for this opportunity to share my story.

Contact Info:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiyedza-nyahuye-a3770716/
• Other: My guiding ethos: Oh my Joy! https://share.vidyard.com/watch/VvcB4fzrQH2PMxhxGk8yXR ? Pics : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1At4TQ3OvkBPkJe_kVowYaklWT273YVzdhEftn098C-g/edit?usp=sharing

Image Credits
All self-taken on my phone, the pic of my parents sent to me from my sister