Precious Kolawole is a renowned manifester of excellence in the tech field. Drawing on facets of her experience as a Dev Degree Intern at Shopify, an Undergraduate Researcher, and her academics in Computer Science (Honors) at Carleton University, Precious has successfully carved out a niche for herself as an adept Data Scientist, with proficiency in machine learning, deep learning, and software engineering.
Precious is particularly interested in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare; this inspired her brief attempt to pursue an undergraduate degree in Medical Rehabilitation at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. She started her career as a Data Scientist at Lendsqr and later became the Founding Data Scientist at Nazari, a dynamic opinion mining platform for crypto assets on the Algorand protocol.
Her remarkable work and passion have placed her in the spotlight, earning her several prestigious awards, including the Google Generation, Palantir Women In Tech, Cadence Diversity in Tech, and Grace Hopper Scholarships. Culminating in these accolades, she was bestowed the Ms. Algorithm Award, making her the Best Female Data Starlet in Nigeria in 2020.
Precious believes that anyone can do big things from even the smallest places, especially women, which is why she speaks and volunteers for organizations like She Code Africa, Zindi Africa, Open Source Community Africa, Techsploration, Technovation, and Women Tech Network, where she was the first runner-up for the Mentor of the Year and Global Ambassador of the Year Awards.
Precious is weirdly energetic; she channels this energy into learning about what constitutes different human behaviours and personalities. On her YouTube Channel, One Stop For Tech Newbies, she creates content tackling the problems of young aspiring tech beginners from Africa and other parts of the world.