Blessing Ikpia is a Growth Marketer, Co Founder of Elite Global AI, Founder of AI Women Rising and the creator behind the personal brand "Your LinkedIn Big Sister". In just over a year, she has built a LinkedIn community of more than 100,000 followers while helping AI and tech companies grow through marketing, community building and education. Alongside her work, she is passionate about creating opportunities for young professionals and empowering more women to build careers in AI.

In this episode, Blessing shares her journey from studying healthcare to building a career in marketing, why lifelong learning remains one of her biggest priorities and how thinking long term has shaped both her personal and professional life. We also discuss the mindset behind growing a LinkedIn community of more than 100,000 followers, the importance of finding your own approach through experimentation and why consistency, building genuine relationships and creating value for others have been the foundations of her growth.

Connect with Blessing:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/blessingikpia/
https://www.instagram.com/blessing_ikpia/
https://www.tiktok.com/@your_linkedinbigsister

Timestamps:
00:00 - Why education still matters
01:11 - Meet Blessing Ikpia
02:01 - The journey to 100,000 LinkedIn followers
03:07 - Becoming "Your LinkedIn Big Sister"
04:05 - Her journey from medicine to business
08:14 - Why she still invests in education
09:38 - Delegation and balancing multiple priorities
11:06 - Why she chose LinkedIn
13:26 - Trial and error behind her growth
15:27 - Her LinkedIn content strategy
17:05 - Her best advice for growing on LinkedIn
18:30 - How to build a loyal community
21:06 - Life outside LinkedIn
22:00 - Books that shaped her thinking
23:11 - Future plans and her mentorship programme
24:34 - Where to find Blessing
25:05 - Her final message
25:42 - How to pronounce Tomas Loucky
26:17 - Closing remarks

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