On this episode of Growth Secrets podcast, I had Mary Ogundimu share the concept of suffering and smiling which is the experience of millions across the world. You have your pains, hurt and personal disappointments but smile to the world as though all is working well. \xa0What should you do? How should you come out of it? What is the way out? \xa0\n==========\xa0\nABOUT MARY \xa0\nMary Ogundimu, is a multiple award-winning speaker, trainer and coach who specializes in using storytelling and deep content to reconstruct and correct everyday narratives and life experiences. \xa0She is a self-conscientious motivated lady passionate about women development and enhancement. \xa0She is the founder of the MultiWoman Network, a youth-led organisation that empowers women and the girl child with basic skillsets for maximizing their potentials and becoming global citizens. \xa0\nEvery year, she convenes the MultiWoman Conference, a signature event that brings women from all works of life to tell their stories, share and proffer solutions to issues of economic empowerment and grassroot development for women. \xa0\xa0She is a member of the \xa0Global Social- Economic and Financial Evolution Network. \xa0In August 2020, Mary was re-appointed the President of the Young African Women Congress, Nigerian Chapter after serving faithfully in the last two years. \xa0\xa0\nIn the same year, she became a Google Women will Co-Lead for Yaba, Lagos. In the last 6 years, Mary worked as a customer service personnel and data analyst respectively in Access bank plc and later went on to switch career path to first being an Interior designer, and later a Google certified Digital Consultant. \xa0\xa0Noteworthy to also mention that Mary is a premium event host, who brings her expertise in people management, interpersonal relationship and humour to create unforgettable memories for her clients. \xa0\xa0\nMary started her career as an On-AirPersonality in Unilag FM, presenting on a radio magazine show called Onstage and also co-hosting the weekly series of interviews on The Ambassadors Radio Show with outstanding entrepreneurs, using their stories to inspire over 5000 youths in Lagos. \xa0\xa0\nShe is an Alumni of the SMILE social Innovators program, an Alumni of the Nirmala Chellarams Accelerator Program, a YALI fellow and Alumni, where she served as the Events and Networking Chair for YALI RLC Alumni, Nigeria, 2020/2021 \xa0\xa0She is the author of \u201cSuffering and Smiling (A Tale of a Lagos Bank Worker)\u201dOther books written by her: She is the author of STRETCH, (a book on self-development), The Clarity Handbook and Productivity Extra. \xa0Reach out to Mary Ogundimu @maryogundimu on all platforms.