I Became Only Female Graduate In Data Analysis From Bedfordshire University – Princess Loretta

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The Convener of Men and Women In Business (MAWIB), Princess Loretta Ekwensi has recalled becoming the only female graduate in Data Analysis from Bedfordshire University.

She made this known while interacting with journalists on growing up experiences.

Having studied Accounting in Russia on a scholarship scheme,, Loretta said she relocated to the United Kingdom but the Russian certificate was not really acceptable at that time and consequently started working in shopping platforms.

Poised by the desire for better living, Ekwensi said she enrolled into Middlesex University for E-business initially and from there to Coventry University for Project Management before securing a job in a Japanese firm as a Business Analyst.

Loretta said boredom came and pushed her into pursuing her Masters degree in Data Analysis at Bedfordshire University,

“When I came to England from Russia, employers were not interested in my education per se. So, I was working in Harrods, Selfridges and the likes speaking with foreigners because of language dexterity.

“Then, I said to myself I need to do something else. So, I went to Middlesex University and I did E-business, which was good and that was the first time I experienced graduation. I was working with that in London.

“For me, I just felt I don’t want to do this. Then, IT was coming up. So, I said I was going to do IT. So, I went to Coventry University where I did Project Management with Change in Project Management. When I finished with that, I started working with a Japanese company as a Business Analyst/Business Developer.

“Then, I got bored again and went to Bedfordshire University for my Masters. In Bedfordshire, I did Data Analysis and I was the only female that graduated.” She said

Touching on how she started kitchen business in Milton Keynes area of United Kingdom, Loretta pointed out that COVID-19 made her redundant and consequently resolved to starting a business of such.

“When COVID-19 came, I was made redundant. But prior to that I was still a business woman.

“I started a Kitchen business called Asa. Asa means beautiful in Igbo language but culture in Yoruba language.

“This was because of my diversity in different languages. So, I came alive during Covid-19. I’ve always cooked for people and even dashed food out.

“So, I started thinking- COVID is here now- I can’t go to work, isolated and everyone in place or the other. So, I was like let me get a place.

“There was a cafe not far from here closing down. So, I got the cafe and started business from there. I started with three staff. So, I started running proper cafe in the morning because it was a cafe and African foods all the way from 3pm till late.

“We were able to leverage on the delivery channels which were just coming up at that time because there was no contact and we pivoted.” She said.