Episode Details

High-pressure tech careers often lead to hidden burnout. Tobi Akinola — co-founder of Review and cloud architecture veteran — shares his personal journey and the privacy-first emotional intelligence platform built to help people catch stress before it spirals.

In this insightful conversation, Tobi discusses:

• Entrepreneurial family roots and early startup attempts

• The cost of over-identifying with work and titles

• Losing self while chasing external validation

• What makes Review different: proactive emotional tracking

• Balancing ambition, family & well-being as a high achiever

If you’re in tech, entrepreneurship, or feeling the weight of high performance, this episode is a must-watch.

Review helps users recognize burnout and emotional overload before they crash.

Timestamps below ⬇️

#BurnoutInTech #EmotionalIntelligence #ReviewApp #HighAchiever #FounderJourney #MentalHealthTech

Connect with Tobi Ogebule

Website: https://launch.reviel.app/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reviel_daily

Twitter:https://x.com/reviel_daily

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome Tobi Akinola

1:40 - Nigerian Roots, Diplomatic Family & Early Life

8:15 - First Startups, Failures & Corporate Tech Path

15:30 - Cloud Architecture, High Pressure & Losing Self

23:10 - Burnout Warning Signs & The Void of Unfulfillment

31:45 - Creating Review: Proactive Emotional Intelligence

40:20 - Privacy, AI Ethics & Human-Centered Technology

48:50 - Advice for Young Professionals in Their 20s

57:15 - Final Thoughts on Balance & Self-Preservation