When it comes to building credibility, people want to know about you.

We, as humans tend to trust people once we know about them. Hence, I decided to talk about myself in the second podcast episode – and here I am.

My name is Peter Alkema, I live in Johannesburg South Africa with my wife 5 children, a dog, and a cat.

I work in digital transformation for a large bank and in 2020 I finished a Ph.D. Instead of doing another Ph.D. (which I did seriously consider), I thought I would put my time into helping other students be successful on their journey.

My undergraduate degree was in mechanical engineering.

I always loved taking things apart and I remember going to an open day at the local university and hearing the engineering lecturers talk about what we would study.

After completing my engineering bachelor’s degree I carried on with my masters straight away as I went into full-time employment.

About My Ph.D.

I started my Ph.D. 4 years ago part-time and finished that in 2020.

After I finished my Ph.D. I thought I would package everything that I know and make it available to students, just like myself – everything I wished I had, I have made available through The Student Success Coach – courses, coaching, and community!

So in this episode I give you a bit of my background as a student and as a professional, I hope establishes some credibility and trust with me – I’m a real person that genuinely wants to help you!

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