Glocal Citizens

Greetings Glocal Citizens! In some circles, my guest for this two-part episode could be thought of as a spy by a different name. With roots in Jamaica, and raised between the Middle East, Europe and the United States, Suki Fuller (https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/suki-fuller/), an intelligence advisor, author, acclaimed international keynote speaker and Fellow of The Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows (https://www.cifellows.com/) is a women that is usually intent on not being watched. She is the Founder of Miribure, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of DC Analytics (https://www.dcanalytics.net/) and Storyteller for Group of Humans (https://www.groupofhumans.com/). She is a contributing author to A Practical Guide to Competitive Intelligence (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Guide-Competitive-Intelligence/dp/B0BDSRQL6R/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1). Suki is a fierce supporter of intelligence, ethical tech, #SafetyTech, Security, Privacy and Surveillance. Her eclectic 20-year career within strategic intelligence and technology has taken her from the US Department of Defense to teaching business students in China. She currently resides in London, where she is an intrinsic part of the tech community as a Board Advisor for Tech London Advocates / Global Tech Advocates (https://techlondonadvocates.org.uk/), which includes key positions as Co-Lead TLA Women in Tech (https://tlawomenintech.org/), and Vice-Chair for GTA Black Women in Tech (https://theblackwomenintech.com/). Suki was recently named by the Most Influential Woman in UK Tech by Computer Weekly 2023. There’s so much more to this #dynamicdiasporan, I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Where to find Suki? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukifuller) On X (https://twitter.com/SukiFuller) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sukifuller) What’s Suki reading? Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life (https://a.co/d/64cWKM2) by Arnold Schwarzeneger Cobalt Red: How the Boll of the Congo Powers Our Lives (https://a.co/d/1dydGko) by Siddharth Kara The Mircostress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do About It (https://a.co/d/4bnLMTL) by Rob Cross and Karen Dillon Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace: A Guide for Equity and Inclusion (https://a.co/d/e3driEg) by Janice Gassam Asare Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy as We Know It (https://a.co/d/jenKHdt) by Kashmir HIll What’s Suki watching? Beckham on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81223488) The Power on Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Season-1/dp/B0B8NT89QY) Other topics of interest: Balham, London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balham) Surrey, United Kingdom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey) Some Jamaican Patios to practice (https://jamaicans.com/talk/) About Rastafarianism (https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-rastafarianism) Pismo Beach, California (https://www.experiencepismobeach.com/things-to-do/) Royal Air Force Lakenheath, an American Air Force Base in the UK (https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/About-Us/) Penn State’s Behrend College (https://behrend.psu.edu) About Chi Chi’s Restaurant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi-Chi%27s) Mercyhurst University - Intelligence Studies (https://www.mercyhurst.edu/academics/intelligence-studies) Agatha Christie’s Poirot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot) Twitter and SXSW (https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/04/twitter-foursquare-sxsw/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFBYPgujumoLKi9A5VgBkTDxG8QNcxdjmAWoTu0hJ36YplpYzN0SOG3SBHa85cU1stTSfVXIJPVKJQ_FRbP3HYbfjY8-8AeafD8xZVnQLYwIAuX4D9dqU70nJtSh-kQaaqi6HgHdfw5ijngMGQazuoGTaQRqmCVdoSLk_MceS70J) About Robert Baker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-baker-potentia-talent-consulting/?originalSubdomain=uk) Innit? (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=innit) IA Safety Bill...

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week, we interrupt our scheduled Part 2 conversation with Suki Fuller to give some shine to a milestone event taking place in Cape Town, South Africa. Co-founded by my guest, Ghanaian, Eric Osiakwan, Angel Fair Africa, happening November 28th - December 1st, brings selected and curated entrepreneurs to pitch to a room of angel investors with the intent of doing deals. Eric is an entrepreneur and investor with 25 years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world, He has worked in 32 African countries setting up ISPs, ISPAs, IXPs and high-tech startups. He Co-Founded Angel Africa List, in addition to Angel Fair Africa and Chanzo Capital (http://www.chanzocapital.com/), he also currently serves on the board of Farmerline – some of which are his investments. While we made the connection in Cape Town, a funny thing happened on the streets of Brooklyn with another Glocal Citizen, Chinedu Echeruo (EP79) (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/chinedu-echeruo) last summer that put an Aha! smile on our faces. #BorderlessMindset in action! This week our conversation is centered on all things Angel-Investing-Meets-Entrpreneurship as Eric and his team kick off Angel Fair Africa @10. Stay tuned for Part 2 of our conversation where we’ll get t o know more about Eric’s Glocal Citizenship journey. Where to find Eric? www.angelfairafrica.com (http://www.angelfairafrica.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericosiakwan) On Facebook (link= https://www.facebook.com/eric.osiakwan?_rdc=1&_rdr) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eosiakwan/) On X (https://twitter.com/eosiakwan) Special Guest: Eric Osiakwan.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! In some circles, my guest for this two-part episode could be thought of as a spy by a different name. With roots in Jamaica, and raised between the Middle East, Europe and the United States, Suki Fuller (https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/suki-fuller/), an intelligence advisor, author, acclaimed international keynote speaker and Fellow of The Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows (https://www.cifellows.com/) is a women that is usually intent on not being watched. She is the Founder of Miribure, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of DC Analytics (https://www.dcanalytics.net/) and Storyteller for Group of Humans (https://www.groupofhumans.com/). She is a contributing author to A Practical Guide to Competitive Intelligence (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Guide-Competitive-Intelligence/dp/B0BDSRQL6R/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1). Suki is a fierce supporter of intelligence, ethical tech, #SafetyTech, Security, Privacy and Surveillance. Her eclectic 20-year career within strategic intelligence and technology has taken her from the US Department of Defense to teaching business students in China. She currently resides in London, where she is an intrinsic part of the tech community as a Board Advisor for Tech London Advocates / Global Tech Advocates (https://techlondonadvocates.org.uk/), which includes key positions as Co-Lead TLA Women in Tech (https://tlawomenintech.org/), and Vice-Chair for GTA Black Women in Tech (https://theblackwomenintech.com/). Suki was recently named by the Most Influential Woman in UK Tech by Computer Weekly 2023. There’s so much more to this #dynamicdiasporan, I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Where to find Suki? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukifuller) On X (https://twitter.com/SukiFuller) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sukifuller) What’s Suki reading? Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life (https://a.co/d/64cWKM2) by Arnold Schwarzeneger Cobalt Red: How the Boll of the Congo Powers Our Lives (https://a.co/d/1dydGko) by Siddharth Kara The Mircostress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do About It (https://a.co/d/4bnLMTL) by Rob Cross and Karen Dillon Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace: A Guide for Equity and Inclusion (https://a.co/d/e3driEg) by Janice Gassam Asare Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy as We Know It (https://a.co/d/jenKHdt) by Kashmir HIll What’s Suki watching? Beckham on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81223488) The Power on Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Season-1/dp/B0B8NT89QY) Other topics of interest: Balham, London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balham) Surrey, United Kingdom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey) Some Jamaican Patios to practice (https://jamaicans.com/talk/) About Rastafarianism (https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-rastafarianism) Pismo Beach, California (https://www.experiencepismobeach.com/things-to-do/) Royal Air Force Lakenheath, an American Air Force Base in the UK (https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/About-Us/) Penn State’s Behrend College (https://behrend.psu.edu) About Chi Chi’s Restaurant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi-Chi%27s) Mercyhurst University - Intelligence Studies (https://www.mercyhurst.edu/academics/intelligence-studies) Agatha Christie’s Poirot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot) Twitter and SXSW (https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/04/twitter-foursquare-sxsw/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFBYPgujumoLKi9A5VgBkTDxG8QNcxdjmAWoTu0hJ36YplpYzN0SOG3SBHa85cU1stTSfVXIJPVKJQ_FRbP3HYbfjY8-8AeafD8xZVnQLYwIAuX4D9dqU70nJtSh-kQaaqi6HgHdfw5ijngMGQazuoGTaQRqmCVdoSLk_MceS70J) About Robert Baker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-baker-potentia-talent-consulting/?originalSubdomain=uk) Innit? (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=innit) IA Safety Bill...

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I’m joined by a longtime friend as we both were about to hit the road for weekend adventures fitting our global missions. Photographer, Dante Bowen Hendricks found his calling as a young boy in Guyana when his uncle gifted him a rotating globe that sparked Dante's fascination with world cultures. After immigrating to Brooklyn as a teen, Dante set aside his passion for photography to work in his family's shipping business. But a trip back home reignited his love for the art. Dante dove into developing his skills, studying at the International Center of Photography. Though he does commercial work digitally, Dante prefers shooting personal projects on film. He's exhibited in New York as well as Baltimore and is new local, New Orleans. He is also a co-contributor along with fellow Brooklyn-bred photographer, Phillip Moi-Thuk-Shung (http://phillipshung.com) to Inferno, a forthcoming book of photo essays. Dance and spiritual traditions are among Dante's favorite subjects. His distinct style retains a sense of childlike wonder, conveying cultures with sensitivity and nuance. Listen as Dante shares his globetrotting journey of discovering both himself and the world through his lens. Where to find Dante? On Instgram (https://www.instagram.com/infernophotos/) On Threads (https://www.threads.net/@infernophotos) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/dante.hendrix/photos) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqlkHEBvjZE) What’s Dante reading? Unreasonable Behavior: An Autobiography (https://a.co/d/0gqAzMc) by Don McCullin Slightly Out of Focus (https://a.co/d/48qNcsq) by Robert Capa Ceasar: Life of a Colossus (https://a.co/d/22bftsh) by Adrian Goldsworthy Napolean: A Life (https://a.co/d/aFhI5jz) by Andrew Roberts Other topics of interest: Geography of Guyana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Guyana) About Flatbed Trucking (https://www.saloodo.com/logistics-dictionary/flatbed-truck/#:~:text=The%20flatbed%20truck%20is%20mostly,comparable%20to%20a%20flatbed%20trailer.) Talk like a Trucker (https://www.apexcapitalcorp.com/blog/guide-to-trucker-lingo/) Guyanese Metemgee (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqat7bLN-j8) About Seawall Sundays (https://exploreguyana.org/seawall/) Fuji GW690 Cameras (https://casualphotophile.com/2016/10/31/fuji-gw690-medium-format-camera-review/) Lika Cameras (https://leica-camera.com/en-int) Kodak Potra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak_Portra) Knotting Hill Carnival (https://nhcarnival.org) Ndyuka People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndyuka_people) Chevalier Film (https://www.chevalierfilm.com) Special Guest: Dante Bowen Hendricks.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s episode is like the jetway bridging me between my two locations this week. From my Continental base in Accra, South Sudanese-Ethiopian-American, Nyamal Tutdeal, who is a conflict resolution and healing practitioner, joins us again to talk about, among other things, one of her homelands--Ethiopia, where I found myself (in Addis Ababa) for the weekend. Many may recall meeting Nyamal on the podcast prior to her move to Accra (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/nyamal-tutdeal), and now after a nearly two years, she’s an “Accra-an.” With over a decade of work experience under her belt, Nyamal has developed and managed various programmes related togender, peace, security, and antiracist/race relations. She is a staunch advocate for women's empowerment, human rights, refugees, immigrants, displaced communities, and the fight against early child marriage. Nyamal is a Co-Director and Co-Founder of the NyaEden Foundation. She also works as an Adjunct Professor at both Arcadia University and Webster University in Ghana, where she provides academic support and teaches Introduction to Human Rights, Refugee and Migration Movement, Advocacy, NGO and Civil Society at Webster University Ghana campus. Nyamal is also involved in teaching Conflict Transformation, Restorative Justice, Mediation, and Conflict Coaching in the International Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) program at Arcadia University. Prior to her relocation to Ghana, Nyamal served as the Director of Equity and Inclusion for CORA Services. Nyamal has a B.A. in Human Relations and an M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution. Nyamal is now at the head of her own consultancy, The Nyamal Group (https://nyamal.org) which she launched this year. Where to find Nyamal? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyamal-tutdeal-a76b44b3/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nyamal_tutdeal/) On X (https://twitter.com/maltutdeal) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mal.tutdeal) Shades of Injera (https://www.instagram.com/shadesofinjera/?hl=en) What's Nyamal reading? Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad (https://a.co/d/cUyiDaP) by Damilare Kuku What’s Nyamal watching? About Star Wars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars) and the Ashoka TV Series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahsoka_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest? About the Nuer People (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR5Qr1oRLuw) Demographics in Ethiopia (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ethiopia/) Civil Conflict in Ethiopia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_civil_conflict_(2018%E2%80%93present)#:~:text=In%20November%202021%2C%20the%20Somali,in%20Ethiopian%20territory%20to%20date.) On Empire, here are some articles that analyze empire and colonization as major drivers of present-day inequality: "The Empire of Inequality: Introduction" by Himadeep Muppidi - Discusses how colonial empires created enduring global inequality through exploitation, extraction of wealth, and imposition of power structures. "The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa" by Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou - Economic analysis finding that artificial colonial borders continue to impact economic development and inequality across African nations today. "The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation" by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson - Research arguing colonialism set up institutions that continue to affect world inequality. "Imperialism and Colonialism" by Battiston et al. - Reviews how empires led to concentration of wealth and power for imperial nations that remains evident in 21st century global inequality. “How Western Colonization Launched Capitalism with Violence and Ruin" by Nicholas De Genova - Discusses direct links between violent colonization, slavery, genocide and the rise of global capitalism and inequality. “The Impact of Colonialism on African Economic Development” by Joshua Settles - Analysis...

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I had the opportunity to catch up with Christa Eiise Sanders, an International Education professional with over 20 years of progressively responsible and diverse experience within the field of higher education. She is currently the Campus Director at Webster University (https://www.webster.edu.gh) in Accra, Ghana. A graduate of Spelman College (https://www.spelman.edu/about-us) and Columbia University, her expertise includes strategic planning, program development, counseling (with a focus in multiculturalism/diversity); academic oversight, advising and planning. She also has a strong background in creating and managing study abroad programs in Africa and Europe. Growing up in an Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania with educators as parents, academics and higher education have been a mainstay in Christa's life and have opened the door to living ans working in Spain, Germany, and now Ghana. Her publications and research stress understanding of cultural factors on a worldwide scale. and with extensive travel and study experience spanning over 65 countries she is also a polyglot; her languages include Spanish, German, Portuguese and beginning Twi. Where to find Christa? blackwomenabroad.org (https://blackwomenabroad.org/#:~:text=Black%20Women%20Abroad%20(BWA)%20is,directly%20to%20endowing%20this%20scholarship.) On LinkedIn (lhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christa-sanders-elise/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/blackwomenabroad/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/christa.e.sanders) Topics of interest: About Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn_Mawr,_Pennsylvania) On Jamestown, Accra (https://adesawyerr.wordpress.com/2015/11/10/the-definitive-story-of-james-town-british-accra-by-nat-nuno-amarteifio/) About the funeral rights (https://www.myjoyonline.com/sights-and-scenes-as-ga-manye-goes-home/) of Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III (https://www.ghanaweb.com/region/manzekay/A-Beauty-Queen-And-A-Leader-Biography-Of-Ga-Manye-Naa-Dedei-Omaedru-III-143813) Brief history of the Ga people’s migration to Accra (https://kpakpatseweroyalfamily.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/origin-of-the-ga-people-in-ghana/) About the Orthodox Coptic Church (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church) About Quaker Schools (https://www.friendscouncil.org/quaker-schools) About Ashesi University’s Patrick Awuah (https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/about/ashesi-s-leadership/governance/34-about/presidency/11-biography.html) About Robert F. Smith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Smith_(investor)) ArtX Lagos (https://artxlagos.com) Special Guest: Christa Elise Sanders.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I have the pleasure getting to know a longtime friend even better from insights into his professional world. An internationally recognized recording artist, vocal coach, songwriter/writer, style influencer, and entrepreneur, Ghanaian-Cuban-American, Jeremiah Abiah inspires artists around the world to learn, love, and live their voice. His creative talents and expertise have made him a sought-after coach for national and international singers, actors, rappers, and public speakers. His influence and involvement have launched the careers of many musicians currently on the charts. As a singer, producer and writer, his recording contributions have been nominated for Grammy Awards, the Latin Grammys, the NAACP Image Awards and the 2020 Oscar Awards with Cynthia Erivo. He works with an array of celebrated artists such as Common, Brandy, Robert Glasper, Ro James and others. He launched TheABIAHway (https://www.jeremiahabiah.com), an artist development platform, to enlighten, inspire, and empower music artists globally and expanding his influence in the music industry. His work has launched the careers of many current music artists on the charts and on Broadway. Clients include Sony, RCA, Atlantic, Columbia Records as well as numerous Broadway and Opera Stars. This former Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music (https://www.berklee.edu) can be seen on the stage at music festivals, concert halls and teaching Masterclasses worldwide. In 2020, he debuted his popular new Facebook Live talk show, Inside the Singer’s Voice (https://www.youtube.com/@insidethesingersvoice/featured) where each episode is an intimate conversation between great singers about great singing. As you’ll hear, there’s much, much more to Jeremiah’s own voice and story. Where to find Jeremiah? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremiah-abiah-7868369) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahabiah/) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/jeremiahabiahmusic/?_rdc=1&_rdr) On X (https://twitter.com/jeremiahabiah?lang=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeJKglJcZEtIoR-RgZM5vvA) Topics of interest: About George Michael (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Michael) Opera Greats William Warfield (https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/william-warfield-39) and Leontyne Price (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontyne_Price) Rochester School of the Arts (https://www.rcsdk12.org/SOTA) About Patricia Seymour Alexander (https://www.copelandfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Patricia-Alexander) About the Art Song Repertoire (http://www.tesorochoir.com/Classical%20Repertoire.html) NAACP ACT-SO Acheivement Program (https://naacp.org/our-work/youth-programs/act-so-achievement-program) Eastman School of Music (https://www.esm.rochester.edu) New England Conservatory (https://necmusic.edu) About The Chi’s Ntare Mwine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntare_Mwine) Otter.ai (https://otter.ai) Ain’t Too Proud, The Musical (https://ainttooproudmusical.com) About Michael Swanson (https://www.faithfilmworks.com/michael-swanson) Ron Simon’s SimonSays Entertainment (https://simonsaysentertainment.com) About Pamela Cooper’s, The Cooper Company (https://www.thecoopercompany.biz) About Shanice (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanice) What is the “Whistle Tone?” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_register) About Gospel Great, Yolanda Adams (http://yolandaadamslive.com) Laylah Hathaway (https://www.lalahhathaway.com) Mint Condition’s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_Condition) Stokley Williams (https://www.istokley.com) Claude Kelly (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Kelly) R&B and Soul Legends Aretha Franklin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin), Luther Vandross (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross) and Barry White (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_White) About Bill T. Jones (https://newyorklivearts.org/btj-az-company/) Special Guest: Jeremiah Abiah.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! For this week’s episode I found myself in a hidden gem of a community in East London with a not so hidden gem in the European investment space, Eric Collins. Eric, born an raised in the southern United States, has called London home for the nearly 10 years. He is a serial entrepreneur, investor, technology executive and host of Channel 4 business show, The Money Maker (https://www.themoneymaker.com), which is based on the highly successful US show The Profit on CNBC. Eric has spent much of his career building the value of digital companies through innovative strategies at public and private companies including AOL, TimeWarner, Tegic/Nuance Communications, MobilePosse, SwiftKey/Microsoft and most recently, Touch Surgery, where he was COO. He sits on the boards of companies in San Francisco and London, including Tech Nation. In 2011, President Obama, a fellow Harvard Law School classmate, appointed him to the Small Business Administration’s Council on Underserved Communities (https://www.sba.gov/article/2021/jun/22/sba-reconvenes-council-underserved-communities). Eric is also a brand ambassador for luxury car manufacturer, Audi, and the youth charity The Prince’s Trust. In 2018, The Financial Times named him among the UK’s top 100 BAME leaders in technology. Since 2019, he has been voted one of the most influential Black people in Britain on The Powerlist. In his award-winning book, We Don’t Need Permission: How Black Business Can Change Our World (Penguin) (https://a.co/d/0LaTaq1), Eric argues investing in Black and underrepresented entrepreneurs is the surest, fastest socio-economic game changer there is. And with his work as a Founder and CEO of Impact X Capital (https://www.impactxcapital.com) we believe him! Where to find Eric? www.impactxcapital.com (https://www.impactxcapital.com/team/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericdcollinsba/) On X (https://twitter.com/EricDCollins) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eric_dcollins/) What’s Eric reading? J. Califoria Cooper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._California_Cooper) What’s Eric watching? Purlie Victorious (https://purlievictorious.com) The Lehman Trilogy (https://thelehmantrilogy.com) Other topics of interest: Revisit fellow Glocal Citizen Natasha Moore (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/natasha-d-moore) Greensboro, North Carolina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina) Tuskegee University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_University) Bennett College (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_College) North Carolina A&T State University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_A%26T_State_University) On Charles Blow’s The Devil You Know (https://www.npr.org/2021/01/26/960665185/charles-blow-s-the-devil-you-know-is-a-black-power-manifesto-for-our-time) Roger Fisher’s Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving (https://a.co/d/eLdAHtX) On the Black Power Movement (https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/foundations-black-power) About the inaugural SBA Council on Underserved Communities and Chair, Cathy Hughes (https://afro.com/15-appointed-to-advisory-council-on-underserved-communities/) Audra McDonald & Brian Stokes Mitchell Perform 'Wheels of a Dream' From RAGTIME (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxAIxaEIc6U) First Black Mayor of Charlotte Harvey Gantt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Gantt) Former Governor of Virgina Douglas Wilder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Wilder) GiveBLACK (https://www.giveblackuk.org) About Ric Lewis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_Lewis) No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_No._1_Ladies%27_Detective_Agency_(TV_series)) About Marshmallow (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59051679) Special Guest: Eric Collins.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Did you miss us? We missed you! September threw me for a bit of a loop with travel and wifi access which resulted in a brief break. My travels took me on a Northern Lights adventure through remote Alaska where we actually experienced the North Pole! Then it was a return to summer in the southern U.S. with a grounding trip to Atlanta, Georgia. I’m back in NYC for this two-part episode and taking a stroll down a few Brooklyn memory lanes with my guest, Ky Adderley is a leadership and education expert, mentor, super connector; and networking guru, a persistent link between people and their dreams. He has conducted school reviews and training for teachers and principals on three continents – North America, South America, and Africa – working to increase the number of quality schools and leaders available to low-income children worldwide. He has been a leader in the education sector for 20 years, and has more recently pivoted in the direction of sports management. Coming from a family known for professional athletes he is no stranger to sports and operations. He was an All-American high school and collegiate runner at Georgetown University going on to run as an Olympic hopeful before hanging up his spikes to focus on giving back to the communities that raised him. Also an advocate for social justice education, he has been nicknamed by some: “Know Justice, Know Peace.” Ky has recently taken on a new role as Vice President of Maven Sports Group (https://www.mavensportsgroup.com). We know this too will be a smashing success for Ky--Congratulations!! Where to find Ky? www.kyadderley.com (https://www.kyadderley.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyadderley/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kyconnex/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kyadderley) On X (https://twitter.com/KyConnex) What’s Ky reading? The Art of War (https://a.co/d/iD8AaR5) by Sun Zu Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (https://a.co/d/67k3Ocs) by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months (https://a.co/d/38qPLN2) by Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington Other topics of interest: Germantown, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/areas/philadelphia-neighborhoods/germantown/) Mount Airy, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/areas/philadelphia-neighborhoods/mt-airy/) Frank Gagliano (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gagliano) Ganas! (https://speakbetterspanish.com/dar-ganas-de-in-spanish/#:~:text=Ganas%20and%20ganar%20in%20Spanish,de%20(from%2C%20of).) meaning Teach for America (https://www.teachforamerica.org) KIPP and David Levin (https://www.kipp.org/team/dave-levin/) Kung Fu Theater (https://www.epicroadtrips.us/2003/summer/nola/nola_offsite/FQ_en.wikipedia.org/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Theater.html) Capoeira (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira) Cannonball Adderley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Adderley) Professional Football Hall of Fame Cornerback Herb Adderley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Adderley) Nasifr Adderley (https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chargers-safety-nasir-adderley-announces-hes-retiring-at-age-25-after-just-four-nfl-seasons/) About Cash Money Records (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Money_Records) Father Raymong Kemp (https://ourtowndc.com/father-ray-kemp-georgetown/) About Ky's work with Danielle Fazio (https://preminentecounseling.com/) About Match Fit Academy (https://www.matchfitacademy.net/) Special Guest: Ky Adderley.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Did you miss us? We missed you! September threw me for a bit of a loop with travel and wifi access which resulted in a brief break. My travels took me on a Northern Lights adventure through remote Alaska where we actually experienced the North Pole! Then it was a return to summer in the southern U.S. with a grounding trip to Atlanta, Georgia. I’m back in NYC for this two-part episode and taking a stroll down a few Brooklyn memory lanes with my guest, Ky Adderley is a leadership and education expert, mentor, super connector; and networking guru, a persistent link between people and their dreams. He has conducted school reviews and training for teachers and principals on three continents – North America, South America, and Africa – working to increase the number of quality schools and leaders available to low-income children worldwide. He has been a leader in the education sector for 20 years, and has more recently pivoted in the direction of sports management. Coming from a family known for professional athletes he is no stranger to sports and operations. He was an All-American high school and collegiate runner at Georgetown University going on to run as an Olympic hopeful before hanging up his spikes to focus on giving back to the communities that raised him. Also an advocate for social justice education, he has been nicknamed by some: “Know Justice, Know Peace.” Ky has recently taken on a new role as Vice President of Maven Sports Group (https://www.mavensportsgroup.com). We know this too will be a smashing success for Ky--Congratulations!! Where to find Ky? www.kyadderley.com (https://www.kyadderley.com/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyadderley/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kyconnex/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kyadderley) On X (https://twitter.com/KyConnex) What’s Ky reading? The Art of War (https://a.co/d/iD8AaR5) by Sun Zu Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (https://a.co/d/67k3Ocs) by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months (https://a.co/d/38qPLN2) by Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington Other topics of interest: Germantown, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/areas/philadelphia-neighborhoods/germantown/) Mount Airy, Pennsylvania (https://www.visitphilly.com/areas/philadelphia-neighborhoods/mt-airy/) Frank Gagliano (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gagliano) Ganas! (https://speakbetterspanish.com/dar-ganas-de-in-spanish/#:~:text=Ganas%20and%20ganar%20in%20Spanish,de%20(from%2C%20of).) meaning Teach for America (https://www.teachforamerica.org) KIPP and David Levin (https://www.kipp.org/team/dave-levin/) Kung Fu Theater (https://www.epicroadtrips.us/2003/summer/nola/nola_offsite/FQ_en.wikipedia.org/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_Theater.html) Capoeira (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira) Cannonball Adderley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_Adderley) Professional Football Hall of Fame Cornerback Herb Adderley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Adderley) Nasifr Adderley (https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chargers-safety-nasir-adderley-announces-hes-retiring-at-age-25-after-just-four-nfl-seasons/) About Cash Money Records (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_Money_Records) Father Raymong Kemp (https://ourtowndc.com/father-ray-kemp-georgetown/) About Ky's work with Danielle Fazio (https://preminentecounseling.com/) About Match Fit Academy (https://www.matchfitacademy.net/) Special Guest: Ky Adderley.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast I have the pleasure of hosting a social innovator who intersects not only my local experiences in Brooklyn and Accra, he is the husband of my guest on Episode 139, Asmeret Berhe-Lumax (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/asmeret-berhe-lumax) and on the Advisory Committee of Episodes 42/43 guest, Nana Eyeson-Akiwowo’s African Health Now (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/nana-eyeson-akiwowo). A fellow Ghanaian, Stanley Lumax is currently the Executive Brand Marketing Director at JP Morgan Chase, where he manages the Sapphire and Freedom Unlimited portfolios. Prior to this role, he partnered with Complex Media Networks to create Climate, an agency built to help brands harness the power of youth culture. He has also worked with brands such as Nike Basketball, National Basketball Association, Converse, Beats By Dre’, Brooklyn Nets, Pepsi, Budweiser and a host of other brands that have impacted popular culture. He’s taken this experience and applied it to his desire to bring the African Diaspora together. In 2019, he partnered with celebrated Senegalese chef, Pierre Thiam to open a West African concept restaraunt called Teranga (https://itsteranga.com/), which has been celebrated as one of the top 20 places to eat in New York City. A fun and engaging conversation, be sure to check out the other topics of interest below for insights on some of the many topics we cover in our discussion. Where to find Stanley? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanleylumax/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stanley.lumax/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/stanleyelumax) On X/Twitter (https://twitter.com/stanleylumax?lang=en) What’s Stanley listening to? The Joe Budden Podcast (https://soundcloud.com/joebuddenpodcast) Earn Your Leisure Podcast (https://www.earnyourleisure.com) A Dose of Black Joy and Caffeine with Justin Adu (https://www.instagram.com/doseofblkjoy/?hl=en) Jungle Brothers (https://www.junglebrothers4life.com) Q-tip (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-Tip_(musician)) Big Daddy Kane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Daddy_Kane) KRS-One (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRS-One) and Boogie Down Productions (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie_Down_Productions) What’s Stanley watching? Ladies First: A story of Women in Hip-Hop (https://www.netflix.com/title/80997174) Other topics of interest: Ga People in Osu, Accra (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/People-Places-A-look-into-the-history-of-the-Osu-people-Part-1-948457) About Ebbets Field, Brooklyn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebbets_Field) About Bronwsville, Brooklyn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsville,_Brooklyn) Tracy Towers, The Bronx (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Towers) About US Immigration Policy in 2017 (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/21/us/politics/dhs-immigration-trump.html) About Abiola Oke (https://abiolaoke.com) About Luol Deng (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luol_Deng) About Nana “Pops” Mensah-Bonsu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pops_Mensah-Bonsu) About And1 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AND1) Peace is Every Step (https://a.co/d/5JBUxNy) by Thich Nhat Hang (https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/thich-nhat-hanh) About SLR Cameras (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-lens_reflex_camera) Special Guest: Stanley Lumax.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast I have the pleasure of hosting the gentleman who opened the invitation to what is now Glocal Citizens. As you listen to the episode, you’ll understand more about how my guest’s investment ethic and a particular investment in a start-up podcasting network four years ago are at the intersection of our collective coming to being on this page. Born into multiracial family in Trinidad & Tobago, now based in Southern California, my guest is investor, influencer and friend, Garnet Heraman. With over 25 years experience at the intersection of innovation, diversity and technology, Garnet is a frequent speaker at events around the world; his portfolio has been featured in Time Magazine, BuzzFeed, Forbes, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Thrillist, WSJ, Institutional Investor, Inc., Entrepreneur, GMA, Travel+ Leisure + O, Oprah Magazine. He is co-founder and managing partner of Aperture VC, the US’s largest fintech fund backed by multiple Fortune 500 companies. He is also co-founder of FUEL OZ.Capital, an opportunity zone sponsor of innovation hubs to drive inclusive development. Previously, he was co-founder of Aegis Investment Partners, a private equity boutique specializing in growth capital for corpvc backed companies. He is an investor or board member at numerous ventures and is co-owner of the sustainable apparel brand, Karina Dresses. Garnet’s non-profit work includes the Brookings Institute (advisor); the Columbia Venture Community; TiE New York (https://ny.tie.org), where he was a founding board member; The CORO Foundation (http://www.corofellowship.org), which named him to their prestigious Leadership New York Program in the 2000-1 cohort and; Rhizome.org (http://Rhizome.org), the world's first digital art space on the web. Where to find Garnet? ApertureVC.com (http://ApertureVC.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/garnetsheraman/) What’s Garnet reading? The Remains of the Day (https://a.co/d/5Up6paF) by Kazuo Ishiguro (https://www.amazon.com/Kazuo-Ishiguro/e/B000APSEA8/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1) Other topics of interest: About the Woolworth Building (https://nylandmarks.org/explore-ny/the-woolworth-building/) About Aperture’s William Crowder (https://aperturevc.com/personnel/william-crowder/) Carla Harris (https://www.carlaspearls.com) Fred Wilson (https://avc.com) Joanne Solomon Wilson (https://gothamgal.com) Union Square Ventures (https://www.usv.com) Digitial NYC: Wired to the World Program (https://www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2001a/pr118-01.html) Philip McKenzie (https://philipmckenzie.com) Comcast Catalyst Fund (https://corporate.comcast.com/values/diversityreport/2018/our-suppliers-and-partners/we-stand-for) Special Guest: Garnet Heraman.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! We’re traveling from Canada to the north of Ghana and back again in this two part conversation with Ghanaian-Canadian, Hawa Kombian. As an intentional, passionate and creative leader who enables organizational founders’ and their teams to achieve operational sustainability and social vibrancy by building results-driven cultures of connection, Hawa is squarely focused on bridges all the dimensions of leadership toward more impact and sustainable presents for her clients. Having a background in communications, and humanitarian pursuits with organizations leading in innovative technology and social change, her experience spans education, digital health, and leadership development across government, non-profit, and social enterprise sectors. She is an empathetic systems-builder, which means she seamlessly flows between cultivating authentic relationships with people to draw out their strengths, and creating strategic processes that allow teams to collaborate and achieve success together. You can find her public speaking at events and podcasts on people and organizational management; blogging about personal, and professional strategy; and coaching leaders on how to strategically make an impact in their organizations and communities. Work with her via Hawa Kombian Consulting (https://hawakombianconsulting.com/) Where to find Hawa? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhkombian/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hkombian/) On Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/hawa-kombian) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/hkombian) What’s Hawa watching? BoJack Horseman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman) SpongeBob SquarePants (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants) Other topics of interest: Gambaga in Northeast Ghana (https://northeastghana.com/gambaga-escarpment/#:~:text=Gambaga%20Escarpment%20%2D%20Ghana's%20North%20East%20Region) Bunkpurugu in Northern Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo_District) About the new International Tamale Airport (https://www.modernghana.com/news/1221683/tamale-airport-terminal-to-be-commissioned-in.html) Youth Alive Ghana (https://youthaliveghana1.wordpress.com/about-us/) African Leadership Group (https://algroup.org/) eHealth Africa (https://www.ehealthafrica.org/)

Greetings Glocal Citizens! We’re traveling from Canada to the north of Ghana and back again in this two part conversation with Ghanaian-Canadian, Hawa Kombian. As an intentional, passionate and creative leader who enables organizational founders’ and their teams to achieve operational sustainability and social vibrancy by building results-driven cultures of connection, Hawa is squarely focused on bridges all the dimensions of leadership toward more impact and sustainable presents for her clients. Having a background in communications, and humanitarian pursuits with organizations leading in innovative technology and social change, her experience spans education, digital health, and leadership development across government, non-profit, and social enterprise sectors. She is an empathetic systems-builder, which means she seamlessly flows between cultivating authentic relationships with people to draw out their strengths, and creating strategic processes that allow teams to collaborate and achieve success together. You can find her public speaking at events and podcasts on people and organizational management; blogging about personal, and professional strategy; and coaching leaders on how to strategically make an impact in their organizations and communities. Work with her via Hawa Kombian Consulting (https://hawakombianconsulting.com/) Where to find Hawa? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhkombian/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hkombian/) On Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/hawa-kombian) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/hkombian) What’s Hawa watching? BoJack Horseman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoJack_Horseman) SpongeBob SquarePants (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants) Other topics of interest: Gambaga in Northeast Ghana (https://northeastghana.com/gambaga-escarpment/#:~:text=Gambaga%20Escarpment%20%2D%20Ghana's%20North%20East%20Region) Bunkpurugu in Northern Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo_District) About the new International Tamale Airport (https://www.modernghana.com/news/1221683/tamale-airport-terminal-to-be-commissioned-in.html) Youth Alive Ghana (https://youthaliveghana1.wordpress.com/about-us/) African Leadership Group (https://algroup.org/) eHealth Africa (https://www.ehealthafrica.org/) Special Guest: Hawa Kombian.

Hi there Glocal Citizens! If you like the idea of being bold, you’ll love the idea of “Beaming Bold”after listening in on thes conversation with my guest, Aurda Gordon. Audra’s journey began in the beautiful islands of St.Vincent and the Grenadines where she was born and Brooklyn, New York where she was raised. She is now now an expat living in Hong Kong for almost 12 years. As a Wealth Management and Business Development Professional with extensive experience in retail banking and retail fashion, she is a self-starter who has excelled in senior roles in customer experience, relationship management, and strategy consulting in Hong Kong, New York, and Ghana. She has a proven track record of spearheading initiatives that strengthen the mission, brand, and financial position of enterprises; including those which were self-founded. A serial entrepreneur, she is the founder of Beam Bold – a vibrant resort wear brand focused on size inclusion and reducing textile waste. She is also founder of Global Identity Partners – a coaching and retail business consultancy. Another stamped and sealed Glocal Citizen, her passion for travel has taken her to 76 countries across six continents. Although she enjoys seeing much of the world, she has a strong connection to the African continent having visited 26 countries and frequently travels there. As she puts it, on her Audraverse platform, this probably explains why her ideal meal would be; jollof rice wrapped in a roti with some dim sum on the side. Where to find Audra? audraverse.com (http://audraverse.com) beambold.com (http://beambold.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/audragordon/) On Instagram ([https://www.instagram.com/audraverse/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/p/Beam-Bold-100063678805478/?locale=en_GB&paipv=0&eav=AfaG-sSpEYBBdxiUkmBL6tl1L27wEyzkygdBEOccg78mdFC7jQ0Prag5LjERg5qXOuc&_rdr) On X (https://twitter.com/beam_bold) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@beam_bold) What’s Audra reading? The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://a.co/d/bGMgGXq) by Gay Hendricks Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen (https://a.co/d/7jeL7tQ)by Donald Miller Other topics of interest: About the Wan Chai neighborhood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan_Chai) Causeway Bay in Hong Kong (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causeway_Bay) Sham Shui Po (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Shui_Po) Garment District Fashion Connect Africa (https://fashionconnectafrica.com) Special Guest: Audra Gordon.

August Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off my favorite month of the year (it’s my birthday month) is a Ghanaian Brit by way of the Netherlands, Kojo North. A proud Ghanaian, Kojo has built a successful career consulting software companies while dividing his time between London, Amsterdam, and Kumasi. With a keen interest in supporting Ghanaian software startups, he invests in and advises startups focused on driving digital transformation within the lodging and restaurant industries. Believing in technology's power to solve real-world challenges, Kojo employs this approach across the board with his projects. Kojo's ambitions stretch beyond the realm of software and in 2021, he embarked on a transformative project to redefine student accommodation in Ghana. His vision includes not just the Resurrection Student Hostel but a complete ecosystem with a restaurant and a remote-first office creating opportunities for graduates to work for European-based companies without leaving home. A trained pianist, Kojo has a love for all arts, particularly painting. As his investment portfolio in Ghana expands, he plans to exhibit various African artworks in the Resurrection restaurant, creating an inspiring atmosphere for diners and workers. Kojo shares his journey on his YouTube channel hoping to encourage other diasporans to join him in exploring their roots and contributing to their homeland's growth, making strides in the digital landscape, championing art, and share in his unique journey with the world. Where to find Kojo? On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kojonorth/?hl=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@KojoNorth/featured") Who’s Kojo watching? Zora Opoku (https://www.zohraopoku.com) Bob Pixel (https://www.instagram.com/bobpixel/?hl=en) Paa Joe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paa_Joe) Other topics of interest: About the Ashanti (https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/african-tribes/ashanti-people.html) About the Ewe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewe_people) About Ijburg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJburg) About Osu, Accra (https://www.grin.com/document/889371) Shepherd’s Bush, London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd%27s_Bush) Notting Hill Carnival (https://nhcarnival.org) Brexit (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887) Accra Art Week (https://www.facebook.com/accraartweek/) Remotely Works (https://www.remotely.works/companies) What is a Tro tro? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tro_tro) Ghana National Service (https://www.nss.gov.gh/about) KNUST - Tech (https://www.knust.edu.gh) Special Guest: Kojo North.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we’re taking a trip to the stars and back with astrophysicist, author, STEM educator, multi-patented inventor, voice actor, TV personality, science communicator, and keynote speaker, Hakeem Oluseyi. Another fellow Stanford University Alum, Hakeem recently served as the Space Science Education Lead in the Space Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters. His work has resulted in 11 patents, and more than 100 publications covering contributions to astrophysics, cosmology, plasma physics, and the development of space missions, observatories, focal plane instruments, detectors, semiconductor manufacturing, and ion propulsion. He has co-hosted and contributed to several shows on Science Channel and Discovery International including Outrageous Acts of Science, How the Universe Works, Space's Deepest Secrets, Strange Evidence, You Have Been Warned, The Planets and Beyond, and Strip the Cosmos. He regularly appears on news programs and has won or been nominated for several awards for science reporting including an Emmy nomination and four Webby Awards. His memoir A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars (https://a.co/d/csZJb4g) was released in 2021. Hakeem sees his professional mission as advancing humanity's understanding of the universe through scientific inquiry; passing on the detailed knowledge of this process and its results to the next generation; and service to humanity and country. True to his mission, he is doing all of the above not only in the U.S., but across the planet and into the cosmos. Where to find Hakeem? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hakeem-oluseyi-b345b68/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hmoluseyi/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hakeemoluseyi/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/HakeemOluseyi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) What’s Hakeem Listening to? Philosophize This! (https://www.philosophizethis.org) Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History (https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/) Curtis Mayfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield) Other topics of interest: The DMV (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area) Wealthiest Counties in the United States (https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/slideshows/richest-counties-in-america?slide=17) IMAP - Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (https://imap.princeton.edu) Roddenbery Entertainment (https://www.roddenberry.com/entertainment/#podcasts) About Musician, Eminem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNYR1ioecJY) Mangaia Island (https://cookislands.travel/islands/mangaia) National Society of Black Physicists (https://nsbp.org/?) Mythology by Edith Hamilton (https://a.co/d/8TMDgP3) Nairobi Planterium (https://travellingtelescope.co.uk/2021/06/21/the-nairobi-planetarium/) What's an Error Bar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_bar) On Dark Matter (https://www.space.com/20930-dark-matter.html) About the physicists~ About Charles McGruder (https://heritageproject.caltech.edu/interviews-updates/charles-mcgruder) [Willie Rockward]((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Rockward) [Stephon Alexander](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brice-orange-59102779/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brice-orange-59102779/) About Cynthia McINtyre (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/02/11/helping-black-students-picture-themselves-as-physicists/1d7b8f55-60c2-401d-833b-9a71c142f33d/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.47c6021f234b) [Arthur B.C. Walker, Jr.]((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArthurB.C.WalkerJr.) Pius Okeke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pius_Nwankwo_Okeke) [Thebe Medupe]((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thebe_Medupe) [Saul Perlmutter]((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Perlmutter) Special Guest: Hakeem Oluseyi .

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we’re taking a trip to the stars and back with astrophysicist, author, STEM educator, multi-patented inventor, voice actor, TV personality, science communicator, and keynote speaker, Hakeem Oluseyi. Another fellow Stanford University Alum, Hakeem recently served as the Space Science Education Lead in the Space Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters. His work has resulted in 11 patents, and more than 100 publications covering contributions to astrophysics, cosmology, plasma physics, and the development of space missions, observatories, focal plane instruments, detectors, semiconductor manufacturing, and ion propulsion. He has co-hosted and contributed to several shows on Science Channel and Discovery International including Outrageous Acts of Science, How the Universe Works, Space's Deepest Secrets, Strange Evidence, You Have Been Warned, The Planets and Beyond, and Strip the Cosmos. He regularly appears on news programs and has won or been nominated for several awards for science reporting including an Emmy nomination and four Webby Awards. His memoir A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars (https://a.co/d/csZJb4g) was released in 2021. Hakeem sees his professional mission as advancing humanity's understanding of the universe through scientific inquiry; passing on the detailed knowledge of this process and its results to the next generation; and service to humanity and country. True to his mission, he is doing all of the above not only in the U.S., but across the planet and into the cosmos. Where to find Hakeem? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hakeem-oluseyi-b345b68/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hmoluseyi/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hakeemoluseyi/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/HakeemOluseyi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) What’s Hakeem Listening to? Philosophize This! (https://www.philosophizethis.org) Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History (https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/) Curtis Mayfield (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield) Other topics of interest: The DMV (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area) Wealthiest Counties in the United States (https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/slideshows/richest-counties-in-america?slide=17) IMAP - Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (https://imap.princeton.edu) Roddenbery Entertainment (https://www.roddenberry.com/entertainment/#podcasts) About Musician, Eminem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNYR1ioecJY) Mangaia Island (https://cookislands.travel/islands/mangaia) National Society of Black Physicists (https://nsbp.org/?) Mythology by Edith Hamilton (https://a.co/d/8TMDgP3) Nairobi Planterium (https://travellingtelescope.co.uk/2021/06/21/the-nairobi-planetarium/) What's an Error Bar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_bar) On Dark Matter (https://www.space.com/20930-dark-matter.html) About the physicists~ About Charles McGruder (https://heritageproject.caltech.edu/interviews-updates/charles-mcgruder) [Willie Rockward]((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Rockward) [Stephon Alexander](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brice-orange-59102779/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brice-orange-59102779/) About Cynthia McINtyre (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1995/02/11/helping-black-students-picture-themselves-as-physicists/1d7b8f55-60c2-401d-833b-9a71c142f33d/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.47c6021f234b) [Arthur B.C. Walker, Jr.]((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArthurB.C.WalkerJr.) Pius Okeke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pius_Nwankwo_Okeke) [Thebe Medupe]((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thebe_Medupe) [Saul Perlmutter]((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Perlmutter) Special Guest: Hakeem Oluseyi .

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s episode comes to you from Dakar, by way of New York City and [Banjul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjul "smartCard-inline) in The Gambia. My guest, Gambian-American, Begay Downes-Thomas was born and raised in New York City to Gambian parents and currently calls Dakar, Senegal her base. She has more than 20 years of experience as a senior advocacy strategist in strategic communication, partnerships, and media in the development sector - specifically in strategies, branding, and resource mobilization at the country and regional level in Africa and internationally. She currently leads Global Partnerships at SEED Project (http://www.seedproject.org) in Senegal and is a brand experience curator. As you’ll learn in our conversation, Begay shares great perspectives on the power of leveraging your network, intentional preparation, and purpose-driven partnerships in establishing a work-life balance as a global nomad. Where to find Begay? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/begay-downes-thomas-9a2a52149/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/begay_dt/?utm_source=ig_embed) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/begaydt) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/begay.downesthomas?locale=zh_TW) What’s Begay listening to? Yousou N’Dour (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youssou_N%27Dour) Feel Better, Live More Podcast (https://drchatterjee.com/blog/category/podcast/) Senegalese Musicians (https://www.allmusic.com/birthplace/dakar-senegal-mz0000037651) Other topics of interest: Oukam, Senegal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouakam) Wolof Glocal Speak, Jàmm rekk and other greetings (https://jangawolof.org/2012/06/18/basic-phrases/#:~:text=J%C3%A0mm%20rekk.,(Peace%20only.)) About Senegal’s first President, Léopold Sédar Senghor (https://www.presidence.sn/en/presidency/leopold-sedar-senghor) About Amadou Gallo Fall (https://careers.nba.com/executive/amadou-gallo-fall/) About the NBA Academy in Senegal (https://nbaacademy.nba.com/location/africa/) About Talibés (https://harvardhrj.com/2021/04/the-plight-of-talibe-children-in-senegal/) About Mbalax Music ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbalax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbalax) ) Special Guest: Begay Downes-Thomas.

Summer Solstice Greetings Glocal Citizens! I’m fresh off of a couple of weeks of ramping up the summer in Europe where the sun was truly a superstar right alongside my guest for the next few episodes. James Barnor is a Ghanaian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana) photographer who has been based in London since the 1990s. His career spans six decades, and although for much of that period his work was not widely known, it has latterly been discovered by new audiences. In his street (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_photography) and studio photography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_photography), Barnor represents societies in transition in the 1950s and 1960s: Ghana moving toward independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ghana#Independent_Ghana), and London becoming a multicultural metropolis. He has said: "I was lucky to be alive when things were happening...when Ghana was going to be independent and Ghana became independent, and when I came to England the Beatles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles) were around. Things were happening in the 60s, so I call myself Lucky Jim." He was Ghana's first full-time newspaper photographer in the 1950s, and he is credited with introducing color processing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_photography) to Ghana in the 1970s. It has been said: "James Barnor is to Ghana and photojournalism what Ousmane Sembène (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Semb%C3%A8ne) was to Senegal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal) and African cinema." Barnor has spoken of how his work was rediscovered in 2007 during the "Ghana at 50" jubilee season by curator Nana Oforiatta-Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta-Ayim), who organized the first exhibition of his photographs at Black Cultural Archives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cultural_Archives) (BCA). Appreciation of his work as a studio portraitist, photojournalist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photojournalism) and Black lifestyle photographer has been further heightened since 2010 when a major solo retrospective exhibition of his photographs, Ever Young: James Barnor, was mounted at Rivington Place (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Place), London, followed by a series of exhibitions including in the United States and South Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa). His photographs were collated by the non-profit agency Autograph ABP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autograph_ABP) during a four-year project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Lottery_Fund) and in 2011 became part of the new Archive and Research Centre for Culturally Diverse Photography. Barnor's photographs have also in recent years had showings in Ghana, South Africa, France - (Paris Photo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Photo) 2011, Galerie Baudoin Lebon; Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière), The Netherlands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands), the UK and the US. The first monograph of his work, entitled James Barnor: Ever Young, was published in 2015, including an extensive conversation between Barnor and Margaret Busby (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Busby) with Francis Hodgson. I’m honored to be able to share his story--the history, the craft, the artistry and the humor of Uncle Jim. Where to find James? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-barnor-42569b11/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/james_barnor_archives/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/james.barnor/) In the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/arts/james-barnor-dia-ghana.html) What’s Uncle Jim watching? America’s Got Talent (https://www.youtube.com/user/americasgottalent) Britain’s Got Talent (https://www.youtube.com/@BGT) Other topics of interest: About Two Coronations (https://www.bbc.com/historyofthebbc/100-voices/birth-of-tv/two-coronations/) Accra earthquake 1939 (https://www.nature.com/articles/147751a0) A brief history of housing in Ghana...