Glocal Citizens

In this episode I'm in Reykjavik, Iceland getting my full winter on adjusting to six hours of daylight while gazing out at sideways blowing, sleety snow. While there was a bit too much weather to see the Northern Lights, I did have a chance to visit with fellow podcast host and Digital Creator, Jewells Chambers of the All Things Iceland podcast. Jewells was born and bred in the Bushwick, a neighbo...

This week my guest is Jamaican-Ghanaian Morris Sinclair, founder of Motherland Media, a PR and tourism marketing focused on promoting Ghana as the premier destination for Afro-tourism, business, cultural learning and lifestyle events. In his work and travels Morris leverages his international business contacts and key trusted partnerships to ensure that his clients benefit from curated public-priv...

Welcome back to the Glocal Citizens Podcast. We'll be spending the next two episodes with interdisciplinary artist, photographer, and architect--Asare Adjei. Asare is a Ghanaian-British living and working between London (UK) and Accra (Ghana). Asare’s work captures an essence of humanity and the duality of existence by the juxtaposing of various visual elements, materials and symbology to create a...

Welcome back to the Glocal Citizens Podcast. We'll be spending the next two episodes with interdisciplinary artist, photographer, and architect--Asare Adjei. Asare is a Ghanaian-British living and working between London (UK) and Accra (Ghana). Asare’s work captures an essence of humanity and the duality of existence by the juxtaposing of various visual elements, materials and symbology to create a...

This week we meet social innovator, Valarie Labi at the iDE-International Development Enterprises offices in the heart of Accra's innovation hub in Osu. Valarie is the iDE Country Director and founder of Sama Sama, a social enterprise catalysing sanitation and hygiene markets by integrating the entire sanitation value chain and with the aim of providing toilets to more than 300,000 people by the e...

In Part 2, we pick pick up the conversation with an introduction to the newest offering in Nana’s bliss portfolio, the Bliss Wellness Center, and we learn more about how her work with children is tackling the unspoken traumas inherent in the global child trafficking crisis. More about Nana and her work: Bliss Yoga Accra @nanaamoakoanin on IG @blissyogaaccra on IG TEDx Accra Oprah Magazine Touch a...

Hello Glocal Citizens! For the next two part interview, I visit with Nana Amoako-Anin, founder and owner of Bliss Yoga Accra and the Bliss Wellness Center at her lovely home in Accra, Ghana. In Part 1, Nana tells us about her transition from New York City powerhouse attorney to Accra-based wellness ambassador and market-maker. More about Nana and her work: Bliss Yoga Accra @nanaamoakoanin on IG @b...

This week, Glocal Citizens is coming to you from the DANN Residence in the East Legon neighborhood of Accra, Ghana. Our guest is DANN Residence owner, Amma Gyampo. Amma is an Entrepreneur at heart and advisor to Africa-focused Investors and SMEs on topics including Tech, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy, Diaspora Engagement, Sustainable Development, Impact Investment and Hospitality. With...

Hello again, Glocal Citizens! This week I catch up with Ghanaian-American entrepreneur, Leslie Bentil of Gutta Soles from his current home base in Switzerland (hence, we sound a little different this week over the phone line). GUTTA SOLES was established in 2012 in Accra, Ghana. The company's initial intention was to design a shoe that was durable enough to handle surface conditions in Africa. It...

In Part 2 of our conversation, Emmanuel goes into detail about what it takes to be a non-fiction storyteller in Africa, the ins and outs of working with major networks such as CNN and National Geographic, and what’s on his screens these days. Links of Interest Find out more about Emmanuel and the Refined Creative vision here . and On Linkedin On IG @emmanetim What's Emmanuel watching? Longmire on...

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest for the next two episodes is Emmanuel Etim, founder of Refined Creative. Emmanuel is a Nigerian-American that now calls Accra home base of operations offering production and training services with the goal of raising awareness of international development and innovations through visual storytelling. In Part 1 of our discussion Emmanuel tells us about his early e...

In Part 2, we delve into the business of waste in Ghana and how Environment360 is making an impact with their programs in schools and in increasing number of communities across Ghana. Links of Interest Cordie Aziz on LinkedIn Environment360 Jaku and the Earth Defenders – Malaria Madness Special Guest: Cordie Aziz.

I’m excited to launch the Glocal Citizens Podcast with one of my favorite people here in Accra, Ghana. In this episode, I meet with Cordie Aziz, Founder and Executive Director of Environment360 at her office in the Adenta, Accra, Ghana. Environment360 harnesses the value of waste by creating inclusive waste systems that have economic and environmental impact in the communities that they serve. In...

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Let me introduce myself, I'm your host Florence Amerley Adu. I'm CEO and co-founder of LEAP Transmedia. Our vision is to seeds and sows a fertile ground for improving education and economic outcomes for Ghanaians and Africans across the diaspora. Do you dream about “doing something” abroad? Then consider Glocal Citizens required listening in the due diligence, trusted ad...