Concrete Pastures Podcast

Dr. Sombo Muzata is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at James Madison University. She has a Ph. D. in Public Policy and Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Dr Muzata holds a Master of BusinessAdministration (MBA) specializing in strategy from Heriot Watt University. She is a trained accountant, a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)...

Lotten Yeaney is a Senior Manager with over 2 decades in IT and is a seasoned Film/TV producer. As a Liberian native, who lives in Chicago, she brings a diaspora lens to all her projects. Living between two continents, Lotten’s personal passion is to bridge the cultural gap between Africans, Americans and other cultures while embracing their ethnic differences.    Lotten’s company, focuses on deve...

Ami Thakkar is a lawyer by trade, a freelance writer by trial, a podcaster by passion and a DJ when asked. After graduating as a Longhorn, she started off my career as an analyst at Enron. While applying to graduate schools, she worked on movie sets in Texas and then moved to Bombay to work in radio and media.  A few years later, she graduated with a J.D. from DePaul University School of Law in Ch...

Tongwa (Gabriella) Akanji Eko was born and raised in Buea, Cameroon. Tongwa moved to the US at 17. She graduated from Prince George’s Community college, University of Maryland College Park and American University with her Associates, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees respectively. Through her educational career, her interests focused on communication, with a lens on TV broadcasting, writing and film...

Mr. Ferdinand Simaanya was born in Zambia. He attended multiple schools, including Livingstone Primary School, junior education at Linda Secondary School, and senior secondary school at Hillcrest Senior Technical School in Livingstone. He completed his bachelor's at Solusi Adventist University in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.  Mr. Simaanya grew up as a DJ at Fairmount Night Club, then joined Valentino’s Nig...

Aaron Mashano was born in Zambia, he moved to Australia in 2000 to study Law and Commerce at the University of Sydney. Over a 15 year period, he worked with top 200 blue chip companies and gained experience in Vocational Education Training (VET).  After founding and failing in numerous Startups, he eventually formed a winning formula on how to build his businesses right. Notably, he founded 2 succ...

Linda C.S. Mwale is the second of five children. Her father is a retired Zambian Air Force Pilot and her mother is a retired Psychiatric Nurse.  Having been raised in a military home with the full love and support of her family, her upbringing imparted the discipline, passion and commitment that make a big part of who Linda is today. Here is what she’s believes in. Most of us can agree that spirit...

Camilla Schippa is the CEO of one of Australia’s most creative and celebrated social enterprises, The Social Outfit. The Social Outfit is a fashion label with a difference, created to provide employment and training in the fashion industry to people from refugee and new migrant communities. Camilla not only leads all of The Social Outfit’s operations, she also supports her employees by mentoring a...

In this episode, I share some of my journey into the corporate world. I am grateful to my human angels who helped me along the way. Connect and follow us Sponsored by Betterhelp-Go to my sponsor https://betterhelp.com/concretepastures for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help in as little as 48 hours. https://www.epidemicsound...

Nancy shares her immigrant journey with Nosa Iyare on Culture Class Podcast. Connect and follow us Sponsored by Betterhelp-Go to my sponsor https://betterhelp.com/concretepastures for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help in as little as 48 hours. https://www.epidemicsound.com/client-clearing/5a6df3a4-444c-4807-b7ff-2072a34e1e...

Coco Ramazani, was born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Eastern region of, the country. Coco is one of 22 children in her family from my father side. Since she was a kid, she was always fascinated by the beauty of the environment. She loves nature because it’s been a place of peace. She’s speaker for women rights, children and their safety. She speaks more than 4 languages , French, Sw...

Aurielle Jioya has been passionate about cinema since she was very young. She graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University in Montreal. She made her debut as a director by creating 3 short films. In 2010, she founded Jioya Production, and ensures all stages of production in full autonomy. In the era of globalization, her filmography explores the notions of cultural di...

Stephen Batti, aka Sambaza - Is a family man, a podcaster for two years now, and an avid diasporan. He's been working in the IT industry for the last 15+ years. He loves to travel. Connect/Follow Sambaza @sambazapodcast - all platforms Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. sambazapodcast@gmail.com The movie Mentioned in our Conversation- The Namesake Connect and follow us Sponsored by Betterhelp-Go to...

Stephen Batti, aka Sambaza - Is a family man, a podcaster for two years now, and an avid diasporan. He's been working in the IT industry for the last 15+ years. He loves to travel. Connect/Follow Sambaza @sambazapodcast - all platforms Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. sambazapodcast@gmail.com The movie Mentioned in our Conversation- The Namesake Connect and follow us Sponsored by Betterhelp-Go to...

Sylvia Dorisme,  is founder of Zeal Technical Institute, previously known as SWVT, migrated from the Caribbean without her parents at the tender age of 14. With dreams of breaking barriers in her family, Sylvia was determined to be the first college graduate in her immediate family. After graduating with her undergrad degree in Business Administration and a minor in legal studies, she was accepted...

Mr Noah Ndhlovu  is a multi-talented individual. He is an Afrocentric Philosopher of Science, public intellectual, an award winning author, poet, podcast host and Community leader. He is the founding president of the Zambian Association Network of the United States (ZANUS), the Zambian Association of Indiana (ZAIN) and the chairperson for Primier Media.  Support/Buy Books Psalms of Noah Songs of N...

Mr Noah Ndhlovu is a multi-talented individual. He is an Afrocentric Philosopher of Science, public intellectual, an award winning author, poet, podcast host and Community leader. He is the founding president of the Zambian Association Network of the United States (ZANUS), the Zambian Association of Indiana (ZAIN) and the chairperson for Primier Media.  Support/Buy Books Psalms of Noah Songs of No...

The word 'resilience' holds immense meaning and power for her. It embodies not only her own journey, but a state that allows us to build faith in our own ability to surmount innumerable barriers and scale heights we are afraid of.  She has successfully (but not without many challenges), broken through a host of barriers associated with culture, race, migration, gender and others.  Mariam Issa is a...

Walusungu Mwazikani Phiri calls himself a kid from Chilenje in Lusaka, Zambia, currently studying in China. He’s an Engineer, Podcaster, audio production enthusiast, Pan-Africanist, Gammer, and Learning to Unlearn. He traveled to China in September 2016 to begin his bachelor's program (Civil Engineering) in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. He completed the Program in July 2021 and transferred to...

Ms. Kemi Seriki is a Nigerian immigrant from Yoruba ethnic diversity. As a typical story of immigrants in America, Ms. Seriki migrated to the United States for a better life in the early 1980s. Since moving to the United States, she completed her master’s degree and is a proud mother of two adult children. She is a blogger, and many issues she writes on focus on the life of African immigrants. In...

Justa Lujwangana is a Tanzanian-Brooklynite, storyteller and curious traveler. Born and raised in Tanzania and later at the age of 12, Justa moved to the US with her brother to reunite with her family. After a few years without visiting her home country due to her studies, on her return, she re-discovered how beautiful her homeland was as a local, tourists and beyond. She founded Curious on Tanzan...

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Preet Pannu is a professional editor with TV credits for Documentary Film and Travel TV, featured on PBS, Travel Channel and Discovery. She has taught in higher education, delivering instruction for Avid and Premiere Pro and is an active adjunct instructor at New York Film Academy. With over 21 years editing expertise, 7 years of producing and 6 years teaching, her career placements include the UK...

Mo! Sibyl describes herself as a Nigerian-born, Korean-speaking, and wandering intellectual. Her unique perspective is derived from her experience growing up in Nigeria to now living in the US, learning and speaking Korean, and enriched by the adventures her travels have brought on. Her podcast ,The More Sibyl Podcast launched 2018 and is available across several platforms for podcasts, including...

Dr Ambika Sampat is a director at FITBANKER, a global online health transformation platform committed to eradicating lifestyle disease and transforming a billion lives. Ambika leads The Coaches Programme, as well as the Healthy Relationships programme in FITBANKER, committed to human beings unleashing their unlimited potential. Previously At Acumen, a pioneer in the impact investing sector, she ma...