iamtheCODE Podcast

Joining Lady Mariéme Jamme on this final episode for season 5 is  Joanna Peña-Bickley , CEO,  DesignedByUs.org , Head of Research & Design, Alexa Devices at Amazon to share her story and how she came to learn how to design her own life and now passing this to a new generation of designers through mentoring and mobilisation. She is often called “the mama of design”. She brings designe...

Saturday Special💕 In this week's episode, Lady Mariéme’s shares the lessons she has learnt over the decades and says there are four key elements to discovering your purpose that we should think about as part of our growth. She said we must dare to be visible , but we should have a strategy and a plan before seeking too much and unnecessary visibility. Once we start establishing our cred...

Lady Mariéme welcomed Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, CEO at Apolitical Foundation , Lisa Witter to the podcast. Lisa has dedicated her life to enabling public servants to learn to serve humanity by creating a space where they learn and gain knowledge. She recently launched the Apolitical Foundation to help young people find information and advice in public service. Lisa and her t...

Welcome to the first iamtheCODE podcast episode of 2022! Lady Mariéme's twelve Life Hack lessons to start your #2022:  Listen to the full episode to dive deeper into the lessons she has learned over the last couple of years. We wish you a Happy New Year at #iamtheCODE and hope you can use these tips to work towards your goals and improve your mindset. Lady Mariéme’s twelve Life Hack lessons t...

New Year’s Eve, Podcast Episode As we end the year 2021 with over 82 inspiring episodes, our host and producer @mjamme welcomes UK Chief Economist Rain Newton-Smith to reflect on how the pandemic impacted livelihoods, businesses and the challenges faced by millions during 2021. Rain and her colleagues have been at the centre of the UK Economy. They made sure the impact of the Covid-19 did not dest...

In this short episode before Christmas, our host Lady Mariéme Jamme spoke to  Leena Nair , the  first female, first Asian, youngest ever Chief Human Resources Officer of Unilever. She became Chanel’s New Global Chief Executive Officer and will start in her new role in 2022. She worked for 30 years at Unilever and will take the reins at the 112-year-old fashion house founded by Coco...

Joining Lady Mariéme on this week’s iamtheCODE Podcast is a woman who pushed boundaries in the finance industry and coached businesses with an eye on the future through leadership, collaboration and impact. Lily Lapenna MBE  says even amid the lockdowns, setbacks, living in a new country and restrictions of the past years; she couldn’t think of a world without travel and the possibilities it...

In this episode, Lady Mariéme spoke to Jon Gosier , Founder of FilmHedge and Southbox Entertainments. Today, Jon is a Financier in the Film industry; he wants to help the African stories be heard, and the Black Excellence told. Before becoming a film investor, he travelled to Africa, where he co-founded the first innovation hub in Uganda called the Hive Colab. His company was supported by Lady Mar...

In this special episode and our first live show, Lady Mariéme sits down with the founder of #ConversationLoves , Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Lucy Doughty , to discuss her upbringing, life journey and philanthropic work. In this candid conversation, Lucy shared her own experiences as a child in the Dominic Republic and how it has shaped her to discover her true calling: to help others in need and...

Lady Mariéme Jamme welcomed her fellow young global leader of the world economic forum and friend Dr Yuhyun Park , Founder and Chief Executive Officer, DQ Institute, to discuss their friendship and digital journey.  The conversation explores how Dr Park pioneered The Digital Intelligence Standard. In this episode, Dr Park candidly shared her early years in Korea and her experiences...

Lady Mariéme welcomed Clementine Nkweta-Salami, Director of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to the iamtheCODE Podcast. The conversation covers their shared passion for service, mentorship, collaboration and leadership. They discussed her early years in her law practice, where she realised she was far removed from the individuals she wanted to help. She reached out to UNHCR to serve for a few years....

Lady Mariéme  welcomed  Caroline Kuhnert , Member of the Executive Committee at UBS Wealth Management for a conversation about the principles she holds and the possibility of using wealth for good. They shared their passion for leadership, mindfulness and dreaming of a better future for girls all around the world.  Caroline was instrumental in raising funds and supporting iamtheCODE...

Lady Mariéme  welcomed  Bill Liao , Entrepreneur and founder of We Forest, to the iamtheCODE Podcast. They shared their passion for climate activism, technology and mentorship.  The Financial Times has recognised Bill Liao as one of the Top 100 Minority Ethnic Leaders in Technology. Bill grew up in Melbourne Australia. He was bullied at High School and experienced racism. He then di...

Lady Mariéme welcomed Edwina Dunn , Big Data Pioneer and founder of Dunnhumby & Starcount, to the iamtheCODE Podcast. They both shared their love for data. Dunn was awarded an OBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Data and business in the UK.  Along with their husband, Clive Humby, she co-founded Dunnhumby, the company which pioneered data-driven marketing through...

Lady Mariéme sits down with award-winning humanitarian and former United Nations senior advisor on gender equality, Elizabeth Nyamayaro. Born in Zimbabwe, Elizabeth has worked in the global development community, has held leadership roles at the World Bank, the World Health Organisation, and UN Women. She overcame so much as a young girl. Elizabeth has an inspiring story and has written her first...

Four young remarkable women from Nigeria joined Lady Mariéme to co-host this Day of the Girl special episode. This weekly podcast is about remarkable young women from Nigeria who are on this show to talk about themselves and share their challenges with world leaders. We learned from their journey and the issues they are facing in their countries. Olumuyiwa Ogunmade is focused on Girl Child Rights,...

In a rare candid conversation with Lady Mariéme Jamme , Bhushan Sethi , a joint global leader on people and organization at PWC, reveals what he believes is the key to build and enable global citizens to find their purpose.  During his interview, he was in New York, where he is determined to support businesses to support their employees. Both co-wrote an article recently on how thinking like...

Lady Mariéme is joined by Lady Nicola Sharon Mendelsohn, VP EMEA of Facebook, for a candid conversation on living with purpose and gratitude.  By Examining her life during the pandemic, Lady Nicola shared how grateful she has been surrounded with love and kindness. Both also talked about how the pandemic has shown the world the power of technology and connectivity, which has helped people com...

Welcome to Season 5. We're so pleased to start this season with you. Thank you for listening. Lady Mariéme’s guest in this first episode is  Aissatou Diajhate, CEO Advisor Mastercard Foundation . She got to know Aissatou earlier during the pandemic, where she joined one of our calls to understand more about iamtheCODE. Lady Mariéme was genuinely impressed by her understanding of the African c...

In this Special Bonus Episode of Season 4,  Lady Mariéme spoke to one of her heroes, Dr David Nabarro, “Senior Advisor for the Food Systems Summit Dialogues and Special Envoy of WHO Director-General Office for COVID19. Lady Mariéme and David spoke about moral Leadership, #Covid19, vaccine equality for all, food for adolescent girls, refugees and why we should work together for the greate...

World-renowned American Actress, Singer, Dancer Alyson Stoner shares her insight with Lady Mariéme in this fantastic Part two and the final episode of Season 4.   Alyson believes that we all have a creative genius in us. She takes us deeper into her life as a young actress and today, as a humble influencer and businesswoman.   She said, “What you didn’t receive, you can’t give. One of th...

The Power of Elevation through healing In this first part of the Final Episodes of Season 4, Lady Mariéme spoke to American Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Activist Alyson Stoner. She said: “It has been truly amazing to invite all these extraordinary people to come and share their life journeys with the girls and me. We have invited Alyson, an American actress, singer, dancer, and activist, to help u...

"Be your own Chief Storyteller; visualise your dreams."  This week's guest is the formidable Marian Spier, Dutch Social Entrepreneur and culture strategist, who discussed the power of storytelling and visualising your dream with host Lady Mariéme. Both met a few years ago where Marian was leading TedxAmsterdam Women and invited Lady Mariéme to give a Keynote about iamtheCODE. A fundamental pi...

Lady Mariéme talks to Lucas Brown, the British Consul in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Consul Brown graduated in Politics and Sociology of Latin America with Spanish at the University of Liverpool and completed an MBA at the State University of Pernambuco. He is involved in promoting sustainable economic development and engaging with the global campaign “Race to Zero”, which focuses on neutralizing emis...

In this week episode of season 4, Lady Mariéme talks to Yasmin Waljee, an international lawyer who has been key to establishing and embedding a pro bono culture within Hogan Lovells. Yasmin has advised on issues relating to compensation for victims of crime and terrorism including the July 7 bombing victims, the right to life, and regularly works on public policy issues in this area. She is the Vi...