iamtheCODE Podcast

Lady Mariéme is joined by Retired American NFL Defensive End,  Super Bowl Champion, father of three girls, husband of Pele, Michael Bennett. They talk about fighting inequality in America, how he is coping with COVID and his pilgrimage to Senegal where he found his roots. Michael did a test on ancestry.com to find his origins. He visited Gorée Island (House of Slaves) on an emotional journey....

In 2020, Lady Marieme Jamme, travelled to Kakuma Refugee Camp to launch the Reskilling Platform Report of the World Economic Forum with young refugee girls. In this episode, she conversed to Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director New Economies and Societies. They discussed how world leaders should collaborate for an inclusive world while building back better. They both met six years ago after Lady Marie...

To bring in power and positive thinking in 2021, CEO @mjamme and Shelley Zalis discussed the magic that can happen when our intentions are aligned and when we work together to achieve our goals. As the CEO of Female Quotient, a female-owned business advancing equality in the workplace through the power of collaboration, she brings visibility to women, activates solutions for change, and creates me...

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL. In this episode, Lady Marieme speaks to Professor Kerensa Jennings, author of Seas of Snow, a thriller that we will take your breath away. She is also the BT Digital Impact Director. A pioneer in her field who has created and led unique projects to improve and develop the digital skills of people. They discussed the power of hope and unlocking the potential of young people. Merr...

This year has been incredibly difficult with the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak has left many of us feeling frightened, worried, and overwhelmed, and our staff, our support groups, our communities, and the girls of iamtheCODE are no different. Although it has been difficult, we are continuing to adapt to new ways of supporting young girls from marginalized communities...

Lady Marieme spoke to Ella Robertson, Managing Director at One young world, a fantastic organisation supporting young people worldwide.  They discussed the work of One Young World and how they identify, connect, and promote young leaders and giving them a global platform.  Ella is a prominent young leader and using her influence to give other young people a voice and a global platform.

Lady Marieme spoke to Columbian activist and advocate of human rights, Laura Ulloa González. They discussed forgiveness, resilience, and trauma.  They were both nominated as Goalkeepers in 2017 by Unicef. Laura's story of how she has overcome many difficulties but thrives with challenges is truly incredible.

We are kicking off our iamtheCODE Podcast Season 3 with Tech Entrepreneur and CEO of Appstech Rebecca Enonchong.  She is from Cameroon and is best known for promoting technology in Africa, boosting investment, and supporting the excellent tech ecosystem of Africa, full of brilliant innovators. She opened up about her upbringing, the lesson she learnt from her prominent father, who was a lawye...

In the final episode of Season 2, Lady Marieme spoke to Tolullah Oni, a public health physician-scientist and urban epidemiologist and a young global leader from the World Economic Forum. Oni won numerous awards. She is also an Honorary Associate Professor in Public Health at the University of Cape Town, where she leads the Research Initiative for Cities Health and Equity (RICHE). Tolullah and Lad...

In this special episode, Lady Marieme spoke with Felipe Resk, IT Manager from Unilever in Sao Paulo, in Brazil, where they met a few years ago. Felipe volunteered within the organisation, mobilised his colleagues, and demonstrated outstanding leadership in helping organise events and scale in Brazil. Organisations can be blindsided and miss out on opportunities to be inclusive in their strategies...

On this United Nations Week, Lady Marieme Jamme welcomes John Mcarthur, a senior adviser to the UN Foundation. John is a senior fellow and director of the new Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution, which is launching today, October 21st. He serves as a member of the UNICEF Advisory Group. In 2018 he co-founded the "17 Rooms" initiative as a new approach to catalyzing acti...

In this Global Handwash Day 2020, Lady Marieme Jamme spoke to Dr. Myriam Sidibe. She is one of the world's only people with a doctorate in public health focused on handwashing with soap. She is one of the driving forces behind the creation of Global Handwashing Day, which recognises the need to raise awareness of handwashing with soap as a simple but lifesaving habit that can prevent disease. Myri...

Alex Benay, former Chief Information Officer of Canada, joined Lady Marieme for a candid conversation about his journey. They both sit on the World Wide Web Foundation board and are passionate about making digital policies inclusive.  Alex currently serves as a Partner with KPMG, leading the national digital transformation practice helping governments and Fortune 500 companies. Lady Marieme s...

This week, Lady Marieme Jamme's guest is Japanese Lin Kobayashi School Founder and Chair of the Board UWC ISAK Japan. After working for the United Nations, she dedicated her life to giving young people an opportunity through scholarship and education.   Kobayashi believes that educating a society's lower class is the most effective way to democratize and change a nation.  She said a lead...

In this 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and 5th year since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, Lady Marieme Jamme is joined by a special guest this week. Mama Amina Mohammed as she calls her. She is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, a mother to all of us, an African sister, a friend, and a grandmother. Jamme said that behind every title, there is a human bei...

Lady Marieme Jamme is joined this week by Racquel Moses, CEO of the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator. Moses is from Trinidad and Tobago and has served in several executive-level positions at large multinational organisations and is a true Caribbean leader and woman in technology. Moses shares how she is finding her space as a leader while staying grounded and humbled.  Lady Marieme is impr...

This week, Queen of reinventions and an iconic Arab media personality. Muna AbuSulayman joins Lady Marieme Jamme in an empowering and inspirational episode. The pair discusses a variety of global topics and issues and use their life experiences to advise the iamtheCODE girls around the world. In 2007, Muna became the first woman from Saudi Arabia to be appointed by the United Nations Developm...

Ebony Beckwith, Chief Philanthropy Officer at Salesforce, joins Lady Marieme Jamme on a unique and exclusive podcast conversation. In this episode, both shared how a mentor-mentee relationship can be transformational for individuals and communities and support sustainable development. Ebony was named one of the most influential women in Silicon Valley for her work in philanthropy and international...

Dana Leong is a Japanese-Chinese American, two-time Grammy award-winning musician, UBS Global visionary, and Young Global Leader. He is a composer and a producer. He joined Senegalese Tech Entrepreneur Marieme Jamme for a candid conversation on the healing power of music. His distinctive sound is an emotionally mesmerizing combination of electronic rhythms and uplifting traditional global tapestri...

Award-Winning Musician Emmanuel Jal started his life as a child soldier in the war-torn region of Southern Sudan in the early 1980s. Having not seen each other for over ten years, he caught up with Senegalese tech entrepreneur Lady Marieme Jamme and talked about his life and journey. In this episode,  he shares his story for social-emotional learning through art, business, and philanthro...

Nigerian Award-winning filmmaker, Storyteller, TV Anchor and Entrepreneur Biola Alabi joined Marieme Jamme to open our NEW Reinventing Yourself series. Post-COVID 19, we will all need to reinvent ourselves and find new ways to connect, share, design and learn from each other. In this episode, Biola shared her life under lockdown and called for more kindness and compassion in how we see ourselves a...

For this last episode of our Resilient Souls Conversations Season 1, Mariéme Jamme spoke with Indian Entrepreneur, Kanika Dewan. Kanika is a former investment banker and a campaigner against corruption. She has earned a place in the 'Guinness Book of World Records' for her fantastic design and artistry work. Kanika and Mariéme shared their passion for art and design. Against all the odds, she rema...

In an enlightening and spiritual moment, Marieme Jamme converses with  Buddhist Monk Shoukei Matsumoto. In this episode, they talked about the power of solitude and how we can face our fear during this covid19. Matsumoto taught us to understand that we come on this earth alone; we live alone and die alone. A great lesson to love and take care of ourselves.

This week Podcast episode features Moroccan-born Danish tech entrepreneur Silicon Valley-based Soulaima Gourani. Through the many challenges she faced in her life, she became a fearless leader and a true connector. And she continues to push her limits. She recently co-founded the  “Women Reignite Inc,” a company helping women make better decisions in life. Both Marieme and Soulaima are Y...

To celebrate black excellence and support the #Blacklivesmatters movement, Senegalese Tech Entrepreneur Marieme Jamme converse with Nigerian Economist, President of United People Global, Yemi Babington-Ashaye. Former Head of the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum,  Yemi developed and executed a strategy to empower youth by building the Global Shapers Community to over 450 ci...