The Black Expat Experience Podcast

Christelle Pellecuer is a certified coach empowering black adoptees to navigate their adoption story and identity, fostering self-awareness, personal growth, and success. With a background in diverse sectors such as higher education, beauty and fashion, arts and culture, and charity, Christelle brings a unique perspective to her coaching practice. As the host of the Black Adoptees Identities podca...

With a Doctorate Degree in International Psychology, Masters Degree in Social Work, and a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Dr. Lond has studied psychology across 18 different countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia to be able to provide culturally contextual interventions for the populations she serves. Dr. Lond holds nearly 10 years of experience working with internat...

Celebrating two decades in education, Jody began her journey by establishing a tutoring business at the age of 16. She has contributed to international education for eight years, spending four in Kurdistan, Iraq, and currently marking her fourth year in China. Jody holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Mathematics from Andrews University (USA). She pursued further s...

Ms Chineme Ugbor has over 15 years of extensive experience in the education and international development sectors, holding diverse roles across Europe, the US, and West Africa. As the co-founder and executive director of Linden Global Learning Support Services, Chineme leads a dynamic international team of student support specialists catering to international schools and families worldwide. Since...

Ashley, originally from Detroit, Michigan, and raised in Texas, embarked on a journey that blends her love for education and a commitment to lifelong learning. Boasting a 15-year career, she has held various impactful roles, including that of an Educator and Instructional Coach, with a profound dedication to curriculum development. Currently in her sixth year of international teaching in the Unite...

Cheryl-Ann Weekes is a High School Counselor who has worked globally since 2010, she currently lives in Dubai. Cheryl-Ann is an expert in social emotional counseling, mental health and university counseling. She loves the opportunity to have individual conversations with her students and uses quotes from her favorite authors to teach lessons about resilience, self esteem and mental health to her s...

Originally from Ohio, Vanessa is a single mother of two children: Ariana, age 16, and Isaac, age 8. Vanessa, Ariana and Isaac began life abroad almost 7 years ago when they moved to Hanoi, Vietnam in February 2017. Originally from Ohio, Vanessa is a single mother of two children: Ariana, age 16, and Isaac, age 8. Vanessa, Ariana and Isaac began life abroad almost 7 years ago when they moved to Han...

Dr. Aaron Jones has lived in Qatar for the last 4 years. All of Dr. Jones' educational experiences have focused on human thought, human development, human behavior, and human learning. Dr. Jones leans on his academic, professional, and personal experiences when supporting students' mental health, watching them catch glimpses of their greatness in the university application process at the A...

This conversation with Tia Goolsby was so engaging and filled with nuggets about motherhood, community, culture, and taking a leap of faith. - Entrepreneur Tia (Tie-a) Savonne Goolsby has many talents. She is a travel coach, author, wife, mother of three, and has a bookkeeping company, The Bookkeeping Guru. She is a passionate advocate for truly living life and traveling. Traveling has been essent...

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Donald grew up in Marlboro Project Housing in Coney Island and eventually moved to a The Flatbush area during his childhood. After college, Donald joined the U.S. Navy to see the world and earn money for college to become an MD. Donald has led a storied life- from being a Navy Veteran, to becoming a FireMedic, to acquiring his Real Estate License, to becoming an entrepreneur....

Hailing from Newbern, North Carolina, Quinnesian Joyner is a mom of two beautiful children and wife to an amazing husband. She and her family have been living in China for the last 4 years, and she's been working as an international educator. Quinnesian states," I love working internationally because my family and I are able to experience new languages and cultures." Growing up as a...

Denise is Operations Consultant & Founder of Coming to St Lucia. Having lived her entire life in the UK, she set her intention, planned her transition, and now enjoying a new life in St Lucia! Having spent years in various sectors including retail and Welfare to work, she spent 4 years as Deputy Chief Executive for Kings College London Student Union. For the last 6 years, Ive worked for a smal...

Heather currently calls Lisbon, Portugal her home. She is a Disabled Veteran and a single mom from New Jersey. Furthermore, she is the cofounder of Black in Portugal & the founder of The Lisboa Melanin Collective. While living in Lisbon, she has created an entire thriving community for the people of the African diaspora, ranging from expats not only from America but from 20+ other countries, w...

Ms. Roya is originally from Houston, Texas, USA where she worked for Houston Independent School District for nine years in roles such as high school English teacher, Graduation Coach, and New Teacher Professional Development Coordinator before transitioning to Middle School Counseling. She has over 15 years of experience in the educational sector, with the most recent years spent cultivating an in...

Tara is also a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC). She has over 13 years of experience as a School Counselor at the middle and high school levels. While the majority of her experience was in Charlotte, North Carolina, her most recent position is High School Counselor for girls 9th-12th at American International School in Abu Dhabi. This is her third year as an international School C...

Born in the US and raised in Lagos Nigeria and New Jersey, Jeff is the Diploma Programme Coordinator at an international school in Beijing. He is married with a wonderful son. Jeff has lived and worked in China for the last 8 years. In his free time, he enjoys sports, the occasional read, discussing politics and history, listening to music, and cheering the Lakers and Mets (both could be better at...

Zoe Smith is a British-Grenadian entrepreneur and former journalist, founder, and creator of the Exodus Collective. She is a self-described repat to Grenada and wants to make it easier for people to move to the Caribbean. "She founded the Exodus Collective as a platform to inspire people in the African Diaspora to relocate to the Caribbean and to help equip them with the knowledge the need to...

Chrishan Wright is the founder of Blaxit Global, a platform dedicated to empowering and inspiring members of the African diaspora to pursue a life abroad. Chrishan is also the host and producer of the Blaxit Global podcast. Since its launch, Blaxit Global has been featured in numerous media outlets including The New York Times, Huffpost, Travel Noire, InStyle Magazine, The Miami Times, PBS, The Ho...

Sharon Ehrlich (pronounced Err-lick) is a Bronx raised native New Yorker. Growing up as Afro-Latina has provided her with access to 2 cultures which has enriched her life immensely. She is a first generation American which informed many of her education and career decisions in her early life. Sharon has reinvented her career and likes to say that she is currently in the Sharon 3.0 phase of her pro...

Adrienne M Waller is originally from Metro-Detroit, Michigan, USA. She studied at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor for undergraduate studies with a concentration in Organizational Studies and Sociology. She received her masters for National Louis University in Elementary Education with a concentration in Special Education. Adrienne has been in education for over 15 years doing parent involveme...

Hailing from Illinois, Tatiana is the host of the Hopelessly Tatiana podcast and a community activist and organizer around issues affecting Gender and Sexual minorities currently based in Beijing, China. Tatiana also has a passion for poetry and leads discussions and performances around selected topics around her activism passions and interests etc. She's spent the last 4 years living in Beiji...

Ronnie Mckenzie, a direct-response copywriter and university teacher, is a New Jersey native... who is curious about life and enjoys meeting people from different cultures. Her passion for travel has taken her to 13 countries. She lived in China for 3 years and currently resides in Australia. Ronnie has overcome a lot of difficulties growing up. Her mother past away when she was 12, and by the tim...

Born in NY and raised in Lemoore, CA ( near Fresno ), Jamaal Aziz ( aka TJ Reid ) is a podcaster, artist, radio host, editor, voice artist- media professional in Beijing China.  Majoring in Psychology at the University of California Merced, he initially wanted to pursue a career in medicine, but altered his career focus after traveling abroad to Thailand, Japan, and several other countries. &...

Author, Dr. Natasha Gordon- Chipembere has been a professor of African Diasporic literature for over 20 years.  She has taught in classrooms from South Africa to New York to Costa Rica. Telling the stories of her ancestral homeland and facilitating the growth of current and future authors is also a passion of hers.    You can read more about Dr. Gordon-Chipembere's journey in these...

Kiera is a former US Air Force Veteran that is now a Virtual Assistant from Seattle, WA. She is also a aspiring travel content creator.   Kiera was drawn to to her African heritage and was excited to learn more about her culture, history, and traditions. At the beginning of 2022, she left the United States to move to Sierra Leone, and she now uses her platform to showcase the beauty of the co...