Glocal Citizens host Florence Amerley Adu is CEO and co-founder of LEAP Transmedia, which seeds and sows a vision 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 advisor and inspiration department. In each episode, Florence visits with dynamic diasporans making local and global impact designing and applying their craft.
She explores how their passions have rooted them throughout their lives, while at the same time feeding the branches compelling them to keep reaching “beyond.” Florence and her guests discuss the personal and professional dimensions of glocal citizenship. And she rounds out the discussion with a deep dive into to the business of their business, covering the technical and operational components of the work of manifesting a new world.
Florence Amerley Adu has hosted 256 Episodes.
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Episode 257: The Making of a LUXPreneur with Elizabeth Solaru
January 21st, 2025 | 55 mins 21 secs
author, diversity in luxury awards, elizabeth solaru, elizabeth's cake emporium, entrepreneur, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, luxury business emporium, nigeria, opulencia, the luxpreneur book, the luxury business podcast, uk
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Episode 256: Fact and Science Fiction in the Art of Acting with Agbeko “Bex” Mortty
January 14th, 2025 | 51 mins 17 secs
actor, agbeko "bex" mortty, casting director, chief, ghana, glocal citizens podcast, it consultant, leap transmedia productions, producer, sci-fi filmmaking, the b.a.t.u. project: adam the first, uk, volta region
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Episode 255: Inspiring African Food Movements with Aimée Wallin
January 7th, 2025 | 39 mins 48 secs
aimée wallin, black food cultures, build ghana, buy ghana, co-director, ghana, ghana food movement, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, mali, political foodie, sweden, writer
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Episode 254: Growth, Progress and Jubilare with Deborah Asmah
December 31st, 2024 | 50 mins 7 secs
co-founder, deborah asmah, entrepreneur, ghana, ghana skills and knowledge bank, global conference on human resources africa, glocal citizens podcast, jubilare group, leap transmedia productions, musical director, npontu technologies, rita kusi, snwolley ai
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Episode 253: Raising Circular Economies with Cordie Aziz
December 24th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
accra, cordie aziz, dodowa, environment360, environmentalist, executive director, founder, ghana, glocal citizens @ 5, glocal citizens podcast, illinois, jackson, jaku and the earth defenders, kumasi, leap transmedia productions, mississippii, peoria, recycling, social entrepreneur, waste picking
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Episode 252: Gone to Ghana with Cordie Aziz
December 17th, 2024 | 40 mins 37 secs
cordie aziz, environment360, environmentalist, ghana, glocal citizens @ 5, glocal citizens podcast, jaku and the earth defenders, leap transmedia productions, malaria madness, recycling, sierra leone, social entrepreneur, waste picking
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Episode 251: Weaving Ourselves into Stories with Ivana Akotowaa Ofori
December 10th, 2024 | 1 hr 4 mins
accra, black girls glow, ghana, glocal citizens podcast, ivana akotowaa ofori, koska sound residency, labone, leap transmedia productions, on the ceiing, pa gya! literary festival, storyteller, the spider kid, the year of return, writer, writing as activism
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Episode 250: Why Joyful Matters with Nii Ayikwei Parkes
December 3rd, 2024 | 58 mins 28 secs
accra. ghana, azucar, broadcaster, entrepreneur, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, nii ayikwei parkes, novelist, pa gya! literary festival, pan-africanism, poet, publisher, sierra leone, uk, writing as activism
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Episode 249: Universally Speaking with Dagogo Hart
November 26th, 2024 | 44 mins 48 secs
accra, dagogo hart, glocal citizens podcast, ireland, leap transmedia productions, nigeria, pa gya! literary festival, playwright, poet, spoken word artist, wearegriot, writing as activism
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Episode 248: When Refuge in Words Finds Voice with Vamba Sherif
November 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
curator, film critic, glocal citizens podcast, journalist, leap transmedia productions, lecturer of african literature and arts, leiden university, liberia, netherlands, novelist, pa gya! literary festival, speaker, the emperor's son, vamba sherif, writing as activism
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Episode 247: From the Clap to the Dance with Aduke Gomez
November 12th, 2024 | 36 mins 51 secs
aduke gomez, art4life, author, brazil, child life line, glocal citizens podcast, ireland, lawyer, leap transmedia productions, nigeria, pa gya! literary festival, poet, writing as activism
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Episode 246: Writing as Activism: Ghanaian Voices and Pan-African Perspectives Across Genres with Nicole Amarteifio, Kwame Dawes and Nydia A. Swaby Live at Pa Gya!
November 5th, 2024 | 52 mins 51 secs
accra, amerley productions, amy ashwood garvey, an african city, author, black feminist artist, curator, director, ghana, glocal citizens podcast, jamaica, kwame dawes, leap transmedia productions, nicole amarteifio, nydia a. swaby, pa gya! literary festival, poet, poet laureate of jamaica, professor, researcher, scholar, writer, writing as activism
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Episode 245: Health, Human Rights and Resilience with Aggrey Aluso and the Women of Africa Post-Pandemic Empowerment and Advocacy Programme
October 29th, 2024 | 57 mins 26 secs
aggrey aluso, executive director, global health policy leader, glocal citizens podcast, kenya, leap transmedia productions, livewell initiative, nigeria, pandemic action network, post-pandemic women's empowerment and advocacy programme, resilience action network africa
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Episode 244: Forging a Path from Intrapreneur to Entrepreneur with Marielle Legair
October 22nd, 2024 | 51 mins 25 secs
5 p's of personal branding, brooklyn, certified nlp and hypnotherapy coach, entrepreneur, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, linkedin top voice, london, mareielle legair, speaker, st. vincent and the grenadines
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Episode 243: Post Pandemic Women’s Empowerment with Bisi Bright
October 15th, 2024 | 54 mins 31 secs
adjunct lecturer, ceo, dr. bisi bright, gilead sciences usa, glocal citizens podcast, health systems researcher, leap transmedia productions, livewell initiative lwi, nigeria, pharmacist, post pandemic womens empowerment programme, scientist, social entrepreneur
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Episode 242: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders with Adebowale Jeff Johnson and the Women of Africa Post-Pandemic Empowerment and Advocacy Programme
October 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
adebowale jeff johnson, glocal citizens podcast, leadership advisor, leap transmedia productions, livewell initiative lwi, managing director, nigeria, post-pandemic empowerment and advocacy programme, public private partnerships, purple prime limited, youth performance consultant