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 247 Episodes.
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Episode 87: Jumping and Pivoting into Beautiful Spaces with Jackie Edwards-Flowers
August 17th, 2021 | 1 hr 12 mins
california state university northridge, event planner, glocal citizens podcast, gold medal home staging & design, jackie edwards-flowers, leap transmedia, long jumper, olympian, stanford university, the bahamas
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Episode 86: The Long and Short of Filmmaking with Will Niava Part 2
August 10th, 2021 | 43 mins 19 secs
canada, cote d'ivoire, criterion collection, director, flimmaker, florence studio, ghana, glocal citizens podcast, ivorian-ghanaian, leap transmedia, will niava, zoo film
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Episode 85: The Long and Short of Filmmaking with Will Niava Part 1
August 3rd, 2021 | 40 mins
canada, cote d'ivoire, criterion collection, director, flimmaker, florence studio, ghana, glocal citizens podcast, ivorian-ghanaian, leap transmedia, will niava, zoo film
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Episode 84: An Artist Blooms in Brooklyn with Beverley Watson
July 27th, 2021 | 47 mins 34 secs
art therapist, artshack brooklyn, bedford-stuyvesant, beverley watson, ceramic sculptor, educator, entrepreneur, glocal citizens podcast, jamaica, leap transmedia, lotus blossom, nefer atum
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Episode 83: The Path of a Global Solutionist with Ivonne Cameron
July 20th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 secs
continuity of operations, coop, global solutionist, glocal citizens podcast, healthcare specialist, ise international group, ivonne cameron, leap transmedia, panama, serial entrepreneur, washington d.c.
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Episode 82: From Building Construction to Building Leaders with Mustapha Njie
July 13th, 2021 | 54 mins 25 secs
builder, ceo, gambia, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, mustapha njie, real estate developer, taf africa foundation, taf africa global, youthman
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Episode 81: Making Visible the Unremembered with La Vaughn Belle Part 2
July 6th, 2021 | 22 mins 1 sec
denmark, glocal citizens podcast, i am queen mary, la vaughn belle, leap transmedia, real estate developer, st. croix, us virgin islands, visual artist
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Episode 80: Making Visible the Unremembered with La Vaughn Belle Part 1
June 29th, 2021 | 42 mins 48 secs
denmark, glocal citizens podcast, i am queen mary, la vaughn belle, leap transmedia, real estate developer, st. croix, us virgin islands, visual artist
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Episode 79: On Science and Imagination with Chinedu Echeruo
June 22nd, 2021 | 55 mins 28 secs
chinedu echeruo, dreamer, glocal citizens podcast, inventor, leap transmedia, love & magic company, new york, nigeria, serial entrepreneur, start-up school of alchemy, the greenwood company
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Episode 78: Cultivating a Productive Pandemic Pivot with Maya Gilliam
June 15th, 2021 | 44 mins 11 secs
africa, artisanal grower, glocal citizens podcast, hempreneur, hempress farms, iii eye digital, leap transmedia, ma'ati spa, maya gilliam, north carolina
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Episode 77: Pioneering African Edutainment with Nisha Ligon
June 8th, 2021 | 49 mins 23 secs
akili and me, ceo, co-founder, edutainment media, glocal citizens podcast, nisha ligon, pan-african impact. leap transmedia, tanzania, ubongo kids, ubongo media, us
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Episode 76: Making Space for Transformation with Elvina Quaison
June 1st, 2021 | 58 mins 4 secs
diaspora facilitator, elvina quaison, ghana, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, personal development coach, sesa4life, uk
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Episode 75: Investing in Future Africa with Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
May 25th, 2021 | 41 mins 58 secs
andela, edtech, fintech, flutterwave, fund for africa's future, glocal citizens podcast, impact entrepreneur, iyinoluwa aboyeji, leap transmedia, nigeria, venture capitalist
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Episode 74: Writing and Styling with Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
May 18th, 2021 | 48 mins 22 secs
accra noir, exit 14, ghana, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, nana ekua brew-hammond, new york, powder necklace, queens, writer
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Episode 73: Open Source Solutions with Jaykumar Menon
May 11th, 2021 | 50 mins 35 secs
canada, glocal citizens podcast, human rights lawyer, india, jakumar menon, leap transmedia, new york, open source pharma foundation, social entrepreneur, the india nutrition initiative
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Episode 72: Developing Visionary Spaces with Kofi Anku
May 4th, 2021 | 47 mins 10 secs
aburi mountains, ayi mensah park, farmer, glocal citizens podcast, indigo homes, kofi anku, leap transmedia, pokuase heights, premium vegetables limited, real estate developer