web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:01:12 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Edtech” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/edtech Tue, 25 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 75: Investing in Future Africa with Iyinoluwa Aboyeji https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/75 c6b25951-c49b-4476-aefb-6e11c536dacd Tue, 25 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 41:58 no African Unity Day Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we're back in Nigeria with one of Forbes' 30 under 30 in Enterprise Technology (https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2018/enterprise-technology/#4c092bd3551c). Starting his first company at age 19, he's a serial entrepreneur in the public interest. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji spent the last few years as the CEO of Flutterwave (https://flutterwave.com/gh/), a business building payments technology and infrastructure connecting Africa to the global economy. He led the company to becoming one of the fastest growing payments technology businesses of all-time processing over $2 billion across over 50 million transactions. In his tech-prenuer endeavors, prior to Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa co-founded Andela (https://andela.com/) - Africa's largest engineering organization with over 1,000 software engineers; Andela’s investors include Mark Zuckerberg and Google Ventures amongst others. Iyinoluwa or "E" now heads Fund for Africa’s Future (https://future.africa/) where he spends time helping founders, philanthropists and investors from around the world understand how to do build fast growing and impactful technology businesses in Africa. Today we salute all that Iyinoluwa is doing to manifest a more unified Africa! Where to find Iyinoluwa: On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eaboyeji/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/iaboyeji?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/iaboyeji/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/eaboyeji) What's Iyinoluwa reading? The House of Morgan (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B003CIQ57E&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AFF2BR1GYD0ZWZBMRDNV) by Ron Chernow The Great Gatsby (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08S45R4BZ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_40W4S5N25CQ2SMSQ40RH) by F. Scott Fitzgerald American Disruptor: The Scandalous Life of Leland Stanford (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07ZVFH5JM&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AXFMM9AW3NVK98VE9SMM) by Roland De Wolk Other topics of interest: Velocity @ University of Waterloo (https://velocity.uwaterloo.ca//) Learning Management Systems (https://www.valamis.com/hub/what-is-an-lms#:~:text=A%20learning%20management%20system%20%20LMS,the%20delivery%20of%20educational%20content.&text=Think%20of%20a%20learning%20management,what%20is%20more%20important%20%2D%20trackable) The Gilded Age (https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/gilded-age#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Gilded%20Age%E2%80%9D%20is%20the,1800s%2C%20and%20was%20its%20namesake) Niger Delta Conflict (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_in_the_Niger_Delta) Special Guest: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji. florence amerley adu, florence adu, serial entrepreneur, technology, waterloo university, education, ghana, fintech, edtech, innovation, global finance, payment systems, iyinoluwa aboyeji, Fund for Africa's future, andela, flutterwave, CEO, co-founder, Venture capitalist, impact entrepreneur, nigeria, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, podcast, africa, paypal African Unity Day Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week we're back in Nigeria with one of Forbes' 30 under 30 in Enterprise Technology. Starting his first company at age 19, he's a serial entrepreneur in the public interest. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji spent the last few years as the CEO of Flutterwave, a business building payments technology and infrastructure connecting Africa to the global economy. He led the company to becoming one of the fastest growing payments technology businesses of all-time processing over $2 billion across over 50 million transactions. In his tech-prenuer endeavors, prior to Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa co-founded Andela - Africa's largest engineering organization with over 1,000 software engineers; Andela’s investors include Mark Zuckerberg and Google Ventures amongst others. Iyinoluwa or "E" now heads Fund for Africa’s Future where he spends time helping founders, philanthropists and investors from around the world understand how to do build fast growing and impactful technology businesses in Africa.

Today we salute all that Iyinoluwa is doing to manifest a more unified Africa!

Where to find Iyinoluwa:
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's Iyinoluwa reading?
The House of Morgan by Ron Chernow
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Disruptor: The Scandalous Life of Leland Stanford by Roland De Wolk

Other topics of interest:
Velocity @ University of Waterloo
Learning Management Systems
The Gilded Age
Niger Delta Conflict

Special Guest: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji.

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This week we're back in Nigeria with one of Forbes' 30 under 30 in Enterprise Technology. Starting his first company at age 19, he's a serial entrepreneur in the public interest. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji spent the last few years as the CEO of Flutterwave, a business building payments technology and infrastructure connecting Africa to the global economy. He led the company to becoming one of the fastest growing payments technology businesses of all-time processing over $2 billion across over 50 million transactions. In his tech-prenuer endeavors, prior to Flutterwave, Iyinoluwa co-founded Andela - Africa's largest engineering organization with over 1,000 software engineers; Andela’s investors include Mark Zuckerberg and Google Ventures amongst others. Iyinoluwa or "E" now heads Fund for Africa’s Future where he spends time helping founders, philanthropists and investors from around the world understand how to do build fast growing and impactful technology businesses in Africa.

Today we salute all that Iyinoluwa is doing to manifest a more unified Africa!

Where to find Iyinoluwa:
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook

What's Iyinoluwa reading?
The House of Morgan by Ron Chernow
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
American Disruptor: The Scandalous Life of Leland Stanford by Roland De Wolk

Other topics of interest:
Velocity @ University of Waterloo
Learning Management Systems
The Gilded Age
Niger Delta Conflict

Special Guest: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji.

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