Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “India”

Episode 189: Venture Capital for the Mulitcultural Mainstream with Garnet Heraman

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week on the podcast I have the pleasure of hosting the gentleman who opened the invitation to what is now Glocal Citizens. As you listen to the episode, you’ll understand more about how my guest’s investment ethic and a particular investment in a start-up podcasting network four years ago are at the intersection of our collective coming to being on this page.

Born into multiracial family in Trinidad & Tobago, now based in Southern California, my guest is investor, influencer and friend, Garnet Heraman. With over 25 years experience at the intersection of innovation, diversity and technology, Garnet is a frequent speaker at events around the world; his portfolio has been featured in Time Magazine, BuzzFeed, Forbes, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Thrillist, WSJ, Institutional Investor, Inc., Entrepreneur, GMA, Travel+ Leisure + O, Oprah Magazine.

He is co-founder and managing partner of Aperture VC, the US’s largest fintech fund backed by multiple Fortune 500 companies. He is also co-founder of FUEL OZ.Capital, an opportunity zone sponsor of innovation hubs to drive inclusive development. Previously, he was co-founder of Aegis Investment Partners, a private equity boutique specializing in growth capital for corpvc backed companies.

He is an investor or board member at numerous ventures and is co-owner of the sustainable apparel brand, Karina Dresses.

Garnet’s non-profit work includes the Brookings Institute (advisor); the Columbia Venture Community; TiE New York, where he was a founding board member; The CORO Foundation, which named him to their prestigious Leadership New York Program in the 2000-1 cohort and; Rhizome.org, the world's first digital art space on the web.

Where to find Garnet?
ApertureVC.com
On LinkedIn

What’s Garnet reading?
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Other topics of interest:
About the Woolworth Building
About Aperture’s William Crowder
Carla Harris
Fred Wilson
Joanne Solomon Wilson
Union Square Ventures
Digitial NYC: Wired to the World Program
Philip McKenzie
Comcast Catalyst Fund

Special Guest: Garnet Heraman.

Episode 145: Fit to Flow with Terry Singh Part 2

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This two part experience will takes us on a journey through multiple planes of being and thought with my guest, fashion designer and trend setter, Terry Singh. Born and raised in Guyana to parents of Indian heritage, Terry has called New York City, home for most of his life. After a life changing journey to the country of his heritage, he has since bloomed into his current creative flow as the visionary behind his Terry Singh NYC fashion label. As a former adman of who is now the vision behind his own fashion brand, Terry's aim is to translate the practicality and elegance of the traditional Indian dhoti for a Western consumer. With multiple shows appearing at New York Fashion Week and features at this year’s New York Men’s Day, he’s created a buzz on the pages of the New York Times, Vogue, and WWD, to name a few. When asked about his aesthetic he shares, “I used to be inhibited about what I wore,” “I kept my head down because I felt people were staring. Then I realized I don’t know what’s in people’s minds, and I started to dress for myself. A question I always ask people is, ‘If today were your last day on earth, what would you wear?’ Dress like that.” Terry's fashions are also blooming with his leisurewear brand I AM U TOO.

Where to find Terry?
www.terrysomghnyc.com
On linktr.ee
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What's Terry reading/listening to?
Works by J. Krishnamurti
Mooji
Osho
Ram Dass
Alan Watts

Other topics of interest:
Jobbers
Indian Designer Tarun Tahiliani
Brooklyn's Soul Summit in Fort Greene Park
Terry @ Maison 10
Blue Ribbon Restaurants
Gramercy Tavern
Indochine
Raoul's
Off White

Episode #144 photo credit:
Robbie Quinn

Special Guest: Terry Singh.

Episode 144: Fit to Flow with Terry Singh Part 1

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400

Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This two part experience will takes us on a journey through multiple planes of being and thought with my guest, fashion designer and trendsetter, Terry Singh. Born and raised in Guyana to parents of Indian heritage, Terry has called New York City, home for most of his life. After a life changing journey to the country of his heritage, he has since bloomed into his current creative flow as the visionary behind his Terry Singh NYC fashion label. As a former adman, Terry's aim is to leverage all of his talents in translating the practicality and elegance of the traditional Indian dhoti for a Western consumer. With multiple shows appearing at New York Fashion Week and features at this year’s New York Men’s Day, he’s created a buzz on the pages of The New York Times, Vogue, and WWD, to name a few. When asked about his aesthetic he shares, “I used to be inhibited about what I wore,” “I kept my head down because I felt people were staring. Then I realized I don’t know what’s in people’s minds, and I started to dress for myself. A question I always ask people is, ‘If today were your last day on earth, what would you wear?’ Dress like that.” Terry's fashions are also blooming with his leisurewear brand I AM U TOO.

Where to find Terry?
www.terrysomghnyc.com
On linktr.ee
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What's Terry reading/listening to?
Works by J. Krishnamurti
Mooji
Osho
Ram Dass
Alan Watts

Other topics of interest:
Jobbers
Indian Designer Tarun Tahiliani
Brooklyn's Soul Summit in Fort Greene Park
Terry @ Maison 10
Blue Ribbon Restaurants
Gramercy Tavern
Indochine
Raoul's
Off White

Episode #144 photo credit:
Robbie Quinn

Special Guest: Terry Singh.

Episode 114: Faith to Flow with Shailaja Menon

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0500

March greetings Glocal Citizens!
I discovered my guest this week in conversation with friend and guest of Episode 73, Jaykumar Menon. Knowing that I practice yoga, he figured an introduction to his cousin and her latest book would be fruitful. Indeed, I'm happy to have spent some quality time with Shailaja Menon to kick-off March, Women's History Month. Shailaja is an Author, Speaker, TV Host and Certified 500-hr Manasa Yoga instructor with over twenty years of teaching experience in the field of yoga. Born and raised in India, now based in Malaysia, she is the Founder of the Mat & Beyond Yoga Studio in Puchong, Selangor. Her book on yoga, Yoga Shakti: Awaken Your Own Power, was published in May 2018. She hosts the weekly show Yoga Shakti on Anand TV, based in the UK with audiences in Europe, North America and New Zealand.

If you haven't already tried yoga, #listenandlearn how a few simple yoga practices can improve your day-to-day existence - Ham Sa.

Where to find Shailaja?
www.matnbeyond.com
On Linkedin
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Facebook
On YouTube

What's Shailaja reading?
Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-Being by Deepak Chopra

Other topics of interest:
Integral Yoga
On the Eight Limbs of Yoga
Dr. Mark Hyman
Dr. Daniel Amen
Dr. Joe Dispenza
Dr. Michael Beckwith

Special Guest: Shailaja Menon.

Episode 73: Open Source Solutions with Jaykumar Menon

Florence Amerley Adu — Tue, 11 May 2021 05:00:00 -0400

Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week my guest is a social entrepreneur that is on the cutting edge of solving for some of our most pressing global challenges. In this timely conversation I meet with Jaykumar Menon, an international human rights lawyer plying his craft at the intersection of human rights and global health. He is a founder of the Open Source Pharma Foundation, which aims to create a new paradigm for drug discovery, and generate affordable new cures in areas of great health need. He is also a founder of The India Nutrition Initiative, which is developing “DFS”, a salt that is double-fortified with iron and iodine, to address malnutrition caused by iron deficiency. DFS has reached millions of people.

In his work as a lawyer, he has represented the student leaders of Tiananmen Square, victims of the Bosnian genocide, freed a man from death row, and helped free an innocent man serving life for murder as the fifteenth lawyer to take up the case. He is a recipient of the Brown Alumni Association’s highest honor, given to one graduate per year. A Visiting Scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health, a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Global Health Institute, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law at McGill University. Jaykumar holds a JD and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA from Brown University.

I am sure this discussion will be plenty of food for thought and practice; I encourage you to read on, visit and get involved with this pioneering work!

Where to find Jaykumar:
www.ospfound.org
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Facbook

What's Jaykumar reading?
The Stoics and Marcus Aurelius
Joan Dideon
Ernest Hemingway
Sherwood Anderson
Tom Wolfe
Bruce Chatwin
Arundhati Roy

Other topics of interest:
XPRIZE Foundation
Dr. Robert Gallo
March of Dimes
University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology
The Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (I-AIM)
8 Limbs of Yoga
The Five Tibetan Rites

Special Guest: Jaykumar Menon.