web01.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:42:17 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Kwame Acheampong” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/kwame%20acheampong Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500 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 106: Mindset Hacks to Start the New Year! https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/106 c4c3d1ab-0f47-4d3d-a9b3-446a3b8f808e Tue, 04 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 19:06 no New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens! As we usher in 2022 aka double deuces, this week’s episode is all about mindset. We’re going back into the Global Citizens archive for a compilation of mindset hacks from early guests of the podcast. In case you’e new to the podcast and not unlike some of my guests you might be wondering what is a mindset hack? Well, a description that I quite like is that mindset hacking is exploring the limits of what is possible, seeking excellence, or even balance which entails doing something exciting and meaningful, deliberately finding opportunities to be clever, problem solve and enjoy what you are doing. So with that in mind, this week you’ll hear from: Cordie Aziz-Nash (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/3), she is the CEO and founder of Environment360 and has roots in Sierra Leone, Ghana and the US; Nigerian-American filmmaker and founder of Refined Creative based in Accra, Ghana, Emmanuel Etim (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/4); Ghanaian, musician and social entrepreneur, Leslie Bentil (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/6), he’s the founder of Gutta Soles and the Gutta Soles Foundation; Nigerian pianist, music director, composer, and leader of Afrobeat band Ayetoro, Funsho Ogundipe (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/21); Ghanaian Amma Gyampo (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/7), Co-Founder of B2B Entrepreneurship Development firm, ScaleUp Africa; Also from Ghana, serial techpreneur and creative, Kwame Acheampong (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/23); Yogi and wellness-peneur, Nana Amoako-Anin (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/9), founder of Bliss Yoga Accra; and Valerie Labi (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/10), a social innovator, business leader and mother who just last week welcomed her third bundle of joy. Congratulations to Val and her family! So, as we ease our way out of holiday mode and into the flow of work I hope you enjoy these sound bites of inspiration to help nourish the start of your new year! Links of interest: AIESECUS.org (https://www.aiesecus.org/posts/mindset-happiness) Mindsetopia.com (https://mindsetopia.com/18-mindset-hacks/) Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0802450121/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_CQAFEGBS17FHBWEFYW59) by Priscilla Shirer About Kofi Ansah (https://www.kofiansahfoundation.com/) Fringe TV Series (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119644/) Sound effects: "Ambience, Seaside Waves, Close, A.wav (www.jshaw.co.uk)" by InspectorJ of Freesound.org Special Guests: Amma Gyampo, Cordie Aziz, Emmanuel Etim, Funsho Ogundipe, Kwame Acheampong, Leslie Bentil, Nana Amoako-Anin, and Valerie Labi. global citizens, podcasting, black stories, culture, travel, lifestyle, business, ghana, nigeria, us, uk, sierre leone, dynamic diasporans, africa, refined creative, gutta soles foundation, bliss yoga accra, scaleup africa, ayetoro, link commerce, environment360, ide global. glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia, florence adu, 2022, mindset hack, amma gyampo, nana amoako-anin, kwame acheampong, leslie bentil, emmanuel etim, cordie aziz-nash, valerie labi, funsho ogundipe New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens!
As we usher in 2022 aka double deuces, this week’s episode is all about mindset. We’re going back into the Global Citizens archive for a compilation of mindset hacks from early guests of the podcast. In case you’e new to the podcast and not unlike some of my guests you might be wondering what is a mindset hack? Well, a description that I quite like is that mindset hacking is exploring the limits of what is possible, seeking excellence, or even balance which entails doing something exciting and meaningful, deliberately finding opportunities to be clever, problem solve and enjoy what you are doing. So with that in mind, this week you’ll hear from:
Cordie Aziz-Nash, she is the CEO and founder of Environment360 and has roots in Sierra Leone, Ghana and the US;
Nigerian-American filmmaker and founder of Refined Creative based in Accra, Ghana, Emmanuel Etim;
Ghanaian, musician and social entrepreneur, Leslie Bentil, he’s the founder of Gutta Soles and the Gutta Soles Foundation;
Nigerian pianist, music director, composer, and leader of Afrobeat band Ayetoro, Funsho Ogundipe;
Ghanaian Amma Gyampo, Co-Founder of B2B Entrepreneurship Development firm, ScaleUp Africa;
Also from Ghana, serial techpreneur and creative, Kwame Acheampong;
Yogi and wellness-peneur, Nana Amoako-Anin, founder of Bliss Yoga Accra;
and Valerie Labi, a social innovator, business leader and mother who just last week welcomed her third bundle of joy. Congratulations to Val and her family!

So, as we ease our way out of holiday mode and into the flow of work I hope you enjoy these sound bites of inspiration to help nourish the start of your new year!

Links of interest:
AIESECUS.org
Mindsetopia.com
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
About Kofi Ansah
Fringe TV Series

Sound effects:
"[Ambience, Seaside Waves, Close, A.wav](www.jshaw.co.uk)" by InspectorJ of Freesound.org

Special Guests: Amma Gyampo, Cordie Aziz, Emmanuel Etim, Funsho Ogundipe, Kwame Acheampong, Leslie Bentil, Nana Amoako-Anin, and Valerie Labi.

]]> New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens!
As we usher in 2022 aka double deuces, this week’s episode is all about mindset. We’re going back into the Global Citizens archive for a compilation of mindset hacks from early guests of the podcast. In case you’e new to the podcast and not unlike some of my guests you might be wondering what is a mindset hack? Well, a description that I quite like is that mindset hacking is exploring the limits of what is possible, seeking excellence, or even balance which entails doing something exciting and meaningful, deliberately finding opportunities to be clever, problem solve and enjoy what you are doing. So with that in mind, this week you’ll hear from:
Cordie Aziz-Nash, she is the CEO and founder of Environment360 and has roots in Sierra Leone, Ghana and the US;
Nigerian-American filmmaker and founder of Refined Creative based in Accra, Ghana, Emmanuel Etim;
Ghanaian, musician and social entrepreneur, Leslie Bentil, he’s the founder of Gutta Soles and the Gutta Soles Foundation;
Nigerian pianist, music director, composer, and leader of Afrobeat band Ayetoro, Funsho Ogundipe;
Ghanaian Amma Gyampo, Co-Founder of B2B Entrepreneurship Development firm, ScaleUp Africa;
Also from Ghana, serial techpreneur and creative, Kwame Acheampong;
Yogi and wellness-peneur, Nana Amoako-Anin, founder of Bliss Yoga Accra;
and Valerie Labi, a social innovator, business leader and mother who just last week welcomed her third bundle of joy. Congratulations to Val and her family!

So, as we ease our way out of holiday mode and into the flow of work I hope you enjoy these sound bites of inspiration to help nourish the start of your new year!

Links of interest:
AIESECUS.org
Mindsetopia.com
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
About Kofi Ansah
Fringe TV Series

Sound effects:
"[Ambience, Seaside Waves, Close, A.wav](www.jshaw.co.uk)" by InspectorJ of Freesound.org

Special Guests: Amma Gyampo, Cordie Aziz, Emmanuel Etim, Funsho Ogundipe, Kwame Acheampong, Leslie Bentil, Nana Amoako-Anin, and Valerie Labi.

]]> Episode 23: The Evolution of a Specialist Generalist with Kwame Acheampong Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/23 21284a0c-87f3-4f9a-b8c0-23fe70129acb Tue, 26 May 2020 06:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 35:04 no From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person, thrives in diverse, fast-changing environments with steep learning curves. Prior solidifying himself as a true “techie", Kwame worked as a Sound Engineer, which presented him with the unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s top artists and numerous music and creative projects. Be sure to stay tuned for both Parts 1 and 2 of this fun and information packed hour with Kwame “tha Prof” Acheampong. Where to find Kwame? * www.kacheampong.com (http://www.kacheampong.com) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaprof/) * IG - @thaprof (https://www.instagram.com/thaprof/) More about Kwame’s music story? * Bootsy Collins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins) and Fresh Outta ‘P” University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Outta_%27P%27_University) * Afroganic (http://www.afroganic.com/) * King Ayisoba (https://kingayisoba.net/) * Jean-Michel Jarre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre) * Fantasia Berrino (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8iqEfje7Aw) * Air Studios (https://www.airstudios.com/) What's Kwame Reading? * Blinkist (https://www.blinkist.com) Special Guest: Kwame Acheampong. glocal citizens, travel, business, africa, diaspora, florence adu, podcast, ghana, ghanaian, leap transmedia, nigeria, dhl, mall for africa, link commerce, achimota From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person, thrives in diverse, fast-changing environments with steep learning curves. Prior solidifying himself as a true “techie", Kwame worked as a Sound Engineer, which presented him with the unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s top artists and numerous music and creative projects. Be sure to stay tuned for both Parts 1 and 2 of this fun and information packed hour with Kwame “tha Prof” Acheampong.

Where to find Kwame?

More about Kwame’s music story?

What's Kwame Reading?

Special Guest: Kwame Acheampong.

]]> From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person, thrives in diverse, fast-changing environments with steep learning curves. Prior solidifying himself as a true “techie", Kwame worked as a Sound Engineer, which presented him with the unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s top artists and numerous music and creative projects. Be sure to stay tuned for both Parts 1 and 2 of this fun and information packed hour with Kwame “tha Prof” Acheampong.

Where to find Kwame?

More about Kwame’s music story?

What's Kwame Reading?

Special Guest: Kwame Acheampong.

]]> Episode 22: The Evolution of a Specialist Generalist with Kwame Acheampong Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/22 6509c517-1072-499d-b039-2f25c7643429 Tue, 19 May 2020 03:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 28:32 no From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person, thrives in diverse, fast-changing environments with steep learning curves. Prior solidifying himself as a true “techie", Kwame worked as a Sound Engineer, which presented him with the unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s top artists and numerous music and creative projects. Be sure to stay tuned for both Parts 1 and 2 of this fun and information packed hour with Kwame “tha Prof” Acheampong. Where to find Kwame? * www.kacheampong.com (http://www.kacheampong.com) * On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaprof/) * IG - @thaprof (https://www.instagram.com/thaprof/) More about Kwame’s music story? * Bootsy Collins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins) and Fresh Outta ‘P” University (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Outta_%27P%27_University) * Afroganic (http://www.afroganic.com/) * King Ayisoba (https://kingayisoba.net/) * Jean-Michel Jarre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Michel_Jarre) * Fantasia Berrino (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8iqEfje7Aw) * Air Studios (https://www.airstudios.com/) What's Kwame Reading? * Blinkist (https://www.blinkist.com) Special Guest: Kwame Acheampong. glocal citizens, travel, business, africa, diaspora, florence adu, podcast, ghana, ghanaian, leap transmedia, nigeria, dhl, mall for africa, link commerce, achimota From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person, thrives in diverse, fast-changing environments with steep learning curves. Prior solidifying himself as a true “techie", Kwame worked as a Sound Engineer, which presented him with the unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s top artists and numerous music and creative projects. Be sure to stay tuned for both Parts 1 and 2 of this fun and information packed hour with Kwame “tha Prof” Acheampong.

Where to find Kwame?

More about Kwame’s music story?

What's Kwame Reading?

Special Guest: Kwame Acheampong.

]]> From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person, thrives in diverse, fast-changing environments with steep learning curves. Prior solidifying himself as a true “techie", Kwame worked as a Sound Engineer, which presented him with the unique opportunity to work with some of the world’s top artists and numerous music and creative projects. Be sure to stay tuned for both Parts 1 and 2 of this fun and information packed hour with Kwame “tha Prof” Acheampong.

Where to find Kwame?

More about Kwame’s music story?

What's Kwame Reading?

Special Guest: Kwame Acheampong.

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