web02.fireside.fm Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:18:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Nairobi” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/nairobi Tue, 24 Mar 2026 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 312: World Making Art, Science and Practice with San’aa Njeeri https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/312 24c13aeb-711d-4913-8dbb-7bccd23876e7 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 1:02:06 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week our Women’s Herstory Month series takes us back to Kenya--to a place called Area Nyaga (https://areanyaga.com). Our guide is futurist, artist, and creative synthesist reimagining African futures, San’aa Njeeri. Distilling over a decade of global interdisciplinary practice, she positions art as a tool for education, translating complex ideas into accessible experiences that advance African storytelling while progressing digital ecosystems and financial literacy within the context of emerging technologies. Through Area Nyaga, her world building framework informed by the Maasci Return (https://medium.com/@jacquenjeri/area-nyaga-a-blueprint-for-african-futures-ebc770fd14e5) saga and her seminal MaaSci series (https://jacquenjeri.com/project/maasci), she situates Indigenous African identities within expansive futuristic landscapes through her signature visual language, A.EYE (African Eye). Working across speculative art, immersive environments, and narrative design, she develops cultural and digital infrastructures that expand how futures can be imagined, understood, and built. Her work is guided by a defining inquiry: What becomes possible when cultural heritage informs the futures we shape and the narratives we carry forward? In this conversation we explore this question and find ourselves in depth with San’aa getting to know more about how from childhood, her Kenya has grounded the mission and vision that focus her world, and at times, interstellar view. Where to find San’aa? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanaanjeeri/) In Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sanaanjeeri/?__d=1) On Substack (https://areanyaga.substack.com) What’s San’aa watching? After Skool (https://www.youtube.com/afterskool) Other topics of interest: Baraza Media Lab (https://barazalab.com) San People of Southern Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_peoples) About Murang'a, Kenya (https://abiri.home.blog/counties/muranga-county/history-of-muranga/) Kiambu County (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiambu_County) Where is Kirinyaga? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirinyaga_County) Mount Kenya and Batian Peak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kenya) Other Futures Festival (https://otherfutures.nl/en/) Who is Blinky Bill? (http://www.youtube.com/@Nairoblink) Black Rhino Studios (https://www.blackrhinostudios.com) Old Town Lamu (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1055/) About my broadcast debut on the Super Six School News (https://www.9news.com/article/money/business/super-school-news-celebrates-30-years/73-338833882) Special Guest: San'aa Njeeri. africa media festival, san'aa njeeri, futurist, artist, creative synthesist, kenya, nairobi, murang'a, area nyaga, maasci return saga, maasci series, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, dynamic diasporans, women's herstory month, borderless mindset, pan-african progress, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, ghana, baraza media lab, global citizen, business, africa, gbekembe, argoadu llc, denver, super six school news, lamu kenya, black rhino studios, blinky bill, kirinyaga, mount kenya, batian peak, after skool, jacque njeri Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week our Women’s Herstory Month series takes us back to Kenya--to a place called Area Nyaga. Our guide is futurist, artist, and creative synthesist reimagining African futures, San’aa Njeeri. Distilling over a decade of global interdisciplinary practice, she positions art as a tool for education, translating complex ideas into accessible experiences that advance African storytelling while progressing digital ecosystems and financial literacy within the context of emerging technologies.

Through Area Nyaga, her world building framework informed by the Maasci Return saga and her seminal MaaSci series, she situates Indigenous African identities within expansive futuristic landscapes through her signature visual language, A.EYE (African Eye). Working across speculative art, immersive environments, and narrative design, she develops cultural and digital infrastructures that expand how futures can be imagined, understood, and built.

Her work is guided by a defining inquiry: What becomes possible when cultural heritage informs the futures we shape and the narratives we carry forward? In this conversation we explore this question and find ourselves in depth with San’aa getting to know more about how from childhood, her Kenya has grounded the mission and vision that focus her world, and at times, interstellar view.

Where to find San’aa?
On LinkedIn
In Instagram
On Substack

What’s San’aa watching?
After Skool

Other topics of interest:
Baraza Media Lab
San People of Southern Africa
About Murang'a, Kenya
Kiambu County
Where is Kirinyaga?
Mount Kenya and Batian Peak
Other Futures Festival
Who is Blinky Bill?
Black Rhino Studios
Old Town Lamu
About my broadcast debut on the Super Six School News

Special Guest: San'aa Njeeri.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week our Women’s Herstory Month series takes us back to Kenya--to a place called Area Nyaga. Our guide is futurist, artist, and creative synthesist reimagining African futures, San’aa Njeeri. Distilling over a decade of global interdisciplinary practice, she positions art as a tool for education, translating complex ideas into accessible experiences that advance African storytelling while progressing digital ecosystems and financial literacy within the context of emerging technologies.

Through Area Nyaga, her world building framework informed by the Maasci Return saga and her seminal MaaSci series, she situates Indigenous African identities within expansive futuristic landscapes through her signature visual language, A.EYE (African Eye). Working across speculative art, immersive environments, and narrative design, she develops cultural and digital infrastructures that expand how futures can be imagined, understood, and built.

Her work is guided by a defining inquiry: What becomes possible when cultural heritage informs the futures we shape and the narratives we carry forward? In this conversation we explore this question and find ourselves in depth with San’aa getting to know more about how from childhood, her Kenya has grounded the mission and vision that focus her world, and at times, interstellar view.

Where to find San’aa?
On LinkedIn
In Instagram
On Substack

What’s San’aa watching?
After Skool

Other topics of interest:
Baraza Media Lab
San People of Southern Africa
About Murang'a, Kenya
Kiambu County
Where is Kirinyaga?
Mount Kenya and Batian Peak
Other Futures Festival
Who is Blinky Bill?
Black Rhino Studios
Old Town Lamu
About my broadcast debut on the Super Six School News

Special Guest: San'aa Njeeri.

]]> Episode 289: When Activism Writes the Story with Myra Vahighene https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/289 1d34b0ca-5209-41c3-9710-b37da9fc153f Tue, 30 Sep 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 1:00:10 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! In case you missed us last week there’s good reason. My glocal speak for the week was #UNGA80. The streets and sounds of NYC all pointed to the United Nations General Assembly and myriad sideline events. My week was about all thing #PanAfricanProgress and I look forward to sharing stories from the ground in the coming months. One thing is for sure, the giant that is Africa is awake with millions of youth and experienced diasporans ready to keep all of our eyes wide open. Much of that story is alive and well in my guest this week. Myra Dunoyer Vahighene is a storyteller, creative entrepreneur, and founder of Eleza Masolo, a cultural platform born on YouTube in 2020 and officially launched in 2022 to amplify African voices through storytelling, fashion, and visual arts. She authored Nyuma, the Thirsty Fish (https://a.co/d/2dY2FxR), a children's book tackling water justice in Africa, and regularly speaks across the continent — from Abidjan to Nairobi — about youth empowerment, branding, and narrative sovereignty. A Harvard-trained cultural leader, Myra blends Afro fashion, social storytelling, and entrepreneurship to inspire the new generation of African creators across borders. We meet in Nairobi at the New Cities Summit in June of this year where our common passion for elevating storytelling targeting African children forged our connection. Her most recent literary work Ceux qu’on ne sauvera pas (The Ones We Couldn’t Save) (https://a.co/d/iLT8FXs), published on August 10, 2025 is a powerful book blending real-life testimonies, allegory, and prophetic narrative to recount thirty years of war and suffering in her homeland, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Through this work is a moving tribute and a lasting call to remember the forgotten victims of ongoing conflict. Where to find Myra? Eleza Masolo (https://www.instagram.com/eleza_masolo/?hl=en) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/myra-dunoyer-vahighene-✨-b1b449168/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/myra_dunoyer_vahighene/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/myra.vahighene/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@ElezaMasolo) Who is Myra listening to? Slimane (https://www.youtube.com/@slimane_music) Other topics of interest: Congo, Kinshasa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) What’s happening in Goma? (https://acleddata.com/expert-comment/qa-what-happening-and-around-goma) Kivu and the ongoig conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violence-democratic-republic-congo) The Great Congo River (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43xTvpxWLW4) About DRC’s many ethnic groups (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ethnic_groups_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) What is an ISBN (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN) France’s AFNIL (https://www.afnil.org) platform Teraanga (https://bbc.com/travel/article/20201115-teraanga-the-word-that-defines-senegal) Lâche (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/l%C3%A2che) and Faiblesse (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/faiblesse) in English About The First Pyramid (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Djoser) of King Djoser Special Guest: Myra Dunoyer Vahighene . myra dunoyer vahighene, democratic republic of congo, storyteller, creative entrepreneur, founder, Eleza Masolo, nyuma the thirsty fish, Ceux qu’on ne sauvera pas, The Ones We Couldn’t Save, new cities summit, nairobi, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, dynamic diasporans, borderless mindset, pan-african progress, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, ghana, accra, africa, denver, argoadu llc, gbekeme, business, travel, returnee, entrepreneurship, king djoser, slimane Greetings Glocal Citizens!

In case you missed us last week there’s good reason. My glocal speak for the week was #UNGA80. The streets and sounds of NYC all pointed to the United Nations General Assembly and myriad sideline events. My week was about all thing #PanAfricanProgress and I look forward to sharing stories from the ground in the coming months. One thing is for sure, the giant that is Africa is awake with millions of youth and experienced diasporans ready to keep all of our eyes wide open.

Much of that story is alive and well in my guest this week. Myra Dunoyer Vahighene is a storyteller, creative entrepreneur, and founder of Eleza Masolo, a cultural platform born on YouTube in 2020 and officially launched in 2022 to amplify African voices through storytelling, fashion, and visual arts. She authored Nyuma, the Thirsty Fish, a children's book tackling water justice in Africa, and regularly speaks across the continent — from Abidjan to Nairobi — about youth empowerment, branding, and narrative sovereignty. A Harvard-trained cultural leader, Myra blends Afro fashion, social storytelling, and entrepreneurship to inspire the new generation of African creators across borders.

We meet in Nairobi at the New Cities Summit in June of this year where our common passion for elevating storytelling targeting African children forged our connection. Her most recent literary work Ceux qu’on ne sauvera pas (The Ones We Couldn’t Save), published on August 10, 2025 is a powerful book blending real-life testimonies, allegory, and prophetic narrative to recount thirty years of war and suffering in her homeland, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Through this work is a moving tribute and a lasting call to remember the forgotten victims of ongoing conflict.

Where to find Myra?
Eleza Masolo
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

Who is Myra listening to?
Slimane

Other topics of interest:
Congo, Kinshasa
What’s happening in Goma?
Kivu and the ongoig conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Great Congo River
About DRC’s many ethnic groups
What is an ISBN
France’s AFNIL platform
Teraanga
Lâche and Faiblesse in English
About The First Pyramid of King Djoser

Special Guest: Myra Dunoyer Vahighene .

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

In case you missed us last week there’s good reason. My glocal speak for the week was #UNGA80. The streets and sounds of NYC all pointed to the United Nations General Assembly and myriad sideline events. My week was about all thing #PanAfricanProgress and I look forward to sharing stories from the ground in the coming months. One thing is for sure, the giant that is Africa is awake with millions of youth and experienced diasporans ready to keep all of our eyes wide open.

Much of that story is alive and well in my guest this week. Myra Dunoyer Vahighene is a storyteller, creative entrepreneur, and founder of Eleza Masolo, a cultural platform born on YouTube in 2020 and officially launched in 2022 to amplify African voices through storytelling, fashion, and visual arts. She authored Nyuma, the Thirsty Fish, a children's book tackling water justice in Africa, and regularly speaks across the continent — from Abidjan to Nairobi — about youth empowerment, branding, and narrative sovereignty. A Harvard-trained cultural leader, Myra blends Afro fashion, social storytelling, and entrepreneurship to inspire the new generation of African creators across borders.

We meet in Nairobi at the New Cities Summit in June of this year where our common passion for elevating storytelling targeting African children forged our connection. Her most recent literary work Ceux qu’on ne sauvera pas (The Ones We Couldn’t Save), published on August 10, 2025 is a powerful book blending real-life testimonies, allegory, and prophetic narrative to recount thirty years of war and suffering in her homeland, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Through this work is a moving tribute and a lasting call to remember the forgotten victims of ongoing conflict.

Where to find Myra?
Eleza Masolo
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

Who is Myra listening to?
Slimane

Other topics of interest:
Congo, Kinshasa
What’s happening in Goma?
Kivu and the ongoig conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Great Congo River
About DRC’s many ethnic groups
What is an ISBN
France’s AFNIL platform
Teraanga
Lâche and Faiblesse in English
About The First Pyramid of King Djoser

Special Guest: Myra Dunoyer Vahighene .

]]> Episode 276: On Visual Storytelling as a Language for Activism with Michael Soi https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/276 88e192d5-580e-4e88-882d-1158f95362bc Tue, 17 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 50:28 no Greetings from East Africa Glocal Citizens! Well, kind of…this conversation was recorded last weekend from Nairobi on the eve of Father’s Day and a day after the opening of my guest, Michael Soi’s current group exhibition, The Print Press (https://web.facebook.com/michael.soi.7/posts/the-print-press-is-an-exhibit-of-woodcut-prints-by-various-nairobi-based-artist-/10162204021212545/?_rdc=1&_rdr), an exhibit of woodcut prints by various Nairobi based artist at the Alliance Française de Nairobi 13th - 29th of June. I met Michael in his studio at The Go Down Art Centre (https://thegodown.org) when I first visited Kenya in February and after an inspired conversation I wanted to be sure to share his story here. As you’ll hear, he has been working in Nairobi since 1995 after completion of his fine art and art history studies. His distinctive work is inspired by contemporary life in Nairobi providing a photographic diary of Nairobi. It is also a satirical commentary of social, economic and political trends. His work explores relationships – intergenerational, interracial or generally what he calls the economics of love, commercial sex work and popular culture within the context of globalization and consumerism. A wonderful aspect of Michael’s visual storytelling craft is that he’s figured out the hacks that make his art accessible on many levels from the curious observer to the serious collector. Listen and learn more! Where to find Michael? On Artsy (https://www.artsy.net/artist/michael-soi) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/michaelsoistudio/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/michael.soi.7/) What’s Michael watching? About Planetary Parades or Syzygy (https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/planetary-alignments-and-planet-parades/) Other topics of interest: About Machakos, Kenya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machakos) About Ancent Soi and the 1972 Munich Olympics (https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/arts-and-culture/article/2000140196/the-great-artiste-who-painted-the-1972-olympics-poster#google_vignette) About the Kuona Trust Residencies (http://kuonatrust.org/who-we-are/programmes/) National Museums of Kenya (https://museums.or.ke) About Kenya’s second President Daniel arap Moi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_arap_Moi) Special Guest: Michael Soi. michael soi, the go down art centre, kenya, nairobi, artist, visual storyteller, the print press, satirist, dynamic diasporans, borderless mindset, painter, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, florence adu, florence amerley adu, argoadu llc, gbekembe, brooklyn, ghana, accra, africa, business, returnee, global citizen, ancent soi, machakos, gender based violence, gbv, kuona trust, 1972 munich olympics, syzygy Greetings from East Africa Glocal Citizens!

Well, kind of…this conversation was recorded last weekend from Nairobi on the eve of Father’s Day and a day after the opening of my guest, Michael Soi’s current group exhibition, The Print Press, an exhibit of woodcut prints by various Nairobi based artist at the Alliance Française de Nairobi 13th - 29th of June. I met Michael in his studio at The Go Down Art Centre when I first visited Kenya in February and after an inspired conversation I wanted to be sure to share his story here. As you’ll hear, he has been working in Nairobi since 1995 after completion of his fine art and art history studies. His distinctive work is inspired by contemporary life in Nairobi providing a photographic diary of Nairobi. It is also a satirical commentary of social, economic and political trends. His work explores relationships – intergenerational, interracial or generally what he calls the economics of love, commercial sex work and popular culture within the context of globalization and consumerism. A wonderful aspect of Michael’s visual storytelling craft is that he’s figured out the hacks that make his art accessible on many levels from the curious observer to the serious collector. Listen and learn more!

Where to find Michael?
On Artsy
On Instagram
On Facebook

What’s Michael watching?
About Planetary Parades or Syzygy

Other topics of interest:
About Machakos, Kenya
About Ancent Soi and the 1972 Munich Olympics
About the Kuona Trust Residencies
National Museums of Kenya
About Kenya’s second President Daniel arap Moi

Special Guest: Michael Soi.

]]> Greetings from East Africa Glocal Citizens!

Well, kind of…this conversation was recorded last weekend from Nairobi on the eve of Father’s Day and a day after the opening of my guest, Michael Soi’s current group exhibition, The Print Press, an exhibit of woodcut prints by various Nairobi based artist at the Alliance Française de Nairobi 13th - 29th of June. I met Michael in his studio at The Go Down Art Centre when I first visited Kenya in February and after an inspired conversation I wanted to be sure to share his story here. As you’ll hear, he has been working in Nairobi since 1995 after completion of his fine art and art history studies. His distinctive work is inspired by contemporary life in Nairobi providing a photographic diary of Nairobi. It is also a satirical commentary of social, economic and political trends. His work explores relationships – intergenerational, interracial or generally what he calls the economics of love, commercial sex work and popular culture within the context of globalization and consumerism. A wonderful aspect of Michael’s visual storytelling craft is that he’s figured out the hacks that make his art accessible on many levels from the curious observer to the serious collector. Listen and learn more!

Where to find Michael?
On Artsy
On Instagram
On Facebook

What’s Michael watching?
About Planetary Parades or Syzygy

Other topics of interest:
About Machakos, Kenya
About Ancent Soi and the 1972 Munich Olympics
About the Kuona Trust Residencies
National Museums of Kenya
About Kenya’s second President Daniel arap Moi

Special Guest: Michael Soi.

]]> Episode 264: Find Your Voice with Coach Vuyanzi Rodman https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/264 a5d726c9-8532-466d-a68e-7f6afa22da38 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 56:28 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week, Women’s Herstories Month takes me back to my recent journey to Nairobi, Kenya where the Glocal Citizens community came through in full effect. While in Nairobi I hosted the final session in the Glocal Citizens Future of Work Solutionscape and Stretch Salon Series--stay tuned for the full podcast series coming in May, and caught up with past guests, including meeting a few for the first time. This week’s connection comes courtesy of Episode 146 guest, Michelle Donald (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/michelle-donald). Both Michelle and this week’s guest, Vuyanzi Rodman are truly living a #borderlessmindset lifestyle. And like these women, I too now hold Kenya near to my heart. Coach Vuyanzi has called Nairobi home since 2023 where she is a sought-after resource in the corporate space and at an individual level. Her client base spans medical doctors, educational leaders performance artists, business owners, ministers, politicians, C-suite executives and corporate VPs across four continents. With a focus on women leaders, Coach Vuyanzi helps her clients become more impactful leaders by conducting one-on-one coaching to clarify their goals and overcome blocks that are holding them back, such as self-limiting beliefs and fear. She empowers women leaders through her YouTube channel, Find Your Voice with Coach Vuyanzi and uses the platform to interview women from around the world and to share her own empowering stories. As a seasoned TV presenter and radio host, she led a successful season of Rise and Shine, the popular morning show on one of Kenya’s leading Christian channels, Family Media and Family TV. Where to find Coach Vuyanzi? http://vuyanzi.live/ On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vuyanzi/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/coach_vuyanzi/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/vuyanzirodman/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@find_your_voice) What’s Vuyanzi reading? I’ll Take Some Self Love with That by Cece Ojany- Bekhor (https://www.themainprotagonist.com/thebook) What' so Amazing About Grace? (https://philipyancey.com/books/whats-so-amazing-about-grace-2023/) by Philip Yancey What’s Vuyanzi watching? Paradise featuring Sterling K. Brown (https://press.hulu.com/shows/paradise/) BritBox (https://www.britbox.com/us/) Other topics of interest: Village of Piermont, New York (https://www.hudsonriver.com/hhrt/river-towns/rockland-county/piermont-ny/) About Teaneck, New Jersey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaneck,_New_Jersey) About the United African American Community Center-UAACC (https://www.uaacc.net/about_us#:~:text=From%20the%20beginning%20it%20was,the%20family%20coffers%20by%20hunting.) in Tanzania Insights on African-American migration to East Africa, 1970s (https://blackvoicenews.com/2007/01/18/tanzania-today-an-african-american-perspective/) Special Guest: Vuyanzi Rodman. vuyanzi rodman, coach vuyanzi, nairobi, new jersey, new york, find your voice channel, transformational life coach, careep passion accelerator, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, borderless mindset, dynamic diasporans, florence adu, florence amerley adu, gbekembe, argoadu llc, brooklyn, accra, ghana, africa, business, entrepreneurship, social impact, impact investing, expat, returnee, travel, digital nomad, sterling k brown, Cece Ojany- Bekhor, the un_grind, United African American Community Center-UAACC Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week, Women’s Herstories Month takes me back to my recent journey to Nairobi, Kenya where the Glocal Citizens community came through in full effect. While in Nairobi I hosted the final session in the Glocal Citizens Future of Work Solutionscape and Stretch Salon Series--stay tuned for the full podcast series coming in May, and caught up with past guests, including meeting a few for the first time. This week’s connection comes courtesy of Episode 146 guest, Michelle Donald. Both Michelle and this week’s guest, Vuyanzi Rodman are truly living a #borderlessmindset lifestyle. And like these women, I too now hold Kenya near to my heart. Coach Vuyanzi has called Nairobi home since 2023 where she is a sought-after resource in the corporate space and at an individual level. Her client base spans medical doctors, educational leaders performance artists, business owners, ministers, politicians, C-suite executives and corporate VPs across four continents. With a focus on women leaders, Coach Vuyanzi helps her clients become more impactful leaders by conducting one-on-one coaching to clarify their goals and overcome blocks that are holding them back, such as self-limiting beliefs and fear. She empowers women leaders through her YouTube channel, Find Your Voice with Coach Vuyanzi and uses the platform to interview women from around the world and to share her own empowering stories.
As a seasoned TV presenter and radio host, she led a successful season of Rise and Shine, the popular morning show on one of Kenya’s leading Christian channels, Family Media and Family TV.

Where to find Coach Vuyanzi?
http://vuyanzi.live/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What’s Vuyanzi reading?
I’ll Take Some Self Love with That by Cece Ojany- Bekhor
What' so Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey

What’s Vuyanzi watching?
Paradise featuring Sterling K. Brown
BritBox

Other topics of interest:
Village of Piermont, New York
About Teaneck, New Jersey
About the United African American Community Center-UAACC in Tanzania
Insights on African-American migration to East Africa, 1970s

Special Guest: Vuyanzi Rodman.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week, Women’s Herstories Month takes me back to my recent journey to Nairobi, Kenya where the Glocal Citizens community came through in full effect. While in Nairobi I hosted the final session in the Glocal Citizens Future of Work Solutionscape and Stretch Salon Series--stay tuned for the full podcast series coming in May, and caught up with past guests, including meeting a few for the first time. This week’s connection comes courtesy of Episode 146 guest, Michelle Donald. Both Michelle and this week’s guest, Vuyanzi Rodman are truly living a #borderlessmindset lifestyle. And like these women, I too now hold Kenya near to my heart. Coach Vuyanzi has called Nairobi home since 2023 where she is a sought-after resource in the corporate space and at an individual level. Her client base spans medical doctors, educational leaders performance artists, business owners, ministers, politicians, C-suite executives and corporate VPs across four continents. With a focus on women leaders, Coach Vuyanzi helps her clients become more impactful leaders by conducting one-on-one coaching to clarify their goals and overcome blocks that are holding them back, such as self-limiting beliefs and fear. She empowers women leaders through her YouTube channel, Find Your Voice with Coach Vuyanzi and uses the platform to interview women from around the world and to share her own empowering stories.
As a seasoned TV presenter and radio host, she led a successful season of Rise and Shine, the popular morning show on one of Kenya’s leading Christian channels, Family Media and Family TV.

Where to find Coach Vuyanzi?
http://vuyanzi.live/
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What’s Vuyanzi reading?
I’ll Take Some Self Love with That by Cece Ojany- Bekhor
What' so Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey

What’s Vuyanzi watching?
Paradise featuring Sterling K. Brown
BritBox

Other topics of interest:
Village of Piermont, New York
About Teaneck, New Jersey
About the United African American Community Center-UAACC in Tanzania
Insights on African-American migration to East Africa, 1970s

Special Guest: Vuyanzi Rodman.

]]> Episode 228: Local Perspectives on Development Communications with Emilly Okello-Juma https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/228 fcf491ca-7b95-4778-a86c-53cb84ec0d46 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 51:08 no Summer Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week, comes to us via fellow Glocal Citizen, Yana Fleming (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/yana-fleming). Like Yana, Emilly Okello-Juma is a seasoned communications and program management professional. Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, Emilly’s work has taken her to points near and far across around the world. She has 13 years of experience working in communications roles including on-continent support across all regions in Africa on projects funded by international actors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, Feed the Future and Prosper Africa. She has demonstrated experience in development communications, including report writing, branding, client and stakeholder relationships, visibility growth, policy engagement, and prodding action towards key outcomes for beneficiaries. Emilly has also served as board member in charge of Communications at SlumChild Foundation (http://slumchildfoundation.org). This week’s conversation is a great compliment or prelude to upcoming episodes featuring conversations from our second The Future of Work Solutionscape and Stretch Salon that took place last weekend in London which centered on agriculture. Curious about what these sessions are about? Check out scenes from our May Day Salon in Brooklyn, New York (https://youtu.be/H8AZkJKJiKM) and stay tuned for opportunities to engage with the Glocal Citizens community worldwide. Where to find Emily? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilly-o-5847b620/) What’s Emilly listening to? Ginny Clarke’s (https://www.ginnyclarke.com/) Fifth Dimensional Leadership Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@5-DLeadership) The Moth Podcast (https://themoth.org/podcast) The LINK Cast (https://policylinkglobal.org/linkcast) What’s Emilly reading? Women Who Run with the Wolves (https://a.co/d/0gTQKpyn) by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés Other topics of interest: Economic vs. Commercial Diplomacy (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/unveiling-distinction-economic-diplomacy-vs-commercial-sinisa-pepic/) Prosper Africa (https://www.prosperafrica.gov/resource/investment-and-partnership-opportunities-in-africas-creative-industries/) Vivo Fashion Group (https://vivofashiongroup.com) The Nation Media Group (https://www.nationmedia.com) The Malabo Declaration (https://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/Malabo Declaration on Agriculture_2014_11 26-.pdf) African Union Agenda 2063 (https://au.int/en/treaties/1165) Rwanda’s former Minister of Agriculture Gérardine Mukeshimana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rardine_Mukeshimana) Special Guest: Emilly Okello-Juma. emilly okello-juma, development communications, kenya, nairobi, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, Feed the Future, Prosper Africa, slum child foundation, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, florence adu, florence amerley adu, african union, malabo declaration, vivo fashion group, ginny clarke, Gérardine Mukeshimana, rwanda, yana fleming Summer Greetings Glocal Citizens!

My guest this week, comes to us via fellow Glocal Citizen, Yana Fleming. Like Yana, Emilly Okello-Juma is a seasoned communications and program management professional. Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, Emilly’s work has taken her to points near and far across around the world. She has 13 years of experience working in communications roles including on-continent support across all regions in Africa on projects funded by international actors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, Feed the Future and Prosper Africa. She has demonstrated experience in development communications, including report writing, branding, client and stakeholder relationships, visibility growth, policy engagement, and prodding action towards key outcomes for beneficiaries. Emilly has also served as board member in charge of Communications at SlumChild Foundation.
This week’s conversation is a great compliment or prelude to upcoming episodes featuring conversations from our second The Future of Work Solutionscape and Stretch Salon that took place last weekend in London which centered on agriculture. Curious about what these sessions are about? Check out scenes from our May Day Salon in Brooklyn, New York and stay tuned for opportunities to engage with the Glocal Citizens community worldwide.

Where to find Emily?
On LinkedIn

What’s Emilly listening to?
Ginny Clarke’s Fifth Dimensional Leadership Podcast
The Moth Podcast
The LINK Cast

What’s Emilly reading?
Women Who Run with the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Other topics of interest:
Economic vs. Commercial Diplomacy
Prosper Africa
Vivo Fashion Group
The Nation Media Group
The Malabo Declaration
African Union Agenda 2063
Rwanda’s former Minister of Agriculture Gérardine Mukeshimana

Special Guest: Emilly Okello-Juma.

]]> Summer Greetings Glocal Citizens!

My guest this week, comes to us via fellow Glocal Citizen, Yana Fleming. Like Yana, Emilly Okello-Juma is a seasoned communications and program management professional. Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, Emilly’s work has taken her to points near and far across around the world. She has 13 years of experience working in communications roles including on-continent support across all regions in Africa on projects funded by international actors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, Feed the Future and Prosper Africa. She has demonstrated experience in development communications, including report writing, branding, client and stakeholder relationships, visibility growth, policy engagement, and prodding action towards key outcomes for beneficiaries. Emilly has also served as board member in charge of Communications at SlumChild Foundation.
This week’s conversation is a great compliment or prelude to upcoming episodes featuring conversations from our second The Future of Work Solutionscape and Stretch Salon that took place last weekend in London which centered on agriculture. Curious about what these sessions are about? Check out scenes from our May Day Salon in Brooklyn, New York and stay tuned for opportunities to engage with the Glocal Citizens community worldwide.

Where to find Emily?
On LinkedIn

What’s Emilly listening to?
Ginny Clarke’s Fifth Dimensional Leadership Podcast
The Moth Podcast
The LINK Cast

What’s Emilly reading?
Women Who Run with the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Other topics of interest:
Economic vs. Commercial Diplomacy
Prosper Africa
Vivo Fashion Group
The Nation Media Group
The Malabo Declaration
African Union Agenda 2063
Rwanda’s former Minister of Agriculture Gérardine Mukeshimana

Special Guest: Emilly Okello-Juma.

]]> Episode 146: The Ungrind with Michelle Donald https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/146 59463859-aa26-48c7-b845-07ca88872a7b Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 55:04 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! I'm back in Accra, hurray for endless summer living! Each year as the summer fades in the northeastern hemisphere, I make my way back to the equatorial region to meet the sun again and recharge my creative self. Similarly, my guest this week, one of my oldest and dearest friends, found her recharge in her relocation from the US to Nairobi, Kenya. Born and raised in New York, Dr. Michelle Donald is an experienced business-minded physician, with expertise in pediatric medicine, preventative medicine and public health, she is passionate about developing and implementing clinical programs that merge technology and healthcare delivery systems to improve health outcomes. In her last role as the Medical Director of Value Based Care at New York’s Northwell Health, she established an innovative care model utilizing healthcare analytics, payer data and strategic clinical partnerships to proactively assess and identify vulnerable populations needing medical attention. A trip to Tanzania in 2018 changed the course of her life, it was during that trip that she decided to move to East Africa and develop digital health programs expanding access to quality healthcare. In February of 2020, she resigned from Northwell to pursue her dream of democratizing healthcare for all by building an effective, affordable, digital health platform that can be used to improve care delivery across a variety of health care settings. Michelle is also seeding a social movement that she calls The Ungrind which is an outgrowth of the years-long creative evolution that continues to be her unfolding global lifestyle. Where to find Michelle? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-donald-md-mph-7165b46/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/the_ungrind/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNIqwruzVhU1pH3ofBSKAQ) What's Michelle reading? Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07Y5S56DK&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_EAEP0HFK1R6XX4YD4RD8&tag=glocalciti07e-20) by Jay Shetty Vibrate Higher Daily: Live Your Power (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07KWG6S4R&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_B5SW2SXZV4QY98EJ2EN1&tag=glocalciti07e-20) by Lalah Delia What's Michelle listening to? Toni Jones (https://solo.to/iamtonijones) Vibrate Higher | Londrelle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypcwcFmM7Vo) What's Michelle watching? Atlanta (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4288182/) The Handmaid's Tale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale_(TV_series)) Other topics of interest: HEDIS Healthcare Effectiveness Data Information Set (https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/) Google Health (https://health.google) Amazon Care (https://amazon.care) MedxTek Podcast (https://anchor.fm/medxtekafrica) Better Help (https://www.betterhelp.com/) About Bobi Wine in detention (https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_uganda-wine-detention-his-protection-lawyer-argues-otherwise/6201031.html) Karura Forest (https://www.kenyawildlifetours.com/karura-forest/) *When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Michelle Donald. handmaid's tale, atlanta, think like a monk, vibrate higher daily, toni jones, londrelle, spiritual trap, northwell health, value-based care, expat, travel, business, yoni, bobi wine, public health, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, ghana, accra, denver, karura forest, tanzania, medxtek podcast, google health, amazon care, michelle donald md, pediatrician, the ungrind, nairobi, new york, goldmind mental health, digital health, wellness, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia Greetings Glocal Citizens!
I'm back in Accra, hurray for endless summer living! Each year as the summer fades in the northeastern hemisphere, I make my way back to the equatorial region to meet the sun again and recharge my creative self. Similarly, my guest this week, one of my oldest and dearest friends, found her recharge in her relocation from the US to Nairobi, Kenya. Born and raised in New York, Dr. Michelle Donald is an experienced business-minded physician, with expertise in pediatric medicine, preventative medicine and public health, she is passionate about developing and implementing clinical programs that merge technology and healthcare delivery systems to improve health outcomes. In her last role as the Medical Director of Value Based Care at New York’s Northwell Health, she established an innovative care model utilizing healthcare analytics, payer data and strategic clinical partnerships to proactively assess and identify vulnerable populations needing medical attention. A trip to Tanzania in 2018 changed the course of her life, it was during that trip that she decided to move to East Africa and develop digital health programs expanding access to quality healthcare. In February of 2020, she resigned from Northwell to pursue her dream of democratizing healthcare for all by building an effective, affordable, digital health platform that can be used to improve care delivery across a variety of health care settings. Michelle is also seeding a social movement that she calls The Ungrind which is an outgrowth of the years-long creative evolution that continues to be her unfolding global lifestyle.

Where to find Michelle?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On YouTube

What's Michelle reading?
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty
Vibrate Higher Daily: Live Your Power by Lalah Delia

What's Michelle listening to?
Toni Jones
Vibrate Higher | Londrelle

What's Michelle watching?
Atlanta
The Handmaid's Tale

Other topics of interest:
HEDIS Healthcare Effectiveness Data Information Set
Google Health
Amazon Care
MedxTek Podcast
Better Help
About Bobi Wine in detention
Karura Forest

*When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!

Special Guest: Michelle Donald.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
I'm back in Accra, hurray for endless summer living! Each year as the summer fades in the northeastern hemisphere, I make my way back to the equatorial region to meet the sun again and recharge my creative self. Similarly, my guest this week, one of my oldest and dearest friends, found her recharge in her relocation from the US to Nairobi, Kenya. Born and raised in New York, Dr. Michelle Donald is an experienced business-minded physician, with expertise in pediatric medicine, preventative medicine and public health, she is passionate about developing and implementing clinical programs that merge technology and healthcare delivery systems to improve health outcomes. In her last role as the Medical Director of Value Based Care at New York’s Northwell Health, she established an innovative care model utilizing healthcare analytics, payer data and strategic clinical partnerships to proactively assess and identify vulnerable populations needing medical attention. A trip to Tanzania in 2018 changed the course of her life, it was during that trip that she decided to move to East Africa and develop digital health programs expanding access to quality healthcare. In February of 2020, she resigned from Northwell to pursue her dream of democratizing healthcare for all by building an effective, affordable, digital health platform that can be used to improve care delivery across a variety of health care settings. Michelle is also seeding a social movement that she calls The Ungrind which is an outgrowth of the years-long creative evolution that continues to be her unfolding global lifestyle.

Where to find Michelle?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On YouTube

What's Michelle reading?
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty
Vibrate Higher Daily: Live Your Power by Lalah Delia

What's Michelle listening to?
Toni Jones
Vibrate Higher | Londrelle

What's Michelle watching?
Atlanta
The Handmaid's Tale

Other topics of interest:
HEDIS Healthcare Effectiveness Data Information Set
Google Health
Amazon Care
MedxTek Podcast
Better Help
About Bobi Wine in detention
Karura Forest

*When you click and purchase books using the link(s) above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support!

Special Guest: Michelle Donald.

]]> Episode 71: Empowering African Creatives with Buddha Blaze https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/71 2d4d2990-ccfe-43e5-8f9d-8c5bb5eee9d9 Tue, 27 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 52:09 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're back in Nairobi this week and we're talking the business of being a creative in Africa. Moses Mbasu, better known as Buddha Blaze is the Talent Manager at BLAZE Kenya and Creative Director at Spark Africa Limited a multimedia youth oriented agency based in Nairobi, Kenya. He got his start as a music blogger and all around "connector" to events, music, hip-hop, Africa, diaspora, technology, social networking, fashion, media, investment, and progressive politics. Blaze was the editor of East Africa’s first entertainment magazine PHAT! - the first magazine of its kind in Kenya. He gained Pan-African recognition as the Artist and Repertoire Manager at Coke Studio Africa (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCABZrkBsGdCRGpibJOkKKmw), a music production TV series with live performances by African artists. Blaze's career works have provided a platform for young and budding African artists to express themselves and connect with fans, documenting the emergence of an entertainment industry in Kenya. In his time as editor of PHAT! Magazine, Blaze interviewed numerous entertainers namely Suzanna Owiyo, Yvonne Chakachaka, Shaggy, Nameless, Redsan, Eric Wainaina, Bamboo, Alpha Blondy, the late Lucky Dube, Mandoza, Lebo Mathhhhosa and Brenda Fassie. Blaze led campaigns through writing to have radio stations start playing Kenyan music instead of only playing international music changing the way radio looks at Kenyan music. Following his experience spearheading Safaricom's 2002 Star Search, in 2003 he led the first group of Kenyan artists to the KORA All African Music Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2004 he was involved in World Bank anti-piracy project Action for Music and through working with WAPI, Blaze designed and managed a global artists movement for British Council called WAPI which had reach in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Malawi. Through WAPI, Blaze has inspired the careers of many artists such as Sauti Sol, Big Mic, Point Blank, Muthoni the Drummer Queen and Liz Ogumbo. Blaze was truly a treat to host. This talented forward thinker is the stuff that African music industry legend is made of! Enjoy! Where to find Blaze: On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/buddha-blaze-85819013/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/buddhablazeworld/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/buddha.blaze) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/itsbuddhablaze?lang=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/BuddhaBlaze/featured) What's Blaze listening to? Thomas Sankara (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sankara) Other topics of interest: Blaze's "Where" - Killimani (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilimani) Blaze's TED Talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU-RYCvvFB4) PHAT! Magazine (http://phatafrica.com/2017/) Artists of interest: Nameless (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nameless_(musician)) Khaligraph Jones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaligraph_Jones#:~:text=Brian%20Ouko%20Robert%2C%20born%2012,Yego%22%20and%20%22Mazishi%22) K South (https://www.kenyans.co.ke/k-south) Sarkodie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkodie_(rapper)) Jojo Abot (http://www.jojoabot.com/) Burna Boy (https://www.onaspaceship.com/) Efya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efya) Wanlov the Kubolor (https://wanlov.bandcamp.com/) Special Guest: Moses "Buddha Blaze" Mbasu. leap transmedia productions, florence adu, florence amerley adu, glocal citizens podcast, podcasting, business, killimani, phat! magazine, music, hip hop, buddha blaze, blaze kenya, spark africa, nairobi, kenya, coke studio africa, safaricom, media, diaspora, Moses Mbasu, talent manager, connector Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're back in Nairobi this week and we're talking the business of being a creative in Africa. Moses Mbasu, better known as Buddha Blaze is the Talent Manager at BLAZE Kenya and Creative Director at Spark Africa Limited a multimedia youth oriented agency based in Nairobi, Kenya. He got his start as a music blogger and all around "connector" to events, music, hip-hop, Africa, diaspora, technology, social networking, fashion, media, investment, and progressive politics. Blaze was the editor of East Africa’s first entertainment magazine PHAT! - the first magazine of its kind in Kenya. He gained Pan-African recognition as the Artist and Repertoire Manager at Coke Studio Africa, a music production TV series with live performances by African artists.

Blaze's career works have provided a platform for young and budding African artists to express themselves and connect with fans, documenting the emergence of an entertainment industry in Kenya. In his time as editor of PHAT! Magazine, Blaze interviewed numerous entertainers namely Suzanna Owiyo, Yvonne Chakachaka, Shaggy, Nameless, Redsan, Eric Wainaina, Bamboo, Alpha Blondy, the late Lucky Dube, Mandoza, Lebo Mathhhhosa and Brenda Fassie.

Blaze led campaigns through writing to have radio stations start playing Kenyan music instead of only playing international music changing the way radio looks at Kenyan music. Following his experience spearheading Safaricom's 2002 Star Search, in 2003 he led the first group of Kenyan artists to the KORA All African Music Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2004 he was involved in World Bank anti-piracy project Action for Music and through working with WAPI, Blaze designed and managed a global artists movement for British Council called WAPI which had reach in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Malawi. Through WAPI, Blaze has inspired the careers of many artists such as Sauti Sol, Big Mic, Point Blank, Muthoni the Drummer Queen and Liz Ogumbo.

Blaze was truly a treat to host. This talented forward thinker is the stuff that African music industry legend is made of! Enjoy!

Where to find Blaze:
On Linkedin
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Blaze listening to?
Thomas Sankara

Other topics of interest:
Blaze's "Where" - Killimani
Blaze's TED Talk
PHAT! Magazine

Artists of interest:
Nameless
Khaligraph Jones
K South
Sarkodie
Jojo Abot
Burna Boy
Efya
Wanlov the Kubolor

Special Guest: Moses "Buddha Blaze" Mbasu.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're back in Nairobi this week and we're talking the business of being a creative in Africa. Moses Mbasu, better known as Buddha Blaze is the Talent Manager at BLAZE Kenya and Creative Director at Spark Africa Limited a multimedia youth oriented agency based in Nairobi, Kenya. He got his start as a music blogger and all around "connector" to events, music, hip-hop, Africa, diaspora, technology, social networking, fashion, media, investment, and progressive politics. Blaze was the editor of East Africa’s first entertainment magazine PHAT! - the first magazine of its kind in Kenya. He gained Pan-African recognition as the Artist and Repertoire Manager at Coke Studio Africa, a music production TV series with live performances by African artists.

Blaze's career works have provided a platform for young and budding African artists to express themselves and connect with fans, documenting the emergence of an entertainment industry in Kenya. In his time as editor of PHAT! Magazine, Blaze interviewed numerous entertainers namely Suzanna Owiyo, Yvonne Chakachaka, Shaggy, Nameless, Redsan, Eric Wainaina, Bamboo, Alpha Blondy, the late Lucky Dube, Mandoza, Lebo Mathhhhosa and Brenda Fassie.

Blaze led campaigns through writing to have radio stations start playing Kenyan music instead of only playing international music changing the way radio looks at Kenyan music. Following his experience spearheading Safaricom's 2002 Star Search, in 2003 he led the first group of Kenyan artists to the KORA All African Music Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2004 he was involved in World Bank anti-piracy project Action for Music and through working with WAPI, Blaze designed and managed a global artists movement for British Council called WAPI which had reach in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Malawi. Through WAPI, Blaze has inspired the careers of many artists such as Sauti Sol, Big Mic, Point Blank, Muthoni the Drummer Queen and Liz Ogumbo.

Blaze was truly a treat to host. This talented forward thinker is the stuff that African music industry legend is made of! Enjoy!

Where to find Blaze:
On Linkedin
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Blaze listening to?
Thomas Sankara

Other topics of interest:
Blaze's "Where" - Killimani
Blaze's TED Talk
PHAT! Magazine

Artists of interest:
Nameless
Khaligraph Jones
K South
Sarkodie
Jojo Abot
Burna Boy
Efya
Wanlov the Kubolor

Special Guest: Moses "Buddha Blaze" Mbasu.

]]> Episode 69: Toward Designing a Digital Self with Troy White Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/69 e4a1d33f-0edc-48f7-9e87-c8af4484841d Tue, 13 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 26:55 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self (https://www.digitalselflive.com/) for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers. Where to find Troy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-white-14859591/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/troy_philly_white/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/PhillyTroyWhite) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TroyWhite29) What's Troy watching? Money Heist (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/80192098) Who is Troy listening to? Blinky Bill (https://pan-african-music.com/en/blinky-bill-trailblazer-of-the-kenyan-urban-scene/) Michael Kiwanuka (https://www.michaelkiwanuka.com/) Other topics of interest: FAM Basketball (https://www.facebook.com/FAM-Basketball-Team-340402989709204/) FAM on IG (https://www.instagram.com/fam_team_basketball/?hl=en) M-Pesa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa) Java Kenya (https://www.javahouseafrica.com/) Howard University (https://home.howard.edu/) Special Guest: Troy White. glocal citizens, podcast, africa, troy white, Kifaru, gaming, howard university, brand strategist, digital self, business, technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, vr, ar, temple management, howard university, fam basketball, global citizen, glocal citizen, travel, florence adu, leap transmedia, expat, kenya, nairobi, philly, florence amerley adu, java kenya, don eason, hank caldwell, sony music, cbs music Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers.

Where to find Troy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Facebook

What's Troy watching?
Money Heist

Who is Troy listening to?
Blinky Bill
Michael Kiwanuka

Other topics of interest:
FAM Basketball
FAM on IG
M-Pesa
Java Kenya
Howard University

Special Guest: Troy White.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers.

Where to find Troy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Facebook

What's Troy watching?
Money Heist

Who is Troy listening to?
Blinky Bill
Michael Kiwanuka

Other topics of interest:
FAM Basketball
FAM on IG
M-Pesa
Java Kenya
Howard University

Special Guest: Troy White.

]]> Episode 68: Toward Designing a Digital Self with Troy White Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/68 5b00a69e-e091-4594-bda8-2a3ddac4ff91 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 34:56 yes Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self (https://www.digitalselflive.com/) for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers. Where to find Troy? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-white-14859591/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/troy_philly_white/?hl=en) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/PhillyTroyWhite) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TroyWhite29) What's Troy watching? Money Heist (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/80192098) Who is Troy listening to? Blinky Bill (https://pan-african-music.com/en/blinky-bill-trailblazer-of-the-kenyan-urban-scene/) Michael Kiwanuka (https://www.michaelkiwanuka.com/) Other topics of interest: FAM Basketball (https://www.facebook.com/FAM-Basketball-Team-340402989709204/) FAM on IG (https://www.instagram.com/fam_team_basketball/?hl=en) M-Pesa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa) Java Kenya (https://www.javahouseafrica.com/) Howard University (https://home.howard.edu/) Special Guest: Troy White. glocal citizens, podcast, africa, troy white, Kifaru, gaming, howard university, brand strategist, digital self, business, technology, virtual reality, augmented reality, vr, ar, temple management, howard university, fam basketball, global citizen, glocal citizen, travel, florence adu, leap transmedia, expat, kenya, nairobi, philly, florence amerley adu, java kenya, don eason, hank caldwell, sony music, cbs music Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers.

Where to find Troy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Facebook

What's Troy watching?
Money Heist

Who is Troy listening to?
Blinky Bill
Michael Kiwanuka

Other topics of interest:
FAM Basketball
FAM on IG
M-Pesa
Java Kenya
Howard University

Special Guest: Troy White.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens! We're journeying to Nairobi by way of Philly and along the way learning age old insights in the branding and media space as well as new and interesting innovations in the tech space. My guest, Troy White is a native Philadephian currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. In solidifying his glocal citizenship, Troy used his US acumen to take on the role Managing Director of Temple Management in November 2016. Temple Management is Africa's 1st William Morris type of agency; it is Africa's first full-service creative talent and event management company operating primarily in the entertainment, sports, media and arts sectors. In 2018, Troy created Africa's first international gaming company, Kifaru, which has a partnership with Roc Nation's gaming component, Unanimous Games. Under the partnership, Kirafu completed a mobile game for Roc Nation artist Jay Park (largest Asian Rapper win the world). Troy is currently Managing Director of Digital Self for Africa and the US. Digital Self is a Virtual Reality company based out of London, a role he took on in 2019. Digital Self aspires to be the world’s largest emerging Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) interactive environment, utilizing technology and innovation delivered to the entertainment and events industries worldwide via a bespoke Eco-System. Be sure to tune in to Part 2 of the conversation when Troy gives us additional insight into the ways that Digital Self is helping an array of businesses re-image their relationships with consumers.

Where to find Troy?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Twitter
On Facebook

What's Troy watching?
Money Heist

Who is Troy listening to?
Blinky Bill
Michael Kiwanuka

Other topics of interest:
FAM Basketball
FAM on IG
M-Pesa
Java Kenya
Howard University

Special Guest: Troy White.

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