web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:37:42 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “President” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/president Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -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 291: Pan-Africanism for the Win with Martin Kimani https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/291 c1493df3-dd09-4233-bfda-a334daf094ea Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 53:42 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s conversation dovetails themes that have become very present in my perspectives in the past year. Our conversation takes place in one of my locals, which happens to be a new-ish local for my guest--Brooklyn, New York. My guest, Ambassador Martin Kimani is a native of a soon-to-be local for me--Kenya. And we are both decidedly on a #PanAfricaProgress mission. Getting to this point, Ambassabor Kimani has spent his career operating at the intersection of diplomacy, security, and political legitimacy, working across national, regional, and multilateral systems to resolve conflict, build institutions, and negotiate power. As Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the UN, he served as president of the Security Council and the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA, and UNOPS. His Security Council address of February 2022 (https://www.un.int/kenya/statements_speeches/statement-amb-martin-kimani-during-security-council-urgent-meeting-situation), delivered on the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and viewed by millions, affirmed a core element of his leadership: the ability to bring moral clarity and strategic grounding to moments of international rupture. Earlier, in his career, he directed Kenya’s National Counter Terrorism Centre and served as the President’s Special Envoy for Countering Violent Extremism advising three presidents through national and regional crises, from emergency evacuations to constitutional brinkmanship. This year he stepped into a new role as President and CEO of The Africa Center (https://theafricacenter.org) in New York marking a new phase in his work where diplomacy, strategy, and narrative converge. At the same time his Pan-African portfolio, alongside his continued engagement with the United Nations, positions him as the current President of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (https://www.ohchr.org/en/permanent-forum-people-african-descent). Where to find Martin? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-kimani-a44849215/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ambmkimani/?hl=en) What’s Martin reading? A Wreath for Udomo (https://50wattsbooks.com/products/a-wreath-for-udomo-peter-abrahams?srsltid=AfmBOooU1jYcu8Lxyc0K8p8sCDK1PSkL0GaLZ0oi3AVTcUN7y8ulaTyx) by Peter Abrahams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Abrahams) Other topics of interest: About Mombasa, Kenya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mombasa) Nyeri, Kenya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyeri) Kiambu, Kenya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiambu) About the Kikuyu People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikuyu_people) Ambassador Kimani’s Security Council Speech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZlaiuicYM) The First Pan-African Congress in London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Pan-African_Conference) The Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester (https://panafricancongress.org/the-fifth-pan-african-congress/) Who was George Padmore (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Padmore)? Necropolitics (https://www.dukeupress.edu/necropolitics) by Achille Mbembe African Nationalism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_nationalism) Special Guest: Martin Kimani. martin kimani, ambassador, ceo, the africa center, president, UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, kenya, new york, harlem, brooklyn, glocal citizens podcast, leap transmedia productions, pan-african progress, borderless mindset, dynamic diasporans, florence adu, florence amerley adu, denver, ghana, africa, travel, business, diplomacy, un security council, nairobi, mombasa, gbekembe, argoadu llc, denver, george padmore, pan-africanism, necropolitics, african nationalism, kikuyu, Peter Abrahams, A Wreath for Udomo Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s conversation dovetails themes that have become very present in my perspectives in the past year. Our conversation takes place in one of my locals, which happens to be a new-ish local for my guest--Brooklyn, New York. My guest, Ambassador Martin Kimani is a native of a soon-to-be local for me--Kenya. And we are both decidedly on a #PanAfricaProgress mission. Getting to this point, Ambassabor Kimani has spent his career operating at the intersection of diplomacy, security, and political legitimacy, working across national, regional, and multilateral systems to resolve conflict, build institutions, and negotiate power.

As Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the UN, he served as president of the Security Council and the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA, and UNOPS. His Security Council address of February 2022, delivered on the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and viewed by millions, affirmed a core element of his leadership: the ability to bring moral clarity and strategic grounding to moments of international rupture. Earlier, in his career, he directed Kenya’s National Counter Terrorism Centre and served as the President’s Special Envoy for Countering Violent Extremism advising three presidents through national and regional crises, from emergency evacuations to constitutional brinkmanship.

This year he stepped into a new role as President and CEO of The Africa Center in New York marking a new phase in his work where diplomacy, strategy, and narrative converge. At the same time his Pan-African portfolio, alongside his continued engagement with the United Nations, positions him as the current President of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

Where to find Martin?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram

What’s Martin reading?
A Wreath for Udomo by Peter Abrahams

Other topics of interest:
About Mombasa, Kenya
Nyeri, Kenya
Kiambu, Kenya
About the Kikuyu People
Ambassador Kimani’s Security Council Speech
The First Pan-African Congress in London
The Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester
Who was George Padmore?
Necropolitics by Achille Mbembe
African Nationalism

Special Guest: Martin Kimani.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week’s conversation dovetails themes that have become very present in my perspectives in the past year. Our conversation takes place in one of my locals, which happens to be a new-ish local for my guest--Brooklyn, New York. My guest, Ambassador Martin Kimani is a native of a soon-to-be local for me--Kenya. And we are both decidedly on a #PanAfricaProgress mission. Getting to this point, Ambassabor Kimani has spent his career operating at the intersection of diplomacy, security, and political legitimacy, working across national, regional, and multilateral systems to resolve conflict, build institutions, and negotiate power.

As Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the UN, he served as president of the Security Council and the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA, and UNOPS. His Security Council address of February 2022, delivered on the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and viewed by millions, affirmed a core element of his leadership: the ability to bring moral clarity and strategic grounding to moments of international rupture. Earlier, in his career, he directed Kenya’s National Counter Terrorism Centre and served as the President’s Special Envoy for Countering Violent Extremism advising three presidents through national and regional crises, from emergency evacuations to constitutional brinkmanship.

This year he stepped into a new role as President and CEO of The Africa Center in New York marking a new phase in his work where diplomacy, strategy, and narrative converge. At the same time his Pan-African portfolio, alongside his continued engagement with the United Nations, positions him as the current President of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

Where to find Martin?
On LinkedIn
On Instagram

What’s Martin reading?
A Wreath for Udomo by Peter Abrahams

Other topics of interest:
About Mombasa, Kenya
Nyeri, Kenya
Kiambu, Kenya
About the Kikuyu People
Ambassador Kimani’s Security Council Speech
The First Pan-African Congress in London
The Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester
Who was George Padmore?
Necropolitics by Achille Mbembe
African Nationalism

Special Guest: Martin Kimani.

]]> Episode 225: A Cup of Impact with a Side of Coffee with Robert “Bob” Bush, Jr. https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/225 b504cc5e-f52e-49cd-8353-c4afcbd5c7be Tue, 04 Jun 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 59:17 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we have a Glocal Citizens first so keep reading! I first met my guest, Robert “Bob” Bush, Jr., more than 15 years ago in a cute bistro in the Meat Packing District in New York City. At the time, he had been living in the Middle East for a couple of years as Managing Director and Senior Advisor for the Corporate Office of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoumis, Prime Minister of the UAE. As you’ll hear in the conversation this was in many ways a culminating role, that started to take shape while backpacking around the world after university. He continues to “live” in the Middle East, but in true Glocal Citizens style, his work and life have taken him through Europe, back to the US, Africa and the far East. Bob is now President and CEO of Cajary Majlis, the exclusive distributor of Mutombo Coffee, co-founded by NBA Hall of Famer and Global Humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo. Cajary Majlis, an international trader of commodities and a distributor of food and feed products from around the world, uses its networks, talents, and resources to solve challenging problems related to building commodity businesses in emerging markets. Throughout his 30+ year professional career, he’s established himself as a seasoned senior investment executive with experience across industries (advanced manufacturing, financial services, energy, ICT, e-health, life sciences, security, and retail), geographies (USA, Europe, China, Middle East and Africa), as well as asset classes (venture capital, private equity, Islamic finance). He also advises the European Commission on Public Private Partnerships and is an SME advisor for the EC’s Horizon 2020 Initiative. In the spring of 2020, he became an advisor to Ahmed bin Sulayem, the executive chairman of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre in the UAE. He speaks frequently to governments, universities, and corporates and is a contributing writer to Forbes Middle East online edition. So now the treat! For all of you coffee lovers and lovers of coffee lovers, Mutombo Coffee is offering an exclusive perk for GC listeners. Use GLOCAL10 discount code at checkout and receive a 10 percent discout on your order. Buy now here (https://www.mutombocoffee.com)! As an added perk, from now until June 15, 2024, Mutombo Coffee will donate 10 percent of sales for those using the Glocal10 code to the Glocal Citizens platform. This is great timing as our community is growing and we love any and all the support that helps to inspire action. Where to find Bob? MutomboCoffee.com (https://www.mutombocoffee.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertcbushjr/) What’s Bob reading? Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465026567?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_ES9N0123B15D77SCBVG2) by Douglas R. Hofstadter Other topics of interest: East St. Louis' Challening Past (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_St._Louis_massacre) Gateway Arch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Arch) See Dubai’s Transformation (https://steemit.com/photography/@farman58/the-amazing-transformation-of-dubai-1990-to-2018) About Dikembe Mutombo (linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo) and understanding his health challenge (https://youtu.be/iJK_m91unDs?si=lyJt2IW3Fmim6Ahx) Dikembe Mutombo’s - We Are Family Foundation (https://www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/dikembe-mutombo) Coffee Science (https://www.coffeescience.org/science-behind-perfect-morning-cup-coffee/) About Mohka Port in Yemen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokha) Africa and Coffee (https://www.africa.com/the-state-of-african-coffee-production-in-2023/) Regenerative Agriculture 101 (https://www.nrdc.org/stories/regenerative-agriculture-101) Special Guest: Robert Bush, Jr.. Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, we are family foundation, expat, returnee, Ahmed bin Sulayem, business, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoumis, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, robert "bob" bush jr., cajary majlis, ceo, president, dikembe mutombo, mutombo coffee, east st. louis, missouri, US, uae, dubai, florence adu, florence amerley adu, brooklyn, ghana, argoadu llc, gbekembe, regenerative agriculture, congo, gateway arch, travel, global citizen Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week we have a Glocal Citizens first so keep reading!
I first met my guest, Robert “Bob” Bush, Jr., more than 15 years ago in a cute bistro in the Meat Packing District in New York City. At the time, he had been living in the Middle East for a couple of years as Managing Director and Senior Advisor for the Corporate Office of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoumis, Prime Minister of the UAE. As you’ll hear in the conversation this was in many ways a culminating role, that started to take shape while backpacking around the world after university.

He continues to “live” in the Middle East, but in true Glocal Citizens style, his work and life have taken him through Europe, back to the US, Africa and the far East. Bob is now President and CEO of Cajary Majlis, the exclusive distributor of Mutombo Coffee, co-founded by NBA Hall of Famer and Global Humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo. Cajary Majlis, an international trader of commodities and a distributor of food and feed products from around the world, uses its networks, talents, and resources to solve challenging problems related to building commodity businesses in emerging markets.

Throughout his 30+ year professional career, he’s established himself as a seasoned senior investment executive with experience across industries (advanced manufacturing, financial services, energy, ICT, e-health, life sciences, security, and retail), geographies (USA, Europe, China, Middle East and Africa), as well as asset classes (venture capital, private equity, Islamic finance). He also advises the European Commission on Public Private Partnerships and is an SME advisor for the EC’s Horizon 2020 Initiative. In the spring of 2020, he became an advisor to Ahmed bin Sulayem, the executive chairman of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre in the UAE. He speaks frequently to governments, universities, and corporates and is a contributing writer to Forbes Middle East online edition.

So now the treat! For all of you coffee lovers and lovers of coffee lovers, Mutombo Coffee is offering an exclusive perk for GC listeners. Use GLOCAL10 discount code at checkout and receive a 10 percent discout on your order. Buy now here!
As an added perk, from now until June 15, 2024, Mutombo Coffee will donate 10 percent of sales for those using the Glocal10 code to the Glocal Citizens platform. This is great timing as our community is growing and we love any and all the support that helps to inspire action.

Where to find Bob?
MutomboCoffee.com
On LinkedIn

What’s Bob reading?
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter

Other topics of interest:
East St. Louis' Challening Past
Gateway Arch
See Dubai’s Transformation
About [Dikembe Mutombo](linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo) and understanding his health challenge
Dikembe Mutombo’s - We Are Family Foundation
Coffee Science
About Mohka Port in Yemen
Africa and Coffee
Regenerative Agriculture 101

Special Guest: Robert Bush, Jr..

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!

This week we have a Glocal Citizens first so keep reading!
I first met my guest, Robert “Bob” Bush, Jr., more than 15 years ago in a cute bistro in the Meat Packing District in New York City. At the time, he had been living in the Middle East for a couple of years as Managing Director and Senior Advisor for the Corporate Office of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoumis, Prime Minister of the UAE. As you’ll hear in the conversation this was in many ways a culminating role, that started to take shape while backpacking around the world after university.

He continues to “live” in the Middle East, but in true Glocal Citizens style, his work and life have taken him through Europe, back to the US, Africa and the far East. Bob is now President and CEO of Cajary Majlis, the exclusive distributor of Mutombo Coffee, co-founded by NBA Hall of Famer and Global Humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo. Cajary Majlis, an international trader of commodities and a distributor of food and feed products from around the world, uses its networks, talents, and resources to solve challenging problems related to building commodity businesses in emerging markets.

Throughout his 30+ year professional career, he’s established himself as a seasoned senior investment executive with experience across industries (advanced manufacturing, financial services, energy, ICT, e-health, life sciences, security, and retail), geographies (USA, Europe, China, Middle East and Africa), as well as asset classes (venture capital, private equity, Islamic finance). He also advises the European Commission on Public Private Partnerships and is an SME advisor for the EC’s Horizon 2020 Initiative. In the spring of 2020, he became an advisor to Ahmed bin Sulayem, the executive chairman of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre in the UAE. He speaks frequently to governments, universities, and corporates and is a contributing writer to Forbes Middle East online edition.

So now the treat! For all of you coffee lovers and lovers of coffee lovers, Mutombo Coffee is offering an exclusive perk for GC listeners. Use GLOCAL10 discount code at checkout and receive a 10 percent discout on your order. Buy now here!
As an added perk, from now until June 15, 2024, Mutombo Coffee will donate 10 percent of sales for those using the Glocal10 code to the Glocal Citizens platform. This is great timing as our community is growing and we love any and all the support that helps to inspire action.

Where to find Bob?
MutomboCoffee.com
On LinkedIn

What’s Bob reading?
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter

Other topics of interest:
East St. Louis' Challening Past
Gateway Arch
See Dubai’s Transformation
About [Dikembe Mutombo](linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo) and understanding his health challenge
Dikembe Mutombo’s - We Are Family Foundation
Coffee Science
About Mohka Port in Yemen
Africa and Coffee
Regenerative Agriculture 101

Special Guest: Robert Bush, Jr..

]]> Episode 132: Uncommon Conversations with Dereca Blackmon Part 2 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/132 1efbe9ca-bf07-42cd-a38f-5ae517834b68 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 30:31 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association (https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org) biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group (https://inclusiondesign.com), she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus (https://web.stanford.edu/~hazelm/) Reverend Deborah L. Johnson (https://deborahljohnson.org). For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset. Where to find Dereca? www.derecespeaks.com (https://derecaspeaks.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/dereca) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw) What's Dereca reading? Booksl by Toni Morrison (https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) Books by Stephen King (https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books) The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Gay Hendricks Other topics of interest: On Black Detroit (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) St. Thomas US Virgin Islands (https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide) On Oak-Town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California) About the [Black Panther Party] What happened to Oscar Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant) (https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/) BICOP (https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html) Shawn Ginwright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright) Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence (https://flourishagenda.com) Carol Dweck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ) and the Growth Mindset (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset) Dr. Melanie Tervalon (https://melanietervalon.com/about/) and Cultural Humility (https://melanietervalon.com/resources/) What is Neurodivergent (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627) 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: Dereca Blackmon. florence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizen, africa, ghana, hazel markus, stanford black alumni, brooklyn, business, expat, travel, dei, podcasting, angela davis, black panther party, the big leap, gay hendricks, nina simone, neurodivergent, melanie tervalon, carol dweck, flourish agenda, shawn ginwright, bicop, oscar grant, stephen king, toni morrison, stanford university, chocolate cardinal, assata shakur, dereca blackmon, Inclusion Innovator, Keynote speaker, head trainer, co-founder, president, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, inclusion design group, detroit, oakland, st. Thomas, US virign islands Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group, she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus
Reverend Deborah L. Johnson.

For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.

Where to find Dereca?
www.derecespeaks.com
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What's Dereca reading?
Booksl by Toni Morrison
Books by Stephen King
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

Other topics of interest:
On Black Detroit
St. Thomas US Virgin Islands
On Oak-Town
About the [Black Panther Party]
What happened to Oscar Grant
(https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/)
BICOP
Shawn Ginwright
Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence
Carol Dweck and the Growth Mindset
Dr. Melanie Tervalon and Cultural Humility
What is Neurodivergent

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: Dereca Blackmon.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group, she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus
Reverend Deborah L. Johnson.

For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.

Where to find Dereca?
www.derecespeaks.com
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What's Dereca reading?
Booksl by Toni Morrison
Books by Stephen King
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

Other topics of interest:
On Black Detroit
St. Thomas US Virgin Islands
On Oak-Town
About the [Black Panther Party]
What happened to Oscar Grant
(https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/)
BICOP
Shawn Ginwright
Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence
Carol Dweck and the Growth Mindset
Dr. Melanie Tervalon and Cultural Humility
What is Neurodivergent

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Special Guest: Dereca Blackmon.

]]> Episode 131: Uncommon Conversations with Dereca Blackmon Part 1 https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/131 469da33f-2be5-4804-b9d7-6cea4ad07155 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 35:23 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association (https://www.stanfordblackalumni.org) biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group (https://inclusiondesign.com), she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus (https://web.stanford.edu/~hazelm/) Reverend Deborah L. Johnson (https://deborahljohnson.org). For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset. Where to find Dereca? www.derecespeaks.com (https://derecaspeaks.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereca-blackmon-she-they-02676a3/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/dereca) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/derecaspeaks/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DerecaSpeaks/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-0_5O8PBvG71Mwji-buvw) What's Dereca reading? Books by Toni Morrison (https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000APT7NQ?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) Books by Stephen King (https://smile.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842/ref=sxts_entity_l_bsx_s_def_r00_t_aufl?pd_rd_w=3TmEU&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536:amzn1.sym.7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_p=7b65f550-ae72-40a7-86e4-c165711b4536&pf_rd_r=8QAVVR3K2AQHJ2DQR8VX&pd_rd_wg=wVyqS&pd_rd_r=a18e30ee-2dc6-4148-8e25-1dd37452266d&qid=1656349709&cv_ct_cx=stephen+king+books) The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0026772QU&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_5ZH2HQPA3Y93AT84SAJY&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Gay Hendricks Other topics of interest: On Black Detroit (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01I9B5466&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BPQ80R5X15EXA14AMXFD&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) St. Thomas US Virgin Islands (https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/central-america-caribbean/virgin-islands-us/travel-guide) On Oak-Town (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California) About the Black Panther Party (https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/) What happened to Oscar Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Oscar_Grant) BICOP (https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html) Shawn Ginwright (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Ginwright) Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence (https://flourishagenda.com) Carol Dweck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ) and the Growth Mindset (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/growth-mindset) Dr. Melanie Tervalon (https://melanietervalon.com/about/) and Cultural Humility (https://melanietervalon.com/resources/) What is Neurodivergent (https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-neurodivergence-and-what-does-it-mean-to-be-neurodivergent-5196627)? 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: Dereca Blackmon. florence adu, florence amerley adu, global citizen, africa, ghana, hazel markus, stanford black alumni, brooklyn, business, expat, travel, dei, podcasting, angela davis, black panther party, the big leap, gay hendricks, nina simone, neurodivergent, melanie tervalon, carol dweck, flourish agenda, shawn ginwright, bicop, oscar grant, stephen king, toni morrison, stanford university, chocolate cardinal, assata shakur, dereca blackmon, Inclusion Innovator, Keynote speaker, head trainer, co-founder, president, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast, inclusion design group, detroit, oakland, st. Thomas, US virign islands Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group, she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus
Reverend Deborah L. Johnson.

For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.

Where to find Dereca?
www.derecespeaks.com
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What's Dereca reading?
Books by Toni Morrison
Books by Stephen King
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

Other topics of interest:
On Black Detroit
St. Thomas US Virgin Islands
On Oak-Town
About the Black Panther Party
What happened to Oscar Grant
BICOP
Shawn Ginwright
Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence
Carol Dweck and the Growth Mindset
Dr. Melanie Tervalon and Cultural Humility
What is Neurodivergent?

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: Dereca Blackmon.

]]> Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast I have the first of a handful of interviews that came about in a back to the future-esque way. This spring, the Stanford National Black Alumni Association biennale summit took place in Washington, D.C. and I organized my spring trip back to the U.S. around reconnecting with my fellow friends and alum and sharing my insights as a Glocal Citizen on a panel entitled, "Africa: Bridging the Diasporic Divide." A propos, my guest, Detroit native, Dereca Blackmon has career-wide experience bridging divides. As Co-Founder and President of the Inclusion Design Group, she is also head trainer and responsible for the creation of the dynamic set of workshops and follow-up activities used by her team. Her experiential training models cut through “diversity fatigue” and allow participants to engage in deep, authentic, and meaningful dialogues. Among her prior positions, she served as the Assistant Vice Provost, Associate Dean and Director of the Diversity and First-Generation Office at Stanford University where she introduced groundbreaking work on authentic engagement, intergroup dialogue, and unconscious bias to over 30,000 students, staff, faculty and alumni. She also taught several courses at Stanford including Intergroup Communication with renowned cultural psychologist Hazel Markus
Reverend Deborah L. Johnson.

For over 25 years, Dereca has consulted with a wide variety of corporate, educational, nonprofit, and community-based groups to facilitate “uncommon conversations” on issues of race, gender, class, and social justice. I hope this two part conversation brings you closer to understanding and embodying your own inclusion mindset.

Where to find Dereca?
www.derecespeaks.com
On LinkedIn
On Twitter
On Instagram
On Facebook
On YouTube

What's Dereca reading?
Books by Toni Morrison
Books by Stephen King
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks

Other topics of interest:
On Black Detroit
St. Thomas US Virgin Islands
On Oak-Town
About the Black Panther Party
What happened to Oscar Grant
BICOP
Shawn Ginwright
Flourish Agenda/Leadership Excellence
Carol Dweck and the Growth Mindset
Dr. Melanie Tervalon and Cultural Humility
What is Neurodivergent?

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: Dereca Blackmon.

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