Glocal Citizens

Florence Adu
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Glocal Citizens

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 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.

  1. Episode 261: Reflections on Movement, Intention and Freedom with Winston Benons, Jr.

    4 DAYS AGO

    Episode 261: Reflections on Movement, Intention and Freedom with Winston Benons, Jr.

    Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s episode has been in the making since Episode 122 guest, Natasha Moore. I’m joined by interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, scholar and educator, specializing in dance forms of the African Diaspora, Winston Benons, Jr. He has extensive training in Afro-Cuban, Haitian, Afro-Brazilian, and Bomba dance, complemented by studies in Horton and Dunham modern dance techniques. He has curated and led intensive programs in culture and dance techniques in both New York City and Cuba. He is the Founder and Director of tRúe Culture & Arts, an organization dedicated to facilitating cultural exchanges, workshops, and academic residencies. His works and studies have explored the intersections between Theater and Performance Studies, Curation and Visual Culture culminating in his graduate thesis entitled Marked: The Racialization Of African Phenotypes And Creation Of An Embodied Archive. Also an educator, he served as a lecturer at Pace University and an adjunct faculty member at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He has also held guest faculty positions at Ballet Hispánico, Peridance, Djoniba Dance & Drum, and Cumbe. He is currently the US/MS IB Dance educator at Brooklyn Friends School. Recent choreography and direction credits include Amahl and the NIght Visitors and What Lies Beneath with On Site Opera, where he also served as the cultural advocate. Most recently, he developed and performed part 1 of a series entitled Conversations with Rothko at the SMART Museum in Chicago. Where to find Winston? the-culturalist.com On LinkedIn On Instagram On Facebook What’s Winson watching? Barry Jenkins, Moonlight and other works Dianne Reeves Other topics of interest: From British Guiana to Guyana The Country of Five People Madeira Islands What’s The Highline? How Chemical Bank became Chase Bank ASWAD - Assocation for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora Wideman Davis Dance Special Guest: Winston Benons, Jr..

    51 min
  2. Episode 260: Bitcoin Solutions for African Challenges with Femi Longe

    FEB 11

    Episode 260: Bitcoin Solutions for African Challenges with Femi Longe

    Greetings Glocal Citizens! As I head back to the Continent, I can’t help but to train my mind on what it takes to seed and sow solutions in Africa’s best interest. This week’s guest has been invested in these types of solutions for his entire career. A serial social entrepreneur, innovation consultant, service designer, learning scientist and startup coach, Femi Longe is passionate about helping individuals and organizations be and do their best to enable a better world. Born in the UK, raised in his Nigera and now based in Ireland, Femi currently works on the Financial Freedom team at the Human Rights Foundation as Global Bitcoin Lead, driving strategy and execution of the HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund, This is a fund dedicated to growing adoption of Bitcoin and adjacent freedom technologies especially in countries under repressive regimes. Previously, he was the CEO of QALA Africa — acquired by Btrust and transformed into Btrust Builders, which is an engineering training programme helping African software developers transition to careers in Bitcoin & Lightning development. Prior to joining the Bitcoin ecosystem, Femi co-founded and remains a non-executive Director at Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), Africa’s leading social innovation centre and tech hub. Earlier in his career, he gained experience at the UK's foremost social innovation centre, The Young Foundation, where he established the UpRising Leadership Programme. As the transitions between the Stone Age to Bronze Age, and various different human technologies delivered us to the Industrial Age and presently the Information Age, all contributing the imprint that is humanity today, I am exstatic to be a storyteller with the ability to share perspectives like these - stories that support and inspire a borderless mindset and are indeed manifesting a new world. Where to find Femi? On LinkedIn On YouTube What’s Femi watching? Wicked Emilia Pérez What’s Femi reading? Start with Why by Simon Sinek Other topics of interest: Ilesa, Nigeria Ijesha tribe About AIESEC Silk Road Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin Vision Meme Coin Spoils Sam Bankman-Fried and the collapse of FTX What happened to Silicon Valley Bank About South Korean crypto currency entrepreneur Do Kwon Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath On Moring Pages Special Guest: Femi Longe.

    48 min
  3. Episode 259: Creating New Paths to Plant Medicine with Akua Ofosuhene Part 2

    FEB 4

    Episode 259: Creating New Paths to Plant Medicine with Akua Ofosuhene Part 2

    Greetings Glocal Citizens! It’s the eve of the Lunar New Year - the year of the Wood Snake, which in combination represent growth, flexibility, tolerance, wisdom, intuition, mystery, and cunningness with hints of furtiveness. These themes are a fitting context for this two-part conversation with Ghanaian-Brit, Akua Ofosuhene. Akua is an active and vocal plant medicine advocate and a psychedelic guide specializing in Psyliosibin (magic mushrooms) and Ayahuasca. Advising on intentions and integration she helps her clients get the most out of the psychedelic experience by teaching them other supporting healing modalities furthering healing and growth. She has spoken at the UK's largest psychedelic conference, Breaking Convention where she is also on the management board, Oxford University, UCL, Drug Science, Psychedelic Society UK, and at many other events and podcasts. As the founder of African Spiritual Practices Events and Retreats she will be facilitating her first Ayahuasca retreat in Ghana, with plants grown locally in Ghana, February 16-22, 2025. The podcast is no stranger to this sector, listen and learn more from mental health futurist, Sara Reed and stay tuned for an upcoming conversation with writer and professor, Dr. Nicholas Powers about his newest work, Black Psychedelic Revolution. Where to find Akua and register for the upcoming retreat? https://www.akuao.com/ On LinkedIn On Instagram On Facebook On TikTok On X On YouTube What’s Akue reading? Addiction Expert, Gabor Maté and his book Hold on to Your Kids Diane Benscoter and Shoes of A Servant What’s Akua watching? The Real Housewives Other topics of interest: Who was Okomfa Anokye? About Mampong Gyetiase Village Yaa Asantewaa War A brief history of Denim Styles in the 1970s About Camden Lock Market About Carnaby Street A Punk Perspective Kirikou and the Sorceress Animated Film Social-economic Impacts of Ebola in West Africa EMDR - Rapid Eye Movement Therapy EFT Tapping African Perspectives on Igoba Creator of eutaptics® FasterEFT™, Robert Gene Smith Byron Katie and The Work Ayahuasca Plant Science The Ayahuasca Manifesto Special Guest: Akua Ofosuhene.

    46 min
  4. Episode 258: Creating New Paths to Plant Medicine with Akua Ofosuhene Part 1

    JAN 28

    Episode 258: Creating New Paths to Plant Medicine with Akua Ofosuhene Part 1

    Greetings Glocal Citizens! It’s the eve of the Lunar New Year - the year of the Wood Snake, which in combination represent growth, flexibility, tolerance, wisdom, intuition, mystery, and cunningness with hints of furtiveness. These themes are a fitting context for this two-part conversation with Ghanaian-Brit, Akua Ofosuhene. Akua is an active and vocal plant medicine advocate and a psychedelic guide specializing in Psyliosibin (magic mushrooms) and Ayahuasca. Advising on intentions and integration she helps her clients get the most out of the psychedelic experience by teaching them other supporting healing modalities furthering healing and growth. She has spoken at the UK's largest psychedelic conference, Breaking Convention where she is also on the management board, Oxford University, UCL, Drug Science, Psychedelic Society UK, and at many other events and podcasts. As the founder of African Spiritual Practices Events and Retreats she will be facilitating her first Ayahuasca retreat in Ghana, with plants grown locally in Ghana, February 16-22, 2025. The podcast is no stranger to this sector, listen and learn more from mental health futurist, Sara Reed and stay tuned for an upcoming conversation with writer and professor, Dr. Nicholas Powers about his newest work, Black Psychedelic Revolution. Where to find Akua and register for the upcoming retreat? https://www.akuao.com/ On LinkedIn On Instagram On Facebook On TikTok On X On YouTube What’s Akue reading? Addiction Expert, Gabor Maté and his book Hold on to Your Kids Diane Benscoter and Shoes of A Servant What’s Akua watching? The Real Housewives Other topics of interest: Who was Okomfa Anokye? About Mampong Gyetiase Village Yaa Asantewaa War A brief history of Denim Styles in the 1970s About Camden Lock Market About Carnaby Street A Punk Perspective Kirikou and the Sorceress Animated Film Social-economic Impacts of Ebola in West Africa EMDR - Rapid Eye Movement Therapy EFT Tapping African Perspectives on Igoba Creator of eutaptics® FasterEFT™, Robert Gene Smith Byron Katie and The Work Ayahuasca Plant Science The Ayahuasca Manifesto Special Guest: Akua Ofosuhene.

    48 min
  5. Episode 257: The Making of a LUXPreneur with Elizabeth Solaru

    JAN 21

    Episode 257: The Making of a LUXPreneur with Elizabeth Solaru

    Greetings Glocal Citizens! I had the pleasure of hosting this conversation late last year and it’s now right on time as my guest, Elizabeth Solaru and her team hosted their 2025 Diversity in Luxury Awards last week in London. Born and raised between the UK And Nigeria, Elizabeth is an author, international keynote speaker and award-winning entrepreneur. Formerly a scientist and headhunter, she honed her expertise in understanding luxury clients having successfully founded the world-renowned and multi-award-winning atelier Elizabeth’s Cake Emporium and the Luxury Business Emporium. Author of the best-selling book, OPULENCIA, Elizabeth is the co-host of the Luxury Business Podcast and Luxury News Weekly Podcast, a humorous and informative news commentary podcast focusing on luxury news and the business of luxury. Creator of the first million-dollar cake NFT, she is considered to be a leading expert in the world of luxury selling. As an international speaker, she has spoken in 30 cities around the world and her latest book, The LUXpreneur: How to start and build a successful luxury brand extends that global reach changing the narrative on how to build a luxury business by providing an in-depth analysis of luxury entrepreneurship and client psychology. Where to find Elizabeth? www.luxurybusinessemporium.com On LinkedIn On Facebook On YouTube On Instagram On TikTok What’s Elizabeth reading? Clarity and books by James Clear Other topics of interest: About Pimlico, London About Barnet, UK Lady Elizabeth Anson Bain’s Luxury in Transition Report NFT 101 Chanakya School of Craft Tea at The Dorchester Tea at the Ritz About Tea at sketch Tea at the Shard Tea at the Taj Cedric Grolet at The Berkeley Special Guest: Elizabeth Solaru.

    55 min
  6. Episode 256: Fact and Science Fiction in the Art of Acting with Agbeko “Bex” Mortty

    JAN 14

    Episode 256: Fact and Science Fiction in the Art of Acting with Agbeko “Bex” Mortty

    Greetings Glocal Citizens! After spending the new year chasing [Aurora Borealis aka the Northern Lights](linkhttps://www.space.com/15139-northern-lights-auroras-earth-facts-sdcmp.html) in the North of Ireland and communing with friends and family there and in the UK, I’m back in NYC grounding and self-caring for a bit. The not so great news is that I just missed seeing the Northern Lights live, but now I’m that much more prepared for the next time. The great news is that I was able to catch up with this week’s guest, Ghanaian actor, producer and casting director, Agbeko “Bex” Mortty before he heads to the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival representing Ghana with The B.A.T.U. Project: ADAM THE FIRST, Ghana’s first feature length science fiction film. He has stared in films and series like the Tribeca Film Festival award winning film Children of the Mountain, Shampaign, Men Don’t Cry, The Cursed Ones, and the world No. 1 Netflix Original Sci-Fi TV series AWAY, staring Hilary Swank and Josh Charles. His production titles include Children of the Mountain, Amerikafuo and The B.A.T.U Project: ADAM THE FIRST. As casting director his projects include FREETOWN, PARADISE and Children of the Mountain. In addition, he is also an IT consultant and an enstooled chief in Ghana’s Volta Region, which Bex tells us all about in this in depth tour of his experiences as a returnee. Where to find Bex? On LinkedIn On Instagram On Facebook On YouTube What’s Bex reading? Producing Independent Feature Films That Make Money by Rick Jenkins Other topics of Interest? About Tamale, the Dagomba People and Dagbani language The Yaa Centre in London About Gbledi, in Hohoe, Volta Region Ghana Ghana Inaugurates, John Dramani Mahama as President Africa Cinema Summit About Filmmaker M. Sayibu About Silver Star Tower, Accra and their Corporate Run Ghana Initiative Where did my Aurora chasing take me in Ireland? Special Guest: Agbeko “Bex” Mortty.

    51 min
  7. Episode 255: Inspiring African Food Movements with Aimée Wallin

    JAN 7

    Episode 255: Inspiring African Food Movements with Aimée Wallin

    New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week we meet Aimée Wallin, co-director at the non-profit Ghana Food Movement. Born of Swedish and Malian heritage, since completing her studies in Ghana, she calls Ghana home and finds herself a political foodie advocating for local eating, sustainable production methods and preservation of black food cultures. Ghana Food Movement is a network for food actors in Ghana with the vision of a resilient local food system that provides jobs and nutritious food for all Ghanaians. At the end of December, they celebrated the opening of their food education hub in Accra, check out the festivities here. The kitchen is open! Where to find Aimée? Ghana Food Movement On LinkedIn On Instagram On Facebook What’s Aimée reading? Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi Jollof and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi Other topics of interest: About Mali [Sweden through the Ages](linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden) Agricology On Food Insecurity Malian Cuisine Try Fonio Flakes The Blue Skies Story Perspectives on Sankofa Food Sovereignty Ghana Special Guest: Aimée Wallin.

    40 min
  8. Episode 254: Growth, Progress and Jubilare with Deborah Asmah

    12/31/2024

    Episode 254: Growth, Progress and Jubilare with Deborah Asmah

    New Year’s Eve Greetings Glocal Citizens! As we bid 2024 farewell, we have another Glocal Citizen to thank for our connection with this weeks guest. This fall in Accra, Rita Kusi and her team hosted their Global Conference on Human Resources in Africa 2024 where this week's guest was a featured panelist sharing her expertise as a leading business leader in the technology space. Ghanaian born and raised, Deborah Asmah is a trailblazing expert in digital governance and fintech, whose contributions have significantly impacted Ghana's fintech landscape. Her innovative approaches have enabled seamless access to payment tools, promoted financial inclusion, and driven digital transformation in various sectors. She is co-founder of Npontu Technologies Ltd, a tech company specialising in the use of AI for the provision of financial solutions and digital transformation. As a Certified Information Privacy Manager with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), she is also an ardent activist for Public Policy. With extensive research experience at the intersection of technology and financial inclusion she is passionate about leveraging digital tools and platforms to bridge social divides and promote financially inclusive, sustainable societies. Where to find Deborah? On LinkedIn On Instagram On X What’s Deborah listening to? Jubilare Group Other topics of interest: Winneba, Ghana Ghana Skills and Knowledge Bank Ghana’s Ministry of Communications and Digitization On the Digital Financial Landscaape in Ghana About National Service in Ghana What are WAEC and BECE? Stanford Seed Special Guest: Deborah Asmah.

    50 min
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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 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.

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  • Creator
    Florence Adu
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    260
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 LEAP Transmedia Productions
  • Show Website
    Glocal Citizens

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