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Pensar a cidade e as suas transformações. Novos paradigmas, outras línguas. Observar uma outra cidade que se reinventa e edifica. Lisboa, outrora capital do império, hoje apresenta-se como uma cidade culturalmente efervescente, atraindo artistas e intelectuais das diferentes Diásporas africanas. Este movimento transporta consigo mudanças e questionamentos. Que pontes são possíveis de ser construídas coletivamente? Como podem ser estabelecidos futuros comuns? Uma conversa entre a curadora e produtora cultural Cindy Sissokho, a escritora e artista Gisela Casimiro e a dinamizadora e consultora artística Ekua Yankah. Cindy, Ekua e Gisela falaram sobre a sua relação com a cidade de Lisboa, sobre gentrificação, mudança, responsabilidade, migração, expats, diferenças e desafios. Edição sonora e pós-produção Pedro Macedo / Framed Films Música original Dito e Feito Raw Forest Produção Teatro do Bairro Alto

Send us a Text Message.Unlock the secrets to elevating your career with Ekua Cant, an exceptional LinkedIn and career coach, as we explore game-changing strategies tailored for neurodivergent professionals. You'll discover how to build a LinkedIn profile that not only showcases your expertise but attracts opportunities like speaking engagements and mentoring. Ekua shares five crucial elements your LinkedIn profile must have: a confident profile photo, a compelling headline, an open-to-work setting, a custom link, and a custom banner. Learn how to overcome the discomfort of self-promotion and embrace your unique personal brand to stand out in the crowded digital landscape.Transitioning careers can be daunting, especially when you're moving from civil service to entrepreneurship or navigating unsupportive work environments. In our discussion, Ekua sheds light on the motivations behind such transitions, particularly the frustrations of seeing private sector contractors rise faster. This episode offers practical advice on advocating for neurodiversity in professional spaces and balancing comfort with ambition. Ekua's insights will empower you to embrace your neurodiverse identity and use your voice to build confidence in your career. Tune in for an inspiring conversation filled with actionable tips and motivational stories that can transform your professional journey.Support the Show.Join, support, and access exclusive episodes now.https://www.buzzsprout.com/2083560/subscribe(@divineenigma338) Instagram (@divineenigma) please complete the form before you book ● Join Sarah's 6-week coaching: https://divineenigma.org/product/6-week-coaching-plan/ Join Today!NeuroEnigma Membership if you'd like to support this independent podcast, click for free ebook Producer & Host: Sarah Music: “She Royalty” by Amaro & “Whistle” by Lukas Got Lucky

Who is Ekua?Ekua Cant is a passionate entrepreneur who loves helping others in their business journey through the use of LinkedIn. She enjoys working with entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and freelancers, whether they are just starting out or looking to scale their business and who might use LinkedIn better. Ekua is dedicated to guiding people through the challenges and excitement of building their business, and she is committed to helping established business owners stay on top of their game and grow their brand with LinkedIn. With her expertise and enthusiasm, Ekua is a valuable resource for anyone looking to succeed in the world of entrepreneurship.Key Takeaways00:00 Passionate about helping entrepreneurs and solopreneurs.05:32 Custom links on LinkedIn help profile visibility.09:07 Featured section should include linked story, testimonial, offer.11:35 LinkedIn loves selfies and face photos. Celebrations too.13:45 Confidence and clarity in offering services.16:59 Caution against misrepresenting oneself when using AI.21:10 Expressing gratitude for valuable insights and advice.Valuable Free Resource or ActionDownload a valuable resource at https://www.linkedin.com/posts/make-your-profile-stand-out_5-words-thatll-help-you-win-at-linkedin-activity-7193844607917449217-W4vH/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_event%3B5cOMd%2BKZSMWST1BuH8rk4w%3D%3DA video version of this podcast is also at https://youtube.com/live/IJxKjJitHj0?feature=share_________________________________________________________________________________________________Subscribe to our newsletter and get details of when we are doing these interviews live at https://TCA.fyi/newsletterFind out more about being a guest at : link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/beaguestSubscribe to the podcast at https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/podcastHelp us get this podcast in front of as many people as possible. Leave a nice five-star review at apple podcasts : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/apple-podcasts and on YouTube : https://link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk/Itsnotrocketscienceatyt!Here's how you can bring your business to THE next level:If you are a business owner currently turning over £/$10K - £/$50K per month and want to grow to £/$100K - £/$500k per month download my free resource on everything you need to grow your business on a single page :It's a detailed breakdown of how you can grow your business to 7-figures in a smart and sustainable way————————————————————————————————————————————-TranscriptNote, this was transcribed using a transcription software and may not reflect the exact words used in the podcast)SUMMARY KEYWORDSLinkedIn, social media, profile optimization, entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, freelancers, business, LinkedIn profile, mistakes, banner, open to work, custom link, headline, value, sales, AI, consistency, followers, engagement, newsletter, community building, branding, content, lead generation, networking, coaching, mentorship, strategy, optimization, customer journey, digital presenceSPEAKERSEkua Cant, Stuart WebbStuart Webb [00:00:21]:Hi, and welcome back to It's Not Rocket Science, 5 Questions Over Coffee. I'm absolutely delighted today to be joined by Jackie Norton. Now they always say, if you want to improve, if you want to get better in your business, you should employ people who are better than you, and that's how I feel about my guest today. I am really delighted to be having a conversation with Jackie who has a far more impressive portfolio of of businesses and interests than I have met, and so I'm really, really delighted, Jacqui, you found time in your diary to come and join us for a few minutes. Jacqui is what they call the unretirement speaker. She revealed facts and the reality about retirement in the 2020s for the boomers and how to get to your 100 year lifespan. She mentors and supports entrepreneurs who need to pivot and grow, and if she hasn't got enough going on, she's also the MD of a business whose mission is to change the narrative around the 50 plus woman, to become the invisible increasingly disappear at that age, and she's there to change that. And and that therefore means that what is throughout all of her career, what throughout all of her passion is that of change, changing individuals, changing businesses.Stuart Webb [00:01:36]:The need for change, managing change, and working out what is required is absolutely one of the critical bits of business that we need in the world today. So, Jackie, delighted you've spent time to come and spend a few minutes with us. Thank you so much for for being on It's Not Rocket Science, 5 Questions, Over Coffee.Jackie Naghten [00:01:52]:Well, thank you very much, Stuart. I hope it isn't rocket science. I hope it's not complicated as that.Stuart Webb [00:01:59]:No. Nothing is complicated than that. Look, Jacqui, let's start. You talk about being an unretirement speaker. You talk about, leading them. Tell us, what is it? Who who is it that you're trying to help? I guess it's obvious, but what who is it you're trying to help to understand the these changes that you're bringing to the world?Jackie Naghten [00:02:15]:Well, I think like most things in life, when you have any, you know, successful people, across all sorts of businesses and disciplines, and they tell their life story. Usually things happen because of what's happened in their lives, isn't it? You know, so you tend to look at yourself and think, well, this has happened to me. You know, I'm sure it must be happening to other people. So in the case of unretirement, I'm in my sixties now. And as I've approached that time and it sort of comes upon you, you know, you're bumbling along in your forties and next thing great. So you're gonna retire now? And I'm like, no. I don't want to retire. You know, what am I gonna do? And so I started to investigate this whole idea about not retiring because when I really thought about it for myself, I thought, you know, because retirement sounds like giving up, finishing, stopping.Jackie Naghten [00:03:05]:It feels like the end of life and I didn't feel like that at all. And I think particularly for women Webb we've had, a lot of time caring responsibilities, you know, juggling careers, suddenly as you get to your sixties, you actually have the time that you've always wanted to do things. So I started to investigate this whole issue of unretirement, which I I came up with. And then I found that actually exists out there and people are talking about on retirement, which is really, it's actually been coined by people who are actually returning to the workforce. So they've retired and then they've spent a couple of years in retirement, had a couple of cruises, done an extension, and then they're bored and they've come back. Because the truth of the matter is that for we boomers, and let's be honest, the boomers, we've been a quite a pioneering generation. We are now this is a final frontier for us, pioneering this move into older age. And, typically, as boomers, we're knowing it like it.Jackie Naghten [00:04:03]:So we question it. We're having a different, approach to it. We five a different lived experience, in our lives. I mean, certainly from the female point of view, a lot of us have had careers and brought up families, which, you know, wasn't wasn't didn't happen, you know, 50, 100 years ago. So we're a pioneering generation, and it's all changing. And we can see the rock stars are still rocking. The screenwriters are still writing, the actors are still acting well into their eighties nineties. So it's all changing.Jackie Naghten [00:04:29]:And so it's against that backdrop that I speak about on retirement.Stuart Webb [00:04:33]:And I think that's a really interesting point, Jacqui, because one of the things you just sort of talked about there is it's the experience that you bring. The the the the the fact of matter is that the the people who five retire often know better than anybody coming through all those things that do work and don't work and how to make that change the most practical, the most effective, as they can be. And and it's often that experience that we lose when people just sort of go Webb go off and do the cruises and spend time at home.Jackie Naghten [00:05:03]:Some people are very happily retired. Since you were 16. You can't physically do the job, you know, be a roofer anymore or whatever. And some and some many people are very happy to retire and focus on family and different things. But there's an awful lot of us who don't want to do that, and there's an awful lot of people who can't do that because the retirement, the state pension age is going up. And let's be honest, not many of us can live on that state pension. It's sort of more of a, you know, it's about a £1,000 a month. If you've got 25 years to live in retirement, a £1,000 a month isn't going to give you a very, exciting stimulating life.Jackie Naghten [00:05:48]:So, you know, that's the facts of the matter. So we've seen it for some time that our pensioners are going back into the workforce to supplement their income. But places like B&Q, you know, have taken on older people with all their experience, etcetera. But it's actually a much bigger issue now, and we're going to have by, I think, Webb about 50, 50% of the workforce is going to be over 50. Mhmm. And so there's a couple of things going on. First of all, there's a thing for people personally, what they want to do in it the birth rate's dropping, and they're suddenly waking up to the fact they might need older people. But meanwhile, what we know is 50 plus people are finding it incredibly difficult to get back into the workforce because there is a generational, sexist, a generational ageism going on, which is the last frontier of sort of, equality in the workplace, which is something that we at noon, with my other hat on, are working on.Jackie Naghten [00:06:44]:So, you know, my unretirement interest and speaking about unretirement kind of has a very nice crossover with the the work I do at noon, which is all about the 50 plus women who are very keen to get back to work and think about what they're going to do as they pivot in the midlife.Stuart Webb [00:07:00]:And I'm so glad you brought noon in because I was about to ask, of course, what is what is noon? And so therefore, let's let's move on to sort of what it is therefore then that you've seen people who are trying to sort of cope with this on retirement. You've mentioned a couple of times people who've retired and it's not for them, so they've gone back to work. What is it that you you are trying to do to help them with that with that transition? How do you how do you help people to understand whether or not retirement is right for them?Jackie Naghten [00:07:26]:Well, I think, I think what we have to think about is very simple. It's what gets you out of bed in the middle? What gets you out of bed in the morning? And what doesn't get me out of bed in the morning is just thinking, oh, I'm going to see some friends for lunch and I'll maybe go to the gym later. I mean, I'm not saying that's not nice to do, but I I it's lacking a sort of purpose, a sort of satisfaction. That's what I found, you know, because I I did have a period of time when I had cancer and that enforced me to have a a year off. And I and and and while you're not very Webb, obviously, I was so frustrated because I couldn't do anything. You know, I hadn't got any point, you know, I couldn't work and all these things. And so I'm just somebody, and there's lots of us around who just like like working. I mean, lots of people work in volunteer positions because they just want to have a purpose.Jackie Naghten [00:08:11]:And what we know, I think it's Sigmund Freud who said, you know, there's 2 main things in life out of all of this is love and work, which is really purpose and human connection. And that, you know, that's what working can give you and that's what we as humans, you know, on the whole keeps us going. So, you know, when I say work, it doesn't necessarily have to be financially rewarding work. It could be all sorts of things, but it's finding purpose. And I think that's where people quite often need help. Because as we all know, when we try and write about ourself market, it's very difficult doing that yourself. It's much more helpful if you do it with somebody else who can interpret how you are. And that's where coaching or mentoring comes in because, I can work with people, and they they may be let's say they've been an accountant for 20, 30 years.Jackie Naghten [00:09:00]:All they can think about is, like, well, I'm very good with numbers. I can do accountancy, but I don't want to do it anymore. And it's very difficult for them to think, what are the other possibilities. So what I'm very good at is thinking creatively with people about the other skills and strengths that they might have that could take them in a different direction.Stuart Webb [00:09:17]:Takes us in so many directions actually. So I think you're absolutely right. The the meaningful connections is hugely important. I think biologists are now beginning to discuss or, you know, you you hear in the media that, loneliness can be the equivalent of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. And Having those meaningful connections can extend your lifespan.Jackie Naghten [00:09:35]:I mean, I have to say, I have looked into an article about that. It's a slightly typically, as as you can imagine, typically, a sort of convoluted piece of data when you, you know, get underneath it because it it's not that simple, but loneliness is is an epidemic, you know. And as we live longer I mean, I'm widowed myself. As we live longer, divorce a lot of people are getting divorced in their fifties and sixties because they're thinking, if they're living till they're five and they have a non satisfactory relationship, they're actually getting divorced in their sixties, which is another reason why people often need to work because the financial pots got smaller, etcetera, etcetera. And also for women who were divorced and on their own, typically men tend to find another partner, women perhaps not. They want to go to work or they might not have worked for 10, 15 years. And so, you know, and they have no idea. You know, jobs have changed.Jackie Naghten [00:10:26]:The workplace has changed tremendously. And and so it's a little bit scary for, people when they're older to go back into, but they're quite keen to have that connection and to have some purpose.Stuart Webb [00:10:38]:So so, Jackie, if we if we if we now look at what how people can get in contact with you, I think I think you've given us your LinkedIn, your LinkedIn, and and the the Noon, which is the organization. Are there are there things that they'll find there that could be helping them to understand this transition that you're talking to people about?Jackie Naghten [00:11:05]:Well, certainly at noon, we have a lot of resources on there. We cover divorce, bereavement, cancer, job searching, all of those sorts of things. And there's lots of uplifting stories about, you know, all this because what we learn from in life is stories and it's always interesting to hear somebody else's Stuart. Yeah. And particularly if you're going through a tough time in your life, so for myself, I've got a you know, my story was my husband was diagnosed with a very with a terminal illness when I was 42. And I had to pivot. I had to change everything in my life. My life literally went up in the air, and I had to reinvent myself.Jackie Naghten [00:11:40]:I had to give up my corporate job. I went out into the world and became a consultant just based on networking really, you know, without any plan or thought. And so I've learned to market myself. I learned that I had skills I didn't realize I had, and this is I think the point of coaching, etcetera, you know, where you can you've actually got skills you don't realize you have because you think all you can do is add up numbers if, you know, do a balance sheet in accountancy. But, actually, you've got loads of other skills as well. And, actually, these are leading, problem solving, these sorts of skills, which you can apply to all sorts of things. So, you know, if you go to Noon you can find out about the Midlife Women. If you just come to my LinkedIn and connect with me then, I'm more than happy to, you know, I get all sorts of people who I meet, day to day and for various speaking engagements approaching me saying, can you help with this? Can you help with that? Because I've also worked with a lot of entrepreneurs and it's, you know, whether it's a business or a person, quite often a business falters and stutters and it might need to be reinvented or might need to take a different turn.Jackie Naghten [00:12:49]:And again, when you're the founder and the owner, it's quite difficult working that out. You need someone from outside to help you work that through.Stuart Webb [00:12:57]:Yes. Jackie, is is there a is there a a book or or course that, that really sort of helped you to understand how the unretirement world is beginning to become the new the new retire the the new work?Jackie Naghten [00:13:13]:Well, there's a there's a couple of things. I mean, we are, we are shortly going to be running courses at noon, about this. We're working on those at the Moment. I've got a book here which I came across or designing and I came across this about 10 years ago. I mean, that's an old version there. And it was written by 2 guys in, I think it's Stanford University in America, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. And it absolutely fascinated me because I'm a brand person. And so because my background is retail and consumer brands.Jackie Naghten [00:13:47]:And, when you when you talk about brands, you're talking about brands have a sort of personality and they have values, etcetera. And what this book did, it actually looked to people as if they were brands. And so it really resonated with me. Because, actually, these days, people, you know, there's lots of chat about, you know, people talk about their personal brand. And your personal brand is just how you come how you present to the world and what your values are and what you can, you know, what you can how you can help people with. And so I would say designing your life, was all about looking at people that felt they were a square peg in a round hole, and how they could they thought just because they were interested, for example, one of the founders, the writers here. I mean, he was always as a little boy interested in marine biology. He became a marine biologist.Jackie Naghten [00:14:37]:So when he was about 35, he suddenly thought, I'm just not really that in this. I don't know why he's actually interested in something completely, something completely different. And quite honest, I mean, I when I was at school, I was good at languages. They said I should work in the foreign office. I would have absolutely useless as a civil servant because those are the sort of boxes, you know, we get put in boxes. And I still feel over today, the recruitment industry puts us in boxes whereas actually people have often have lots of other sides to them. So I would very much recommend that. And I would also recommend just, you know, going, if you're interested to pursue, reviewing your your your opportunities in life is to find a coach or a mentor.Jackie Naghten [00:15:17]:There's lots of, you know, TED Talks, for example, are an absolutely fantastic resource, which is all about telling stories about how people have embraced change and changed things. And they're very inspirational. You know? So, yeah, that would be what I would say, you know, go out. Main thing is go out into the world and connect with people. You know, I think you learn a lot by chatting to other people.Stuart Webb [00:15:39]:I I couldn't agree with you more. I couldn't agree with more. Look, Jackie, I kept you talking for about the last 15, 20 minutes, asking you all sorts of silly questions but there must be one question that you're thinking, well I wish you would get on to this subject. So this is my opportunity to get you to say what is the question that you would like me to have asked. Well, obviously, then when I've, got you to ask the question, you better answer it. So what's that question you would like me to have asked?Jackie Naghten [00:16:09]:I suppose, the question I would like you to have asked, or that I think is a good question to ask anybody, as Webb as what has been the biggest, what has made the biggest impact in your life, you know, to bring you to where you are today to to today?Stuart Webb [00:16:25]:That's a very good question. So so what has been that biggest impact?Jackie Naghten [00:16:30]:Well, I think the biggest impact is really goes back to that story I just told of when my husband was diagnosed with a with a with a illness, which is, that you never know what's around the corner. Mhmm. So, you know, I always say my big piece of advice to my well, to my kids and to anybody who gets in a bit of a twiddle and a twaddle with things is to say, have a plan, the plan can change. You know, because people get But what's a common thread through all of that? It's about change and pivoting. But what's a common thread through all of that? It's about change and pivoting. You know, either pivoting, responding to outside outside influences because something, you know, you've got divorced, you you've got cancer, whatever happened, you know, you've got a sick child, and you have to change and rethink what you're doing, or because you want to. You want something different. You want to be reenergized and do something different.Jackie Naghten [00:17:26]:So I think the most important thing is to realize that you, you know, you you can't that that life won't be as you plan. Have a plan, the plan can change and go out and connect, you know, people are the biggest resource that's free out there that you can connect with and just, you know, you might I mean, I'm an you know, we're probably Stuart Natural Connectors. We're doing this sort of stuff, you know, we are sort of probably I'm certainly myself an extrovert. It's not easy for everybody. Not everybody's like that, but certainly if you're not somebody and and a lot of people think, oh, networking, you know, oh, that's a load of old you know? But actually, whether you wanna call it connecting or meet networking, connecting, meeting people, for me your fellow humans are your biggest resort to make change. And, you know, you you you you can't do any any and it's free, you know, to a certain extent. You know, it might cost you a cup of coffee or some of your five. But I've never had a wasted meeting with anybody in my five.Jackie Naghten [00:18:23]:And you always learn something. So, you know, that's what I would really encourage people to do. I don't think people realize how, how much that can impact your life.Stuart Webb [00:18:31]:I think it was a brilliant thing to say and and certainly something that I'm passing on to a number of the I do some work with some students and I do with them, and I'd give them something very similar, which is, you know, if someone if someone suggests a meeting, take the meeting, you don't know what's gonna happen. You might look at it and think, well, that would be a waste of my time, but you have no idea where it's going, who they might meet,Jackie Naghten [00:18:54]:who they might introduce. You never know. Always learn something, and I've learned, you know, probably when I was younger, I was a bit more judgmental, you know, and I've really, really learned. And that's the one thing about older age, you get a bit more wisdom and, you have hindsight. And I would say, I don't think I've ever had a wasted meeting. Because even if you don't get the outcome from the meeting that you wanted, you people. And it's a 6 degrees of separation. You know, if all somebody you've got in common somewhere, I find it quite amazing.Jackie Naghten [00:19:28]:And having been on this planet now for such a long time, and recently gone back out into the world, the world of entrepreneurs and founders, I've just been talking to somebody who has a similar background to me in corp you know, I've done corporate finance and productivity. And of course, we have you know, there's all these people we have in common. It just never ceases to fascinate me. And I think your point you make about your students, obviously, the younger generation growing up in a different digital five. And I just worry for that generation sometimes. Do they realize because they do everything on technology, maybe even on Zoom, I still would rather I mean, this is lovely to do this, but it's it's wonderful to meet people in person. It is a different experience. And I think it's really important that young people understand the power of connection, not just on a WhatsApp and through, you know, all this.Jackie Naghten [00:20:13]:You know, my my my daughters won't even take phone calls. They don't like talking on the phone. You know, it's gotta be all this. So, you know, I I do worry for the younger generation. I would think it's really important that we make sure that they do understand the power of connection.Stuart Webb [00:20:25]:I wonder if we could have another 2 and a half hours on that subject. So I better close this down before we do because I know that's something that I worry a lot about workingJackie Naghten [00:20:34]:with you. I think all of us all of us boomers, I mean, if my daughters call me that's so boomer, you know, because I've got a I've got a desk covered in paper because I write notes with a pen, and they get all of that. Such a and then she took a picture of it and said, that's such a boomer desk because I've got paper and pens on it, you know, and they don't have anything. So I think our husbands are very worried about the the young you know, they're they're they're all doing fantastically well, but there were just certain aspects that you do worry. You know?Stuart Webb [00:21:02]:I am I am very concerned at the moment about a number of people I meet that don't do the don't when I say to them, have you chatted to them about that? They go, yes. Yes. And I go, well, what did they say? And they said, well, Webb didn't say anything because we did it over text. And my immediate response is never ever managed to resolve any disputeJackie Naghten [00:21:18]:No.Stuart Webb [00:21:19]:Resolution, any negotiation over went well when you were doing emails and texts. They always needed something toJackie Naghten [00:21:25]:put the coffee in the wrong place. It's completely a different statement. You know? I mean, how I mean, I have this with my best friend all the time. You know? She doesn't pay attention when she's reading, and you you can just so misinterpret the text. You know, it just doesn't and certainly not for business.Stuart Webb [00:21:40]:I'm gonna bring this to an end before we alienate half of the young people that Five persuaded to listen to this podcast because they need to. Jackie, it's been an absolute joy to spend time with you. I really appreciate you making a few minutes to speak with us. I'm just gonna put on the screen now the link to our newsletter. Now if you want to get on to the mailing list Webb you will get an email from me, which actually says who's coming up to talk to us on these, on these LinkedIn five and podcasts so that you get notification and you can actually think about whether or not you want to link with them or spend any time thinking about questions you'd like to put them. Go to this this URL, which is on the screen at the moment, httpscolonforward/forward/ link.thecompleteapproach.co.ukforward/newsletter. That's link.thecompleteapproach.co.uk forward slash newsletter. And, also, you will then get subscribed to the podcast when it gets released, as a second five of the cherry Webb you can listen to all of this again and rewind and listen to it as many times as you want because I think some of the stuff that Jackie has given us today are absolute nuggets of information.Stuart Webb [00:22:53]:They're really applicable to a number of, of the audience. Jackie, thank you so much for spending a few minutes with us. Really appreciate you spendingJackie Naghten [00:23:00]:My pleasure. And just just and just, sort of just on the point about the younger generation, I do work with a lot of, because I have young children myself. I work with a lot of young people who are often stuck in their twenties as to what they're gonna do. So I'm more than happy to talk to anybody about, you know, any any young people out there who are who are stuck and not sure which way to go. More than happy to have conversation.Stuart Webb [00:23:21]:Jackie, I know so many people who would take you up on that. I'm gonna point you in your direction. Thank you so much for spending some time. I know how valuable your time is because when you just talked about as much as you're doing, you must must try and cram in as much as you can. So thank you for a few minutes of your time. Really appreciate you you being with us.Jackie Naghten [00:23:39]:Well, thanks for the invitation, Stuart. It's been a pleasure. Get full access to It's Not Rocket Science! at thecompleteapproach.substack.com/subscribe

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, May 13, 2024, we talk with Danielle Ponder, EKUA and Chi the Realist about their upcoming Lilac Festival performances, their music, and the state of the music industry.

Hiiii! Are you back forrealll this time??? Yes - welcome to 2024! Happy Spring New Year! This episode is quite old but I had to let the world listen to it! Tap in with Christa Eduafo aka DJ Chvmeleon. We talked all things Detty Dezemba, Living and Working in NYC and being a multifacted artsy babe - of course we touched on dating and the pandora's box that dating is. TAP IN! Check out Christa 's Pages Here: https://www.instagram.com/dj.chvmeleon/ https://www.instagram.com/chreeeeeesta/ Check out Afrolit's Social: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast⁠⁠ Ekua's Info: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afrolit/message

In this MUM episode, medicine person Ekua Adisa shares about the conscious practice of skilled grieving and the 7 steps in creating a solo grief ritual (get ready to jot down notes!) that allows time and space for the body beyond verbal expression. Both Ellen and Ekua also discuss the non-linear, spontaneous experiences of grief in the day-to-day. More on Ekua Adisa: Ekua Adisa is a gender fluid medicine person at the intersection of Black Southern traditions and indigenous African practices that center ancestor veneration, conjure, earth magic, channeling, plant medicine, ritual, and community care. Ekua is also deeply influenced and inspired by the teachings of Native people indigenous to so-called North America, as well as various Buddhist lineages. As an intuitive medium, an energy worker, and a ritualist, Ekua's pleasure-purpose work is inviting and supporting collective and individual grief work with ritual somatic practices, supporting people to connect with their ancestors for guidance, making and sharing plant medicine, and supporting the dead to transition with grace, elevation, and dignity. As a death care worker, they are excited to deepen into the work of supporting people to confront impermanence and prepare for their own eventual end spiritually and logistically. Ekua has twenty years of experience hosting and facilitating groups primarily in liberation movement spaces, and fifteen years experience as a healing practitioner practicing with various modalities. Link with Ekua: Ekua's 7 Step Guide Website Instagram @ekuaadisa MUM is produced by Ellen Wong and edited by Stepfanie Aguilar. Your support allows us to continue creating this podcast. If you enjoy this episode, please take a moment to rate and review. Keep this conversation alive by bringing it to your communities. Follow Mum on Instagram ⁠@mumthepod⁠. If you are interested in working privately with Ellen, visit tripwithellen.com to learn more about her Death/Birth program and her spirit medicine solo retreats.

Hiiii Again!! Yes - I really dropped an episode after a year of being offline, why is this becoming a habit but we are breaking generational habits in 2024 - YOU HEAR ME?? In other news: I was joined by my friend Lloyd Kofi Foster - the talented artist who was featured in 2023 Art Basel in Miami! I had a timeeeeeeeeeee, this episode probably needs a part 2 but here's to making stuff and putting it out in the world! Check out Lloyd's Work Here: https://www.lloydfoster.com/ https://www.instagram.com/_lloydfoster/ Check out Afrolit's Social: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast⁠ ⁠https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast⁠ Ekua's Info: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm⁠ ⁠https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afrolit/message

In this conversation Kim talks with guest Ekua Walker about the importance of helping our children to trust their inner knowing. So often, as children we received messages that what we thought, felt or did was wrong or bad. From this we developed a sense that we should not trust ourselves and thus began listening to others to tell us how to live our lives. This leads to lacking confidence and trust in ourselves. Through Ekua's BE CALM process she guides parents to show up in a way that parents can connect rather than correct. My quote is "I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your workmanship is marvelous-how well I know it." Psalm 139:13-14 About Ekua: As a Child Development Nurse Practitioner diagnosing and treating children with developmental delays/mental health challenges, parent coach, wife and mother, it has been Ekua Walker's great passion to support parents in understanding their children and knowing what to do in the toughest of moments. Trained at Stanford University and UCSF, Ekua brings together her expertise in child development and health behavior with the practical reality of daily life with young children into the BE CALM Parenting system. BE CALM Parenting strategies help parents find the CALM and JOY in parenting they have always desired. Learn more through her website www.BeCalmParenting.com and podcast- Moms Changing The World where she is a Chief Encouragement Officer, available on all podcast catchers www.Momschangingtheworld.org. Connect Ekua: BeCalmParenting (@becalm_parenting) • Instagram photos and videos Link to free gift - Learn The Proven, Holistic Framework To Turn Your Child's Behavior Challenges Into Opportunities (becalmparenting.org) www.BeCalmParenting.com Parenting support | Moms Changing The World Moms Changing The World

In this episode of The Dyslexia Life Hacks Show, Matt is talking to Ekua Cant. She is a career coach and author of Be Your No.1 Cheerleader.  In this podcast they talk about Ekua dyslexia and dyscalculia and its effect during her education. She had a career with the civil service where she had to learn how to write in a different way to watch, used to which she took on as a challenge as she enjoys long words however, her grammar is not her strong suit. She Started as a Personal Assistant, and left as a Senior IT and Digital Transformation Project Manager  Like many dyslexics Ekua can generate lots of different ideas but sometimes that can make it hard to focus on just one thing. Hear, how a small robot may have not been the best plan for a drinks business.  Now she works as a career coach specialising in underrepresented talent, and provides one-to-one coaching for senior women from diverse backgrounds.Selected LinksEkua's LinkedInWebsiteBook - Your No.1 Cheerleader-Proudly sponsored by Dyslexia BoxDyslexia Box empowers those with neurodiversity and disabilities in the workplace by creating awareness, removing barriers and improving wellbeing. Along with the Government's Access to Work scheme, they work with companies and their employees to understand and access adjustments needed to allow employees to thrive.Support includes:Neurodiversity and disability auditNeurodiversity training for managersDisability awareness trainingWorkplace assessmentsWorkplace strategy coachingAssistive technologyTechnical support and customer careFind out more, or get in touch with the Dyslexia Box team.For more hacks tip and tricks for dyslexia and full show notes please visit Dyslexia Life Hacks.Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter

Hey Afrolit Fam: Welcome back to the pod!! Today's episode of Afrolit with Ludi Nsimba. A friend of the pod, as well as a force to be wrecked with! A true global citizen (you'll hear where she's from), has served in the Peace Corps and now works from Prompt PR as the Chief Operations Officer. In this episode, Ekua and Ludi talk about how to stay motivated during uncertainty, graduating during the pandemic, and not feeling like you are wasting time as you stroll down unexpected paths. Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm Ludi's Info: https://www.instagram.com/maisonludi/ https://twitter.com/MaisonLudi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message

Hey Afrolit Fam: Welcome back to the pod!! Today's episode of Afrolit is with none other than everyone's favorite producer, Amanda Nyakela Nyangoro! In this episode, Ekua and Amanda talk about how to stay motivated during uncertainty, graduating during the pandemic, and not feeling like you are wasting time as you stroll down unexpected paths. Tap in to hear all of the INSIGHTFUL gems from our esteemed producer Amanda, the audio of Episode 3 is OUT NOW! Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm Amanda's Info: https://www.instagram.com/nyakela_/ https://twitter.com/nyakela_ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message

Ekua Cant is a Career Coach and trainer, specializing in employee wellbeing with a focus on underrepresented talent retention and attraction in the corporate sector, designing and delivering effective confidence and visibility strategies, inclusion, and employee engagement. ____________________________ For more about Obehi Podcast, visit our YouTube channel - ObehiPodcast. Check out also our official website Obehiewanfoh.com. Join our Content Membership for content creation strategy and digital entrepreneurship --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/obehi-podcast/message

Announcement - I will be featured in TEFOS - The Executive Functioning Online Summit- with over 30 experts in parenting, ADHD, Autism and more. I will share 3 things to KNOW and 3 things to DO when you child is having a behavior challenge. Register now to join us for free Aug 5-8, 2022. Also available anytime after.Today's guest is leading the way in the Girls Empowerment space. With 20 years of experience in the coaching and personal growth space, Melody Pourmoradi is passionate about empowering women and girls across the globe. She has dedicated the last eight years of her life to her heart-centered business, GiRLiFE. In this passion led endeavor, she runs girls empowerment workshops and trains women worldwide to create profitable businesses centered around introducing young girls to their many superpowers.As an empowerment coach, Melody has supported thousands of women to live out their life purpose, to create careers that they love and to cultivate a life that lights them up from the inside out. Throughout her coaching journey, she has supported mothers and mothers-to-be to nurture relationships and families that are aligned with their values and belief systems.Melody is an award winning author and has written two books. Her children's book XOXO from a girl who gets it: Life notes for the young girl within teaches girls how to live a peaceful and happy life. In her newest book, Empowered Women Empower Girls: A Guide To Modeling Courage, Confidence + Self-Love For Our Next Generation, she teaches women that's the clearest path to raising empowered girls is by first looking in the mirror and doing the inner work necessary to nourish themselves first and foremost.Melody's Podcast is called “Empowering Her” and strives to bring education and awareness to women looking to elevate into the highest version of themselves. As an early voice in the female empowerment movement, she has been featured in publications such as Forbes, The Today Show, Bella Magazine, The Huffington Post, Thrive Global and many others. Empowering Her with Melody Pourmoradi on Apple PodcastsMelody holds multiple professional coaching certifications from the ICF accredited Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching {IPEC}. She is an integrative nutrition coach certified at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition.10 Day Empow{her} Challenge: http://melodypourmoradi.com/empowherEmpowered Women Empower Girls Book: https://mybook.to/EmpoweringGirlsBookInstagram: Melodypourmoradi.com/instagramHost- Ekua Walker, Peds NP, parent coach and C.E.O. - Chief Encouragement OfficerHost of Www.MomsChangingtheWorld.orgFacebook - Moms Changing the World Podcast groupParent Coaching with Ekua- www.BeCalmParenting.comInstagram - BeCalmParenting (@becalm_parenting) • Instagram photos and videosLink to free gift - Learn The Proven, Holistic Framework To Turn Your Child's Behavior Challenges Into Opportunities (becalmparenting.org)Production Partner: Koby Blankson

Hit show This Is Us wrapped up six seasons of heart-felt family drama, love, laughs and tear-jerking moments with the Pearsons. We get to talk to teen version of young Jack, Tanner Long, about his experience filming the last two finale episodes of the show. His mother, Julie Long, gives us the "moms-eye view" of the whole experience.We are joined by This is Us YouTuber Quanna Stevens who helps us dig into these wonderful episodes. She critically reviews episodes on her channel Her Reel Review- check it out!PLUS...I am happy to announce that I will be featured in TEFOS - The Executive Functioning Online Summit- with over 30 experts in parenting, ADHD, Autism and more. I will share 3 things to KNOW and 3 things to DO when you child is having a behavior challenge.Announcement - I will be featured in TEFOS - The Executive Functioning Online Summit- with over 30 experts in parenting, ADHD, Autism and more. I will share 3 things to KNOW and 3 things to DO when you child is having a behavior challenge. Register now to join us for free Aug 5-8. Also available anytime thereafter!Host- Ekua Walker, Peds NP, parent coach and C.E.O. - Chief Encouragement OfficerHost of Www.MomsChangingtheWorld.orgFacebook - Moms Changing the World Podcast groupParent Coaching with Ekua- www.BeCalmParenting.comInstagram - BeCalmParenting (@becalm_parenting) • Instagram photos and videosLink to free gift - Learn The Proven, Holistic Framework To Turn Your Child's Behavior Challenges Into Opportunities (becalmparenting.org)Production Partner: Koby Blankson

Join my conversation with Ekua Cant, author, career coach, and employee wellbeing specialist. She is no stranger to transitions in life, and what it means to have your own back in the midst of them. Today we talk about her relationship with being shy, neurodivergent, and how she navigated it all. Find out more about Ekua and her work: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekuacant/ Website: https://www.beyournumberonecheerleader.com/ Book: https://www.beyournumberonecheerleader.com/byocbook Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0IrRf5_U99v_JqA3qGdaTA/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/n-yourcareerasablackwoman Blogs: https://www.beyournumberonecheerleader.com/blog

This week, World Bank Education Specialist Ekua Bentil speaks with Clara Njeru and Esther Nyauncho in Nairobi about their experiences as women in edtech in Africa. Clara and Esther are both part of the World Bank's African Women in EdTech (AWE) project to contribute broadly to women's leadership initiatives in EdTech in Africa, as well as to build an inclusive pipeline of diverse talent for EdTech jobs and research and ensure more women have the skills and networks needed to access and advance in these career opportunities. AWE is implemented in partnership with Women's Alliance for Knowledge Exchange (WAKE). In this conversation, Ekua, Clara, and Esther explore the multiple layers of challenges that women face working in the male-dominated field of tech and also as innovators seeking financing in an angel investing landscape where funding largely goes to male founders. Clara is developing edtech products and content with learning design firm Education Design Unlimited: KPlay, learning-at-home solutions for caregivers with low tech devices, and SheLearns, a learning platform for refugee girls and women commissioned by RefuSHE. Esther is the co-founder and managing director of Tustawi, an e-learning provider that curates and customizes adult learning solutions for organizations and individuals.

Announcement - I will be featured in TEFOS - The Executive Functioning Online Summit- with over 30 experts in parenting, ADHD, Autism and more. I will share 3 things to KNOW and 3 things to DO when you child is having a behavior challenge. Register now to join us for free Aug 5-8. Also available anytime thereafter!Let's have some fun in style with Amanda Goring. While summer is around the corner and we plan for a world that is opening up more and more every day, why not explore it with our families?Amanda Goring is a Luxury Travel Consultant and the CEO of Instyle travel. Instyle Travel offers clients a customized experience for luxury travel around the world. They offer premium retreats and mastermind services for Nurses and wellness entrepreneurs so that they can have a hassle free, opulent experience. Amanda Goring is a certified member of CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), Disney, Marriott, ACCOR hotels, Vacation builder certified with Inteletravel, along with a few others.For the Past couple of years, her company has worked to bring our clients' luxurious dream vacations, and access to exclusive 6- and 7-star locations and 5-star vendors. Amanda's love for retreats and masterminds came from her need to have explicit attention to detail and white glove service when traveling. Seeing that there was a lack of when it came to providing wellness entrepreneurs with exemplary travel services, Amanda decided to use her experience as a keen organized pharmacist to create a business that focused on the needs of those in health and wellness. To learn more about Amanda's services or book a call about your next retreat, contact us by sending your dm to the below links or you may also GET A QUOTE on our website at https://www.instyletravelllc.com/Our quest to manage our travel business and fulfill luxury vacation dreams and our Luxury Retreat services through our commitment to personalized, world class services has always been our mission.She is active on our Social Media Platforms. Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/amanda.goring.7Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/instyletravelbossbabe/Contact us by sending your dm to the above links or you may also GET A QUOTE on our love website @ https://www.instyletravelllc.com/Link to all our travel Episodes and experience is on our YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/c/LittleMissTravelersIt's a family travel channel that teaches and shows the amazing places you can visit with your families and also places and adventures you can do as family. Be sure to Subscribe while there. Thank you for supporting Amanda and her family!Host- Ekua Walker, Peds NP, parent coach and C.E.O. - Chief Encouragement OfficerHost of Www.MomsChangingtheWorld.orgFacebook - Moms Changing the World Podcast groupParent Coaching with Ekua- www.BeCalmParenting.comInstagram - BeCalmParenting (@becalm_parenting) • Instagram photos and videosProduction Partner: Koby Blankson

Announcement - I will be featured in TEFOS - The Executive Functioning Online Summit- with over 30 experts in parenting, ADHD, Autism and more. I will share 3 things to KNOW and 3 things to DO when you child is having a behavior challenge. Register now to join us for free Aug 5-8. Also available anytime thereafter!This week on the podcast, J.P. Miller is an award-winning author, aunty and spiritual mother to many young people, who shares a first-hand account of what it was like to be a student during integration. As a children's book author, she is the perfect guest to dive into our rich history and heritage of black Americans and people in the diaspora around the world. J. P. is a recipient of the 2016 Best Short Stories/Anthologies Award (African American Literary Award) and the 2021 Black Authors Matter Award (National Black Book Festival). She enjoys taking an active role in dispelling stereotypes and tearing down cultural barriers through books she's written in the Leaders Like Us series and Black Stories that Matter series.  We talk about rich topics including:How social identity is establishedAuthentic cultural representation in literatureWhat it was like to be a student during integration How dolls helped end segregationWhy black stories matterWebsite: Books - J. P. Miller, Author (authorjpmiller2020.com)Host- Ekua Walker, Peds NP, parent coach and C.E.O. - Chief Encouragement OfficerHost of Www.MomsChangingtheWorld.orgFacebook - Moms Changing the World Podcast groupParent Coaching with Ekua- www.BeCalmParenting.com Instagram - BeCalmParenting (@becalm_parenting) • Instagram photos and videosLink to free gift - Learn The Proven, Holistic Framework To Turn Your Child's Behavior Challenges Into Opportunities (becalmparenting.org)Production Partner: Koby Blankson

On this New York Special episode of Red Carpet, we have a Kenyan Ghanaian DJ bringing cultural waves to the dance floor, Tanzanian American textile artist Malaika Temba speaks to us about her journey into art, and Angolan opera singer Nelson Ebo is fulfilling his dreams.

International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens! Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation. Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world. Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit. Where to find Ekua? On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekua-yankah-she-her-337836205/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ekuayankah/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ekuay) What's Ekua reading? Homegoing (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_NZDDC35P41ZF6DHPQSCZ&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Yaa Gyasi What's Ekua watching? Our Madness (https://www.flagey.be/en/activity/5136-our-madness-joao-viana) The Underground Railroad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pq5Usc_JDA) Other topics of interest: PSI.org (https://www.psi.org) Peter Aggelton (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/peter-aggleton) The American of Journal Sexuality Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wajs20/current) The Clue app (https://helloclue.com/about-clue) and Hormonal Podcast (https://helloclue.com/podcast/hormonal-podcast-clue) Nana Oforiatta Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta_Ayim) ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge (https://www.anoghana.org) We Are Born Free Online Radio (https://wearebornfree.net/radio/) On Renee Mboya (https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/disrupting-the-archives-with-renee-akitelek-mboya/) HANGAR (https://hangar.com.pt/en/) and Monica de Miranda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mónica_de_Miranda) Savvy Contemporary (https://www.savvy-contemporary.com) John Akomfrah (https://art21.org/artist/john-akomfrah/) Kwesi Owusu (https://africanfilmny.org/directors/kwesi-owusu/) Kuukua Eshun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuukua_Eshun) Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online (https://www.instagram.com/qigong_mesan/?hl=en) Special Guest: Ekua Yankah.

International Women's Day Greetings Glocal Citizens! Did you know IWD was first celebrated in 1911? Commemoration of the date was the outgrowth of the suggestion by Clara Zetkin, a communist activist and advocate for women's rights at the International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen in 1910. It was first celebrated 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. For this 111th IWD and in the spirit of advocacy and empowerment, my guest is, and continues to be a woman to watch. She's a thought leader in international development with a passion for young people, health and innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ekua Yankah, an Afro-German was born in Germany to Ghanaian parents; after living in cities across the globe, she is now based in Portugal. Ekua, a polyglot has 20+ years of international experience working for UN agencies such as UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast & Central Asia and the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) as part of the European Expert Group on Sexuality Education in Europe. She is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Centre for Social Research in Health at University of New South Wales in Sydney where she has authored/co-authored five book chapters, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, training manuals and curricula on education, sexual and reproductive health and health innovation. Ekua also has a passion for contemporary art and cinema and is an active supporter and funder of various initiatives in the art world. Be sure to catch both episodes of this two-part conversation as Ekua offers expansive insights into her ability to overlay her professional and passion pursuits for wide benefit. Where to find Ekua? On Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekua-yankah-she-her-337836205/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ekuayankah/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ekuay) What's Ekua reading? Homegoing (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_NZDDC35P41ZF6DHPQSCZ&tag=glocalcitiz09-20) by Yaa Gyasi What's Ekua watching? Our Madness (https://www.flagey.be/en/activity/5136-our-madness-joao-viana) The Underground Railroad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pq5Usc_JDA) Other topics of interest: PSI.org (https://www.psi.org) Peter Aggelton (https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/peter-aggleton) The American of Journal Sexuality Education (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wajs20/current) The Clue app (https://helloclue.com/about-clue) and Hormonal Podcast (https://helloclue.com/podcast/hormonal-podcast-clue) Nana Oforiatta Ayim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Oforiatta_Ayim) ANO Institute of Art and Knowledge (https://www.anoghana.org) We Are Born Free Online Radio (https://wearebornfree.net/radio/) On Renee Mboya (https://contemporaryand.com/magazines/disrupting-the-archives-with-renee-akitelek-mboya/) HANGAR (https://hangar.com.pt/en/) and Monica de Miranda (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mónica_de_Miranda) Savvy Contemporary (https://www.savvy-contemporary.com) John Akomfrah (https://art21.org/artist/john-akomfrah/) Kwesi Owusu (https://africanfilmny.org/directors/kwesi-owusu/) Kuukua Eshun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuukua_Eshun) Shaolin Qi Gong Kung Fu Meditation online (https://www.instagram.com/qigong_mesan/?hl=en) Special Guest: Ekua Yankah.

Author and Clarity Career Coach, Ekua Cant, believes that you and I truly are the best advocate for ourselves. In this episode she discusses her journey to becoming the best advocate for herself, and own No.1 cheerleader. Her mission is to help and empower women to become their No.1 cheerleader, through the building of confidence, self-belief, and dispelling of negative internal chatter, and shrinking of their imposter syndrome. About Ekua Cant Ekua Cant, has been coaching since 2016. She is no stranger to career change or transitions and is using her positive style to coach ambitious women to unlock their mindset, gain career clarity and create career success on their own terms. She is the author of a motivational self-help book called, Be Your No.1 Cheerleader, which uses the entrepreneurial journey to encourage active positive self-development. Ekua started her career as a personal assistant to a Director working in the UK Civil Service, and left as an IT Project Manager. Whilst working in the Civil Service she founded 2 startups, Layover Adventure and the Hackathon Queen. Ekua has led multi-million pound public sector digital transformations. She was also awarded a ticket to Barack Obama's acceptance for the nomination to the Democratic party for her campaigning work for the civic voluntary organisation DCVote. She also completed the London Marathon in 2018. Ekua also, formerly ran DrinksBot, an on-demand drinks delivery service enabled by a Slack Chatbot. She's met the Queen twice and is an advocate for Black Women in Tech and Co-Vice Chair of (TLA Black Women in Tech). Through her own personal journey and experience, and work as a Clarity Coach, Ekua believes that everyone can become their No. 1 Cheerleader and learn to express themselves authentically with confidence. https://www.beyournumberonecheerleader.com/

With the big day but a few weeks away, we're truly bang-in-the-middle of Christmas crunch-time. You're no doubt juggling orders and shipments as well family commitments and making plans for the festive holidays. But, with so many different elements to manage and demands being made of your time, I'd be willing to bet that the one thing you're not prioritising is you. In today's episode, I speak to Confidence Coach and author of “Be Your No.1 Cheerleader” Ekua Cant. With a mission of being positive in business, career and in life, Ekua helps women to back themselves, overcome fear and unleash their potential, with a focus on balancing their ambitions with the need to rest and to prioritise personal self-care. In this podcast we discuss the importance of scheduling time to rest, the value of investing in a good morning routine, getting comfortable with delegating, affirming that “No” is a complete sentence and how looking after yourself ultimately helps you look after your business. https://www.beyournumberonecheerleader.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekuacant/ https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9139/9781473668942 https://byncheerleader.samcart.com/products/kickstart-your-career-for-2022-resilient-retail Use the code: 10podcast to get 10% off your first month when joining The Resilient Retail Club.

"Just be a normal person!" So says career prosecutor and longtime friend of the Baylor Law Criminal Law Society Ekua Assabill on this week's very special episode of the Baylor Law Criminal Law Society Podcast. Hosts Chris Spendlove and Steve Lowry talk with Ekua about her work in the arena of domestic violence, how to bridge the gap between an intellectual understanding of the law and its practical application, and what it looks like when your passion and principles guide your career decisions.

Have you ever wanted to give up because you questioned if all the effort you've put into creating was worth it at all?  My guest knows all about this and shows us how to remain committed to creating, despite the challenges along the way. In this episode, author Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond teases nuggets of gold from the toughest lessons she learned not just before but also after the debut of her novel “Powder Necklace”.   Lessons like:  Accepting that there's never going to be a perfect set of circumstances to make creating easier  Learning to follow your creative spark even if it switches gears Knowing when something you've created has missed its time.  Embracing the new parts of yourself you'll discover on your creating journey. Realizing that decision points don't just come once. They come again and again.   Seeing that creating isn't an easy road that gets easier. It's not even a hard road that will get easier. It's often a hard road that gets harder.  Even so. Keep going.  It's still worth it.    Even if you've never felt like you had "a book inside you waiting to come out" there's so much you're going to learn from this episode about committing to a creating journey that's windy, twisty, and gloriously imperfect! If you've never read Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's debut novel “Powder Necklace” then you're missing out and need to "run not walk" to grab your copy!  Learn more about what Nana is doing next by visiting: www.nanabrewhammond.com    My Guest:  Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond is an American-Ghanaian writer of novels, short stories, and a poet. In 2014 she was chosen as one of 39 of Sub-Saharan Africa's most promising writers under the age of 40, showcased in the Africa39 project. Nana has been featured on MSNBC, NY1, SaharaTV, ARISE TV and has been published in Ebony Magazine. Her writing has also appeared in New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent, Everyday People: The Color of Life-A Short Story Anthology, African Writing, Los Angeles Review of Books, Sunday Salon, and the short story collection, Women's Work. Coming up next from Nana is a new novel, a children's picture book, and a short story in the anthology Accra Noir.  About: The Reframe to Create podcast is hosted by Joy Spencer, an Executive Leadership and Storytelling Coach, Speaker, and Organizational Development Consultant working with professionals and leaders at all levels within organizations.  Joy leverages over 17 years of experience she gained while working to champion change in social justice movements, including those related to global access to essential medicines and consumer advocacy for online privacy.  This work required a dogged commitment to not merely challenging the status quo, but to reimagining and working towards creating an ideal future.  It is this commitment to creating that has shaped Joy's coaching philosophy and approach today. Using her signature C.R.E.A.T.E. framework, Joy guides her clients through a process to become incomparable in work so they can get paid to be themselves.     Follow Joy on LinkedIn  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/

Hey Afrolit Fam: We're coming in hot and it was such a blessing to have Jas and Vic of Black Gals Living from UK

In this weeks episode Afrolit podcast host Ekua PM and I have some Pinot Noir and talk about Kenyan diaspora in NYC, traveling with alcohol, grapefruit rose, wine pairings, missing Kenyan food, achieving aunty status, growing up in NYC, navigating winter, dating apps, ancestry, African tokenism, showering habits and the Afrolit Podcast. Check out the Afrolit Podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit Podcasts mentioned in this episode S2 E26: Who Gets to Be Africa… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfiFdXfXxYM If you enjoyed this episode and want to know what the wine I was drinking looked like check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/merlotnme/ and follow Ekua https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm/ Music: https://www.bensound.com

Today's interview is with the newest mom I have talked to on Moms Changing the World. As an Obstetric and Gynocology MD, our guest has been changing the world for mothers years before she had her own daughter. We talk about a simple way to nurture early interests you see in your kids, some interesting turns the road to motherhood can take, what the pandemic is doing to birthrates and how to fit in self care when you have a newborn AND a fulltime job during the pandemic.Dr. Naima Bridges is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynocology and serves as Assistant Chief for a CA Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). Her training at UCSF, UC Davis and University of Illinois, Chicago prepared her well to support women's health wherever she goes. She also has a Masters of Public in Global Health from Harvard. She has used her fluent French to volunteer in countries incuding Cameroon, Haiti, and Sierra Leon and conducted women's health research in Tanzania.Also, Ekua was a speaker at www.CalmingtheADHDchaos.com a free virtual summit for parents with ADHD and/or children with ADHD happening right now. If you're parenting a child with ADHD, life can feel frustrating, overwhelming, and lonely. There is so much to consider→ How to stop having to repeat yourself, solve sibling squabbles, or improve friendships. What about nutrition, sleep or medication? What to do about therapy, primitive reflexes, or alternative treatment options? How to help your child who has given up or struggles in school. And where, in all of this, do you get a moment for yourself?  If you want to know how to have a calm, confident, connected family, then I invite you to JOIN ME in the upcoming Calming the ADHD Chaos. Learn more about her BE CALM system for bringing CALM and joy back to your parenting. Register today so you will not miss out on all the great tools and free resources provided by Lara Dawn and the 25 ADHD experts she interviews. Reserve your seat to get FREE access (if you catch it in real time) to resources and strategies that are working right now for families like yours. To reach our guest: email ndbridges@gmail.comwww.MomsChangingtheWorld.orgFacebook - Moms Changing The World PodcastInstagram - BeCalm_ParentingHost: Ekua Walker, Child Development NP, Parent Coach and CEO - Chief Encouragement OfficerProducer: Koby BlanksonPodcast Art: Esther and Joel Ishler

What does it mean to be a modern witch? Ekua is a gender-expansive liberationist medicine person who has been practicing healing for themself and in the community for over ten years. As an empathic medium, their jam is inviting and supporting collective and individual grief work with ritual and practices, and supporting the dead to transition with grace and dignity. How to get in touch: WEBSITE: www.ekuaadisa.com PATREON: Patreon.com/EkuaAdisa INSTAGRAM: @AdisaEkua ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨⠀ What is the Modern Witches Community? Through events, educational content, and community we aim to heal and honor the collective's relationship to the witch. Witches are our teachers, wise ones, brujx, mentors, herbalists, empaths, storytellers, and weavers of the world. Witches help us tap into our innate powers, and through community, they guide us closer to collective healing. The Modern Witches Confluence community is creating a sacred container for those witch-curious, witch-identifying, and magically minded to authentically connect and learn. Our community includes seekers, astrologers, healers, shape-shifters, mystics, artists, activists, and more. What makes our community so radiant is the diversity of spiritual paths that are practiced and honored here, each with respect and reverence. Learn More About Our Community and The Modern Witches Organization via our website modernwitches.org and our Instagram @witchesconfluence ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨⠀

This week, I welcome my friend and fellow advance practice nurse, Lukeythia Bastardi. We talk about the joys and challenges of our profession, raising multi-ethnic children and building community even when it is hard!She says "I have been married for nearly twenty years to my college sweetheart whom I met singing in the gospel choir. We have three brilliant children, a daughter aged 15 (10th grader), and two sons, one aged 13 (8th grader) and the other aged 6 (first grader). I have great friendships with neighboring families in our community that I am parenting alongside. I have lived in Richmond, Virginia for the past twelve years and I love this city! In addition to being a wife and mother, I work professionally as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) part-time and I am a full-time faculty member of Mount Marty University's Nurse Anesthesiology Program. I enjoy practicing anesthesia and educating nurses in this incredible profession. I love to read, listen to music, go for walks, and make lists. In the future, I hope to become better at loving people well and grow into being a very strong educator in my specialty." Find out more at Home Page - Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia (diversitycrna.org)Also, Ekua is a speaker at www.CalmingtheADHDchaos.com a free virtual summit for parents with ADHD and/or children with ADHD happening right now. If you're parenting a child with ADHD, life can feel frustrating, overwhelming, and lonely. There is so much to consider→ How to stop having to repeat yourself, solve sibling squabbles, or improve friendships. What about nutrition, sleep or medication? What to do about therapy, primitive reflexes, or alternative treatment options? How to help your child who has given up or struggles in school. And where, in all of this, do you get a moment for yourself?  If you want to know how to have a calm, confident, connected family, then I invite you to JOIN ME in the upcoming Calming the ADHD Chaos. Learn more about her BE CALM system for bringing CALM and joy back to your parenting. Register today so you will not miss out on all the great tools and free resources provided by Lara Dawn and the 25 ADHD experts she interviews. Reserve your seat to get FREE access to resources and strategies that are working right now for families like yours. www.MomsChangingtheWorld.orgHost: Ekua Walker, Child Development NP, Parent Coach and CEO - Chief Encouragement OfficerProducer: Koby BlanksonPodcast Art: Esther and Joel Ishler

Welcome to Season 3 - I am kicking the season off with a BANG with Mom Strategist and my mentor, Mia Redrick. Mia is the go-to consultant for sharp, smart, go-getting women looking to package their expertise into high-ticket products/services both online and offline. Her track record for supporting her clients with high-ticket results quickly is unmatched.She has coached thousands of clients around the world. Everything she teaches she has personally accomplished and backs up with PROOF. Mia is a television personality and lifestyle brand. She has joined Emmy nominated and winning nationally syndicated shows on Fox, ABC, NBC, and CBS. Additionally, she is a best-selling author, in-demand consultant for Fortune 500 companies, and top coach to thousands of professional women supporting them with building incredible brands. To learn more, go to www.miaredrick.comAlso, Ekua will be a speaker at www.CalmingtheADHDchaos.com a free virtual summit for parents with ADHD and/or children with ADHD. If you're parenting a child with ADHD, life can feel frustrating, overwhelming, and lonely. There is so much to consider→ How to stop having to repeat yourself, solve sibling squabbles, or improve friendships. What about nutrition, sleep or medication? What to do about therapy, primitive reflexes, or alternative treatment options? How to help your child who has given up or struggles in school. And where, in all of this, do you get a moment for yourself?  If you want to know how to have a calm, confident, connected family, then I invite you to JOIN ME in the upcoming Calming the ADHD Chaos. Learn more about her BE CALM system for bringing CALM and joy back to your parenting. Register today so you will not miss out on all the great tools and free resources provided by Lara Dawn and the 25 ADHD experts she interviews. Reserve your seat to get FREE access to resources and strategies that are working right now for families like yours. 

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This episode of Black Beat welcomes Ekua Hackman, an attorney with a passion for serving as an advocate for an ever growing elderly population in America. She currently works providing unbundled and full service estate planning and probate services to residents of historic N/NE Portland in order to help them retain assets and property via the Homeownership Asset Preservation Program ("HAPP"), the African American Alliance for Homeownership ("AAAH") and the City of Portland Housing Bureau.

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Maybe midlife has you pondering a change of direction and you want to start something new? Or maybe your career path suddenly feels a bit...meh? Join me as I chat to career and confidence coach Ekua Cant, author of 'Be your No 1 Cheerleader', about how examining our values can help us dig into what we want, and how to build 'positive mental muscle'. We also discuss the need for women to shout about their successes and celebrate wins along the way - something I for one need to work on!    Don't forget to follow us over on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/middlingalong_podcast/ or find out more/listen to past episodes/subscribe to the newsletter at https://middlingalong.com   It would mean so much if you'd subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts to share the love! You can also find me at www.managingthemenopause.com where we offer coaching and workplace training. 

On this week's show, we're talking about raising resilient kids and nurturing families during the pandemic and beyond. We can accomplish this with help from good nutrition, healthy eating habits, regular mealtime routines, and help from today's guest.  Ekua Walker is a pediatric child development nurse and CEO (chief encouragement officer) who lives and practices in the San Francisco Bay area. Ekua works with families of young children and teens with a range of challenges, including ADHD, communication delays, and disabilities that impact learning. She is board-certified in primary care pediatrics; she also hosts the phenomenal podcast, Moms Changing the World, where moms of all kinds from all over the world find encouragement, tools, and inspiration to raise world-changers, one child at a time, one day at a time. In today's show, we'll discuss the importance of established routines, helping kids stay focused, and re-establishing social skills, along with how good nutrition and routines can help with anxiety. Let's learn more about how we can change the world with good nutrition and strong families.    Show Highlights: Ekua's life in the Bay area, where she works in a large specialty pediatrics practice, partnering with parents for the treatment and management of many problems for kids; she's the mom to two girls, ages 7 and 10, hosts her podcast, and loves Zumba What's come out of the disruption of routines due to the pandemic The mental health impact of the pandemic for children and young people How we can use coping strategies like mindfulness and awareness and making space for the feelings How parents can be the calming influence when a kid's stress level is escalating Why children need their parents to “just be there” above all else, even in the middle of stressful situations Why downtime and rest are necessities for kids and adults One habit that helps promote attention and focus is single-tasking instead of multitasking What family meals look like at Ekua's house Ekua's family background as immigrants from Ghana; her culture has carried over into her cooking The importance of sleep for focus; manage light and screens and use natural sources of melatonin How cooking together with kids can be a powerful teaching tool and help develop their social skills Anxiety: what it is, how it's common to people of all ages, and foods that can help Ekua's podcast, in which she talks to moms who are changing the world in interesting ways   Resources: www.momschangingtheworld.org Moms Changing the World - Podcast https://www.momschangingtheworld.org/episodes Moms Changing the World (private group on Facebook -- anyone can join) https://www.facebook.com/groups/320775455777462

On this week’s show, we’re talking about raising resilient kids and nurturing families during the pandemic and beyond. We can accomplish this with help from good nutrition, healthy eating habits, regular mealtime routines, and help from today’s guest.  Ekua Walker is a pediatric child development nurse and CEO (chief encouragement officer) who lives and practices in the San Francisco Bay area. Ekua works with families of young children and teens with a range of challenges, including ADHD, communication delays, and disabilities that impact learning. She is board-certified in primary care pediatrics; she also hosts the phenomenal podcast, Moms Changing the World, where moms of all kinds from all over the world find encouragement, tools, and inspiration to raise world-changers, one child at a time, one day at a time. In today’s show, we’ll discuss the importance of established routines, helping kids stay focused, and re-establishing social skills, along with how good nutrition and routines can help with anxiety. Let’s learn more about how we can change the world with good nutrition and strong families.    Show Highlights: Ekua’s life in the Bay area, where she works in a large specialty pediatrics practice, partnering with parents for the treatment and management of many problems for kids; she’s the mom to two girls, ages 7 and 10, hosts her podcast, and loves Zumba What’s come out of the disruption of routines due to the pandemic The mental health impact of the pandemic for children and young people How we can use coping strategies like mindfulness and awareness and making space for the feelings How parents can be the calming influence when a kid’s stress level is escalating Why children need their parents to “just be there” above all else, even in the middle of stressful situations Why downtime and rest are necessities for kids and adults One habit that helps promote attention and focus is single-tasking instead of multitasking What family meals look like at Ekua’s house Ekua’s family background as immigrants from Ghana; her culture has carried over into her cooking The importance of sleep for focus; manage light and screens and use natural sources of melatonin How cooking together with kids can be a powerful teaching tool and help develop their social skills Anxiety: what it is, how it’s common to people of all ages, and foods that can help Ekua’s podcast, in which she talks to moms who are changing the world in interesting ways   Resources: www.momschangingtheworld.org Moms Changing the World - Podcast https://www.momschangingtheworld.org/episodes Moms Changing the World (private group on Facebook -- anyone can join) https://www.facebook.com/groups/320775455777462

It is said that who we are is the total experience of where we've lived and by this, Ekua Paulina Musumba, also known as Ekua PM is indeed a child of the world from growing up in Africa to living in London, Geneva, Chicago, New York amongst other countries, cities and continents she has lived. Ekua spent most of her childhood touring and living in different parts of the world with her mother. Ekua is a multifaceted creative, DJ and podcaster. In this episode, she invites us into her world as we explore the world with her. You can connect with with her on: Instagram: @ekua.pm Twitter: @Ekuapm Check out her Podcast: Afrolitpodcast If you love this podcast, please give it a 5 star rating and a review on Apple podcast, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcast. This podcast was created and produced by Drc. Jaèy(@jaeyalley on IG & Twitter), for the AMBC. The AMBC is an independent media & production body that's dedicated to producing world-class contents that competes, and promotes the amplification Black/African voices / narratives. For enquiries you can send us a maill: africanmbc@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epsseries/message

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week comes to us from Queens, New York by way of Accra, Ghana. She is Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, the author of Powder Necklace, which Publishers Weekly called "a winning debut." Named to the “Africa39” list of writers “with the potential and talent to define trends in the development of literature from Sub-Saharan Africa and the diaspora,” her short fiction was included in the anthology Africa39. Her work also appears in Everyday People: The Color of Life, New Daughters of Africa, and Accra Noir among others. Forthcoming from Brew-Hammond are a children's picture book, a novel, and an anthology. Brew-Hammond was a 2019 Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellow, a 2018 Aké Arts and Book Festival Guest Author, a 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar, a 2016 Hedgebrook Writer-in-Residence, and a 2015 Rhode Island Writers Colony Writer-in-Residence. Every month, Brew-Hammond co-leads a writing fellowship whose mission is to write light into the darkness. Nana is also a founder of the made-in-Ghana lifestyle line EXIT 14 which offers a new generation of style lovers and collectors fashion and home goods made of batakari, a luxury cotton textile woven by Ghanaian artisans in a generations' old tradition. Where to find Nana: www.nanabrewhammond.com (https://www.nanabrewhammond.com/) Shop Exit 14 (https://www.exit14apparel.com/#!/HOME) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-ekua-brew-hammond-8164784/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/nanaekua?lang=en) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nanaekuawriter/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nanaekua) What's Nana watching? Closure on Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00TPJGW6I/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r) Other topics of interest: Akashic Books (http://www.akashicbooks.com/subject/noir-series/) Cassava Republic (https://cassavarepublic.biz/) Nana-Ama Danquah (https://danquah.com/bio) Book Nook Store (https://booknook.store/about-us/) Writers Project of Ghana (https://writersprojectghana.com/) Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_Accelerated_Development_Authority) Library of African and the African Diaspora (https://loatad.org/) Special Guest: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond.

Ekua Mends-Aidoo of Evergreen Health and Kendra Brim of Nardin Academy - each DEI consultants of their own and cohosts of Black Gems Dive In podcast - join to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in Buffalo Niagara workplaces.

Join three tired potters this week (you know the feeling right?) for a meandering and delightful conversation with Sara Ekua Todd from Ekua Ceramics. Originally from Belgium, but currently based in Long Beach, California, Sara talks to us about her upbringing, how she started making functional pieces, and the large order she's currently working on. We also chat about musical influences, sketching styles, spreadsheets, mason staining and future creations of a sculptural persuasion.Deeply caffeinated,Aimee & ClareThe Slip CastOur theme music is by Nick Thompson-Brown at @wayitworksmusicSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theslipcast)

What is GOOD Afrolit Fam! If you are reading this, YOU MADE IT! we're back with LAST EPISODE OF 2020! We through the events of the ENTIRE YEAR OF 2020 and discussed how we felt, what to expect up next for both, Ekua and Lontia. Bye for now and see you in 2021! Use the code AFROLIT to get 15% off your purchase of Custom Press- On Nails from http://nalasnails.com/ We would love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VN and let's make it official: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Want Cute Promo videos like mine, use HEADLINER.APP, USE MY CODE TO GET FREE VIDEOS: https://make.headliner.app/referral/afrolitpodcast_wuEqrE Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm Lontia's Info: https://bit.ly/lontiaytpage https://www.instagram.com/lontiakangwa/ https://www.twitter.com/thekweensguide --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to "The Scenarios" This is a new segment within Afrolit that will tackle situations that we may or may not have been in! We are ALL for the hypotheticals too. Send in your scenarios and we would LOVE to answer them and give them your feedback. Today's Scenarios: You are FINALLY internet famous (lol hopefully that's not your only life aspiration) and the loml (love of your life) wants to be posted on the Feed, what are you doing? Find out what Lo and Ekua do in this situation. We would love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VN and let's make it official: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Want Cute Promo videos like mine, use HEADLINER.APP, USE MY CODE TO GET FREE VIDEOS: https://make.headliner.app/referral/afrolitpodcast_wuEqrE Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm Lontia's Info: https://bit.ly/lontiaytpage https://www.instagram.com/lontiakangwa/ https://www.twitter.com/thekweensguide --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

Growing up the youngest of six children, Ekua Cudjoe watched her older siblings participate in various sports. As she got older, Ekua participated in almost every sport imaginable and, in High School, she competed in sprints and hurdles with the Junior Varsity Blues. Prior to graduating High School, Ekua stepped away from sports to focus on her education and upon entering her first year at UoT, she discovered she couldn’t compete on the track at a competitive level given her absence from training. Ekua really wanted to compete on the team, so her coach suggested she try throwing (both shot and weight) and eventually, she moved on to compete internationally in these events with great success. When Ekua finished her varsity career, she turned to recreational running. Initially, Ekua was intimidated by the concept of running with a run crew, thinking she had to be fast or competitive to be welcomed. Ekua was also discouraged by the lack of Black Runners, specifically Black Women in run crews, so she created a space for them called Soleful Runs. The group encourages “movement from the mind to the sole” and offers varying options for runners of all abilities. Ekua encouraged new members to participate by either running, jogging, or walking! Realizing early on how much the crew meant to the community, Ekua took it a step further by creating guided runs like Blackhurst Tuesdays and Scenic Saturday with the purpose of connecting with the Black Community and paying tribute to Canadian Black History. To learn more about Ekua, you can follow him on Instagram at: @ekuacudjoe To learn more about Pace & Mind, you can follow them on Instagram at: @solefulruns

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to "The Scenarios" This is a new segment within Afrolit that will tackle situations that we may or may not have been in! We are ALL for the hypotheticals too. Send in your scenarios and we would LOVE to answer them and give them your feedback. Today's Scenarios: You are vibing with a new potential SOMEBODY, things are good and then all of sudden: energy has switched but one thing that has always been consistent is they are CONSTANTLY checking your story/snaps! How are you reacting? Find out what Lo and Ekua do in this situation. We would love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VN and let's make it official: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Want Cute Promo videos like mine, use HEADLINER.APP, USE MY CODE TO GET FREE VIDEOS: https://make.headliner.app/referral/afrolitpodcast_wuEqrE Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm Lontia's Info: https://bit.ly/lontiaytpage https://www.instagram.com/lontiakangwa/ https://www.twitter.com/thekweensguide --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

Do you have dreams? Of course you do. We all have dreams! But, are you actively pursuing your dreams? - that is the question. As working moms, it can be much more harder to actively pursue our dreams when we have so many other things on our plate. But, in order for us to be happy, achieving our dreams should be a priority. In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Ekua Walker shares how she is balancing her 9 to 5, being a Zumba Instructor, being a wife and mother, and her business. As the Podcast Host of Moms Changing the World, she sits down with Latika to share a few tips on how working moms can establish time to achieve their dreams. A Few Notable Highlights from the conversation: Sometimes you have to take an alternate route to achieve your dreams In the midst of achieving your dreams, trust the process There is time for everything God is calling us to do in the season we are in Walk hand in hand with God and there will be less sacrifice Use the ABC123 Method Don't miss the purpose of the season - enjoy the season Learn more about Ekua and listen to her podcast at: www.momschangingtheworld.org Thanks for listening to The Latika Vines Show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/latika-vines/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latika-vines/support

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to "The Scenarios" This is a new segment within Afrolit that will tackle situations that we may or may not have been in! We are ALL for the hypotheticals too. Send in your scenarios and we would LOVE to answer them and give them your feedback. Today's Scenarios: Imagine you meet someone and they are UBER FAMOUS in another country....and they rap...find out how Ekua and Lontia react Make sure to get your nails from http://nalasnails.com/ and use the code AFROLIT for 15% off your purchase! We would love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VN and let's make it official: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Want Cute Promo videos like mine, use HEADLINER.APP, USE MY CODE TO GET FREE VIDEOS: https://make.headliner.app/referral/afrolitpodcast_wuEqrE Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm Lontia's Info: https://bit.ly/lontiaytpage https://www.instagram.com/lontiakangwa/ https://www.twitter.com/thekweensguide --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to another episode of feel good content! We were joined this week with Jamilla Okubo, a Mixed Media artist with lineage from Trinidad, Kenya and Black American identities. Ekua and Jamilla are college buddies and hang out on the same twitter (lol!), but we thought it was important to highlight her journey and discuss the future of art, especially for Black and Brown people. Edited by Neil Balser We Discussed: -Jamilla's journey into the art world -Art Therapy for adults & kids -how to make sure you stand out as an artist We would love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VN and let's make it official: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Want Cute Promo videos like mine, use HEADLINER.APP, USE MY CODE TO GET FREE VIDEOS: https://make.headliner.app/referral/afrolitpodcast_wuEqrE Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Jamilla's Info: https://www.jamillaokubo.co/ https://www.instagram.com/jamillaokubo/ https://twitter.com/VivaIllajams Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm Lontia's Info: https://bit.ly/lontiaytpage https://www.instagram.com/lontiakangwa/ https://www.twitter.com/thekweensguide --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome to another episode of feel good content! We were joined this week with Wani Le Frére, a spoken word artist, repping central Africa currently based DOWN UNDER in Melbourne, Australia. His story is quite unique as his family became political refugees due to the Congo Wars, being on of the first African- Black families in New Zealand, and how his story has helped shaped his work as an Artist today We Discussed: - Wani's personal story -His trek between DRC and Down Under -His life switch from sports to spoken word -The meaning of Afrophobia -Why black people can be Afrophobic too? - What we can look forward to next and staying busy in Quarantine We would love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VN and let's make it official: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Want Cute Promo videos like mine, use HEADLINER.APP, USE MY CODE TO GET FREE VIDEOS: https://make.headliner.app/referral/afrolitpodcast_wuEqrE Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Wani's Info: https://www.instagram.com/w_____t_________/ https://www.instagram.com/littleafrikanchild/ Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm Lontia's Info: https://bit.ly/lontiaytpage https://www.instagram.com/lontiakangwa/ https://www.twitter.com/thekweensguide --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

Hey Afrolit Fam, welcome back another episode with some feel good content. We spoke with multitalented Kamau, know as Mau or Kamau with sunflowers on the inter webs. We discussed his background, his talents between film, photography and music and his ability to showcase his personality online authentically, also the infamous complex magazine post and going viral 3 times, but all in all: that not his aim! We have a name for his fan base....Stream Zombie Flower! We Discussed: - Kamau's background and how that fueled into his art - Deciding which medium of art to focus - The art of going viral, does it even matter? - letting go of perfection and being consistent We would love to hear YOUR VOICE! Send me a VN and let's make it official: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Want Cute Promo videos like mine, use HEADLINER.APP, USE MY CODE TO GET FREE VIDEOS: https://make.headliner.app/referral/afrolitpodcast_wuEqrE Check out Afrolit's Social: https://www.instagram.com/afrolitpodcast https://www.twitter.com/afrolitpodcast Kamau's Info: https://www.instagram.com/kamauwithsunflowers/ https://www.kamau.xyz/ Ekua's Info: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm https://www.twitter.com/ekuapm https://www.youtube.com/ekuapm Lontia's Info: https://bit.ly/lontiaytpage https://www.instagram.com/lontiakangwa/ https://www.twitter.com/thekweensguide --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

In honor of Juneteenth, we're re-releasing the audio of a live event from January 2018 at the PRX Podcast Garage, titled "Keepers of the Culture: A Celebration Of Maduna And Holmes." The evening was a celebration of two award-winning artists, collaborators, and friends, whose work was on display at the garage's exhibition space. Their sculptures, masks, and collage-based works are an exploration of ancestral voices, family histories, and the power of hope, faith and self-determination. The evening was divided into two parts: a conversation between Ekua and Tamar, which included audio produced around Ekua's collage, "All Fly Home," and an exploration of interpretation and storytelling - as applicable to art as it is to podcasting. The second part was a powerful lecture by art historian Barry Gaither, on Vuzi's work, Ekua's work, and the myriad roles artists and viewers have the joy and the responsibility of playing for and with one another. Ekua Holmes is a painter and collage artist who uses news clippings, photographs, vibrant color, and skillful composition to infuse her work with energy. Her layered, abstract creations convey a sense of unity and evoke memories that are both personal and universal. In her collages, she revisits the joy and challenges of childhood through adult eyes. These works reexamine the foundational relationships, games, and rule that we learn at an early age and apply throughout our lives. Vuzi Maduna (1940 - 2007) was a sculptor and painter who spent much of his life as an artist resident of the Gallery at the Piano Factory in Boston. Maduna began his exploration of African culture with a study of African religions which led him to further examine and interpret the traditional embodiment of belief and myth. Educated at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, he was a member of the African American Master Artists in Residency Program of Northeastern University. His work has been exhibited in the MFA and the ICA, as well as in Tokyo and the People's Republic of China. Yet Maduna returned to the neighborhoods of his childhood to create pieces that remind us of the African heritage that many in the community share. His public installations are located in Cambridge (the Margaret Fuller House, the Cambridge Community Center, The King School) and in the Boston area, including The Judge, in Roxbury. Edmund Barry Gaither is the founding Director and Curator of the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA), an organization that he developed from a concept to an institution with collections exceeding three thousand objects and a thirty-two year history of exhibitions celebrating the visual arts heritage of black people worldwide. Gaither is also Special Consultant at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston where he has served as curator for eight exhibitions including a ground breaking show in l970, Afro-American Artists: New York and Boston. Special thanks to Kerri Hoffman and PRX, Alex Braunstein and the PRX Podcast Garage, Gina James, and WGBH.

Hear the stories of women who have successfully changed career to a tech role. We'll start with Ekua Cant, a career coach, telling us the steps to take, then from Kathryn Tingle, Elle Hallal and Nyasha Duri who have successfully changed careers will be on a panel for Q&A. Ekua Cant Ekua lives to make people be their own cheerleader! Ekua started her career as a personal assistant to a Director working in the UK Civil Service, working with numerous Government Departments the Cabinet Office, Home Office and left as an IT Project Manager. She formerly ran DrinksBot, an on-demand drinks delivery service enabled by a Slack Chatbot. She’s currently coaching, writing a motivational self help book, and mentoring. Check out beyournumberonecheerleader.com Kathryn Tingle (@KathrynLilliana) Kathryn is a Technical Programme Manager at Sainsbury’s Tech, with a strategy consulting background. She’s a speaker and advises start ups and scale ups on their strategic roadmaps. Writer of a “Non-techies Journey to Tech” blog highlighting non-traditional career pathways. Elle Hallal (@ElleHallal) Elle is a Software Crafter at 8th Light, following an apprenticeship run by Black Girl Tech. She started her career change with a lot of self study and then found a structured program to jump start her career. She is also on the Leadership Team for Coding Black Females. Nyasha Duri (@NyashaDuri) Nyasha works in the transparency team at mySociety on the world's largest freedom of information database relied upon by millions worldwide. Before this, her career encompassed roles across education, government, peacebuilding, marketing, and research to name a few while developing skills through a mixture of self taught learning and on the job training. She is also the Founder of Your Career Site and has recently been selected for the Founders of the Future Fellowship.

On today's episode, I speak with Ekua who is currently up in the UK. Not to say this episode offers a depressing look on Ghana, but we cut right down to the bone in discussing the current issues in Ghana, the political climate, the hustle of entrepreneurs, and if we will ever get a female president in our lifetime. It was a very good conversation and I hope you enjoy. Outro music credit: Kofi Mole - "Don't Be Late" (Only on Anchor)

Where is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota. This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on November 13, 2018, with Heather Abel (The Optimistic Decade), Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (Powder Necklace), and Ariel Schrag. About the Readers: Heather Abel’s debut novel, The Optimistic Decade, was published in May 2018. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, the Los Angeles Times, and the online Paris Review, among other places. She worked as a reporter and editor for the San Francisco Bay Guardian and High Country News, during which time she talked to gold miners, fossil hounds, Native American environmental activists, and really bored teens in rural Utah. She received an MFA in fiction writing from the New School University, and she’s taught writing at the New School, UMass Amherst, and Smith College. Raised in Santa Monica, she now lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband and two daughters, and she dreams of the Colorado high desert. Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond has written for AOL, Parenting Magazine, the Village Voice, Metro, and Trace Magazine. Her short story “Bush Girl” was published in the May 2008 issues of African Writing and her poem, “The Whinings of a Seven Sister Cum Laude Graduate Working Board as an Assistant,” was published in 2006’s Growing up Girl Anthology. A cum laude graduate of Vassar College, she attended secondary school in Ghana. Powder Necklace is loosely based on the experience. Ariel Schrag was born in Berkeley, California. She is the author of the novel Adam, and the graphic memoirs Awkward, Definition, Potential, Likewise, and Part of It. Potential was nominated for an Eisner Award and Likewise was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. Schrag was a writer for the USA series Dare Me, based on the Megan Abbott novel, the HBO series Vinyl and How To Make It In America, and for the Showtime series The L Word. She has written comics and articles for The New York Times Book Review, Cosmopolitan, New York magazine, USA Today, and more. Her original art has showed in galleries across North America and Europe. Schrag graduated from Columbia University with a degree in English Literature. She teaches the course Graphic Novel Workshop in the writing department at The New School and has also taught classes at Brown University, New York University, Butler University, and Williams College. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. * This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where is all of the literary love for Queens? It’s right here at LIC Reading Series. Join them each week for stories, readings, and discussions with acclaimed writers, recorded with a live audience in the cozy carriage house of a classic pub in Long Island City, Queens, New York, and hosted by founder Catherine LaSota. This week, the podcast features the reading and panel discussion from the LIC Reading Series event on November 13, 2018, with Heather Abel (The Optimistic Decade), Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (Powder Necklace), and Ariel Schrag. Check back Thursday for the discussion! About the Readers: Heather Abel’s debut novel, The Optimistic Decade, was published in May 2018. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, the Los Angeles Times, and the online Paris Review, among other places. She worked as a reporter and editor for the San Francisco Bay Guardian and High Country News, during which time she talked to gold miners, fossil hounds, Native American environmental activists, and really bored teens in rural Utah. She received an MFA in fiction writing from the New School University, and she’s taught writing at the New School, UMass Amherst, and Smith College. Raised in Santa Monica, she now lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband and two daughters, and she dreams of the Colorado high desert. Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond has written for AOL, Parenting Magazine, the Village Voice, Metro, and Trace Magazine. Her short story “Bush Girl” was published in the May 2008 issues of African Writing and her poem, “The Whinings of a Seven Sister Cum Laude Graduate Working Board as an Assistant,” was published in 2006’s Growing up Girl Anthology. A cum laude graduate of Vassar College, she attended secondary school in Ghana. Powder Necklace is loosely based on the experience. Ariel Schrag was born in Berkeley, California. She is the author of the novel Adam, and the graphic memoirs Awkward, Definition, Potential, Likewise, and Part of It. Potential was nominated for an Eisner Award and Likewise was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. Schrag was a writer for the USA series Dare Me, based on the Megan Abbott novel, the HBO series Vinyl and How To Make It In America, and for the Showtime series The L Word. She has written comics and articles for The New York Times Book Review, Cosmopolitan, New York magazine, USA Today, and more. Her original art has showed in galleries across North America and Europe. Schrag graduated from Columbia University with a degree in English Literature. She teaches the course Graphic Novel Workshop in the writing department at The New School and has also taught classes at Brown University, New York University, Butler University, and Williams College. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. * This event was made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Ekua.PM (also known by her initials EPM). She hosts a podcast called Afrolit, highlighting the stories of metropolitan Africans, like herself. Ekua's also a media personality, a DJ, and co-founded her own collective called The Faro, known for curating fun cultural experiences for the public and private sector, having worked with Africa Fashion Week, OkayAfrica and Global Citizen. Rich and Ekua sit down and have a joyful discussion about her journey and upbringing, the differences between East and West Africans, similarities in the ways immigrants parents raise their kids, and what it means to be a "Third Culture Kid". Check out FirstGenBurden.com for all the episodes. Follow us @firstgenburden and Rich Tu / @rich_tu Recorded at Listening Party (@listeningpartypresents and @canalstreetmarket) Thanks DesGin for their support. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/firstgenburden/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/firstgenburden/support

Meet Ekua.PM (also known by her initials EPM). She hosts a podcast called Afrolit, highlighting the stories of metropolitan Africans, like herself. Ekua's also a media personality, a DJ, and co-founded her own collective called The Faro, known for curating fun cultural experiences for the public and private sector, having worked with Africa Fashion Week, OkayAfrica and Global Citizen. Rich and Ekua sit down and have a joyful discussion about her journey and upbringing, the differences between East and West Africans, similarities in the ways immigrants parents raise their kids, and what it means to be a "Third Culture Kid". Check out FirstGenBurden.com for all the episodes. Follow at @firstgenburden and @rich_tu Recorded at Listening Party (@listeningpartypresents and @canalstreetmarket) Thanks DesGin for their support.

Hey Fam! Welcome Back to THE NEW AFROLIT! This week, I had the pleasure of hosting Author Nana Ekua Brew Hammond (my name sake yes!!) and we discussed the importance of owning your story and what that sense of pride in owning your truth feels like. We discussed: -How Nana has centered her work around her identity -How Nana entered into the world of writing -Reflections of not fitting in, being the "weird" kid -The importance of translations and African storytelling -Tips for upcoming writers and creatives -Learning to stay the course and not give up Join the conversation on social media: use the #AfrolitPod. Do have any Storytimes for me? Topic ideas? Send me your questions too! Tweet at us: www.twitter.com/itsAfrolit Find me at: afrolitpodcast@gmail.com Send me a VOICE NOTE: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Nana's Info: https://www.instagram.com/nanaekuawriter/ http://www.nanabrewhammond.com/ http://www.exit14apparel.com Ekua's Info: www.instagram.com/ekua.pm www.twitter.com/ekuapm www.youtube.com/ekuapm --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

Hey Afrolit Fam! Happy November and Black History Year (It’s lit!) Welcome to our 52nd Episode!! We are in for another spicy one: Bobo and Ekua engage in a vibrant conversation on the "Fake Black Girls" on IG and what their actions mean to us. Tell us your thoughts?! Join the conversation on social media: use the #AfrolitPod. Do have any Storytimes for us? Send us your questions too! Tweet at us: www.twitter.com/itsAfrolit Find us at: afrolitpodcast@gmail.com Bobo's Info: www.instagram.com/thisfashionfiend_ www.twitter.com/BobydahBadu Ekua's Info: www.instagram.com/ekua.pm www.twitter.com/ekuapm Imagery provided by Jamaican-American born artist akujixxv Instagram: @akujixxv_theartist Web: www.society6.com/akujixxv Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

In this episode of DCHT Deborah had a candid sit down with Ekua Cant a Civil Servant turned entrepreneur with a vast profile in project Management. I got to find out how Ekua is crafting a career to suite both her creative and strategic flair! This is a good episode that I believe is for the 9-5 listener and entrepreneur trying survive their day to day journey as a business owner. We also learn few nuggets on how to pursue a career as a civil servant; when Ekua is not at her desk planning awesome DrinksBot events for high profile clients in London she is probably relating/managing Sanbot aka Drinkbot to shape to interact and behave at their awesome parties. About DrinksBot At the heart of DrinksBot is inclusion. We provide an inclusive range of craft drinks to meet specific personal needs. We do this by providing a curated selection of craft drinks right across the spectrum from alcoholic, low alcoholic, and adult soft drinks. We are providing a way to bring people together, to spend time with one another and to talk, to share and to say thank you. Lots of people despise work socials, because they are boring and un-inspiring. DrinksBot is the antidote. We started in 2018 on the most romantic day of the year and are headquartered in East London.

I had the honor of welcoming Bobo and Ekua, founders of the Afrolit Podcast onto an episode of the Open Canvas. These women are determined to share real stories and create honest conversations to help young women artists and entrepreneurs. Bobo and Ekua are changing the narrative for women in culture. - Words by Taj Alexander Host: Taj Alexander Special Guests: Bobo Matjila & Ekua Musumba Bobo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisfashionfiend_/?hl=en Ekua's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm/?hl=en Afrolit Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/afrolit Contact afrolit: afrolitpodcast@gmail.com Production Producer - Taj Alexander Post Audio Production - Taj Alexander Voice Over - Nahel

I had the honor of welcoming Bobo and Ekua, founders of the Afrolit Podcast onto an episode of the Open Canvas. These women are determined to share real stories and create honest conversations to help young women artists and entrepreneurs. Bobo and Ekua are changing the narrative for women in culture. - Words by Taj Alexander Host: Taj Alexander Special Guests: Bobo Matjila & Ekua Musumba Bobo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisfashionfiend_/?hl=en Ekua's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ekua.pm/?hl=en Afrolit Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/afrolit Contact afrolit: afrolitpodcast@gmail.com Production Producer - Taj Alexander Post Audio Production - Taj Alexander Voice Over - Nahel --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/taj-alexander/support

Ekua joins the podcast to discuss her professional path, love of travel, and how she and Sabrina met. They also discuss relationships and the continuation of telling your partner if he's trash in bed.

THE SPIN: Fashion Forum Africa Special PART II STYLE APPROPRIATION - Africans & African Americans -remixing culture&style AFRICA FASHION WEEK GOES GLOBAL - culture struts down global catwalks Host: Esther Armah Contributor: Nana Ekua Brew Hammond and Dr. Tanisha Ford

You already know the stories between the pages of your favorite children’s books, but do you know the stories behind them? Join Candlewick Press as we take you on a storytelling journey. Listen to the teaser episode of Candlewick Press Presents now!

Founded in 1972, the Harriet Tubman Community Organization Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the Greater Toronto Area's diverse community. Initially the organization focused on providing programming for youth, but over the years it has expanded its services to address a broader spectrum of the community. The Harriet Tubman Community Organization works in partnership with various community groups and social services agencies across The Greater Toronto Area, and co-sponsors a variety of annual events. In this episode, we speak and share with Ekua Walcott, the Executive Director of the Harriet Tubman Community Organization. Ms. Walcott shares some of her story with us. She also talks about the history of the organization, some of the many services and programs that the organization offers, some of the many challenges that young Black men are facing, the disconnection with society that young Black men are facing and what the Black community needs to do more forward. If you would like to find out more information about the Harriet Tubman Organization, please contact: http://www.tubmancommunity.org/contact.html (website) tubman@htco.org (email) (416) 496-2044 (phone) (416) 496-0881 (fax) 2975 Don Mills Road (http://maps.google.ca/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hl=en&tab=wl) Toronto, Ontario. M2J 3B7 (office)   Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page Visit our website at http://www.thedrvibeshow.com/ God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,  Dr. Vibe 

WE'RE BACK! Here is our lovely EPISODE #2: We talked about DATING, should WE pay on dates, Slut-Shaming, Why can't men be sluts?, feminism, love and self-confidence. As always: Critique, Cheer, Suggest ish and Join us, slide into the email: afrolitpodcast@gmail.com The hosts of Afrolit are Ekua and Bobo! Cover Art by www.instagram.com/akujixxv_theartist Ekua's Info: www.instagram.com/ekua.pm www.twitter.com/ekuapm Bobo's Info: www.instagram.com/thisfashionfiend_ www.twitter.com/bobydahBadu --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/afrolit/support

Founded in 1972, the Harriet Tubman Community Organization Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the Greater Toronto Area's diverse community. Initially the organization focused on providing programming for youth, but over the years it has expanded its services to address a broader spectrum of the community. The Harriet Tubman Community Organization works in partnership with various community groups and social services agencies across The Greater Toronto Area, and co-sponsors a variety of annual events. In this episode, we speak and share with Ekua Walcott, the Executive Director of the Harriet Tubman Community Organization. Ms. Walcott shares some of her story with us. She also talks about the history of the organization, some of the many services and programs that the organization offers, some of the many challenges that young Black men are facing, the disconnection with society that young Black men are facing and what the Black community needs to do more forward. If you would like to find out more information about the Harriet Tubman Organization, please contact:http://www.tubmancommunity.org/contact.html (website) tubman@htco.org (email) (416) 496-2044 (phone) (416) 496-0881 (fax) 2975 Don Mills Road West Toronto, Ontario. M2J 3B7 (office) Feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. If you live in North America, you can leave us a voice mail at 1-866-280-9385 (toll free). God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Vibe and Vegas info@blackcanadianman.comhttp://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/vibeandvegas