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Glocal CitizensEpisode 284: Learning to Relearn with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah Part 2Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast we have Part 1 of a two-part conversation centering a favorite topic of mine - education. The effectivenss of LinkedIn and it’s networkinng superpower facilitated our connection through common connects, Adja Maymouna Sakho and Laureen Adams.
My guest, fellow educator Kwame Sarfo-Mensah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Temple University. For nine years, he served as a middle school math teacher. Currently, he is the founder of Identity Talk Consulting, a global educational consulting firm that specializes in dev...
2025-08-1228 min
Formula UrbanFORMULA URBAN 72Roots of Creation - Move AlongMez - Where My Girls AtLYOVA - Дикий СхідAlais Clay - VibeJohanmy Luciano - GalácticoDaitin Skyler - Un clavo saca otroPopkanon - VAS A CAERkold kota - in the roomFrançois Marius - One Love, One HeartJosh Harris aka DJ Big Feet x Johnny Osbourne - Love BankOqui - SOMOS VARIOSKwame Acheampong H. - Nyame Nkunim (Under His Wings)Mayn maesby - Fe...
2025-05-1259 min
Sporting WitnessKwame Nkruman-Acheampong: The Snow LeopardIn 2003, Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong put skis on for the first time. Seven years later, he was competing in slalom at the Vancouver Olympics, the first Ghanaian to ever qualify for the winter games. Kwame grew up in Ghana, but in 2002, at the age of 28, he moved back to UK. To support himself through his masters degree, Kwame decided to get a job and ended up working at the local indoor ski centre in Milton Keynes. Dubbed the "Snow Leopard," he tells Harry Stott how he qualified for the games. A Message Heard production. Eye-witness accounts brought to life...
2025-04-2609 min
Ghana / Afrika in FocusGhana in Focus Special: The Make-or-Break Budget That Will Shape Ghana's FutureSend us a textThe upcoming budget presentation by Ghana's NDC government marks a pivotal moment in the nation's economic journey. Set against a backdrop of severe economic challenges, including crippling inflation, currency depreciation, and the aftermath of the domestic debt exchange programme, this budget will potentially shape Ghana's economic trajectory for the next decade.Food inflation remains one of the most pressing concerns for everyday Ghanaians. The budget must address this through strategic investments in agriculture, potentially reviving policies like the "Operation Feed Yourself" initiative from the Acheampong era, which encouraged Ghanaians to cultivate...
2025-03-1038 minGhana / Afrika in FocusGhana in Focus: Hopes and Aspirations for 2025Send us a textThis weeks edition of Ghana in Focus looks at the hopes and aspirations for 2025 following the NDC's historic landslide victory.The political landscape is shifting, and many are eager to see what this government will prioritise during its term. With complexities like economic instability, rising costs of living, and pressing social issues, the new administration has a challenging road ahead. With Mahama's leadership and support from Vice President Naana Opoku Agyeman, it's vital to evaluate the sectors that need immediate focus in order for Ghana to thrive.One of...
2025-02-0332 min
Joy News at 6Ghana's 67th Independence Day CelebrationEastern Regional Minister, Seth Kwame Acheampong says preparations are being made for the 67th Independence Day celebrations in Koforidua. According to him, adequate arrangements have been made to ensure that the celebration is successful.
2024-03-0610 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 207: Digital Expertise for Greater Good with Stephen A. NewtonGreetings Glocal Citizens!
This week’s episode comes to us courtesy of a dinner hosted by EP 22/23 guest, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame and my guest, Stephen Newton are longtime colleagues that recently rejoined forces at Aleph Group, Inc., a global digital advertising platform that connects brands with every digitally connected user in Africa where Stephen currently serves as the Managing Director Sub-Sahara Africa. With Jamaican lineage, born and raised in the US Mainland and Virgin Islands, Stephen departed the US in 1998 and currently calls Cape Town, South Africa home. With over 25 years of C-suite experience, Stephen is a se...
2024-01-301h 00
African Five-a-sideMatchday 1: How Kwame Nkrumah boycotted the 1966 FIFA World Cup and won two AfconsEpisode 2 of Matchday 1 of the African-five-a side podcast continues to explore the stories of five African heads of state and their influence on football. This week, we're introducing our central defender: the intellectual, inspiring, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.As the first head of state of an independent Ghana, Nkrumah quickly understood the power of football as a unifying tool. He appointed Ohene Djan as the director of sports in 1960, and put in place structures to support the success of the national team, sometimes to the detriment of local clubs. Nkrumah's interest in soccer was so great that he...
2023-11-1018 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 106: Mindset Hacks to Start the New Year!New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens!
As we usher in 2022 aka double deuces, this week’s episode is all about mindset. We’re going back into the Global Citizens archive for a compilation of mindset hacks from early guests of the podcast. In case you’e new to the podcast and not unlike some of my guests you might be wondering what is a mindset hack? Well, a description that I quite like is that mindset hacking is exploring the limits of what is possible, seeking excellence, or even balance which entails doing something exciting and meaningful, deliberately finding opport...
2022-01-0419 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 23: The Evolution of a Specialist Generalist with Kwame Acheampong Part 2From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person...
2020-05-2635 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 22: The Evolution of a Specialist Generalist with Kwame Acheampong Part 1From Lagos, I traveled to London in early March 2020 where I met COO of LinkCommerce.com, Kwame Acheampong. Kwame is another of those definitive glocal citizens that I love to visit with. Ghanaian by parentage, he grew up in both Europe and Ghana and has lived and worked in a number of countries across the globe. Kwame is an innovative, results driven entrepreneur, with extensive experience in technology, sales, digital marketing, online advertising, digital and web environments, ecommerce and multimedia, especially music production. He describes himself as responsible, dependable, practical, proactive and organized multi-tasker, problem solver and people person...
2020-05-1928 min