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Glocal CitizensEpisode 151: Food Science and Culinary Innovation with Wanida Lewis Part 2Greetings Glocal Citizens!
We have another two part in depth conversation with a very dynamic Diasporan. Part 1 goes live the week of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. The genesis of the holiday has much to do with food--It was a harvest festival celebrated by America's first European immigrant settlers. So, my guest is our own celebration of food--food science and innovation. Born and raised in the US, now based in Accra, Dr. Wanida Lewis is the CEO and Co-founder of non-profit Crescendo Foods, Ghana’s first shared commercial kitchen space and culinary hub. She has over ten...
2022-11-2947 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 150: Food Science and Culinary Innovation with Wanida Lewis Part 1Greetings Glocal Citizens!
We have another two part in-depth conversation with a very dynamic Diasporan. Part 1 goes live the week of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. The genesis of the holiday has much to do with food; it was a harvest festival celebrated by America's first European immigrant settlers. So, my guest is our own celebration of food--food science and innovation. Born and raised in the US, now based in Accra, Dr. Wanida Lewis is the CEO and Co-founder of non-profit Crescendo Foods, Ghana’s first shared commercial kitchen space and culinary hub. She has over ten...
2022-11-2239 min
preMature Adults41 Transitions, Purpose, and Mentorship (with Nana Amoako-Anin)Nana Amoako-Anin is a self-described holistic strategist whose life and career choices have been underscored by a search for purpose. In this episode, she shares the vital role her parents' journeys played in her development, lessons she has learned from career changes and transitions, as well as the significance of mentorship in personal growth and maturation.
You can follow her and her yoga studio here:
@nanaamoakoanin
@blissyogaaccra
2022-07-2244 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 66: Storytelling for Structural Change with Esther ArmahKɛ ɔde ɛ Glocal Citizens! I'm greeting you in the father tongue of this week's guest, Esther Armah, Founder and Executive Director of The Armah Institute of Emotional Justice - a global institute providing emotionality education in the context of race, gender and culture. "Kɛ ɔde ɛ" is "hello" in Nzema, which is also the native tongue of Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah. In addition to celebrating women all month, March 6th marked the 64th anniversary of Ghana's independence which, in the context of my conversation with Esther is a timely point of reflection on how contemporary society continues to process violen...
2021-03-2359 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 9: Florence Adu and Nana Amoako-Anin talk Bliss in Accra and Beyond - Part 2In Part 2, we pick pick up the conversation with an introduction to the newest offering in Nana’s bliss portfolio, the Bliss Wellness Center, and we learn more about how her work with children is tackling the unspoken traumas inherent in the global child trafficking crisis.
More about Nana and her work:
Bliss Yoga Accra
@nanaamoakoanin on IG
@blissyogaaccra on IG
TEDx Accra
Oprah Magazine
Touch a Life KidsSpecial Guest: Nana Amoako-Anin.
2020-01-2817 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 8: Florence Adu and Nana Amoako-Anin talk Bliss in Accra and Beyond - Part 1Hello Glocal Citizens! For the next two part interview, I visit with Nana Amoako-Anin, founder and owner of Bliss Yoga Accra and the Bliss Wellness Center at her lovely home in Accra, Ghana. In Part 1, Nana tells us about her transition from New York City powerhouse attorney to Accra-based wellness ambassador and market-maker.
More about Nana and her work:
Bliss Yoga Accra
@nanaamoakoanin on IG
@blissyogaaccra on IG
TEDx Accra
Oprah Magazine
Touch a Life KidsSpecial Guest: Nana Amoako-Anin.
2020-01-2119 min
TheSpin1NANA AMOAKO ANIN & MAAME ADJEI The Spin series 'LIVING LEGACY' for #AfricanWomanDay 31st July 2018The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDay
Host: Esther Armah
Guest: Nana Amoako Anin - Bliss Yoga & Touch A Life
Guest: Maame Adjei - Girl Going Places & An African City
#AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam.
2018-07-2900 min