Maurice Philogene is an investor, entrepreneur, coach, and philanthropist who teaches like-minded professionals how to Try Life On more.

As a means to Try Life On himself, Maurice maintained 4 parallel careers for two decades. He was a 25-year Senior Executive for global management consulting firm Accenture, a 22 year Special Agent (Lt. Colonel) as part of military service, running field offices for a Federal Law Enforcement agency worldwide, and a 15-year midnight police officer in the DC area as a means to give back to his local community.

In this week's episode, Valerie and Maurice dive into his time in Africa, the importance of perpetual learning, being purposeful towards life, and much more.

Contact Maurice:

LinkedIn: Maurice Philogene

Website: trylifeon.com

Website: thequattroway.com

Does outsourcing take jobs away from Americans? Spoiler: the answer is no. In today's episode, I dive into three reasons why. This will get your team and your customers not only on board with offshore talent, but excited for it. Let's dive in!

We rebranded! Welcome to the Choose Africa podcast!

After hearing all your feedback, we decided to refocus this podcast on hiring from the continent, the benefits, and how to set it up correctly.

If you want to hire from Africa, build a strong business, or you just love sales, stick around and subscribe!

What does creating 1 million jobs in Ethiopia look like? In this episode, I'm joined by Addis Alemayehou who is one of the most well known business leaders in Ethiopia.

Addis shares:

To learn more about Addis, please connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/addis-alemayehou-18951039/overlay/about-this-profile/

You can also work with Addis and his Graphic Design company, 251 Communications: https://www.251communications.com/

In this episode, we meet the team behind Kazi Yetu which makes a line of ethical teas that are exploding with flavor.

We discuss the farmers they work with, the type of tea they produce, the challenges of exporting worldwide, the ethical flaws in with commercial tea production and so much more.

Whether you are a tea lover, ethical consumer, or just want to learn how this Tanzanian brand is becoming a global name-- you will love this episode.

To learn more about Kazi Yetu:

https://www.kazi-yetu.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kazi.yetu/

This is an episode about how you can afford giving your team paid maternity leaves.

It was inspired by our first Virtual Assistant who gave birth and how we made it work with our client.

Mentioned in this episode is our amazing client Morlai Kargbo who is the founder of Moracle Limited-- an incredible award-winning accounting and auditing firm in the UK.

To reach Morlai, connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morlai-kargbo-moracle/

Or visit his website: https://www.moracle.co.uk/

Our guest today is Derek Gallimore. He is the founder of Outsource Accelerator and the author of Inside Outsourcing:

In this episode, we discuss:

If you learned something new about outsourcing in this episode, leave us a 5-star review and share your favorite insights!

Let's Talk Africa: How I Traveled, Lived, and Worked in Africa

This is a live presentation I gave at Pittsburgh University in September 2023 for the Center of African Studies.

We discuss:

If you want to watch the presentation and see the slides: check it out on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60soVtbk09I

Want to boost your sales? Here's the answer: a remote cold caller or appointment setter.

In the episode I share:

This is short solo episode about why I stopped using the word empower when talking about Africa and what to do instead.

In honor of my 7th wedding anniversary, I also share the story behind how I met my husband.