Fools & Dreamers Show

This episode is sponsored by 3 Nuggets Weekly. A weekly newsletter where I share 3 things that I found interesting and valuable the previous week. You can subscribe by visiting www.uiukpong.com.

I would highly recommend that you listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Allen before listening to this episode. 

Below are the highlights of my conversation with Allen: 

• A prophecy that changed the trajectory of his life. 
• How he met his wife? 
• The ultimatum his wife shared with him before they began building a family together. 
• How has Fatherhood changed him? 
• How is he handling the PTSD he suffered from war? The tools he has incorporated to help him. 
• What he has learnt so far as he builds Purpose Pod? 
• His response to the question 'what is a destabilizing event that occurred in the past and most importantly, how did you rebound from it'?

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U.I.

This episode is sponsored by 3 Nuggets Weekly. A weekly newsletter where I share 3 things that I found interesting and valuable the previous week. You can subscribe by visiting www.uiukpong.com. 

Below are the highlights of my conversation with E: 
* How he met his wife? And the words he uttered the first time seeing her. 
* How he and his then girlfriend (now wife) navigated the ups and downs of long distance relationship?
* PSA: TRIBALISM in Africa is an endemic disease. it is silently killing us within. 
* His father did not approve of his relationship with his then girlfriend (now wife) because she was not from the same tribe in Ghana. 
* His father coerced him to begin another relationship with a lady. 
* Sharing his upbringing and childhood in Ghana. 
* Why was he scared of his father? 
* How his father turned him against his birth mum? 

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U.I.

This episode is sponsored by 3 Nuggets Weekly. A weekly newsletter where I share 3 things that I found interesting and valuable the previous week. You can subscribe by visiting www.uiukpong.com. 

Below are the highlights of my conversation with Sylvia: 

• How she got intrigued in the Space industry?
• Space Technology is divided into 2 groups: Upstream & Downstream. 
• Check out Carnegie Mellon University Africa in Rwanda. Why did Carnegie Mellon University choose Rwanda as a site in Africa?
• How Hepta Analytics was born? The firm has a presence in Rwanda and Kenya. 
• Trivia: Did you know that 15 African countries have a satellite in space? 
• The value of Fellowships. And how to apply to be a part of a fellowship?
• She is a fellow of the Mandela Washington Fellowship & Archbishop Tutu Fellowship. 
• How is life in Rwanda from her perspective? 
• How did she develop Public Speaking skills? Listen to her presentation at the World Economic Forum. 
• Her advice on how to network appropriately. 
• Dealing with the loss of her mother due to cancer. 
• Monk Thich Nhat Hanh. The Buddist Monk she referenced. 
• Her answer to the question 'If failure was not an option, what project would you take on' got me thinking. Audacious project. Doable. 
• You can follow Sylvia on Linkedin. 

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Below are the highlights of my conversation with Caleb: 

• Getting reconnected with his after 6 years.
• Losing Ruth on September 7 2019. Her death has affected him tremendously till date. 
• Treat First, Questions Later Campaign. An article he wrote after the death of Ruth. 
• His love-hate relationship with Nigeria. 
• Creating Minority Africa after receiving a grant from Solutions Journalism Network. 
• Following his passion to study Journalism and not Medicine, as his family wanted him to. 
• Co-writing the script for the feature film "No Man's Land". The movie is centered on the forceful evictions of slums in Nigeria and the societal effects. 
• To return a King by Aljazeera Network. An 8 minute documentary on the topic of forceful evictions in Nigeria. 

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Below are the highlights of my conversation with Jeti: 

• New York Underground train system vs London Underground train system vs Toronto Underground train system. 
• Why did she embark on getting an MBA? and why in England and not Canada?
• Her experience in Adesoye College in Nigeria. 
• Moving to Canada. 
• Her time in Carlton University and getting into a new program at the time, Multimedia Design. 
• Building a Consultancy Business while in University and continuing with it for 7 years after University. 
• She showcases/embodies a unique way in building a career. It does not have to be linear. 
• Watch a video of her giving a talk for an app launch. 
• Her love-hate relationship for locs. 
• Growing up as a child of a Pastor. 
• Mount Batur in Bali, Indonesia. 
• Watch a video of Pythons Temple in Benin Republic, where Jeti cringed talking about. 
• If you want to geek out on the sacred forest in Benin Republic, check out this article. 
• Her unfortunate experience with Bell's Palsy. 

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This episode is sponsored by 3 Nuggets Weekly. A weekly newsletter where I share 3 things that I found interesting and valuable the previous week. You can subscribe by visiting www.uiukpong.com. 

Below are the highlights of my conversation with Kaya: 

• Her hair journey and transformation. 
• Her experiences as a Bi-racial child and now as an adult. 
• How skateboarding helped her during some challenging times. 
• What is PC culture?
• Who is a hippie?
• How to eradicate lice from your hair according to Kaya?
• Sharing her experience as a solo female traveller. 
• What kept her interested about Guatemala between 2018 - August 2019?
• Discussion on different sexual orientations and her preference. 
• How she became an online Dominatrix?
• Check out her podcast, A Little Less Crazy. 
• She shares an unfortunate event, being raped. Listen to episode 3 of her podcast, A Little Less Crazy, where she goes in depth on this event. 

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This episode is sponsored by 3 Nuggets Weekly. A weekly newsletter where I share 3 things that I found interesting and valuable the previous week. You can subscribe by visiting www.uiukpong.com. 

Below are the highlights of my conversation with Ninma: 

• Growing up as a child of a religious leader. 
• Attending Boarding school at the age of 5.
• The thought of having to make a decision of choosing an artificial leg at the age of 8. 
• Dealing with osteomyelitis and recovering from it after 7 surgeries. 
• Attending Medical school in Hungary at the age of 16.
• Her difficulty in Medical school and eventually dropping out. 
• The racist episodes she encountered during her time in Hungary. 
• Who are Gypsies?
• Her travels to different countries. Check out her blog that she used to document her time in Uganda. 
• How she handled the death of her Brother?
• Her advice to someone of African descent planning to relocate to Hungary for school.
• How she began running a Daycare facility in Maryland, USA?
• The challenges of running a Daycare facility. 

You can connect with Ninma via Instagram - knee_ma. 

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Below are the highlights of my conversation with Amandella:

* How did her name come about? It is unique.
* What is Stimming in the mental health arena?
* What is a 'Physical Room'? Her advice on how to create one in your personal space.
* Coast Mental Health in Vancouver, British Columbia & Prairie Institute of Expressive Arts Therapy in Calgary, Alberta.
* The challenges of growing up in the smaller towns in Southern Alberta in the 90's.
* Trust me, I never knew about the Commonwealth of Dominica as a country. 
* Trivia: the Lagoon scene of the Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed in the Commonwealth of Dominica. 
* How did she come up with the name, Asha Agape as a pseudonym?
* She is bolder as a Writer, when she writes in a male voice. 
* Shaving her hair 6 times. 
* What to experience upon visiting the Commonwealth of Dominica?
* Her perspective on how oxtail became a delicacy in the West Indies diet. 
* Trivia: POC means Person of Colour; BIPOC means Black Indian Person of Colour. 
* Her answer to a destabilizing event she experienced and how she rebounded from it. 

You can follow her on Facebook by searching Amandella Joseph; her Instagram handle is @chevonah. 

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Below are highlights of the conversation:
* How did the red glasses and locs come to be a part of your identity?
* His experience of being a Black 1st Generation Canadian and embracing his roots.
* What compelled him to begin Kujo Kid Zone?
* What is Orange Shirt day?
* What did he learn from his past relationships? 
* How skydiving enabled him to surmount his fear of heights?
* What fatherhood has taught him?

If you want to learn more about Kujo Kid Zone Show, visit their YouTube, Instagram and Facebook pages. 

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Below are the highlights of my conversation with Lanre:
* His conversion from Islam to Christianity.
* Learning to speak English at 15 years old.
* The power of belief in a child. In his case, an English teacher and the Head of Distinct Medal College, Mrs. Adelakun.
* The personality trait he adopted from his Mother.
* Why and what has poetry taught him?
* How did he choose Canada as a place to further his education?
* Where is his Dad?
* His struggles acclimatizing to life in Canada - academically and financially.
* How travel presented him with a business idea?
* Building Fari Hara
* Being a Father and raising his son.

To connect with Lanre, visit www.farihara.com or the IG page, @fari_hara. 

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe and leave a review. This helps the show to get noticed by others and enables the show to grow. Ahsante (thank you in Swahili) for your support.

Stay curious.

U.I.