iamtheCODE Podcast

Lady Mariéme is joined by Retired American NFL Defensive End,  Super Bowl Champion, father of three girls, husband of Pele, Michael Bennett. They talk about fighting inequality in America, how he is coping with COVID and his pilgrimage to Senegal where he found his roots. Michael did a test on ancestry.com to find his origins. He visited Gorée Island (House of Slaves) on an emotional journey. He shared his thoughts on including black women into decision-making processes and what Kamala Harris wins means for America and more. Follow the iamtheCODE Show on all social media platforms. 

In 2020, Lady Marieme Jamme, travelled to Kakuma Refugee Camp to launch the Reskilling Platform Report of the World Economic Forum with young refugee girls. In this episode, she conversed to Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director New Economies and Societies. They discussed how world leaders should collaborate for an inclusive world while building back better. They both met six years ago after Lady Marieme became a young global leader. Saadia is also an author, an economist and a highly respected individual who empowers women and girls, and led the WEF Gender Report.

To bring in power and positive thinking in 2021, CEO @mjamme and Shelley Zalis discussed the magic that can happen when our intentions are aligned and when we work together to achieve our goals.

As the CEO of Female Quotient, a female-owned business advancing equality in the workplace through the power of collaboration, she brings visibility to women, activates solutions for change, and creates metrics for accountability.

Shelley is just super amazing at connecting people and actually walking the walk.

She is always pushing boundaries and giving women a space to be seen as self-proclaimed chief trouble maker.

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL.

In this episode, Lady Marieme speaks to Professor Kerensa Jennings, author of Seas of Snow, a thriller that we will take your breath away. She is also the BT Digital Impact Director. A pioneer in her field who has created and led unique projects to improve and develop the digital skills of people.

They discussed the power of hope and unlocking the potential of young people.

Merry Christmas to all of the iamtheCODE followers and listeners worldwide 💚🎄

Highly Recommend.

This year has been incredibly difficult with the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak has left many of us feeling frightened, worried, and overwhelmed, and our staff, our support groups, our communities, and the girls of iamtheCODE are no different. Although it has been difficult, we are continuing to adapt to new ways of supporting young girls from marginalized communities and their emerging needs to ensure their wellbeing and education. Thanks to the many organizations and people who support our efforts at iamtheCODE.

Lady Marieme spoke to Ella Robertson, Managing Director at One young world, a fantastic organisation supporting young people worldwide. 

They discussed the work of One Young World and how they identify, connect, and promote young leaders and giving them a global platform. 

Ella is a prominent young leader and using her influence to give other young people a voice and a global platform.

Lady Marieme spoke to Columbian activist and advocate of human rights, Laura Ulloa González. They discussed forgiveness, resilience, and trauma. 

They were both nominated as Goalkeepers in 2017 by Unicef. Laura's story of how she has overcome many difficulties but thrives with challenges is truly incredible.

We are kicking off our iamtheCODE Podcast Season 3 with Tech Entrepreneur and CEO of Appstech Rebecca Enonchong. 

She is from Cameroon and is best known for promoting technology in Africa, boosting investment, and supporting the excellent tech ecosystem of Africa, full of brilliant innovators. She opened up about her upbringing, the lesson she learnt from her prominent father, who was a lawyer in Cameroon. Lady Marieme asked Rebecca her view on racism in society, and how can one stay true to yourself and authentic in this competitive markets.

In the final episode of Season 2, Lady Marieme spoke to Tolullah Oni, a public health physician-scientist and urban epidemiologist and a young global leader from the World Economic Forum.

Oni won numerous awards. She is also an Honorary Associate Professor in Public Health at the University of Cape Town, where she leads the Research Initiative for Cities Health and Equity (RICHE).

Tolullah and Lady Marieme discussed the power of curiosity and how to get more girls into STEM subjects.

She aims to promote science and research as critical drivers of development in Africa through a coordinated approach between science, policy, and society role players, to identify creative strategies to address complex population health and broader societal challenges.

In this special episode, Lady Marieme spoke with Felipe Resk, IT Manager from Unilever in Sao Paulo, in Brazil, where they met a few years ago.

Felipe volunteered within the organisation, mobilised his colleagues, and demonstrated outstanding leadership in helping organise events and scale in Brazil.

Organisations can be blindsided and miss out on opportunities to be inclusive in their strategies and genuinely leave people behind; our guest took the opportunity to do good and be part of something bigger than himself. Lady Marieme is very proud of Felipe, whom she thinks found his journey to humility and gratitude.