iamtheCODE Podcast

Lady Mariéme welcomed Clementine Nkweta-Salami, Director of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to the iamtheCODE Podcast. The conversation covers their shared passion for service, mentorship, collaboration and leadership.

They discussed her early years in her law practice, where she realised she was far removed from the individuals she wanted to help. She reached out to UNHCR to serve for a few years. But before she knew it, many decades had passed.

“It is important to look behind the numbers and remember that refugees are real people. They have joy and fear, and hope. They want to take care of their families, break a dependent lifestyle and assume full responsibility for themselves and their families. It is challenging to express the joy and satisfaction that you get from this.”

Education has been her passport to achieving her full potential.

“An educated girl grows into an educated woman, and she will be the backbone of her community” Clementine is passionate about mentoring girls to get the best possible education they can.

Clementine sees learning opportunities in everything we do; often it is about finding the confidence to unleash the powers we have within ourselves. Her work story moved from dealing with corporations to individual human beings. She is committed to everyone in all walks of life understanding what protection, support and assist refugees mean.

She shared with Lady Marieme about her leadership style. “I am like the conductor of an orchestra. Every one comes with the ability to play a particular instrument. My job is to say what piece of music we play, and everyone in the team plays their instrument to the best of their ability. If we don’t listen, then we have a cacophony. When we work well together, we have harmony.”

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Disclaimer: The views expressed during the interview are Clementine’s personal opinion.

Lady Mariéme welcomed Caroline Kuhnert, Member of the Executive Committee at UBS Wealth Management for a conversation about the principles she holds and the possibility of using wealth for good. They shared their passion for leadership, mindfulness and dreaming of a better future for girls all around the world. Caroline was instrumental in raising funds and supporting iamtheCODE right from the very beginning.

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Lady Mariéme welcomed Bill Liao, Entrepreneur and founder of We Forest, to the iamtheCODE Podcast. They shared their passion for climate activism, technology and mentorship. The Financial Times has recognised Bill Liao as one of the Top 100 Minority Ethnic Leaders in Technology.

Bill grew up in Melbourne Australia. He was bullied at High School and experienced racism. He then discovered Computing. After many years of self-discovery and teamwork, Bill rebuilt himself as a person with a mission. He understood that Integrity unlocked the code to success. In this episode, Bill tells Lady Mariéme ‘I didn’t find my purpose, I designed it.

Bill is concerned with anyone who doesn’t listen or is anti-science. He wants the world to love science and believe in it. He set up Coder Dojo and three years ago this merged with Raspberry Pi to become the leading coding organisation in the world. He founded We Forest to bring the science of permaculture to reforest areas of the world where Mother Earth needs help to heal. He travelled by land and sea for thirteen years. Bill started flying again after sufficient funds had been pledged to plant 100 million trees. This is a powerful example of Bill’s personal integrity.

Bill now lives in Ireland with his family and is inspired every morning. He is grateful for life and passionate about Climate Activism. In this episode, Bill shares tips to unlock your superpowers and design your purpose. ‘Even more powerful than speaking is asking’. Bill believes that Listening is a Super Power and that Integrity and collaboration are essential.  A generous Mentor, Bill has spent time sharing his advice and guidance with many people including women and girls.

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Lady Mariéme welcomed Edwina Dunn, Big Data Pioneer and founder of Dunnhumby & Starcount, to the iamtheCODE Podcast.

Along with their husband, Clive Humby, she co-founded Dunnhumby, the company which pioneered data-driven marketing through the Tesco Clubcard loyalty scheme. She is now chief executive at data science consultancy Starcount and also spearheads the What I See Project - a not-for-profit initiative to promote the voices and experiences of women from around the world through the medium of film. Edwina grew up in the UK and shared her career experience in male-dominated spaces. 

She didn’t have many women who guided her. That’s why she encourages girls to pursue career paths needed in society and go for something that they’re passionate about. Edwina wants to see a strong presence of women in male-dominated spaces to create more leaders and role models for girls. Hence, she started The Female Lead platform to celebrate stories of women. She believes that “You can’t be what you can’t see.”  

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Lady Mariéme sits down with award-winning humanitarian and former United Nations senior advisor on gender equality, Elizabeth Nyamayaro.

She overcame so much as a young girl. Elizabeth has an inspiring story and has written her first book called; “I am a girl from Africa.” Both discussed the power of the collective and humanity. Elizabeth said, “We can’t be it until we see it,” meaning we need more role models. She also mentioned that her story is the story of millions of girls. She also spoke fondly about her grandmother “GoGo,” who is still her spiritual guide and has greatly inspired her on her journey. 

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Four young remarkable women from Nigeria joined Lady Mariéme to co-host this Day of the Girl special episode.

This weekly podcast is about remarkable young women from Nigeria who are on this show to talk about themselves and share their challenges with world leaders.

We learned from their journey and the issues they are facing in their countries. Olumuyiwa Ogunmade is focused on Girl Child Rights, Girls Out of school education, Early Marriage, Representation of Women in politics and access to Economics. Christiana Onoja - talked about workplace discrimination; Technology, Entrepreneurship. Eleanora Boyo- Stigmatization of women with disabilities; sexual and reproduction health for persons with disabilities; fashion for empowerment; societal inclusion. And Angela Muruli, program officer at UN women, representing UN women and supporting the girls.

Our host, Lady Mariéme Jamme, shared her journey with the girls and how she became a coder. She encouraged young women to learn to gain the right skills to find the right jobs.

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In a rare candid conversation with Lady Mariéme Jamme, Bhushan Sethi, a joint global leader on people and organization at PWC, reveals what he believes is the key to build and enable global citizens to find their purpose. 

During his interview, he was in New York, where he is determined to support businesses to support their employees. Both co-wrote an article recently on how thinking like global citizens can usher in a fairer world. Bhushan is very focused on the future of work and creating an empathetic, diverse, and inclusive workplace. They also discussed how to balance the productivity and wellness of remote teams. 

Each time you support iamtheCODE, you are elevating young women and girls globally. I hope you have received our invitation to join us next week. 

Disclaimer: The views expressed during the interview are Bushan’s personal opinion.

Lady Mariéme is joined by Lady Nicola Sharon Mendelsohn, VP EMEA of Facebook, for a candid conversation on living with purpose and gratitude. 

By Examining her life during the pandemic, Lady Nicola shared how grateful she has been surrounded with love and kindness. Both also talked about how the pandemic has shown the world the power of technology and connectivity, which has helped people come together and extend kindness and compassion miles apart by raising funds for communities in need.

She shared their commitment to improving Africa’s global competitiveness and created tangible socio-economic benefits because connectivity is really at the heart of their mission as an organisation.

A strong advocate for flexible working hours, Lady Nicola also shared with Lady Mariéme the strength to speak up and ask for help when needed, especially because mentors have been instrumental in her career and growth. She leads with compassion and kindness, strong values that are important at iamtheCODE and our young girls.

Each time you support iamtheCODE, you are elevating young women and girls globally. Listen now wherever you get your Podcast. We are a small team dedicated to making the world a better place by creating inspiring content for people who want to do better and be better.  Remember to subscribe to the Podcast and donate to our foundation. Every amount counts. 

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Welcome to Season 5. We're so pleased to start this season with you. Thank you for listening. Lady Mariéme’s guest in this first episode is Aissatou Diajhate, CEO Advisor Mastercard Foundation.

She got to know Aissatou earlier during the pandemic, where she joined one of our calls to understand more about iamtheCODE. Lady Mariéme was genuinely impressed by her understanding of the African continent and what we need to do to make an impact.

Aissatou has led global programs and her life mission is to educate, teach, mentor, and facilitate transformative interventions that lift victims and survivors of social injustice to a position of leadership and agents of change. 

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In this Special Bonus Episode of Season 4,  Lady Mariéme spoke to one of her heroes, Dr David Nabarro, “Senior Advisor for the Food Systems Summit Dialogues and Special Envoy of WHO Director-General Office for COVID19. Lady Mariéme and David spoke about moral Leadership, #Covid19, vaccine equality for all, food for adolescent girls, refugees and why we should work together for the greater good.

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DISCLAIMER: The views expressed during the interview are David's personal opinion.