iamtheCODE Podcast

World-renowned American Actress, Singer, Dancer Alyson Stoner shares her insight with Lady Mariéme in this fantastic Part two and the final episode of Season 4.  

Alyson believes that we all have a creative genius in us. She takes us deeper into her life as a young actress and today, as a humble influencer and businesswoman.  

She said, “What you didn’t receive, you can’t give. One of the things I learned to learn is to receive inspiration and be moved by the art in life.”  

Hoping to forge a deep connection with herself and learn from her tumultuous childhood, both discussed the power of elevating humanity.  

Alyson outlines simple practices she has adopted to protect her mental health and wellbeing and welcomes anyone who wants to make a lifelong commitment to creating a more authentic and calm life.

The Power of Elevation through healing

In this first part of the Final Episodes of Season 4, Lady Mariéme spoke to American Actress, Singer, Dancer, and Activist Alyson Stoner.

She said: “It has been truly amazing to invite all these extraordinary people to come and share their life journeys with the girls and me.

We have invited Alyson, an American actress, singer, dancer, and activist, to help us close this season. Lady Mariéme and Alyson met in a very unusual place – Antarctica - the fifth largest of the seven continents.

It is situated over the South Pole, almost entirely south of latitude 66°30' south (the Antarctic Circle). They were part of 100 founding members of the Future Talk expedition who were invited to a four-day expedition designed to pay extreme attention to details. No technology or mobile phones were allowed.

Lady Mariéme commented thus; It was the trip of a lifetime. I never thought that I would make it to Antarctica. At one stage of our journey on the boat, Alyson stood up and gave a speech that touched my heart. It was vulnerable, powerful, and full of love. She has grown so much, and I wanted to invite her to close this season. She is wise, beautiful, and does excellent work by opening her heart through play, the arts, and gratitude.”

Both discussed the power of elevating humanity and healing from our past by listening to our bodies through movement.

Alyson has started her new venture, a radically inclusive platform using movement to improve Mental & Emotional health.

"Be your own Chief Storyteller; visualise your dreams." 

This week's guest is the formidable Marian Spier, Dutch Social Entrepreneur and culture strategist, who discussed the power of storytelling and visualising your dream with host Lady Mariéme.

Lady Mariéme talks to Lucas Brown, the British Consul in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Consul Brown graduated in Politics and Sociology of Latin America with Spanish at the University of Liverpool and completed an MBA at the State University of Pernambuco.

He is involved in promoting sustainable economic development and engaging with the global campaign “Race to Zero”, which focuses on neutralizing emissions and decarbonising due to global climate change.

Previously, the Consul worked with Supply Chain in the automotive sector, leading projects in various countries, and led the Department for International Trade’s Mining Sector in Brazil.

Lucas is also building a legacy through his work with vulnerable communities.

Season 4 continues with a new episode next Friday. Follow iamtheCODE; Twitter/Instagram - @i_amthecode

In this week episode of season 4, Lady Mariéme talks to Yasmin Waljee, an international lawyer who has been key to establishing and embedding a pro bono culture within Hogan Lovells. Yasmin has advised on issues relating to compensation for victims of crime and terrorism including the July 7 bombing victims, the right to life, and regularly works on public policy issues in this area. She is the Vice-Chair of Mosaic, the HRH Prince of Wales led an initiative to support young Muslims and their peers growing up in deprived areas whilst breaking down the barriers and suspicions with British Society. Lady Mariéme was impressed by his commitment to justice and humanitarian causes. 

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Our Season four continues with fabulous guests. 

In this week episode, Lady Mariéme discusses with Joseph DCruz, Special Advisor, Strategic Planning & Innovation at UNDP- The United Nations Development Programme how to champion sustainable development through technology and innovation. Joseph and his team are building a global sustainable development network that taps into the creativity and expertise of solutions-finders worldwide, connected through a worldwide platform for sharing expertise resources and solutions more rapidly and seamlessly than ever. They are focused on solving the world’s most complex problems — ending poverty, ensuring healthy lives and well-being, providing affordable and clean energy, reducing inequalities and so on. 

Both met as Global Future Council members of the World Economic Forum, where they helped shape global policy. Lady Mariéme was fascinated by his knowledge of Sustainable Development, Poverty, the environment, and how he is engaging Businesses and the Government to make systematic changes. Enjoy the Podcast.

In this week's episode, Lady Mariéme Jamme invited Mariah Levin, the Head of the Forum of Young Global Leaders (Foundation of the World Economic Forum).

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

Welcome to this special iamtheCODE Podcast episode. World-renowned media personality, Miss South Africa 1994, Philanthropist, Businesswoman, author, mother and activist Basetsana Kumalo, joins Lady Mariéme Jamme, host of the iamtheCODE Podcast, to discuss her journey. She discussed how has Covid-19 has affected her businesses and why she feels the need to give back to the world. As young global leaders of the World Economic Forum, both met many years ago, where Lady Mariéme shared her story with a group of leaders.

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In this week episode, Lady Marieme Jamme speaks to Phyllis Kurlander Costanza, Head of Social Impact, CEO UBS Optimus Foundation. Both met a few years ago when iamtheCODE was founded. They discussed the education of young girls, vaccine equity, food for adolescent girls, their reproductive health, family planning, and general health.

UBS was the first organization to fund the iamtheCODE program. Phyllis started working at UBS in 2011; she was instrumental in reshaping the UBS Optimus Foundation’s strategy, helping clients fund impactful philanthropic programs like iamtheCODE that improve children’s lives and fight climate change globally. Prior to this, she was with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and also served as a CIFF board member for eight years. Before joining the non-profit sector, Ms Costanza worked for more than a decade as a management consultant in Washington, DC and Vienna, Austria and lived and worked in Kyiv, Ukraine, on a USAID program involving the privatization of state-owned enterprises. She also worked for New York State Governor Mario Cuomo, advising on policy and politics in Manhattan, and started her career working for Prudential.

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

As we celebrate World Refugees week, Lady Mariéme reflects on her time in Kakuma Refugees Camp and invites Dr Waheed Arian, a British doctor and radiologist born in Afghanistan and founded a telemedicine charity called Arian Teleheal. Waheed is now a citizen, serving in the National Health Service. He told Lady Mariéme that he sees refugees through his eyes. He has written a book to share his journey.  

Despite the pandemic, the number of people fleeing wars, violence, persecution and human rights violations in 2020 rose to nearly 82.4 million people, according to UNHCR’s latest annual Global Trends reports released today in Geneva. This is a further four per cent increase on top of the already record-high 79.5 million at the end of 2019. Together we heal, learn and shine with new opportunities. Let’s not forget Refugees.

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