Samson calls in from Ghana to talk about his childhood in Ghana, leaving Africa for the first time, (14:20) his experience living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (21:58) how South Africa has evolved since the end of apartheid and what he wants the world to know about Africa

Hadeer Shalaby calls in from Cairo to discuss how she tried to change people's mindsets when she lived in Europe about Muslim women, and her perspective on wearing the headscarf. (9:15) We then shift gears and discuss her start-up Taxi El Sa7el, her merger with Careem, a ride sharing application and look at her dreams for entrepreneurship in the Middle East

Author, TV Personality and overall "millenial guru" Nadira Hira joins from New York to discuss millenial culture, (22:35) scaling back our over-reliance on technology, (30:40) the movement for gender equality post-"Lean In" and (43:00) on how the gun debate in the US lacks a middle ground

Nikita Singh calls in from Mumbai to discuss her thoughts on decision making, (9:45) her research and perspective on altrocentric leadership, (19:30) the strengths introverts bring to leadership, (24:35) female leadership in India and (32:05) on how Modi is doing so far as India's Prime Minister

Firnando Sirait calls in to discuss his sense of identity, as someone who moved around the world constantly when he was young as a son of a diplomat. We then discuss (17:45) what most people don't know about Indonesia, (22:35) surprising (and in some ways funny) responses by Indonesians to the Jakarta attacks and (36:00) his experience leading an Indonesian Start-Up - DAV Global.

Tarek Attia from Egypt calls in to discuss the change in Egypt from the Mubarak era, to the 2011/2013 revolutions and to life today. Later (29:27) we discuss Tarek’s view of the world as a young Muslim male and what’s wrong with the current way Muslims are portrayed in society.

Vitor de Avelar calls in from Recife, Brazil to talk about his international experiences, how he defines his life purpose today and the many ways he continues to learn and grow as a person.

Later (26:55) we move on to talk about this week's issue of The Economist magazine which paints a dire picture of Brazil. Vitor gives his take on the state of his country and his hopes for the future.

Rolf from the International Organization of Migration calls in from Norway to discuss the refugee crisis and (46:00) to talk about the NBA season so far

Sam calls in from San Francisco to discuss how he dropped everything in his corporate career in Alberta to move into the start-up world of Silicon Valley. We discuss this transition as well as design thinking, machine learning and the Silicon Valley culture.

An introduction to why I'm doing this podcast and what you can expect from the Shuffle in 2016