In this episode, we explore the unique experiences of a Nigerian-American born in the U.S. and raised in Nigeria, who has lived his entire adult life in the United States and has managed to make the best of both worlds not just for himself but for those within his circle of influence. Pete Agidigbi is a former US Army Aviation Combat veteran, where he served in numerous tours of duty, including Kosovo Force (KFOR), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and other NATO-led missions. Upon leaving active duty, he transitioned into several private and public sector roles. He is currently a Financial and Cybersecurity examiner for a US Federal regulatory agency. He is also an entrepreneur in the Arts and Event Curation space (CEO Jollof and Wine) and an active Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Acquisitions Deal Syndicator (Pinnacle Enterprise Holdings, inc.). Sit back, relax and enjoy this very enriching conversation. Please leave your feedback in the comments section and also on our social media handles; IG - @resonantvoices, Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/resonantvoicespodcast Peter Agidigbi's IG - @rockdgodfather Jollof & Wine website - www.jollofandwine.com

In this episode, you will listen to my very lively conversation with Amina Ali, the 26-year-old who made it to the Lean In Equity & Sustainability ‘Power list’ 2022 in recognition of her achievements as one of Africa’s 50 most inspirational female energy executives. Passionate about developing Africa, she is the Group Project Coordinator for Ener-G-Africa, a company that manufactures and distributes Rocket Stoves free of charge to less privileged people across Africa. The company's work extends to the sale of peri-urban stoves, biomass pellets, and the manufacturing of solar panels. Prior to stepping into her current role, Amina was on the Policy Committee of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and was also Committee Chairperson at NATMUN (National Model United Nations), United Nations Association of South Africa. She was a delegate at the World Youth Forum in Egypt, conducted research in advocacy and communications at African Union Youth Division and Is also an International Energy Fellow at the African Energy Chamber. Amina is a graduate of the University of Pretoria where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law & International relations, after which she obtained Post-Graduate degree in International Politics from the University of South Africa. She has also completed the Energy within Environmental constraints at the prestigious Harvard University. She is passionate about developing Africa. I trust you will enjoy my conversation with her as much as we both did. Amina's LinkedIn profile link : https://www.linkedin.com/in/amina-ali-2b2718197 Ener-G Africa Website link : https://ener-g-africa.com/ Resonant Voices Instagram Link : https://www.instagram.com/resonantvoices/ Please leave your feedback in the comments section, follow us on social media and share our podcast link with all your friends, family members and professional associates.

Welcome back to Resonant Voices, we are delighted to be on your playlist every week. Our guest this week is a man who has faced and overcome many challenges common to many of us who grew up on the African continent - lack, deprivation, limited access to some very basic necessities, the various forms of abuse that hurting people inflict on other hurting people amongst many other things. We discuss these issues and some more current ones like his experience in an interracial marriage and raising Kids who are of Nigerian and Latvian descent, growing up in the United Kingdom. It is truly refreshing to hear Jude speak; he is the man behind the JudeSpeakz TV brand, a platform he uses very brilliantly to share his unique thoughts on various social issues.  Jude is a well-respected Social worker, currently doing remarkable work as a specialist palliative care social worker within Greenwich & Bexley, in London. He is a graduate of the London Southbank University where he bagged a first class honours degree in Social work and also holds an MSc in International security and global governance which he obtained from Birkbeck, University of London. We would really love to read your feedback in the comments section after you listen to this very relatable and engaging conversation with Jude Ukato, the Strategic safeguarding lead, Researcher, Poet, Author, Content creator, Influencer, Talk show host, Producer, husband, Father, and Fashionista.

In this episode, we explore Leadership, or the lack thereof, particularly in Nigeria and generally in Africa.   Our guest this week, Emmanuel Toye Sobande, is a strategic leadership expert, lawyer, public speaker, and trainer. He earned a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership from Regent University, Virginia Beach, USA, and he is the author of “The Leadership Myth: Why Leadership Principles Do Not Work in Sub-Saharan Africa.” (Amazon link : https://a.co/d/52qJJ98) He is the Lead Consultant and President of Stephens Leadership Consultancy LLC, a strategy and management consulting firm offering creative insight and solutions to businesses and leaders.  With over 24 years of service in various followership and leadership endeavours, He has advocated for followers, transformational leadership, organizational culture and leadership development in political governance. Sobande is the Publisher and Executive Director of the African Leadership Journal and also a columnist with BusinessDay newspapers, where he writes weekly on strategic leadership principles and organisational culture.  His manuscript, Leadership and Organisational Politics: How to win office politics and thrive in a competitive environment is scheduled to be published on December 1, 2022.  Sit back, relax and join us in this very lively, positive and enlightening conversation. Don’t forget to follow us @resonantvoices on Instagram and  Please share our podcast link with everyone on your contact/friends list https://anchor.fm/resonantvoices