WeDiasporan

15/11/2025

For many established Diaspora leaders, the founders, CEOs, and coaches who have spent decades building their empires, a moment of reckoning arrives. You’ve achieved success.

You have the respect of your peers and a profitable business. But a new question begins to surface: “What next?”

Learn How to Leverage Your Story through our Story To Asset Framework.

Your 20+ years of expertise are locked inside you, distributed across a career of hard-won battles, unique insights, and groundbreaking strategies.

But how do you ensure that knowledge, that story, outlives you? How do you pivot from being a successful participant in your industry to becoming an architect of its future?

For the answer, we must look at the masterful “legacy pivot” of one of the UK’s most prominent media figures: June Sarpong, OBE.

Most people know Sarpong from “Act One” of her career. The daughter of Ghanaian parents, she became one of the most recognizable faces of British television, spending nine years as a presenter on the seminal youth program T4 and later as a panellist on Loose Women.

But to see her only as a presenter is to miss the point entirely.

June Sarpong’s journey is a high-definition blueprint for every Diaspora leader currently in “legacy mode.”

She provides a masterclass in how to leverage a public platform, codify a life’s work into a proprietary solution, and build tangible assets that will shape generations to come.

Act One: Building the Platform (The 20-Year Foundation)

Before you can build a legacy, you must first build a platform. Sarpong’s 25-year career was a case study in building cultural capital.

Read more at https://aclasses.org/june-sarpong/

22/09/2025

Exploring The Heart of Nigerian Hospitality: A Conversation with The General Manager of Great Ville Hotels, Lagos

As someone who has dedicated over 12 years to the hospitality industry in Italy, my recent three-day visit to Nigeria was a profoundly insightful experience.

My work involved countless interviews, so it felt only natural to sit down with Jackson Eje, the General Manager of the hotel where I was staying in Surulere, Lagos.

The conversation was also particularly relevant for our ongoing project, “SANKOFA: Retracing My African Roots”, an initiative designed to reconnect the African diaspora with their heritage through immersive, culture-rich experiences that honor our ancestral legacy.

Read more at https://aclasses.org/great-ville/

15/08/2025

In my latest episode, I had the honor of speaking with Dr. M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. Author, Speaker, and Associate Professor of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach.

Dr. Claybrook has dedicated his life to exploring African American history, African Studies, and the social sciences, not as distant academic subjects, but as living, breathing tools for empowerment and transformation.

We talked about:

✅ The roots and evolution of African American & African Studies

✅ How history shapes identity and resilience

✅ The power of reclaiming African and diasporic narratives

✅ Using education as a force for social change

This was more than an academic discussion; it was a call to remember, reconnect, and rise.

🔗 Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvzdExJv59k&t=41s

In a recent Obehi Podcast interview, Dr. M. Keith Claybrook, Jr. delivered talks about the African American and African Studies, engaging in a thought-provok...

25/07/2025

How genuinely do you connect with the people you serve? | Todd Payne | Podcast Feedback

After an insightful podcast interview with Todd Payne, founder of KonnectFully, I asked him how he felt about our conversation. He responded, "I love the way you do the questions here; they flow naturally."

Todd's words resonated deeply because they highlight a crucial truth in storytelling and connection: genuine conversations create meaningful experiences.

Just as Todd guides couples who feel more like roommates than partners, those who miss the depth, vibrancy, and joy of true closeness, our mission as entrepreneurs and storytellers is similar: to foster genuine, heartfelt connections.

Real connection comes from genuinely listening, being curious about people's stories, and allowing conversations to unfold naturally.

Here are three actionable tips to foster deeper connections:

Listen actively: Be fully present in conversations. Ask follow-up questions and listen to understand, not just to respond.

Share authentically: Open up and share your own stories and experiences. Genuine vulnerability builds trust.

Invite participation: Encourage your audience to share their stories, opinions, or experiences to build mutual understanding and deeper engagement.

Today, ask yourself: Are you truly connecting with your audience, or are you just communicating?

If you're ready to transform your communication into genuine connection, explore the Story to Asset Framework here: 👉 https://aclasses.org/asset/

Let's move beyond simply talking and start truly connecting.

21/07/2025

“We all eat.” Too often we like to condition ourselves to compete for limited space, resources, and attention.

It’s time to reclaim a different story, one of connection, collaboration, and collective uplift.

From Survival to Significance

Many in the African diaspora know what it means to be in survival mode. We have navigated systemic barriers, social isolation, and cultural disconnection.

And in doing so, we sometimes forget: our greatest strength is community.

This edition of the Diaspora Storytelling series is a cultural homecoming, a gathering of voices, a weaving of legacies.

Together, we are shifting the paradigm:

From gatekeeping to resource-sharing.

From silencing to amplifying.

From isolation to intercontinental networks of support.

Meet the Voices of Connection

This session features speakers who embody this collaborative spirit:

🙌 Rev Gloria Tinu Ogunbadejo – Ancestral Healing Coach

🙌 Negus Rudison-Imhotep, Ph.D. – Imhotep Memory Consultancy

🙌 Dr. Marcia -A Leader Like You – Leadership & Career Coach

🙌 Lateefat Odunuga – Corporate Storyteller

🙌 Chidimma Martilda Chinekeokwu – Tourism Strategist & Archaeologist

They are not just sharing stories. They are building bridges.

If you are tired of going it alone… If you are ready to own your story, amplify your voice, and co-create a legacy…

👉 Join this session of the Diaspora Storytelling series: https://aclasses.org/diaspora-storytelling-series/

And if you are ready to turn your story into a powerful asset for growth and impact…

🎯 Start here with the Story to Asset Framework: 👉 https://aclasses.org/asset/

Together, let’s move from roots to relevance and rise.