Hi, Bonjour, Oi! I am Claudel Kamgang! I am Cameroonian by birth, French by education, Brazilian by adoption, and entrepreneurially American. All and in all, I am resiliently African.
Welcome to The Atalaku Effect! Atalaku is a word from Congo, and means "praising". Atalaku to someone thus means praising that person for what she does. After my MBA from Wharton, work at JP Morgan and McKinsey & Company, it is time to do more for home.
This podcast is a set of in-depth conversations in English, French and Portuguese, with Africans around the world, on culture, work, sports, relationships, life struggles and everything in-between. The goal: change the narrative of the motherland.
Whether you are an expert on Africa or know nothing about the continent and its people, this podcast has something for you!
Dans ce nouvel épisode, Claudel nous parle de l’âge adulte, comment s'y (re)trouver au milieu d'informations conflictuelles, de réalités différentes, dans un monde de plus en plus divisif, avec l'impression parfois de vivre sur une autre planète que les autres. Il contraste notre âge adulte avec celui de la génération de nos parents, et finit par des conseils pratiques qui l'ont aidé, continuent de l'aider, et espère vous aideront.
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In this episode, Claudel introduces and deep dive into a framework that helps being more aware/conscious of our actions and habits. Happy new year!
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On est de retour la famille!!! Plus vieux certes, mais plus mature, plus sage, plus musclé, plus...ok ok on arrête.
Un an et demi depuis le dernier épisode...Claudel est vivant! Comme d'habitude, à coeur ouvert dans ce nouvel episode de "sous l'arbre à palabres", il parle d'en quoi la méditation est toujours et encore plus utile pour lui, fournit quelques updates depuis 2021 et en quoi la pandémie malgré ses malheurs a été transformatrice, et indique en quoi s'attendre dans le futur pour le podcast. Le podcast est de retour!
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Dans cet épisode à coeur ouvert sous l'arbre à palabres, Claudel nous parle de sa découverte de la méditation, des nombreux bénéfices a en tirer, et comment commencer en partant de zéro. Au plaisir!
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Dans cette discussion avec Ornella, nous découvrons qui se cache derrière FrikaKidz TV, la chaine Youtube dédiée à du contenu pour en enfants résolument tourné vers l'Afrique. Constatant le manque de contenu africain dédié aux enfants, Ornella décide d'en créer. Le contenu de la chaine inclue pour l'instant des thèmes comme l'origine des couleurs de nos drapeaux, la symbolique des plus importants monuments africains et le respect de nos différences. Nous finissons l'épisode en évoquant le futur de FrikaKidz TV et un peu d'humour.
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In today's discussion, we have a fantastic discussion with Michelle Kathryn Essomé, Ex-CEO of African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. Michelle's investment banking experience spans nearly 20 years, during which she held a wide range of marketing and origination roles in equities, fixed income, corporate finance and investment management with Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Nomura. In this episode, we get to know the person behind the success. Joys, fears, struggles, and recent learnings about the black injustice are covered in this episode. Enjoy!
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In today's discussion, we have a down to earth and profound discussion with Sabry Tozin, current VP of Engineering at LinkedIn. Sabry was born in Kinshasa, spent his high school and university in Seattle, before joining the Silicon Valley in 1998. The amazing chat we had relates 20 years of career in the Bay Area in consulting (Accenture), entrepreneurship (Pay By Touch), back to corporate with Fox Interactive, IGN, then Netflix, before joining LinkedIn in 2017. Sabry opens his heart to the failures and struggles he had to fight in the past, while feeling proud and optimism about the future. We finished the conversation by touching on his view on the black condition in the Bay Area since the 1990s, as well as key advice on diversity: what it matters and what to do in some situations. Finally, we get to know Sabry's outside of work, as well as get to hear me provide a message in Lingala. Enjoy!
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In today's discussion, we chat with Mabs, "Lagos girl" as she describe herself. We talk about her incoming position as a Product Manager for Cisco in the Silicon Valley, her transition from Lagos to New Haven (adapting to the American culture), as well as her dreams and aspirations. Given the current world events, we discussed the impact of the coronavirus on her life, as well as being African in America. We finished with humor and discuss Mabs' musical career :)
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Dans cette discussion avec Melissa, nous parlons de:
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In this episode, we get to learn about Cindy Nyoumsi, a tech-passionate young fellow Cameroonian. Cindy left Cameroon after high school for California, and never left since then. Banking on her love for mathematics, she started her career in tech by being a coding instructor, before joining Netflix in 2018 for 2 years. While working for a startup today, Cindy aims to help women transition from any career to tech, via her Magic Coders initiative.
Get in touch with Cindy and see how you can contribute via http://http://cindynyoumsi.com, or via email at cindynyoumsi@gmail.com
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In this episode, we get to learn about Jeremy Lwanga's life, from Uganda to San Francisco, USA. Jeremy tells us about his education in boarding school, his struggles finding a suitable university in the US, what he learned in undergrad, his struggle co-founding and exiting Tinga Ting (due to Facebook's emergence). We then discuss his ~8 years working at CBS Interactive, as well as as his 7 years in engineering at LinkedIn. With a lot of humility, we end up the discussion with Jeremy's latest life event: the birth of his daughter. We dig into how to prepare to be a dad and how he is thinking about making sure his daughter has a profound knowledge of her Ugandan roots. Be ready for a nice surprise at the end :)
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Dans cet épisode à coeur ouvert sous l'arbre à palabres, Claudel nous parle des apprentissages les plus importants de la décennie précédente, qu'il structure autour de la santé, les relations, la carrière, et en général. Exercice très difficile, mais extrêmement utile pour entrer de plain fouet dans cette nouvelle décennie avec des objectifs précis. Au plaisir!
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In this episode, Claudel reflects back on the decade from 2010 to 2020, when he went from 20 to 30 years old. He goes in details on what he has learned about health, career and relationships, among other learnings.
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Welcome to 2020! In this hour long discussion, Claudel and Kamga discuss the state of the world, Kamga's story and the joy and struggles of creating content.
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Dans ce deuxième épisode spécial, Claudel nous parle des pensées limitantes. Cet ensemble de pensées (involontaires) de nos parents traduises dans l'éducation, la société qui fait tout pour rendre tout le monde moyen et la peur de se lancer, changer commence par comprendre que personne d'autre que soi même ne sait quand nous sommes prêts. Il s'agit juste de se lancer!
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Dans cette troisième et dernière partie, Carole nous parle de sa définition de l'identité africaine, de son gagne pain quotidien, et des problèmes qu'elle aimerait résoudre en Afrique.
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Prenez des popcorns et appelez voisins et voisines, pour écouter la suite des aventures de Carole. De la rencontre de son mari, sénégalais, à leur marriage avec ce que ca comporte comme différences de culture et de réligion. Découvrez comment Carole a brillamment réussi à surmonter le rejet initial de sa belle-famille, restant fidèle à ses valeurs pour le bien être de son couple et de son fils. Sagesse, calme, contrôle de son égo, hauteur d'esprit, respect et amour sont au rendez vous dans cette profonde conversation, explorant les différences de vision familiale, avec une fin et résolution qui vous surprendra.
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Dans cette première partie, découvrez qui est Carole via son enfance. Carole a grandi au Cameroun et est métissée. Ce que beaucoup considère comme un gros avantage fut en fait des moments difficiles pour Carole, qui quelque part a du s'intégrer dans le pays de sa naissance. Cet épisode souhaite porter un regard différent et de l'empathie envers nos frères et soeurs "bruns" et "brunes", pour qui beaucoup pense que la vie ne fait rien d'autre que sourire.
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Toujours avec beaucoup d'humour, la dernière partie de cette conversation se termine en parlant de la situation des artistes musicaux Camerounais: situation actuelle, joies et peines, difficultés des artistes camerounais comparées à leurs homologues africains. Claudel et Anicet évoquent la nécessité pour toute la chaine de valeur musicale d'évoluer: des maisons de production aux consommateurs. La conversation se termine avec Anicet qui se livre un peu avec ses artistes "surs", Camerounais, Africains, ou même..français!
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L'épisode commence comme le précédent, avec humour: le récit du passage d'Anicet de l'Afrique du Sud à la France. La conversation se poursuit avec les differences culturelles entre les deux pays, et comment Anicet a réussi à comptabiliser sur un groupe WhatsApp créé au Cameroun pour lancer Bimstr: un leadership naturel, une équipe forte et motivée, et un engouement général au lancement de la plateforme. Entre confiance en soi et humilité, Anicet décrit également sa vie et comment il gère sa notoriété nouvelle, en prenant soin de rappeler, avec beaucoup d'humour, que notoriété et aisance financière sont deux notions différentes.
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Famille oooh, "ne faites pas dans la sorcellerie, si vous aimez, partagez!" Avec beaucoup d'humour et d'humilité, la conversation commence avec Anicet qui nous parle de ses joies et difficultés au Cameroun et juste après en Afrique du Sud. Découvrez un talent Camerounais fier de ses origines et de son parcours, qu'il n'hésite pas à revendiquer. Anicet est passionné de musique et pousse le monde à comprendre que le manque de diplôme n'est pas un handicap, mais un atout!
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Dans cet épisode spécial, Claudel nous parle de sa définition du succès et de l'importance de la discipline pour y arriver: avoir des routines. Il évoque l'importance des routines et en quoi elles ont toujours faites par de notre vie, comment établir de bonnes routines et s'y tenir, et finir par partager ses quelques routines personnelles auxquelles il doit quelques de ses succès. Enfin, il finit par quelques trucs et astuces autour des difficultés d'établir des routines dans le contexte africain.
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In this last and final part, Augusta Atinuke Irele (Nigeria), Africana Studies PhD candidate at the prestigious University Of Pennsylvania, tells us about what it means for her to be African. The conversation then moves to the place of literature in Africa, and how the new ways we consume content (social media, video, podcasts, etc.) is eventually going to reshape literature and maybe even how we should think about delivering knowledge to the youth. Augusta finishes with a powerful message in Yoruba. Enjoy!
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In this second part, Augusta Atinuke Irele (Nigeria), Africana Studies PhD candidate at the prestigious University Of Pennsylvania, tells us about her life as a PhD: her dissertation, the process of selecting a book to read, how she reads it, and even delights us with a passage from a book and how it fits with her work overall.
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In this first part, Augusta Atinuke Irele (Nigeria), Africana Studies PhD candidate at the prestigious University Of Pennsylvania, tells us about her childhood: an African family in mostly non-African and non-black communities, her profound link with the continent from a very young age through languages and music, and the place of literature in her life. Get to know the joys and struggles she went through before being accepted as a PhD candidate at UPenn.
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In this third and last part, Jonas Aboagye, from Accra (Ghana), tells us about what it means for him to be African, what he sees as a deep problem in Africa and some hints on how he will go about solving it. We end up with a powerful message in Ghana's Twi.
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In this second part, Jonas Aboagye, from Accra (Ghana), tells us about another aspect of his life: marriage and paternity. With a perfect mix of humour and seriousness, we talk about how he met his wife, and the difficulty they went through when their son was born, prematurely, at 28 weeks. We finish this episode by discussing what being a new dad means for him, and how he combines that with the other roles he has to play in life (brother, son, friend, nephew, etc.). Listen to understand his couple's coping mechanism and how that experience strengthen the couple, as well as being a dad from an African point of view.
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In this first part, Jonas Aboagye, from Accra (Ghana), tells us about his education. He grew up in an entrepreneurial family, and his dad used to be in the military. We learned about how that shaped his upbringing from boarding school to his MBA in Texas, going through college. Jonas also walks us through his deep beliefs and values that got him through life so far.
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In this third and final part, Navalayo Osembo (Nava), from Nairobi (Kenya), tells us about Africa: what it means for her to be African, why we are not prouder to be African and what we can do about it for us and the future generations, and the role of women in our culture and how men can help!
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In this second part, Navalayo Osembo (Nava), from Nairobi (Kenya), tells us about the origins of Enda, choosing the right cofounder, the emotional rollercoaster behind fundraising and what is next for Enda.
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In this first part, Navalayo Osembo (Nava), from Nairobi (Kenya), tells us about her education and professional before starting Enda Sportswear. From boarding school to the United Nations and through some time at Deloitte, Nava has learned discipline, structure, and a skill for identifying operational and structural gaps in companies. Listen to the conversation for more!
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Ramelle Gabdibe, Camerounaise, nous parle de grandir au Cameroun, partie pour la France, son amour pour le voyage (qu'elle qualifie de véritable virus), et ses projets pour l'Afrique.
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Before diving into interviews, our host answers himself a couple of the questions he will ask his future guests: what does it mean to be African, and what struggles have been faced. Always with a mix of seriousness and humour, our host opens another window to who he is! Enjoy!
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