Global I AM Conversations
Global I AM Conversations is a podcast hosted by diasporic global culturalists, financiers, and creators exploring the forces that shape identity, culture, power, and capital in a rapidly evolving world. Each episode convenes visionary creators, financiers, thought leaders, and institution builders, including Academy Award winners and New York Times bestselling authors, for thoughtful and rigorous dialogue. The show examines how story has become strategy, how culture informs markets, and how global communities transform ideas into enduring institutions. Its philosophical foundation draws on Patrick A. Howell's literary anthology work, Dispatches, framing conversations that connect heritage to ambition, creativity to enterprise, and personal conviction to collective progress.
Episodes
Los Angeles Mayor's Chief of Staff & The Purpose of Power — GLOBAL I AM ARCHIVES
Send us Fan MailGLOBAL I AM CONVERSATIONS (ARCHIVE SERIES)Ana GuerreroPower with Purpose: From the Fields to the Halls of City HallWhat is power?For Ana Guerrero, power isn't about titles, prestige, or privilege. It is the opportunity—and responsibility—to improve the lives of others.In this remarkable archival conversation, Ana Guerrero, former Chief of Staff to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcet
GLOBAL I AM ARCHIVE - Ruth E. Carter: The Origin of Vision and the Architecture of Afrofuturistic Costume Design
Send us Fan MailIn this archive conversation, we examine the creative origins and cultural vision of Ruth E. Carter, whose work has helped redefine the visual language of Black cinema and global storytelling. Long before “Afrofuturism” entered the mainstream lexicon, Carter was constructing worlds — drawing from history, diaspora, imagination, and memory — to articulate identities too often left u
Powering Africa's Next Century: Energy, Enterprise & the New — GLOBAL I AM ARCHIVES
Send us Fan MailArchive Episode | Solomon TedlaFor decades, investors looked to Brazil, Russia, India, and China as the world's next great growth story. Today, many of those economies have matured into global economic powers. Increasingly, the world's attention is turning toward a new frontier—Africa.In this compelling archival conversation, Global I AM welcomes Solomon Tedla—impact inve
South Africa and Global Remittances - The Manifestor Series PART II - Episode 10
Send us Fan MailHistory is rarely made in public.Before the headlines, before the announcements, before the deals are signed, there are conversations—quiet exchanges between people who see the future before the rest of the world does. These are the conversations where ideas become movements, relationships become institutions, and vision becomes reality.Welcome to The Manifestors, a new series from
South Africa and Global Remittances - Amongst Ourselves
Send us Fan MailThis Week on Global I AM Conversations Why Africa's greatest investment opportunity may already exist in its global diaspora Understanding the $100+ billion remittance economy Building financial systems that empower entrepreneurs instead of excluding them Healthcare finance, venture capital, and economic diversification in Botswana Why SMEs remain the engine of Africa&apos
BLACK WALL STREET - The Commodity of Personal Resolve — GLOBAL I AM ARCHIVES
Send us Fan MailGLOBAL I AM CONVERSATIONS (ARCHIVE SERIES)Clifton L. TaulbertFrom the Mississippi Delta to Black Wall Street: Building Communities That EndureLong before "purpose-driven leadership" became fashionable, Clifton L. Taulbert was living it.Born in the Mississippi Delta during the era of segregation, Taulbert transformed the lessons of a small rural community into a global phi
Roots and Vine, Ms. Jones Plants the Soulution to Food Deserts... Just like Her Ancestors Before Her — Episode 8
Send us Fan MailRoots & Vines: Growing Beauty, Business & BelongingSome businesses sell products.Others cultivate experiences.For entrepreneur Ena Jones, founder of Roots & Vines, every bouquet tells a story, every customer interaction is an opportunity to serve, and every business is ultimately about nurturing people.In this heartfelt archival Global I AM Conversations, Ms. Jones shar
Chester Higgins Jr. and Our Sacred Moments (Part II) — Episode 7
Send us Fan MailWhat makes a moment sacred? How do memory, ancestry, and spirit converge in a single image?In Part II of our extraordinary conversation with acclaimed photographer and visual historian Chester Higgins Jr., we journey deeper into the spiritual and emotional dimensions of photography and human experience. A longtime photographer for The New York Times and one of the most important ch
Chester Higgins, Global Photography and the Spirit of Our Worlds — Episode 6
Send us Fan MailChester Higgins Jr. is not simply a photographer. He is one of the great visual historians of the Black world — a man whose lens transformed memory into sacred text. A longtime staff photographer for The New York Times for nearly four decades, Higgins captured the spiritual architecture of Black life with extraordinary dignity and force. His photographs of Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelo
The Black Legacy of Laughter with PBS's Geoff Bennett — Episode 5
Send us Fan MailThe Global I Am's Max Rodriguez welcomes PBS NewsHour anchor and acclaimed author Geoff Bennett for a candid conversation about his memoir Black Out Loud, the power of storytelling, and the role of journalism in strengthening democracy. Bennett reflects on the mentors, experiences, and defining moments that shaped his remarkable journey, offering insights on leadership, repres
Dr. Dennis Kimbro - Think and Grow Rich, the African Code — Episode 4
Send us Fan MailGlobal I Am - Episode 4: Dr. Dennis Kimbro“Think and Grow Rich: The African Choice”In this powerful conversation, renowned author, educator, and economic thinker Dr. Dennis Kimbro joins culturalist Max Rodriguez for a far-reaching discussion on wealth, legacy, vision, and the future of Black economic consciousness.Best known for his groundbreaking adaptation of Napoleon Hill’s phi
I Am Somebody: Jesse Jackson, Jamaica Kincaid, and the Architecture of Identity — Episode 3
Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the full season of The Global I AM Podcast at the Nexus of THE Culture and Our Capital. After our first 2 beta-episodes as well as episodes from our vaults earlier this year, Global I Am will resume every Friday to share information from around the worlds of culture and finance. For our first episode back, we lean into the wisdom of the Pacific Ocean at Point Lom
Bill Duke: Capital, Culture, and the $1.6 Billion Story — GLOBAL I AM ARCHIVES
Send us Fan MailHollywood icon Bill Duke joins the Global I Am Archive in a conversation that examines the intersection of capital and culture. At Global I Am we operate from a simple premise: culture is not separate from markets — culture is markets.Across films in which Duke has acted, directed, or produced, the combined box office impact exceeds $1.6 billion, including projects such as Predator
Ruth E. Carter — Designing Culture, Identity & the Historic Sinners Nomination — GLOBAL I AM ARCHIVES
Send us Fan MailIn this powerful archival episode of Global I Am — At the Nexus of Culture & Our Capital, we sit with Ruth E. Carter, one of the most influential costume designers in cinema history.Originally recorded for our legacy Victory and Noble series Getting Deals Done, this conversation explores Carter’s extraordinary ability to translate cultural memory into visual language — a gift i
From Lagos To Wakanda: Rethinking Wealth, Work, And Human Potential -- GLOBAL I AM ARCHIVES
Send us Fan MailIn this archival episode of Getting Deals Done, the Mastermind Forum, we look at a larger cosmic picture and identify opportunities based upon information gleaned from past episodes. In this case, we note trends by Fortune 500 companies as Viasat Satellite Communications and Newport Beach's Alhambra Technologies with manufacturing in Bahir, Ethiopia. The Africa insurance mar
The Architecture of Prosperity & the New Transatlantic Power of Love — Episode 2
Send us Fan Mail“It is true that we do not recognize greatness among us. Our measurements of importance are generally faulty and speak mainly to the superficialities of life…” — Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti, Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?In Episode 2 of Global I Am, hosts Sebastien Celestine, Bill Huston, and Patrick A. Howell convene a transatlantic conversation on legacy, sovereignty, capital
After the Bridge: George Floyd, Congressman John Lewis, and the Rise of the Digital Nomad — GLOBAL I AM ARCHIVES
Send us Fan MailAfter the BridgeGeorge Floyd, Congressman John Lewis, and the Rise of the Digital NomadGLOBAL I AM ARCHIVESRecorded in 2020, this archival conversation returns us to one of the most consequential years of the twenty-first century—a moment when pandemic, protest, technology, and cultural transformation converged to reshape the global imagination.Hosted by Tori L. Reid, this early Gl
At the Nexus of the Culture and Our Capital - Welcome to Global I Am — Episode 1
Send us Fan MailIn this inaugural episode of Global I Am, Patrick A. Howell, Bill Huston, Kate Washington, and Max Rodriguez come together for a conversation about identity, culture, creativity, and capital—and how these forces shape the future of our communities and our shared humanity.Together, they explore the stories that define us, the institutions that sustain us, and the opportunities befor
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