Mangoes Episodes

Today we're diving into a special re-released conversation with Kerry Ann Reid Brown. Kerry reflects on growing up in Montego Bay, Jamaica to her inspiring journey to New York City. The significant adjustments she had to make included adapting to the cold weather and navigating cultural differences. Kerry discusses her evolving career path, from aspiring to be a lawyer to becoming a podcast producer. She opens up about experiencing burnout, prompting her to reevaluate her priorities and focus on her well-being and activities that bring her joy. This episode also includes nostalgic memories of Jamaican festivals like Reggae Sunsplash and Sumfest. Kerry delved into broader challenges within the podcasting industry, emphasizing the importance of building genuine connections with the audience over merely focusing on monetization only.

I'd like to take this moment to apologize for wrongly stating earlier that Christian Atsu, was among the survivors pulled out earlier in the earthquake in Turkiye during recording. Unfortunately, by the time of publishing, Atsu had not been found (he has been found and buried back home in Ghana). My thoughts are with his family, fans, and Ghanaians along with Turkish, and Syrians during this difficult time. Rodney Jehu-Appiah had just returned from a family trip to his homeland of Ghana when th...

Welcome to September, come visit South, East, and West Africa in this episode along with NYC in our conversation. Busingye Matsiko-Andan is an Entrepreneur, a Global Strategist at Pont Global, Executive Director at the Africa Future Summit, Creator of RESET w/Busie, and Board of Trustees at Berkeley College. Find and follow Busie Matsiko-Andan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/busiematsikoandan/ and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/busie-matsiko-andan/ connect to awesomeness Get our T-...