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Jambo! Dr. Akumbu
by Dr. Ruth Akumbu
Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. This podcast is dedicated to strengthening individuals and organizations through cultural capacity-building, integration, augmentation, and storytelling. Dr. Akumbu is a nonprofit and educational leader committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). She brings you multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business. Driving cultural relevance & changing the narrative around the black diaspora.Coaching/Consulting: https://ruthakumbu.wixsite.com/drakumbu
Episodes
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The September Catalyst Challenge is Here!
The September Catalyst Challenge is here! This is your opportunity to step out of your comfort zone, grow intentionally, and create meaningful connections that can transform your personal and professional journey. Get ready for practical insights, powerful conversations, and actionable steps...
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SEPTEMBER CATALYST CHALLENGE INVITATION
Two Experts. One Mission. Stop Disconnection Before It Stops You. This is your invitation to the September Connection Catalyst Challenge. Join through the link in the bio or www.connectioncatalystchallenge.com
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Day 1 of the Connection Catalyst Challenge | Dr. Ruth Akumbu
“𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭…” 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞? Two people can leave the same conversation with two completely different stories and one wrong interpretation can quietly become mistrust, conflict, and broken...
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‘Good Morning, Tony’… Was It Disrespectful or Just CULTURAL?
“Good Morning, Tony”… Was it disrespectful, or was it simply a difference in cultural perspective?The viral moment involving Tony Elumelu has sparked an important conversation about respect, workplace culture, hierarchy, communication, and cultural differences.What feels completely normal in one...
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I WANT YOU TO BE PART OF THIS! | Join the 5-Day Connection Catalyst Challenge
I WANT YOU TO BE PART OF THIS!Have you ever wondered how much stronger your relationships, teams, and communication could become with the right tools?I’m inviting you to join me for the 5-Day Connection Catalyst Challenge, happening 24th–28th August!This powerful challenge is designed to help you...
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5-Day FREE Connection Catalyst Challenge | Secure Your Spot
What happens when people stop simply working together and start truly connecting? The Connection Catalyst Challenge is a powerful 5-day experience designed to help individuals, leaders, and teams strengthen communication, build trust, improve relationships, and create a healthier culture of...
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The Connection Formula Every Leader Needs to Know | Dr Ruth Akumbu
Join the challenge here:https://www.connectioncatalystchallenge.com/🚨 What if ONE conversation could completely change your life?Most people struggle to build genuine relationships because they use the wrong approach. In this video, you'll discover the proven principles behind the Connection...
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Interpretation Gap: The Silent Barrier to Success in Workplace
Have you ever wondered why the same message can be understood differently by different people? In the workplace, interpretation gaps can quietly create misunderstandings, conflict, poor teamwork, and missed opportunities, often without anyone realizing the real cause. In this insightful...
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Understanding Culture and Interpretation Gaps
Culture shapes the way we communicate, understand information, interpret situations, and relate with others. In this insightful session, Dr. Ruth Akumbu explores how cultural differences can create interpretation gaps and misunderstandings in communication. Discover how our cultural backgrounds...
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Why Your Team's Results Depends On Relationships; Not Just Skills
Why Your Team's Results Depends On Relationships, Not Just Skills You can hire the most skilled people in the room and still watch your results stall. Why? Because skill without connection doesn't drive performance — relationships do. In this episode, Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu breaks down the real...
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Why Smart Women Charge So Little
Why Smart Women Charge So Little You can have the degrees, the results, and the track record — and still quietly undercharge. It's not a confidence flaw, and it's not a skills gap. It's a pricing model built on the wrong thing. In this episode, Dr. Ruth Akumbu (PhD, Global Leadership & Change)...
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What To Sell Instead Of Your Hours | Dr Ruth Akumbu
What to Sell Instead of Your Hours (Get Paid Your Worth) You can be the best at what you do and still hit a ceiling and it's not a hustle problem. It's a pricing problem. In this episode, Dr. Ruth Akumbu (PhD, Global Leadership & Change) breaks down why experienced professionals and coaches…
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The Evolution of AI in Education
Welcome to the Jambo! Dr. Akumbu Podcast Episode Title: The Evolution of AI in Education Featuring: Dr. Ruth Akumbu & Dr. Eugene Kim In this insightful episode, we dive into the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence in education. Join Dr. Ruth Akumbu and Dr. Eugene Kim as we share candid…
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A Nonprofit Organization in Chaos
In this episode, we explore the challenges that nonprofits face when navigating crises, leadership struggles, and financial instability. Drawing from the article, Leadership, Service, and Wicked Problems: Impact of War, Lack of Funding, and COVID-19 in Service of Those with Fewer Opportunities...
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Leading Across Borders
Leading Across Borders: Interview and Reflections on Leadership, Diversity, and Teaching. Read more: https://ruthakumbu.substack.com/p/leading-across-borders
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Change Management in the Church
Change Management in the Church: Dr. Akumbu and Rev. Dr. Haney discuss change management in the church following Rev. Dr. Haney's research findings.
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Intercultural Dialogue: Across Europe.
Dr. Akumbu and Dr. Kim discuss their trips to Europe and lessons learned.
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Experiencing African Classrooms
Nov 15, 2023 Episode Welcome to Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. Today's conversation is titled Experiencing African Classrooms....
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Legalities of DEIB: Black Women in Higher Education
Welcome to Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. My guest is Dean Chalak Richards, a justice advocate. Dean Richards currently serves as...
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Africa Leads: Coups or Revolutions
Welcome to Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. Today, I reflect on the events in Africa. Africa Leads: Coups or Revolutions?...
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Legalities of DEIB: Juneteenth-Affirmative Action
Welcome to Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. My guest is Dean Chalak Richards, a justice advocate. Dean Richards currently serves as...
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Legalities of DEIB Institutional and Societal Impact
Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. My guest is Dean Chalak Richards, a justice advocate. Dean Richards currently serves as Dean of...
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Queen Njinga
Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. My guest is Peres Owino. Peres is the writer/director of “BOUND: Africans vs African-Americans,”...
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Legalities of DEIB
Welcome to Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. My guest is Dean Chalak Richards, a justice advocate. Dean Richards currently serves as...
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Culture and Community in Times of Crisis
Jambo! Dr. Akumbu, podcast, bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. My guest is Dr. Aasiyah N. Ghazi, Indian-Pakistani-American She is a leadership consultant...
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Apostle Paul Was Woke
Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. Today’s reflection is titled: Apostle Paul Was Woke. The Bible is a book with deep cultural...
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CRT or CRT
Welcome to Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. In today’s episode titled CRT or CRT, I reflect on the clash between culture and theory…
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Reflection, Prayer, and Self-Love
Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. I'm your host, Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu. In this reflective episode, I share my #Reflection…
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Thinking in Education
Welcome, Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. I'm your host, Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu. My guest is Kevin Coffee, Professor of...
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The Move Back
Welcome to Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, with a commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) and cultural capacity building. In today's episode, The Move Back,...
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DEIB in HigherEd
Welcome to Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, with a commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) and cultural capacity building. In this episode of Jambo! Dr....
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DEIB Matters in Leadership
Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, with a commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) and cultural capacity building. My guest is Louis Montgomery, Jr., is a…
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Intercultural Dialogues: Wakanda Forever 2
Episode 3 of the Intercultural Dialogues series. Change catalyst Eugene P. Kim, PhD and I engage in #culturally rich and relevant conversations centered around the movie #wakandaforever2. The episode is available on my YouTube channel and podcast. Do join the conversation and subscribe using the...
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Intercultural Dialogues: The Woman King
Episode 1 of the Intercultural Dialogues series. Change catalyst Eugene P. Kim, PhD and I engage in #culturally rich and relevant conversations centered around the movie #decisiontoleave. The episode is available on my YouTube channel and podcast. Do join the conversation and subscribe using the...
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Intercultural Interactions: Decision to Leave
To those who have been waiting, here is episode 2 of the Intercultural Dialogues series. Change catalyst Eugene P. Kim, PhD and I engage in #culturally rich and relevant conversations centered around the movie #decisiontoleave. The episode is available on my YouTube channel and podcast. Do join…
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Culturally Relevant Mathematics
I'm your host, Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu. My guest is Kevin Coffee, Professor of Communications at West Los Angeles Community College. In this episode, we’re going to discuss the Cultural Relevance of Mathematics. Mathematics is a universal subject, but it can also differ based on the local…
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Historical Perspective of The Woman King
I'm your host, Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu. My guest is Sylvia Serbin, and today, we’re going to discuss the Historical Perspective of The Woman King. Sylvia is a historian, journalist, and the author of Queens of Africa and Heroines of the Black Diaspora. Our past informs our present and our…
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Fear of Failure
I'm your host, Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu. My guest is Dr. Farzin Madjidi, Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University. Our conversation is titled the Fear of Failure. The competitive nature of society shows that for some to succeed, others must fail.…
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Culture and Identity
Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. My guest is Dr. Aasiyah N. Ghazi, Indian-Pakistani-American She is a leadership consultant and...
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My Dear White Friend
Jambo Dr. Akumbu! Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building. I'm Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu, and today I'll reflect on a letter I wrote to my dear after the death…
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You’re Not Dumb
I'm Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu, and today’s topic is You’re Not Dumb. I believe that you can turn your knowledge into intelligence. Your support is appreciated. https://anchor.fm/dr-akumbu/support Contact Dr. Akumbu: https://ruthakumbu.wixsite.com/drakumbu or [email protected]
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The Similarities Between Hispanic Heritage and My Heritage
I'm Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu, and today I'll reflect on The Similarities Between Hispanic Heritage and My Heritage. I believe that we are more alike than we are different. Your support is appreciated. https://anchor.fm/dr-akumbu/support Contact Dr. Akumbu: https://ruthakumbu.wixsite.com/drakumbu…
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Culture and Dressing: My Hair is the Death of Me
I'm Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu, and today I'll reflect on Culture and Dressing: My Hair is the Death of Me. This episode is dedicated to Mahsah Amini. I believe that evolution in culture is not always a bad thing. Your support is appreciated. https://anchor.fm/dr-akumbu/support Contact Dr. Akumbu:...
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The Cultural Relevance of The Woman King Movie
I'm Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu, and today I'll reflect on The Cultural Relevance of The Woman King Starring Viola Davis. Make sure you listen to the end and share your reflection. You can also listen to the episode, My Cousins in America and Across the Globe. I believe that healing our past wounds...
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My Name, My Culture, My Identity
My name, my culture, my identity. Welcome to Driving Cultural Relevance With Dr. Akumbu, bringing you multifaceted conversations intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to cultural relevance, DEIB, and cultural capacity building. I'm Dr. Ruth Vitsemmo Akumbu, and today…
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Crime, Black Lives Matter, and a Christian Response
Dr. Akumbu reflects on and addresses the reactions of some Christians after the death of George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter protests. Your support is appreciated. https://anchor.fm/dr-akumbu/support Contact Dr. Akumbu: https://ruthakumbu.wixsite.com/drakumbu or [email protected]
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To My Cousins in America and Across the Globe
After the death of George Floyd, Dr. Akumbu shares her heart with all black people in America and across the globe whose ancestors were enslaved. Healing the wounds from our past starts with us. Your support is appreciated. https://anchor.fm/dr-akumbu/support Contact Dr. Akumbu:...
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Analyzing Cultural Relevance of the Black Panther Movie
In this episode, Dr. Akumbu uses the Akumbu Cultural Integration and Augmentation (CIA) framework to analyze the cultural relevance of the Black Panther movie. She also uses the Transfer and Adoption of Universal Principles (TAUP) model. Your support is appreciated....
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Culturally Relevant Elements for K-12 Education in Kisii
Dissertation topic: Culturally Relevant Elements for K-12 Education in Kisii. Recommended nine culturally relevant elements to be integrated into the Kisii education system in Kenya using the Akumbu Cultural Integration and Augmentation Framework. ABSTRACT This research aims to examine the...
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Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. This podcast is dedicated to strengthening individuals and organizations through cultural capacity-building, integration, augmentation, and storytelling. Dr. Akumbu is a nonprofit and educational leader committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). She brings you multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business. Driving cultural relevance & changing the narrative around the black diaspora.Coaching/Consulting: https://ruthakumbu.wixsite.com/drakumbu
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