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Black Broads Abroad

Black Broads Abroad

By Phelena

Black Broads Abroad shines the spotlight on compelling and sometimes controversial Black expat women and those living in the African Diaspora. Hosted by Phelena Jean, a nearly 10 year expat, who has lived on four continents, with travel to over 40 countries in between. In 2011 she chunked the deuces to the U. S. of A and never looked back (except at that ass.) Listen in as we explore topics about, love, sex, culture, travel, business and interviews with dope ass Black broads all over the world.
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Why This Pan-Africanist Humanitarian Chose to Pursue a Career in Social Impact Causes and Now Calls Somalia Her Home

Black Broads AbroadMay 17, 2021

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44:16
How This Mississippi Born Theologian Came to Open a Soul Food Restaurant in Tokyo
May 31, 202147:57
Why This Pan-Africanist Humanitarian Chose to Pursue a Career in Social Impact Causes and Now Calls Somalia Her Home
May 17, 202144:16
Why This Photographer Said Peace Out to the Divided States and Moved to Johannesburg
May 03, 202157:34
How This Third Culture Kid Converged Her Afro-Arabic, Sudanese, British Background to Create Cultural Impact in Media, Politics, Fashion and Beyond

How This Third Culture Kid Converged Her Afro-Arabic, Sudanese, British Background to Create Cultural Impact in Media, Politics, Fashion and Beyond

In episode 36, I interviewed Rozan Ahmed. Rozan is an ambassador, advocate, activist, champion of the arts a cultural practitioner, and preservationist. Born in West London to Sudanese parents, her formative years were abruptly disrupted, when while living in Kuwait she suddenly became a refugee and her father and uncle were taken hostage when the gulf war broke out.

As the youngest appointed editor in British publishing, Rozan joined RWD magazine and took lead in discovering, cultivating, and pioneering the UK’s biggest urban music & lifestyle publication.

Throughout Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and more, Rozan developed a series of monumental campaigns surrounding arts and peace and has been recognized by the United Nations, the Government of Sudan, and the Government of Southern Sudan for orchestrating the country’s first celebratory concert highlighting the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

Through her continued support and cultivation of African culture, music & fashion, Rozan launched ‘Africanism’-- a platform to redefine the continent’s artistic authority – at home and abroad. Continuing with fashion, and merging her humanitarian efforts, Rozan’s most recent endeavor (‘The Magic Drive’) focuses on sustainable luxury/tourism and ‘expansion education’ to ignite the creative potential of orphans and other children in crisis in Kenya, and beyond.


To keep up with Rozan's journey check out her website: https://www.rozanahmed.com/ and follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamrozan/


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Apr 26, 202154:56
Why this Detroit Native Joined the Peace Corps and Retired in Madagascar

Why this Detroit Native Joined the Peace Corps and Retired in Madagascar

In episode 35, I interviewed Lisa Lee. Lisa is a 64-year-old, twice divorced, retired computer nerd with two grown children (David and Dawn). Both of her kids live in Oakland, CA, a city where she lived for over 30 years before joining the Peace Corps in 2017. Originally from Detroit, Lisa was also a professional genealogist for many years and started a successful website, www.GotGenealogy.com, where she taught family historians of all levels how to maximize their searches utilizing online resources. Lisa  joined the Peace Corps when she was 60, which was her way of doing an early retirement. Peace Corps taught her how to teach English, and during the process, Lisa discovered just how much she loved teaching. Though she intended to retire in Madagascar, she’s now teaching at an elementary school, and at the University of Mahajanga.


To keep up with Lisa's journey follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malagasy.lisa

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Apr 19, 202101:04:15
How This Domestic Abuse Survivor Went From Being Overweight and Depressed to Moving From Paris to LA and Being the First Black Female Gym Owner in DTLA
Apr 12, 202144:30
From Southwest Philly to Paris: How This Self-Proclaimed Hood Chic Went From a Pennsylvania Attorney to Becoming a Law Professor in France
Apr 05, 202133:24
From Atlanta to Haiti: Why This Artist Made Port-Au-Prince Her Home

From Atlanta to Haiti: Why This Artist Made Port-Au-Prince Her Home

In episode 32, I interview Christie Clermont. Christie is a folk and abstract artist from Atlanta, Georgia currently living and working in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with her wonderful husband and son. Christie's vibrant use of color and bold lines evoke an electric fascination that resonates within the imaginations of many. As an artist, she mainly works with heavy bodied acrylic paint and gold leaf to give texture to her pieces. She matches her visual intensity with striking subjects of women of color and recurring theme of nature and social commentary.

Christie was formally the art teacher at Quisqueya Christian School in Port-au-Prince for 4.5 years, Before she left to pursue different artistic adventures. Currently, she is still teaching art classes to children and adults in her spare time. While art is her passion, so are people! Christie is always a part of community projects and believes in strengthening community bonds. It is her belief that strong communities produce strong leaders, and strong leaders help foster better environments for the everyday man, She has been involved in numerous projects for the homeless, women's and children's welfare, and fundraisers for cancer awareness.


To follow Christie's journey, keep up with her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chez_christie/?hl=en or visit her website.

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Mar 22, 202146:06
How This Serial Entrepreneur Created Location Indepedent Income Streams in Portugal and Teaches Other Clients To Do The Same
Mar 15, 202155:41
How This Ted X Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur and Third Culture Kid is Creating Social Impact By Reframing 'Sharity' In Afria

How This Ted X Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur and Third Culture Kid is Creating Social Impact By Reframing 'Sharity' In Afria

Mar 08, 202101:02:15
Kola Boof Is More Than an Internet Troublemaker and Osama Bin Laden's Captive: An Intimate Portrait Into The Life of The Feminist Author
Mar 01, 202101:08:05
From Bushwick Brooklyn to Iceland: How This Engineer Made a Career Pivot and Found Love in Iceland
Feb 22, 202139:46
Single Motherhood in Korea: Why This Photographer Left the Divided States For A Teaching Opportunity in Korea

Single Motherhood in Korea: Why This Photographer Left the Divided States For A Teaching Opportunity in Korea

Feb 08, 202158:42
From Probation to Passports: How This South Central Los Angeles Native Became a Comedienne and 4X Expat
Feb 01, 202125:55
From Corporate Finance to Professional Basketball Player in Australia: How This Black Girl from Inglewood California Made the Leap Abroad
Jan 25, 202140:59
From International Litigator to First and Only Black Female Hotelier in Morocco

From International Litigator to First and Only Black Female Hotelier in Morocco

In episode 24 of Black Broads Abroad I interview Meryanne Loum-Martin. Merryanne lives in Marrakech, Morrocco where she owns and operates a boutique hotel called “Jnane Tamsna” for almost 20 years. The hotel is nestled on 8 acres and has 24 rooms, 5 swimming pools and a clay surface tennis court. As a hotelier, Mrs. Loum-Martin’s clientele has included the likes of movie stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, and designers Giorgio Armani and Donna Karen. She is the ONLY black female hotel owner in Morocco. Born in Abidjan, Coite de Voire, to a West Indian mother and Senegalese father, Meryanne spent her childhood, adolescence and professional life in Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, London, Moscow and New York before settling in Paris for law studies. She was admitted to the Paris Bar as a lawyer, winning the “Prix des Secrétaires de la Conférence” award. Meryanne comes from an esteemed family and is a 4th generation lawyer.

She is the author of a new architectural book, entitled "Inside Marrakesh: Enchanting Homes and Gardens. You can order your copy HERE.

For more about Meryanne's hotel visit: http://www.jnanetamsna.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/jnanetamsna/?hl=en

To follow Meryanne on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/meryanneinspired/?hl=en

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Jan 18, 202101:05:19
Welcome to Season 2 of Black Broads Abroad
Jan 18, 202103:20
Why This Retired Army Sergeant Pulled Her Children Out of Their Hollywood Acting Careers and Moved to Ghana

Why This Retired Army Sergeant Pulled Her Children Out of Their Hollywood Acting Careers and Moved to Ghana

In episode 21, of Black Broads Abroad I interview, Tiffany Clark. Tiffany aka Yaa ahgee-mahn  Opambour, Ohenee’ Yere’, is a retired disabled war veteran,  that materialized her goal of leaving the “United” States in 2019. Born and raised in So Cal, she joined the Army at the age of 18, where she quickly found herself in a Warzone in 2003, at the tender age of 19. Having realized the true motives of the war and what America was all about, as well as suffering injury and disease, she devised a plan to live the rest of her life doing as she pleased and working for no one, ever again.

Tiffany found a way to retire at the age of 31, with a pension and benefits for the rest of her life. During the time she spent decompressing from the stresses of military life: the overt and covert racism, the physical demands and constant stress, she realized that America had taken her youth and the most of her , but she wanted to move to the  motherland and give the best of her. She pulled her children out of their successful acting careers, left therapy, moved to Hawaii for 2 years and went to University. However, she could not settle and knew she had to get out. Having visited Ghana in November of 2018, she met her King (literally), built her first home, packed herself and her children up and moved in April of 2019.

Once called a Nigger while in Iraq, fighting for a country that did not want her, risking her life for a lie, passed up for promotions, over worked and under-appreciated, she is now called “Queen,” “Nana Yere,” and “Ohene Yere.”She has a name with meaning (Yaa- mother of the earth, Agyemang- Saver of a Nation, Opambour- mender of broken stones) She lives a life of doing as she pleases, when she pleases, she has help readily available.  She is building another home (of her 12-year-old son’s design), building a school, and building a community… amongst other things. Tiffany has a lot of goals that she will reach while she is in Ghana. Her main one was true freedom (Not America’s B.S. illusion of it). She is close to realizing that. Her next are building a bridge between the diaspora and the continent, writing a few books and helping locals get back to self-sufficiency.


To keep up with Tiffany's journey follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.clark.7965

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Jun 29, 202052:14
Why This Attorney Turned Educator Decided To Leave The Divided States and Raise Her Children Overseas
Jun 22, 202050:11
Why This Reality Star + Serial Entrepreneur Left Her Marriage and Business Behind to Start a New Life in West Africa

Why This Reality Star + Serial Entrepreneur Left Her Marriage and Business Behind to Start a New Life in West Africa

Dana Cody is a reality star, serial entrepreneur, author and now expat, who resides between Ghana and Nigeria. The Miami born beauty who is equal parts brain and hustler was first introduced to the world as a Reality Star. But she is much more than that. Real estate investor, proprietor of Cody Transportation Corporation the owner of  Miami-based nail salon TippieToes Beauty Lounge, which was also a featured reality show entitled, Boss Nails on the Oxygen network. Dana’s first introduction to our television screens however, was on The Real Housewives of New York as the much younger step mother to cast member, Aviva Drescher. Now, the mogul in the making has chunked the deuces to the U.S. of A and currently calls Africa her home.

To keep up with Dana's journey follow her on social media: https://www.instagram.com/danacodyexperience/?hl=en

Click here to purchase Dana's debut book "The Crab That Made It Out The Bucket"


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Jun 15, 202001:00:09
How This 2X Expat and News Reporter Traveled The World as a Fulbright Fellow in the D.R. and Colombia

How This 2X Expat and News Reporter Traveled The World as a Fulbright Fellow in the D.R. and Colombia

In episode 19, I interview Stephanie Claytor. Stephanie is the author of Blacktrekking: My Journey Living in Latin America  a riveting, coming-of-age story profiling Stephanie’s decision to move to a foreign country by herself not just once but twice. From the time Stephanie was a baby, she spent summers on family vacations exploring the United States with her family. As she became an adult, she made the decision to live abroad, and learn Spanish. From love and heartbreak, to violence, culture shock and exploration of racial identity, Stephanie details her time blossoming into an adult while living in the Dominican Republic and Colombia. This moving travel memoir weaves in tips for how to stay safe while living abroad, as well as how to have a good time and maximize the experience.

A naturally inquisitive storyteller and an award-winning multimedia reporter by trade, who has worked at numerous television stations across the United States, Stephanie put her journalism skills to work and shares never heard before interviews from displaced Colombians and from members of maroon communities.   She intertwines the stories of others, who have fought for years to be recognized. Many of her adventures will have you laughing and reflecting, while simultaneously inspiring you to walk away with a greater understanding of Dominican and Colombian culture.

To keep up with Stephanie's journey follow her on social media: https://www.instagram.com/blacktrekking/?hl=en or visit her website to order the book: https://www.blacktrekking.com/


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Jun 10, 202025:46
Why This Designer + E-commerce Consultant Moved Her Business Operations to Ghana

Why This Designer + E-commerce Consultant Moved Her Business Operations to Ghana

In episode 18, I interview Tomara Watkins. Tomara is the Founder of Loza Tam, an eCommerce brand of satin-lined headwraps that are handcrafted in Ghana by women entrepreneurs. Tomara (AKA “Tam”) is an eCommerce entrepreneur who has over 10 years of digital marketing experience growth hacking CPG and beauty brands like Bevel, FORM, and Heat Free Hair. She’s traveled to over a dozen countries on the continent of Africa. It was when Tomara went to Howard University that she fell in love with all things Africa. After traveling to Ghana, the bold prints and colors spoke to her, and she came up with the idea of African print, satin-lined headbands, and head wrap turbans. Determined to build a business with women, like the women in her family, she ensures that all of Loza Tam’s products are crafted by women entrepreneurs, so they can support their families and continue to plant the same seeds that were planted in her as a young adult. Tomara has grown Loza Tam to be a six-figure eCommerce brand and she is passionate about supporting and teaching other women how to generate revenue online.


To keep up with Tomara's journey. Follow Loza Tam on social media: https://www.instagram.com/loza_tam/?hl=en or www.LozaTam.com 


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Jun 02, 202027:59
How This Musical Theater Major Landed a Dream Job in International Diplomacy and Events Planning in Saudi Arabia

How This Musical Theater Major Landed a Dream Job in International Diplomacy and Events Planning in Saudi Arabia

In episode 17 I interview Alexis DeBerry. Alexis is a driven event planner and producer with extensive expertise in corporate, social events and diplomatic relations. Her passionate commitment for service excellence, and drive to foster environments of relaxed, yet refined ambiance, have been buttressed by her many years in the luxury hospitality industry with the Ritz Carlton. Building on this service of excellence, Alexis’s international diplomacy skills blossomed while working with such notable groups as the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, the World Bank, US China Business Council, National U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce, the Atlantic Council; and embassies including the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain. This invaluable diplomatic experience has allowed Alexis to craft the perfect environment for notable VIP guests including His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, The First Lady of Zambia Madam Esther Lungu, and His Excellency Ali Al-Naimi.

A native of Snyder, New York, Alexis earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater from Howard University in Washington, DC. Alexis relocated from Washington, DC to Saudi Arabia to join a prominent research institution.


To follow Alexis's journey, follow her on social media: https://www.instagram.com/desertdebutante/?hl=en

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May 27, 202025:53
Why This Aerospace Engineer Gave Up Her 20 Year Career To Pursue Her Passion In South Africa

Why This Aerospace Engineer Gave Up Her 20 Year Career To Pursue Her Passion In South Africa

In episode 16, I interview Kenna L Williams, who founded a travel company of the same name in 2017. For years, she conducted the infamous trademarked Dubai Blackout trips as a hobby but friends convinced her to turn her passion of showing people the world into something greater to inspire others to travel. Ms. Williams is known in travel circles as the creator of the trademarked phrase #BookDatIsht and one of the survivors of the Panama 13 accident of 2015. She has been featured in Essence magazine, Huffington Post and various travel blogs/outlets.  Ms. Williams is an aerospace engineer by degree but her real passion is exploration as she is a descendant of the explorer Matthew Henson. Ms. Williams hosts several group trips throughout the year and she also provides travel consulting and planning plus private hire.


To keep up with Kenna's journey follow her on social media: https://www.facebook.com/KennaleoPaleo/ https://www.instagram.com/bookdatisht/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/justmekenna/?hl=en


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May 19, 202038:02
Geo-Arbitrage, Dating Foreign and Depression: How This 4X Expat Has Navigated The Highs and Lows of Life Overseas

Geo-Arbitrage, Dating Foreign and Depression: How This 4X Expat Has Navigated The Highs and Lows of Life Overseas

In episode 15 of Black Broads Abroad I interview Sheila Brown a powerhouse World Traveler, Business Consultant and Internet marketing coach, that helps aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs build more income streams to enjoy lives of Freedom.  Prior to dedicating herself full-time to coaching and teaching her students, Sheila Brown worked as a top executive for Fortune 500 companies like Pepsi Cola, Gateway Computers, The Walt Disney Company, and as a Consultant for movie studios & entertainment companies for 18 years.

In 2009, she decided to leave corporate America and her Beverly Hills lifestyle behind and pursue her passion for International travel full time.  She was able to build a new life of complete financial freedom and has since gone on to travel to over 34 countries, 130+ cities and has relocated to both Thailand for 6months, the beautiful Dominican Republic for 4 years where she  lived her oceanfront dream life! She is currently living in beautiful Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.

As the creator of The Portable Business Academy, an online school that teaches how to create portable income streams to have a portable life, she’s taught product creation strategies, eCommerce,  how to write best-selling books on Amazon, business branding, outsourcing, and traffic generation to students all over the world that has enabled them to build lives of freedom for themselves.  

For more information about Black Broads Abroad follow: https://www.instagram.com/blackbroadsabroad/ / or visit the website: https://www.blackbroadsabroad.com/

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May 13, 202001:02:19
What Motivated This Founder to Leave California For Amsterdam to Trace Her Family Roots

What Motivated This Founder to Leave California For Amsterdam to Trace Her Family Roots

In episode 14, I interview Jennifer Tosch, a Surinamese American, scholar, historian and founder of Black Heritage Tours. A Norhtern California native, Jennifer currently resides in Amsterdam, but spent her formative years in Oakland and San Francisco California before going on to earn a degree at UC Berkeley.

Jennifer first came to Amsterdam for an intensive two-week postcolonial history course, given by the Black Europe Summer School (BESS) in the Netherlands and to explore the world in which her mother lived, as she had also lived and studied in the Netherlands for several years just after World War II. The inspiration behind Black Heritage Tours came not only from the transformative experience she had as a student of the Black Europe Summer School, but also from a void that she encountered regarding positive narratives about the presence and contributions of the African Diaspora in the Netherlands. Jennifer knew that she could contribute her share to the process of unearthing the lives of our hidden histories in Europe and in 2013 Black Heritage Tours in Amsterdam was born. 

The company has built a sustainable business by collaborating with an awesome team of scholars, historians, public officials, businesses, and heritage tourism professionals.

To keep up with Jennifer's journey visit Black Heritage Tours online and follow: https://www.facebook.com/Welcome-to-Black-Heritage-Amsterdam-Tours-351401081614405/?fref=ts 


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May 04, 202039:35
Lemme Tell Y'all MF's What Happened Last Week + Sunday Sermon
Apr 21, 202010:25
Why This 4X Expat, Life Coach + Educator Now Calls Egypt Her Home

Why This 4X Expat, Life Coach + Educator Now Calls Egypt Her Home

In episode 13, I interview Kamara Coaxum. Kamara grew up knowing that she wanted to travel the world and teach. Her name,

Kamara, means, One Who Teaches. So, you could say that molding young minds was her destiny. She was born and grew up in Shaker Heights, OH but is a nomad at Heart. Kamara received her B.A. from Clark Atlanta University and her M.A from Teachers College-Columbia University. Kamara is coming from London, where she taught 3 rd grade at The American School in London. She spent six years teaching at The Spence School in New York City. Kamara has also taught in Beijing, Tampa and Abu Dhabi. In total, She has been teaching for 20 years.

In her spare time, Kamara enjoys making jewelry for her company, Peacock Bijou as well as a line of luxe pet accessories for her company Puppy Bijou. One of her ongoing passions is helping others. She is a certified life coach focusing in the areas of Educational Relocation, Debt Reduction, Life Empowerment and Expat Lifestyle. Drawing upon her background in education and 20 years of experience, Kamara has a unique appreciation of mindset and the power it has to change lives. She enjoys helping clients develop new skills that will allow them to access available resources that support them in the future. She delights in working with adults, families and Children.

Kamara has been an avid traveler her whole life. She has traveled to over 80 countries and has lived in Abu Dhabi, UAE, London, UK and Beijing, China and now Cairo Egypt. She is currently learning Arabic and aspires to become a member of the Traveler’s Century Club within the next five years.

To keep up with Kamara's journey follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/kamaraafi/

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Apr 21, 202042:19
Why This Emmy Winning Producer + Breast Cancer Survivor Left New York City for Paris
Apr 13, 202046:00
How This 3X Expat Pioneered the Black Millennial Travel Movement

How This 3X Expat Pioneered the Black Millennial Travel Movement

In episode 11 of 'Black Broads Abroad' I interview Evita Turqoise Robinson. Evita has always been a creator in visual media. Yet, it was a trip to Paris, six weeks after graduating from Iona College, that changed the scope of her personal and professional life.

In September 2011, she created the NOMADNESS Travel Tribe, an online social community primarily for travelers of color. NOMADNESS was the first of its kind targeting black and brown millennials, in the newly coined 'black travel movement'. The group currently surpasses 23,000 international members, with over 100,000 passport stamps.

From the success of the online group, Evita has garnered partnerships with top brands and destinations around the world. This also includes Issa Rae, who Co- Executive Produces The NOMADNESS Project web series on YouTube.

In 2018, NOMADNESS Travel Tribe hosted their first festival for Black and Brown travelers and our allies,  in Oakland, CA. AUDACITY Fest is an immersive experience that celebrates and creates a safe space for discussions centered around traveling the world as a person of color.

Continuing to innovate the travel space has landed NOMADNESS in the print and digital pages of The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Entrepreneur, The Daily Beast, EBONY, ESSENCE, and many more.

Evita’s accolades include National Geographic’s 21 Most Visionary Women Throughout Travel History, 2018’s AFAR Travel Vanguard Award, The Root 100, and being noted as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs of 2018. She is also an appointed Board Member of Conde Nast Traveler’s ‘Women Who Travel’ initiative.

She now serves as a keynote/seminar speaker, TED Resident, consultant for Destination Marketing Organizations, and continues her love of seeing the world while writing her first book and developing her own travel television series.


To keep up with Evita's Journey follow https://www.instagram.com/nomadnesstribe/ and https://www.instagram.com/evierobbie or visit the website here: NOMADNESS Travel Tribe

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Mar 31, 202001:11:47
Why This Civil Engineer Left Her Hometown of Harlem to Pursue a Career as a Sommelier in Portugal

Why This Civil Engineer Left Her Hometown of Harlem to Pursue a Career as a Sommelier in Portugal

In episode of 10 of Black Broads Abroad, I interview Cha MacCoy.

Cha is the Founder of Cha Squared LLC, a consulting company with a focus on tourism, gastronomy, and hospitality experiences, education and training.  In 2012, she achieved her MBA in Italy; an opportunity which led her to drink and eat in close to 20 countries. As an expat, she has fostered wine relations and created experiences in the following wine countries: Italy, Spain, France, USA (California and NY), Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Hungary and now Portugal.

Her admiration for wine lead her to study as a wine professional, achieving Certified Sommelier Level with the Court of The Master Sommeliers  and WSET  Level 2 Wine & Spirits Award. McCoy’s recent recognition as the Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers by Wine Enthusiast and Cherry Bombe 100 Ones to Watch is an honor that she takes very seriously for shinning light on democratizing the wine industry.

She is a public speaker, curator and host for intimate wine experiences with a stellar track record of supporting and building with Small Business Owners in gastronomy which ignited her event  THE COMMUNION.  A pop up wine tasting and food pairing experience that led the invitation to prepare the wine menu for the James Beard's House, Thanksgiving Dinner of 2017 and named one of the “NYC’s Vibiest Wine Tastings” by Grubstreet.

As a trained engineer, with 10 years plus of Project Manager experience.  Her goal is to bridge her careers to develop better organizational and business performances within wine tourism, hospitality events, restaurant operations, and winery management. She currently divides her time between Lisbon and New York, creating a connection of best practices between the Old and New World of wine for her clients and hospitality communities.


To follow Cha's journey, follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cha_squared/ FB:https://www.facebook.com/ChaSquaredLLC/ or visit her website: https://www.chamccoy.com/

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Mar 22, 202001:23:02
Why this MBA Graduate and 2X Expat Started Her Career Doing Social Impact Work in Latin America
Mar 15, 202059:30
Why This Internationally Best Selling Author Gave Up Her High Powered Corporate Career and Moved to Paris on a Whim

Why This Internationally Best Selling Author Gave Up Her High Powered Corporate Career and Moved to Paris on a Whim

In episode 8 of Black Broads Abroad, I interview Wani Iris Manly, Esq.. Wani is a leading international speaker on courage, a two-time bestselling author, attorney, entrepreneur, and a woman that is fueled with a passion of unwavering courage.

Hailed as having “balls and ovaries of courage” from her daredevil move to Paris — where Wani knew no one, or one word of French, but went purely on universal signs that lead her the iconic city of Lights, to starting her own business when she knew nothing about how to run a business except how to be a lawyer, to living in five countries, learning three languages, changing careers midstream, Wani is no stranger to taking big leaps.

She empowers audiences across the globe to stop acting as life is a dress rehearsal, get out of their comfort zones, connect with their inner courage and have the audacity to be the leading stars of their lives instead of living a life of default.

The founder and principal of W. Manly, a boutique corporate and securities law firm that Wani she started  in 2008 when she got laid off, Wani has never looked back and has been an entrepreneur ever since, serving some of the most recognizable companies in the world including, MasterCard Int’l, Inc., Visa, Inc., Office Depot, Inc., to name a few.

As a charismatic leader and speaker, Wani delivers customized keynotes with teams, leaders, and organizations about her unique insights on courage that have made her successful in life.

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Mar 08, 202001:01:36
Why This Attorney and HBCU Graduate Built a Travel Company Dedicated to Exposing African-Americans to Africa

Why This Attorney and HBCU Graduate Built a Travel Company Dedicated to Exposing African-Americans to Africa

In Episode 7 of Black Broads Abroad, Phelena interviews Tiffany Anderson, founder of Away to Africa a destination management company dedicated to providing safe travel experiences and tours throughout selected countries in Africa. Tiffanie, is a licensed Attorney and Professor who spends the majority of her time on the continent of Africa and in Jamaica. Within the past few years, Tiffanie travelled and explored 15 African countries and her goal is to travel to all 55 African nations. The idea behind Away to Africa was born after Tiffanie was given the wonderful opportunity of studying abroad at the University Of Western Cape Law School in Cape Town, South Africa. Upon her return to the states, Tiffanie could not stop talking about her engaging experiences in the Motherland; encouraging her friends to also take part in discovering the true beauty that wasn’t being highlighted elsewhere. Ten years after her first trip to Africa, Tiffanie launched Away to Africa, a platform dedicated to providing an affordable, safe way for individuals to visit Africa and experience the many different countries that make up the rich land that many of us consider home.

Tune in until the end to listen to this weeks Sunday sermon on forgiving your parents for their shortcomings.

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Feb 23, 202001:01:07
Why This Former Sales Executive Quit Her Job and Launched a Muti-million Dollar Luxury Travel Company
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From Hollywood Entertainment Attorney to Full Time Black Broad Abroad
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Central America, Ayauascha and How to NOT Travel Like A Tourist
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Why This Plant Based Nutrition Consultant Said Peace Out to Atlanta and Moved With Her Husband to Doha, Qatar

Why This Plant Based Nutrition Consultant Said Peace Out to Atlanta and Moved With Her Husband to Doha, Qatar

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Why This Psychologist Said Peace Out To The United States and Started a Tantric Therapy Practice in Brazil
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