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Field notes on heritage, work and the African Dream.

Written mostly by our founder, Alpha Muluh — honest reflections on career, family, failure and building a life between two worlds.

Aug 10, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

Feeling stuck in a career that no longer fulfills you? You’re not alone.

For many African immigrants in the U.S., the road to something better is blocked less by opportunity than by fear. Here’s how to start moving.

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Aug 14, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

The line between success and failure is thin.

Most people don’t fail — they never start, paralysed by the fear of being judged. On daring out of familiar trends.

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Aug 19, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

Navigating two worlds? You’re not alone.

An invitation to celebrate and navigate the African-American cultural experience together.

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Sep 4, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

Balancing your African heritage with American demands.

Juggling high demands at work with family responsibility — and the cultural clash underneath it.

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Sep 8, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

Are professional demands robbing you of family time?

There’s a better approach — and it’s part of why the Foundation exists: to give African immigrants a voice, visibility and community.

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Sep 10, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

From Cameroon to Corporate America.

Leaving a top role at MTN-Cameroon was one of the toughest decisions Alpha ever made. What came next, and why it led here.

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Sep 25, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

My harsh reality wake-up call to balancing work and family.

A painful lesson about priorities — or the lack of them.

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Sep 25, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

The surprising truth about ‘giving back’.

“I never say ‘giving back’.” Why the language of philanthropy matters.

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Sep 30, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

Anybody can start a business in America.

We are often afraid to take a shot in the dark. A case for starting anyway.

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Sep 30, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

The power of curiosity.

“I am addicted to learning.” On curiosity as a discipline.

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Oct 2, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

Character & values.

Several years ago, Alpha was overweight and prediabetic. It was a wake-up call — and a lesson in health without losing heritage.

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Oct 2, 2024 · Alpha Muluh

How I bridged the gap between African roots and American life.

Coaching a future national leader at the Mandela Fellowship — and what it taught about living between two worlds.

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