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What does it take to create impact that outlives your career?

In this episode of The King Dems Podcast, host Ademola Odewade sits down with Lameen Abdul-Malik, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, transformation advisor, lawyer and former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) leader, for a masterclass on leadership, growth mindset, legacy and transformational impact. From Nobel Peace Prize-winning work to Africa's development, healthcare innovation and systems thinking, this conversation is packed with timeless lessons for leaders, founders and anyone determined to make a meaningful difference.

Drawing on more than 25 years of international leadership, Lameen shares lessons from helping establish Zambia's first cancer hospital, contributing to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning work of the IAEA and advising governments, CEOs and institutions across Africa. He explains why true leadership is not measured by titles or recognition, but by the lives transformed and the systems left behind.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why impact matters more than outputs and activity
• How world-class leaders build systems instead of chasing recognition
• The leadership lessons behind the Nobel Peace Prize journey
• Why succession planning determines whether leadership truly succeeds
• How to measure qualitative impact alongside quantitative metrics
• Why mindset always comes before skillset and toolset
• Lessons from building Zambia's first cancer hospital
• The biggest opportunities for Africa's future development
• How to define success on your own terms instead of society's expectations
• Why humility, service and courage are competitive advantages for modern leaders

Guest Links🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lameen-abdul-malik/
📖 Book: IMPACT Framework

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Why do brilliant strategies fail inside organisations?

Dr. Suzy Burke argues that strategy may live in a slide deck, but culture lives in what happens on Tuesday morning.

Dr. Suzy Burke is an organisational psychologist, four-time founder, former Fortune 20 executive, co-founder of Accountability Inc. and lead author of Headamentals: How Leaders Can Crack Negative Self-Talk.

In this practical conversation with Ademola Odewade, she explains how leaders create accountability without fear, recognise unhealthy culture, build psychological safety and translate strategy into daily behaviour.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why a brilliant strategy fails faster and more expensively inside a broken culture
• How healthy cultures surface bad news before problems become expensive
• Why accountability should be a daily operating habit, not a disciplinary tool
• The three areas to examine when inheriting a struggling organisation
• How clarity, visible scorecards, named owners and weekly check-ins improve execution
• Why senior leaders receive less honest feedback
• Why listening becomes more important as leaders rise
• How ambition and humility can strengthen each other
• Why measurement bridges the gap between vision and execution
• Which human capabilities AI cannot replace
• How leaders can use AI to remove administrative work and protect time for relationships
• Why negative self-talk can spread through a team

Dr. Burke also shares lessons from Xerox, her approach to sustainable culture change and the legacy she hopes to build by making the invisible parts of leadership, culture and self-talk visible and actionable.

Connect with Dr. Suzy Burke:

Website: https://www.suzyburke.phd/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzy-burke-phd-ab77071a
Headamentals: https://headamentals.com/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Headamentals-Leaders-Defeat-Negative-Self-Talk/dp/1774585898

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What does it take to become a strategic CFO inthe AI era? Wassia Kamon explains how finance leaders earn boardroom trust, guide business strategy, build visible authority and keep humans accountablewhen technology accelerates the work.

Wassia is a CFO, finance educator and 2025 Atlanta Business Chronicle CFO of the Year. In this candid conversation with Ademola Odewade, she moves beyond technical finance to reveal the judgement, relationships, resilience and intentional visibility that shape trustedexecutive leadership.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why the modern CFO must understand marketing, HR, technology and the wider business model, not only accounting and reporting.
• How CFOs earn trust by listening first, understanding why existing processes exist and connecting finance to business priorities.
• Why visible expertise can shorten the time required to build credibility before an interview, board meeting or business conversation.
• How joining a nonprofit or professional board can reduce boardroom fear and develop executive judgement.
• Why founders should treat debt as a strategic tool while understanding its cost, risk and purpose.
• Which finance activities AI can automate and why accountability, controls, explanation and final judgement must remain human.
• Why professionals who ignore AI may face the same disadvantage as finance graduates who never learned Excel.
• How executive presence can be learned through observation, listening, composure and disciplined focus.
• Why mentorship, continuous learning and intentional personal branding accelerate career progression.
• How ambitious leaders can pursue impact without allowing achievement to consume their health, family or identity.

About Wassia Kamon

Wassia Kamon, CPA, CMA, MBA, is Chief Financial Officer at Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs. She was named the 2025 Atlanta Business Chronicle CFO of the Year in the community service category and is a two-time CPA Practice Advisor 40 Under 40 honoree. She serves as Guest Faculty for the Wharton Online FP&A Certificate Program and hosts The Diary of a CFO.

Connect with Wassia

Website: https://www.wassiakamon.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wassiakamon

The Diary of a CFO: https://thediaryofacfo.com

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