Joshua T. Berglan
I listen for the story beneath the headline, give it a voice, and build media people can own.
Original books, broadcasts and investigations. Custom professional services and paid creative training — from Cameroon to the world.
Author · Investigative Broadcaster · Omni-Media Architect
United Nations speaker · SCORE Certified Mentor · Tah-Lah, Bafut Kingdom
I design media systems — what to build, in what order, and who owns what. Strategy, production, speaking, voice-over, training and representation are paid professional engagements, custom quoted to your project. Your developer or team builds the platform; production and training partners are scoped into the work where needed.
Media Company in a Box is my practical method for turning a story, skill or mission into content, an owned platform and a clear offer. The phone is the studio. Guided workshops and implementation are available as paid engagements.
Films, documentaries, music videos, commercials, news shows and podcasts — scoped, produced, finished and published, with distribution and revenue considered from the start.
The plan: what to build, in what order, what it costs, who runs it and who owns the result.
Explore consultingFilm, documentary, music video, commercial, news and podcast production — from treatment to a finished, published piece. B3 Media and a network of specialists are brought together around an agreed project brief.
Paid media training for creators, schools, institutions and teams. Most workshops run through the B3 Media partnership at local hubs; other organisations can arrange a tailored booking.
Explore the frameworkOpt-in representation, bookings, brand deals and licensing. Responsibilities, fees and commission terms are agreed in writing before work begins.
The studio, workflow, standards, team and revenue model for a complete media operation, designed to run independently.
Award-winning voice-over artist and podcast host. Narration, interviews, keynotes and panels on independent media and creator ownership.
Have a project in mind? Send a brief with your goals, scope, timing and budget range. You will receive a proposed next step, with responsibilities and fees agreed before work begins. Available in English and French.
Request a custom proposalOriginal broadcasts, investigations, books and the archive behind The World's Mayor. Choose the format that brings you closest to the work.
Investigations, interviews, justice, spoken word, memoir, transformation and unfiltered conversations, organised in one broadcast library.
Enter the Broadcast Hub
Memoirs and frameworks on identity, recovery, testimony, media ownership, and turning lived experience into a lasting body of work.
Open the BookshelfLooking for articles, archives, credentials, field dispatches or creator frameworks? The complete directory brings them together.
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Evidence-led investigations following documents, data, money, ownership, resources, technology and human consequences from Cameroon across Africa and the world.
Follow the evidence
A revised, expanded and unfiltered memoir of trauma, addiction, identity, abuse, accountability, survival, faith, and the long fight to reclaim a life. The human story beneath the public work.
#1 bestseller in four countries · Seven festival awards for the screen adaptation Explore the second editionThe World's Mayor is my public identity as a listener, connector, advocate, storyteller and builder across borders. The name carries a responsibility: listen carefully, ask better questions, and use media to return dignity, voice and ownership.
People are more than diagnoses, headlines, mistakes, nationality or circumstance. The real story begins where the easy label ends.
I follow the evidence, the money, the ownership and the human consequences, while protecting the complexity that makes truth worth hearing.
A story can become a book, broadcast, body of knowledge, platform, opportunity and legacy.
Before media, there was service. That work shaped how I see human potential: more than a diagnosis or circumstance, and deserving of the right tools.
My path moved through medical aesthetics and skincare, including product development and global distribution for a publicly traded skincare company. That is where I learned brand architecture and international markets from the inside.
I became a four-time #1 international bestselling author, an award-winning producer, voice-over artist and podcast host with 126+ IMDb credits, a United Nations speaker and a SCORE Certified Mentor. I have taught globally for more than eleven years.
The work also grew from addiction, homelessness, an HIV diagnosis, incarceration, trauma, neurodivergence, and the transformation that followed. My teaching is autobiographical before it is theoretical.
The Fon of Bafut conferred on me the royal title Tah-Lah , “Father of the Land.” Today I live and work in Cameroon, connecting storytelling, practical skills and creator ownership.
Eight film festival awards, four #1 international bestselling books, 126+ IMDb credits, United Nations speaking and SCORE Certified Mentor credentials. The records are available to review.
The complete record also includes three 2021 nominations and eleven professional certifications. Review the credentials portfolio for the supporting record.
“He first makes a safe space by embracing his vulnerability and makes you feel seen, heard. Joshua is not simply a broadcaster; he is a Cultural Alchemist. He takes the leaden weight of broken narratives and refines them into the gold of advocacy. He is also an Advocacy Actuary, turning data into stories.”
“Just two weeks after getting the book and implementing the strategies, my honey business gained more visibility. And not just visibility — I got paying clients. I also used the same principles to create a free website for my Forex academy and, within the same week, enrolled two students.”
“Within a short period of time I have been able to create things I was struggling with, like my website and payments. He helped me see things out of the box and increase my view. He is incredibly kind and generous.”
“It is clear why Mr. Berglan is known worldwide as The World's Mayor. He is deeply dedicated to empowering individuals through service management, media insights and impactful talent development. An exceptional mentor!”
“One of the most wonderful humans I have ever met. This man's purpose, dream, vision, drive and dedication to making the world a better place are outstanding. He is truly being the change he wants to see in the world.”
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Read all Google reviewsCameroon is where I live, report and teach. My work has taken me into orphanages, schools, prisons, churches and community halls. Today, workshops and professional services are paid engagements, with the scope and fees agreed in advance.
My global teaching record spans more than eleven years. In Cameroon, I have personally taught in Limbe, Tiko, Souza, Bafut, Bamenda and Yaoundé. Sponsorship can help fund books, travel, data, materials, participant access and paid workshop delivery.
Cameroon is the reporting base. Africa is the field. The world is the beat.
I arrived in Cameroon without cameras and taught people to use what was already in their hands: a phone, a voice and something worth saying. The same ownership-first method can support a phone-only creator or a full production team.
I am the sole architect and orchestrator of The Sovereign Franchise, working toward 500 sovereign media hubs worldwide under my direct orchestration. The development vision begins with Royal Echo Village in Nchum, Bafut Kingdom; Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda, remains a planned replication node.
Organisations involved in the field work are recognised as field deployments. Their work and outcomes remain theirs to claim.
Listening, teaching and building practical media skills in Cameroon.
Yes. Consulting, production, speaking, hosting, voice-over, workshops and personal mentorship are paid engagements. Each project is custom quoted, with scope and fees agreed in writing. Free, self-guided resources remain available through the media library. Explore the Work With Joshua page.
Joshua T. Berglan, known as The World's Mayor, is an author, investigative broadcaster, Omni-Media Architect, award-winning voice-over artist and podcast host based in Cameroon and working worldwide. His work connects storytelling, production, teaching and creator ownership.
Joshua offers custom-quoted media architecture, production, Media Company in a Box training, artist management, media house builds, voice-over, hosting and speaking. Most workshops run through the B3 Media partnership at local hubs. Other organisations can message Joshua to arrange paid teaching. Start with the professional services page to request a custom proposal.
The Broadcast Hub organises eight original shows. The Shadow Files is the featured evidence-led investigative series, following documents, data, money, ownership, resources, technology and human consequences from Cameroon across Africa and the world. Explore the Broadcast Hub.
The Experience Bookshelf organises Joshua's books and publishing work. The Devil Inside Me, Second Edition, has a dedicated page with the available formats. Open the Bookshelf.
The eight festival awards are named on this page. Joshua's IMDb profile and the official Awards & Credentials portfolio provide records of the awards, screen credits and professional credentials.
The Sovereign Franchise is Joshua's build of 500 sovereign media hubs worldwide, starting in Cameroon. Each hub runs on the Media Company in a Box framework, so a community can produce and own its media without borrowed permission or borrowed attention. The flagship is the Royal Echo Village in Nchum, Bafut Kingdom, with a planned replication node at Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda.
News From The World's Mayor carries investigations, broadcasts and field dispatches. The missions page documents the Cameroon work. Sponsorship through the mission GoFundMe helps underwrite books, training access, transport, materials, data and paid field delivery. Sponsor through GoFundMe.