Listen Beyond the Label
People are more than diagnoses, headlines, mistakes, status, nationality, or circumstance. The real story begins where the easy label ends.
Joshua T. Berglan
The World's Mayor
I listen for the story beneath the headline, give it a voice, and build media people can own.
From Cameroon, I investigate hidden systems, share stories of recovery and human possibility, and create independent pathways for voices the world too often overlooks.
Award-winning broadcaster · Four-time #1 international bestselling author · UN speaker
The Persona
The World Is My Constituency.
The name is a responsibility: go where the stories are, listen without superiority, ask better questions, and use media to return dignity, voice, and ownership.
The World's Mayor is not a political office. It is Joshua T. Berglan's public identity as a listener, connector, advocate, storyteller, and builder across borders.
Tell What Systems Hide
I follow the evidence, the money, the ownership, and the human consequences—while protecting the complexity that makes truth worth hearing.
Build What People Own
A story should create more than attention. It can become a book, broadcast, body of knowledge, platform, opportunity, and legacy.
Media & Library
Books. Broadcasts. The Complete Archive.
One organized gateway into the body of work behind The World's Mayor: broadcasts, books, articles, archives, credentials, field dispatches, and independent media frameworks.
Broadcast Library · Eight Original Shows
The Broadcast Hub
Investigations, interviews, justice, spoken word, memoir, human transformation, flagship broadcasts, and unfiltered conversations—organized in one clear broadcast destination.
Enter the Broadcast Hub
Literary Library · Four-Time #1 Author
The Experience Bookshelf
Memoirs, frameworks, publishing work, and books about identity, recovery, testimony, transformation, media ownership, and human possibility.
Open the BookshelfLooking for everything? The complete Media & Library directory also organizes articles, the longform archive, credentials, newsletters, field dispatches, resources, and creator frameworks.
Open the Complete Library Watch · Listen · Investigate
Follow the Stories. Follow the Evidence.
Begin with the current investigative series, then enter the complete broadcast collection for eight original shows spanning evidence, interviews, justice, spoken word, memoir, and transformation.
Featured Investigative Series
The Shadow Files
Evidence-led investigations following documents, data, money, ownership, resources, technology, and human consequences from Cameroon across Africa and the world.
Read · Memoir · Transformation
The Stories Behind the Work.
The broadcasts reveal what I investigate. The books reveal what I have survived, learned, questioned, and built. Together, they explain the voice behind The World's Mayor.
Featured Book · Second Edition
The Devil Inside Me
A revised, expanded, and unfiltered memoir of trauma, addiction, identity, abuse, accountability, survival, faith, and the long fight to reclaim a life. This is not separate from the public work—it is the human story beneath it.
#1 bestseller in four countries · Eight festival awards for the screen adaptation The Range
One Voice. Four Expressions.
The distinction is not that I do many unrelated things. It is that the same gift—finding meaning inside complex human experience—moves through four connected forms.
Investigative Journalist & Broadcaster
I connect evidence to lived experience, making complex systems understandable without turning people into spectacle.
Author & Storyteller
I turn testimony, trauma, recovery, identity, faith, and possibility into stories that invite honesty and transformation.
Voice Artist & Host
Through narration, interviews, podcasting, speaking, and spoken word, I create space where people feel heard rather than processed.
Omni-Media Architect
I connect story, content, publishing, broadcasting, offers, and owned platforms into systems that do not depend on borrowed attention.
“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 creates a safe space by embracing his vulnerability and makes you feel seen and heard.”
Selected Recognition
Named. Dated. Verifiable.
Eight Film Festival Awards
Eight wins and three nominations across documentary, web series, voiceover, and podcast work.
Four #1 International Bestselling Books
Published work rooted in testimony, identity, transformation, and media ownership.
126+ IMDb Credits
Professional screen, voice, production, and media experience that can be independently reviewed.
UN Speaker · SCORE Certified Mentor
Public leadership, professional mentorship, and global teaching grounded in practical application.
View all eight festival awards
- Accolade Global Film Competition 2021 Award of Recognition — Christian · The Devil Inside Me
- Impact Docs Awards 2021 Award of Recognition — Best Voice Over · The Devil Inside Me
- Virgin Spring Cinefest 2021 Silver Award — Best Documentary · The Devil Inside Me
- Vegas Movie Awards 2021 Award of Prestige — Best Voice Over · The Devil Inside Me
- Lonely Wolf International Film Festival 2021 Festival Award — Best Podcast · A Conversation with Joshua T Berglan & Joe Schirmer
- Beyond the Curve International Film Festival 2021 April Award — Best Web Series Pilot (Main Category) · The Devil Inside Me
- Beyond the Curve International Film Festival 2021 BCIFF Award of Excellence — Best Web Series Pilot · The Devil Inside Me
- Bright International Film Festival 2021 Winner — Best Narrative Documentary · The Devil Inside Me
The full record also includes three 2021 nominations and eleven professional certifications. Every award can be reviewed through IMDb or the complete credentials portfolio.
Current Chapter · Cameroon
The World's Mayor Is a Field Role.
Cameroon is where this chapter is being lived: reporting, teaching, listening, distributing books, documenting human stories, and helping people build media with the tools already in their hands.
The field keeps the work honest. It forces every idea about dignity, storytelling, technology, ownership, and opportunity to meet real people and real conditions.
Cameroon is the reporting base. Africa is the field. The world is the beat.
Selective Professional Engagements
Five-Day Entry Point
Common Starting Point
90-Day Direction
The $500 Audit fee is credited toward the Blueprint if you upgrade within 30 days.
When the Story Needs More Than Attention.
I accept a limited number of aligned professional engagements where listening, voice, storytelling, production experience, or independent-media thinking can materially change the outcome.
I design media systems; I do not build them for clients. I am the architect who tells your team exactly what to build, in what order, and why.
The Media Audit
$500Review of your platform, content, and search/AI visibility. A 30–45 minute screen-recorded walkthrough plus a written priority list. Five business days.
The Blueprint
$2,500Two 90-minute sessions and a written build specification your developer executes: sitemap, content system, revenue paths, publishing rhythm, AI visibility spec, safety plan. Three weeks.
The Architect
$7,500Ninety days of direction. Biweekly calls, review of everything your team ships, direct access, one revenue path launched.
Speaking · Hosting · Voice Work · Story Development · Production · Workshops · Owned Media Strategy · Speaking $3,500–$7,500 + travel · Workshops $2,500/day · Voice work $350–$1,500/project · Consulting hour $350
Direct Answers
Frequently Asked Questions.
Where should a first-time visitor begin?
Begin with the Media & Library for the complete body of work, The Shadow Files for current investigations, the Broadcast Hub for eight original shows, or the Bookshelf for memoirs and books.
What is The World's Mayor Media & Library?
It is the organized gateway to my books, broadcasts, articles, longform archive, credentials, newsletter, field dispatches, resources, and independent media frameworks. It exists so visitors can see the complete body of work without having to guess where everything lives.
What will I find inside the Broadcast Hub?
The Broadcast Hub organizes eight original shows spanning investigations, interviews, justice, spoken word, memoir, human transformation, flagship broadcasts, and unfiltered conversation. It is the central broadcast library for The World's Mayor Experience.
Where can I find Joshua's books and audiobooks?
The Experience Bookshelf organizes my books and publishing work. The Devil Inside Me — Second Edition has its own page with the available hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats.
How can I verify Joshua T. Berglan's awards and media credits?
Open the complete award record on this page, review my IMDb profile, or visit the official Awards & Credentials portfolio. The homepage names all eight festival awards and links directly to the supporting records.
How can I follow the newest broadcasts and field stories?
Visit The Broadcast Hub, subscribe to my YouTube channel, and join News From The World's Mayor for new investigations, interviews, broadcasts, books, and field reporting from Cameroon.
Can people sponsor books, workshops, or field work in Cameroon?
Yes. Support through the Cameroon mission helps underwrite books, workshops, training, transportation, materials, and field delivery for people and communities that could not otherwise access the work.
Does Joshua T. Berglan accept professional engagements?
Yes. I accept a limited number of aligned engagements involving speaking, hosting, voice work, story development, production, workshops, and owned media strategy. Professional work is introduced immediately above.