AKUA’S STORY
Founder and Co-Adventurer at Dream Catcher Global
About Theresa ''Akua'' Powell
Formidable adventurer born to Jamaican parents and raised in the United Kingdom, Theresa Powell, also known as “Akua”, is the CEO and Co-Adventurer at Dream Catcher Global. Her mission is to help women live the lives of their dreams by realizing their full potential through transformational travel experiences.
Akua has traveled extensively across the globe to over 80 countries meeting indigenous cultures, trekking remote routes, climbing mountainous terrains, and exploring the limits of her own perceptions. On her adventure to the Asante region in Ghana, a village chief gave her the honorary name, Akua Boahemaa which means helper and leader.
Formerly the Deputy Chief of People & Performance at New York University in Abu Dhabi, Akua holds a bachelor's degree in Leisure & Tourism Management and a master’s degree in Human Resources Management.
Following her passion for helping people, she has extensively trained in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and received her master coach certification from the Neuro Leadership Institute. She also has advanced training in meditation and self-development arts.
“Through my own travel adventures I had pushed my comfort boundaries and taken risks, and leveraging on these experiences would be a pathway to creating my dream life.”
— Akua Boahemaa
The Journey
“In my solitude working from home during the global pandemic, I was able to find more space and time to journal and meditate allowing for a new and deeper sense of inner peace. A new journey was unfolding and beginning inside of me, and slowly I realized I wanted, indeed needed a new way of life, of living.
“You see, the passion for my day job was dwindling and I felt stuck, and gradually I found myself gravitating towards entrepreneurial women. I knew then it was time to cultivate the courage to go it alone.”
The Transformation
With my love of travel and my love of people, a life-changing opportunity had now presented itself. One that would allow me to step out of my comfort zone, into my soul’s purpose. There was an overwhelming sense of fear stepping into the unknown. However, what I quickly realized was that through my own travel adventures I had pushed my comfort boundaries, and taken risks and that leveraging on these experiences would be a pathway to creating my dream life.
That was the moment I knew that my purpose would be to help women transform their lives through travel. That I could create opportunities for other women that are stuck, unable to remember what their dreams were, and give them the chance to experience adventures that would make them think, “wow, if I can do this, I can do anything.”