Servane is passionate about building vibrant social impact ecosystems, and the Thinking Environment. In the past 20 years, she acquired global senior experience in social enterprise, philanthropy, social investment and built the capacity of ca 10,000 entrepreneurs, movement leaders, finance providers and innovators – mainly women - across various social enterprise, gender equality and tech-for-g[...]
How do empowered women empower those around them? Our guest for today, the founder of Kuli Kuli Foods, Lisa Curtis, is the answer to that question! Kuli Kuli Foods is the leading brand pioneering the sustainably sourced superfood moringa. Moringa is a protein-rich leafy green, more nutritious than kale, with anti-inflammatory benefits rivaling turmeric. Kuli Kuli’s moringa powders, bars and well[...]
Today we’re taking you back to school! This episode, our guest is the incredible Audrey Cheng, founder and former CEO of Moringa School in Kenya! Moringa School was started to transform higher education in Africa. During her 7 years leading Moringa School, Audrey built and led a team of over 100 people to train over 4000 students in Kenya and Rwanda with an average 85% job placement rate, launch[...]
Nadya Okamoto, who grew up in Portland, OR, is 20-years-old and a Harvard sophomore. She is the Founder and Executive Director of PERIOD, an organization she founded at the age of 16. She is also the Co-founder and spokesperson of Next Fellows. PERIOD is now the largest youth-run NGO in women’s health, and one of the fastest growing ones here in the United States. In 2017, Nadya ran[...]
In the conversation around smashing traditional gender roles for women, we can't forget about the other side of that coin. How are we being mindful of changing what's expected for the men in our lives as well? While it's definitely true that women are subjected to a lot of pressure between social media, the world at large, and expectations above what many can meet, it is definitely also true that[...]