Welcome to the Daraja Means Bridge Podcast!

Join Jason Doherty in another episode of Daraja Means Bridge Podcast with guest Marty Park, Canadian entrepreneur and successful business owner of 13 companies in over 17 industries. Marty shares the invaluable information he’s culminated over his career for alumni beginning their entrepreneurial careers and college students looking to expand their side hustle. Marty divulges practices that brought him success, both through smart business moves and effective mental framing. In this episode, Marty also honestly reveals the close-to-ruined financial situation of his beginning years as an entrepreneur, and uncovers some of the cliches surrounding the classic image of “the entrepreneur.”

In this episode you will learn:

• Marty’s passion and success gleaned from business Coaching
• The invaluable skills you learn as you consciously chose to be an entrepreneur
• Where to start once you’ve got a business idea; The main question to ask when setting up a business
• Facing what scares you alongside what you’re passionate about
• The persistence and strength of Daraja girls as entrepreneurs

About Daraja Academy and the Podcast:

Jason and Jenni Doherty are the founders of Daraja Academy and parents to 115 current students and many alumni. Jenni comes from a family of eight children and is the first woman in her family to go to university. Jason comes from a family of five, and his passion is education.

When Jason and Jenni Doherty – educators from the Bay Area – visited Kenya in 2006, they were struck by the degree that gender determined opportunity. For families living in deep poverty, access to education was already limited, but sons were still far more likely to attend secondary school than daughters. Girls were being left behind. Thus, they started Daraja Academy.

Daraja Academy is a boarding secondary school for Kenyan girls with top academic scores and exceptional leadership skills but without the means to continue their education. The academy provides shelter, food, healthcare, and counseling services so students may focus on their academic and personal potential without the everyday barriers they would otherwise face. 

Their groundbreaking educational model has generated a community of students filled with intellectual curiosity and a hunger to learn. Through this podcast, we get to know the stories of the girls of Daraja, Daraja Academy, and all the incredible people that support and strengthen Daraja.

 

Connect with Daraja Means Bridge:

Website:https://www.daraja-academy.org/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/daraja-academy/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-doherty-baa9735a/

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/DarajaAcademy

Twitter:https://twitter.com/darajaacademy

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/darajaacademy/

YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtQiWAdnakahyCnRlvWzoSA

Email:[email protected]

Be her bridge! Donate to girls' education in Kenya:

https://www.daraja-academy.org/donate/