✨ Journeys of Empowerment - Episode 5! ✨

Today, I’m excited to welcome Lara Morgan, an inspiring Career and Mindset Coach and founder of a transformational female-only 1-1 coaching program called SHE Thrives.

In this episode, we dive into a deeply enriching conversation about the power of purpose, resilience, and the journey to self-empowerment.

Lara’s mission centers on guiding growth-driven women to uncover their true potential and create careers they are passionate about. Through her bespoke Conscious Career Coaching, she helps individuals navigate life’s most pivotal moments—from overcoming self-doubt to making transformative career changes.

What I especially admire about Lara is her openness and vulnerability in sharing her personal journey. Diagnosed with a severe medical condition at just 8 years old, she faced the mental challenge of being unable to do many things children love. This early experience shaped her resilience and unwavering commitment to helping others find strength within themselves. Lara also shared her journey of making peace with the father wound, a powerful story of healing and self-compassion that resonates deeply.

Key Themes We Covered:

• Purpose and Self-Belief: understanding what drives us;
• Resilience and Transformation: harnessing inner strength through life’s challenges;
• Empowerment and Fulfillment; pursuing a career aligned with passion;
• Mentorship and Agency: the role of guidance and personal agency on the path to success!

• Linkedin Lara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lara-k-morgan/ 
• Linkedin Conscious Career Coaching: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lara-kieva-morgan-conscious-careers/ 
• Website Lara: https://www.larakievamorgan.com  

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🌟 Journeys of Empowerment - Episode 4 🌟

Today, we’re joined by Navid Mohamadi, founder of SHEXON. We met at the DNNL Demo Day Event, where Navid delivered one of the 11 highly energizing pitches from a group of inspiring social-impact entrepreneurs, each on transformative missions. The DNNL program is a 12-week journey of intensive training, coaching, mentorship, and guidance, perfect for rising stars like Navid.

Navid’s story is one of turning his own early childhood experiences & experience as an international student into a mission to bridge the gap for others. With a Ph.D. in supply chain and operations management, Navid combines his expertise in sustainability with a commitment to tackling one of the job market’s most overlooked challenges: the talent gap affecting international graduates.

In this episode, Navid shares:

• How his journey from an international student to founder of SHEXON inspired a platform built on community, mentorship, and meaningful connections;
• The early childhood experiences that shaped his intrinsic motivation to care for the people around him;
• The importance of resilience in his personal and professional journey, and how it fuels his commitment to helping others thrive;
• The waste of talent he witnessed, as highly skilled international graduates leave the Netherlands due to a lack of networks and support;
• SHEXON's mission to empower students, ensuring they feel confident, prepared, and supported as they pursue their careers;
• How companies can tap into SHEXON’s network to engage diverse talent, strengthen employer branding, and drive inclusion.

With a focus on social impact and global collaboration, Navid is not only connecting people but fostering a vision for a future where diversity and sustainable careers go hand in hand.

Tune in to explore how Navid and SHEXON are creating lasting impact in the lives of students and the companies they work with!

Just a few key takeaways:

• The importance of mentorship and community-building in creating career pathways for international graduates;
• How embracing diversity in talent creates stronger, more inclusive companies;
• The role of sustainability in Navid’s vision for a fair and thriving job market.

Resources Mentioned:

• LinkedIn Navid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navid-mohamadi-phd/ 
• Linkedin Shexon: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shexon/ 
• Instagram Shexon: https://www.instagram.com/shexon.official/ 

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🌟 Journeys of Empowerment - Episode 3 🌟

In today’s episode, I sit down with Yasmina Khababi, founder of Freshtable and the Freshtable Foundation. Yasmina is a true rebel with a cause, leading efforts to create social inclusion through sustainable food solutions, while providing meaningful job opportunities to refugees and those distanced from the labor market. Her journey is one of turning frustration into passion, and in this conversation, she shares the pivotal moments that shaped her mission.

We explore how Yasmina's commitment to helping refugees was inspired by witnessing the injustice of seeing only very very few find work at their educational level. Yasmina also opens up about her personal quest to define purpose, the life altering moment at age 11 that sparked her drive to care for others, and the challenges of balancing being an introvert and an extrovert in her journey to impact.

Other highlights include:

• The power of food to connect across cultures and how it became the heart of her mission;
• Yasmina’s reflections on mental health, mental clarity, and why asking “what if I put myself first?” can be a transformative question;
• How her mom served as her greatest role model and why Yasmina is grateful for every decision her mother made;
• A look at the #ShareaMeal campaign, Freshtable’s latest initiative to donate 10,000 meals to those in need by 2024.

Yasmina’s resilience and her belief that “there’s nothing she can’t do” will leave you inspired to reflect on your own mission and role in creating change.

Just a few key takeaways:

• The power of embracing both your highs and lows and making space for mental health;
• How to turn feelings of injustice into a mission-driven passion that creates real impact;
• Why community-driven initiatives are key to building a more inclusive and sustainable future.

Resources Mentioned:

• Website: https://freshtable.nl   
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmina-khababi-0970021a2/ 
• #ShareaMeal: https://freshtable.nl/ons-aanbod/share-a-meal/ 
• How to Meet Your Self: https://howtomeetyourself.com 
• Hero on a Mission: https://heroonamission.com 

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🌟 Journeys of Empowerment - Episode 2 🌟

In this first conversational episode, a true friend who I sometimes call the Human ChatGPT on Wheels: Karim El Oteify, founder of The Wheels of Impact, shares his personal journey that weaves through the complex intersections of identity, power, and privilege. From a deeply painful experience of racism and exclusion to finding inspiration in a Role Model for Systemic Change, Karim’s story sparked his mission to uplift international communities by amplifying their voices. As the conversation unfolds, we explore the vulnerability of these experiences and the profound insights they bring.

The conversation covers key themes like:

• Intersectionality and positionality
• Racism and mental health
• Neurodiversity and disability
• Entrepreneurship and the critical need for Role Models
• Cultural upbringing
• Inner tension within you
• The power of community in creating change

We both hope you, our incredible audience, find sparks of agency to carry forward in your own journey.

And feel free to reach out to Karim and learn more about his mission:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimeloteify/ 
• Website: https://thewheelsofimpact.com 

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🌟 Journeys of Empowerment - Episode 1 🌟

Welcome to Journeys of Empowerment! I’m Michiel Sujeet Reith, and in this solo episode, I’m giving you a taste of what’s to come.

The future episodes will be about discovering the power within you—your ability to face life’s challenges and turn them into opportunities for growth and impact. In each episode, I’ll be speaking with inspiring individuals who’ve transformed their struggles into a force for good, both for themselves and the world around them.

You can expect stories that challenge you to look at your own journey in a new light and Sparks of Agency to inspire meaningful change in your life.

If you’re ready to unlock your potential and embrace your power, subscribe to Journeys of Empowerment on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTubeMusic, and Springcast. Let’s begin this empowering journey together.