Moxie Uncut

Welcome to another episode of the Reset Season on Moxie Uncut! I am so excited to sit down with strategic events consultant Lucy Kamande for her very first podcast appearance. Lucy shares her powerful story of leaving a prestigious corporate role at the World Bank, facing the quiet trial of career derailment, and finding the resilience to build her own company from the ground up. Together, we dive into navigating seasons of obscurity, shifting from massive high-stakes corporate events to creating deeply intentional, intimate spaces, and the essential power of faith and community when starting over.

Key Resets:

00:00 - Teaser: The Unseen Season & Living to Shine

00:42 - Episode Intro: Welcome to the Reset Season

01:27 - Meet Lucy: Strategic Events & Stakeholder Engagement Consultant

03:09 - Early Roots: Hosting Family Gatherings to Organizing Campus Cake Fests

04:45 - Practical Networking: Overcoming Fear & Stepping Into Rooms

08:00 - Post-World Bank Reality: Facing Derailment, Hardship & Rebuilding

12:12 - Finding Your Village: The Price of Growth & Community Support

14:10 - Heart Alignment: Shifting from Corporate Scales to Intimate Spaces

22:01 - Legacy Vision: Creating Spaces for Authentic African Conversations

26:08 - Lucy's Final Advice: Starting Where You Are, Faith & Surviving the Storm

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In this week's episode, I sit down with Myriam Sidibe, founder of Brands on a Mission and former corporate social mission lead, for an inspiring conversation about driving purpose, scaling social impact, and navigating career resets. From her early work building water and sanitation systems in refugee camps to scaling global hygiene campaigns reaching over a billion people, Myriam shares how aligning business models with core convictions creates transformational change. She breaks down the power of authentic brand missions, stepping out of corporate comfort zones, and building sustainable ecosystems for lasting societal impact.

Key Resets:

00:00 - Preview: Authentic Missions & Driving Scale

01:10 - Episode Intro: Welcome to the Reset Season

02:05 - Meet Myriam: Public Health Leader & Mission Strategist

04:32 - Lessons from the Field: Water, Sanitation & Aid Complexity

07:12 - Subconscious & Behavioral Dynamics in Public Health

09:05 - Transitioning to Private Sector Impact & Corporate Scale

11:59 - Strategic Resets: Leaving Corporate Safety for Entrepreneurship

14:12 - Brands on a Mission: Centering Purpose in Business Models

18:35 - Driving Moderation, Ecosystem Change, & Future Vision

31:45 - Myriam's Final Advice: Unlocking Your Inner Chief Mission Officer

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In this week's episode, I sit down with food relationship coach and Rapid Transformational Therapist, Jaini, for an insightful conversation about health transformations, mental reframing, and self-love. From transitioning out of corporate law to addressing the root causes of anxiety and gut health, Jaini reveals how subconscious rewiring, embracing career pivots, and prioritizing intentional rest drive lasting personal restoration.

Key Resets:

00:00 - Preview: Intentional Rest & Self-Love

02:28 - Jaini's Introduction & Root Cause Coaching

03:23 - Overcoming Anxiety with Subconscious Rewiring

09:30 - Navigating Health Challenges & Career Pivots

12:28 - Exploring Emotional Connections to Food

15:47 - Overcoming Business Burnout & Reimagining Success

23:38 - Evolution, Empathy, and Restoring Balance

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In this week's episode, I sit down with industrial designer, innovator, and founder of Nairobi Design Week, Adrian Jankowiak, for a deep dive into career shifts, human-centered design, and leadership evolution. From designing consumer goods and sanitation systems across the globe to creating a vibrant creative platform in East Africa, Adrian shares how continuous prototyping, managing team stress, and filtering feedback shape both personal and professional growth.

Key Resets:

00:00 – Overview of Reset

01:16 – Relocating to Kenya & Human-Centered Design

07:01 – Defining Daily & Long-Term Resets

09:44 – Leadership Transformation & Managing Team Stress

17:16 – The Genesis and Launch of Nairobi Design Week

23:41 – Constructive Feedback & Continuous Learning

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In this episode, I sit down with human rights lawyer and cyanotype artist Elizabeth Ashamu Deng to discuss her personal and professional journey through grief, career shifts, and finding a renewed sense of purpose.

Key Resets: 00:00 – Overview of Reset 09:40 – The Forced Reset 10:08 – Reframing Voice & Finding Freedom 13:33 – Embracing 'Don't Wait 22:53 – Listening to the Body Over Hustle

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In this episode of Moxie Uncut, beauty entrepreneur and pioneer Suzie Wokabi shares her powerful reset journey- from launching Kenya's first homegrown makeup brand to navigating the complex identity shifts and creative frictions of a corporate acquisition. When her long-term relationship with her original business model transformed into employment, Suzie adapted. She balanced the emotional realities of letting go with strategic new ventures, channelling her expertise into mentoring the next generation, driving sales for sustainable regional brands, and laying the groundwork for a pan-African beauty collective.

Key Reset Moments 00:00 - The Reality of Acquisition Backlash 09:39 - Redefining the Meaning of a Reset 10:20 - Inside the Six-Month Corporate Conversation 12:28 - Navigating Board Meetings Alone at 3:00 a.m. 15:01 - Balancing the Relief and Friction of Employment 17:09 - The Future Horizon: From SB Dada to a House of African Beauty 20:18 - Measuring Success by Inspiration Rather Than Just Financial Metrics 27:38 - Learning When to Fold Without Giving Up 28:49 - Why Your Identity is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage 29:29 - Grounding Routines: The Sanctity of Home, Family, and Cooking

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In this episode of Moxie Uncut, creative entrepreneur James Njoroge shares his powerful reset journey - from a celebrated museum exhibition to financial rock bottom, a family medical crisis, and the loss of a stable income. When his old business model stopped working, James adapted. He turned an unexpected opportunity into a live caricature business, pivoted online during COVID-19, and ultimately grew from a solo artist into an industry builder committed to mentoring and empowering other artists.

Key Reset Moments

• 00:00 - Introducing James Njoroge

• 11:14 - First Live Caricature Gig

• 13:10 - Drawing 160 People at Church Camp

• 17:13 - Pivoting to Virtual Parties During COVID-19

• 22:10 - From Solo Artist to Industry Builder

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• 🌐 Kaatoony

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In this episode of the Moxie Uncut's Reset Season, I sit down with entrepreneur, community builder, and podcaster Violette Wambua, founder and CEO of Networking in Heels Africa. Violette shares her unconventional entrepreneurial journey- from a cleaning services business and an accidental community event in 2011 to navigating career pivots across tech and beauty, business dry spells, and a seven-year hiatus focused on motherhood. Together, they explore perfectionism, rejection, momentum, self-reflection, and purpose-and why sometimes a closed door is exactly the protection we need.

Key Moments

00:00 - Introducing Violette Wambua

01:18 - The accidental start of Networking in Heels

05:49 - Overcoming perfectionism

07:14 - Pivots, dry spells, and a seven-year hiatus

10:32 - What a reset really means

13:20 - When a closed door is protection

17:44 - Why momentum beats stagnation

19:20 - Becoming your own best business partner

20:22 - Gratitude and grounding rhythms

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Connect with Violette

Violette Wambua creates spaces for honest conversations, builds meaningful communities, and empowers the next generation of creative leaders. She is also an experienced MC, moderator, and community builder in Nairobi's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

📸 Instagram: @violettendukuwambua

👍 LinkedIn: Violette Nduku Wambua

Venue: Afrika House

📍 Karen, Hardy, Nairobi

📧 General Inquiries & Bookings: [email protected]

📱 WhatsApp: +254 725 219 852

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