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Lilly Bekele-Piper is an international education and communication strategist, speaker and activist and is the Executive Producer and host of the Up/Root podcast. After completing her BA at Wake Forest University and a Masters in Higher Education at Harvard University, Lilly moved back to her homeland of Ethiopia with her family in2007 and then to Nairobi in 2011. In 2018, Lilly launched Up/Root - a global podcast on identity and culture that elevates stories of joy, resilience and justice in the region, continent and diaspora. Up/Root curates live podcast events throughout Nairobi and in2019, produced two episodes with UNICEF in Kakuma Refugee Camp. Lilly recently spoke about her life and work at Dadasphere 11, at Alt Summit 2020 and is a frequent guest on global radio and TV programming. Lilly is a popular speaker in Nairobi and at Lavington Vineyard Church and has found her calling at the intersection of human rights, justice and the creative arts. By far, her greatest joy and privilege is parenting Selah, Solomon, Silas and Saron with her college love of 20 years, Ben.

In this episode, Lilly and Jenny hold a conversation on the importance of asking questions and engaging meaningfully with people that are different from us to help build a rich culture that is neatly woven together by the diversity and impact of our stories.

Ashley Gardner started Printable Wisdom in 2012, while in her second year of medical school. Her work features hand lettering, and she is passionate about sharing the art of calligraphy with others. After almost ten years in business, Ashley now continues to create art for Printable Wisdom, and is also a practicing Psychiatrist at her clinic, Pathway Psychiatry, opened in her hometown to serve the mental health needs of her community. In her free time she loves spending weekends in the Texas hill country with her husband and dog, Nash.

Be on the lookout for her book. The Handlettering Bible, which is a collection of all her work and will soon be available on the Printable Wisdom website. Also, as a celebration of you walking this journey with us, Printable Wisdom in conjunction with the Moxie Podcast is giving a 20% discount on your next purchase of their products. Head on to their website and place your order with the promo code MOXIE20.

In this episode Jenny and Ashley hold a beautiful conversation on how best to listen to ourselves and the needs of our clientele while still understanding when to draw the line and focus on ourselves and our families.

Femida and Carol play an integral role in the leadership of Imani Collective. Together, they run the holistic department that is the pivot of the organization's cogwheel through facilitation of programs like childcare, tea and lunch breaks, character building classes, home visits, birthdays, to mention but a few.

They create so much impact by overseeing the fulfilment of Imani Collective's vision of holistically caring for our women, our environment and the community at large.

In this episode, Jenny, Femida and Carol talk about holistic empowerment through loving deeply, relationships and how that directly impacts the people we interact with on a daily basis.

Matt Trotman, together with his lovely wife Scarlett Trotman are the founders of Surefooted Media, a business that majors in videography, photography and graphic design. They provide you with bespoke imagery that captures who you are and communicates your message with such a professional yet friendly demeanor.

Matt has taken his hobby and turned it into a business that he is very passionate about. When he is not working, he is most often found outdoors or under water taking the videos of his life and getting awed by the beauty of creation.

In this episode, Jenny and Matt talk about the two sides of a transition and learning how to manage control in the face of these changes while embracing all the blessings and challenges that encompass it.

David Pierre is humorous, passionate and has a strong burning desire to be a huge help to people. He has created an orphanage, started an organization for the disabled and also built a business, Lavni Products, with the sole purpose of Impacting Haiti and hopefully other underserved countries.

In this episode, David passionately talks about consciously embracing the identity of God in us and allowing Him to shape how we decide who we want to be and be consistent with it.

With his expertise in rural innovation and economic geography, Daan works as the regional fundraiser officer for Cordaid in Eastern and Southern Africa (including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Africa)

Cordaid is a Netherlands based non profit that works towards digitalisation in agriculture and linking it to the hospitality sector. The organisation has just recently ventured into the health and education sectors

In this episode, Daan and Val talk about proper utilisation of finances to implement sustainable systems that continually create impact in any organisation's target community.

Danielle Anderson is an international business coach and strategy consultant.

After 10 years in financial services, where Danielle managed strategy at some top tier investment banks, she broke away from her corporate chains and founded Step & Stone.

Since 2013, she's been helping business owners make a living, doing what they love by getting focused, getting confident and getting customers. And all with simplicity!

In this episode, Jenny and Danielle talk about Simplicity as a business incubator program, the modules that can be used as essential business accelerators and some practical steps to take when scaling your business.

Tabz is a freelance accountant, part time math tutor and the outgoing program coordinator at Imani Collective. She is passionate about family, friendships and loves God above all. When she is not working on numbers, she is cooking, reading a book, watching a movie or laughing about something.

In this episode, Val and Tabz talk about taking a step of faith and wholly diving into the unknown by anchoring our trust in God's purpose over our lives.

Dan Mugambi is the CEO and Founder of Dankiz Arts and Creations Ltd. Along with being a fine artist and a life skills coach, Dan is recognized as a Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneur. He has been featured in many streams of media and has commissioned projects all over Kenya.

In this episode, Jenny and Dan talk about the journey of entrepreneurship and the ability to say no to opportunities that do not align with your personal or business values.

Being a visionary or a goal oriented individual can make us too focused on the next big thing that we forget to purposefully step back, reflect and see the bigger picture that allows us to strike a balance in the fulfillment of our ambitions.

In this episode, Jenny and Kevin talk about how intentionality drives purpose and the investments we make with ourselves and our communities.