Moxie Uncut

Joanna Waterfall is the Founder of Yellow Co., an organization that exists to empower creative women to become agents of good. With a degree in graphic design and digital media and a background in branding, Joanna believes that creativity, business, and social impact should go hand in hand. She and her work have been featured in publications such as Forbes, The Huffington Post, Darling Magazine, LA Lady Magazine, Bossladies Magazine, and others. She is motivated by the belief that women can change the world through stepping out of fear and into what makes them come alive.

In this episode, Jenny and Joanna not only talk about the journey of being the founder of Yellow Co., but also what it looks like to "get back on that horse" after falling and continuing to move forward in the midst of trials. This episode sheds light on how we find our identity and is a great reminder that we are enough. Be encouraged today and know you were made for something bigger.

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Yellow Collective Conference

Yellow Collective Membership

Yellow Collective Instagram

Bohemian Rhapsody (the movie)

Joanna Waterfall Instagram

One last thing to live by:

Find your identity in something bigger than yourself. Know you are enough.

Don't find your identity in your successes and failures and know that you are enough, no matter what's going on on the outside.

Sania Shapi is Nairobi and Mombasa raised, has a degree in management and marketing and is an entrepreneur. She founded Thoughts Uncovered with the intention of people joining her on her path of self growth in various aspects of her life. Her hope with beginning the youtube channel was for people to come together and reach their fullest potential.

Over the years, she has taken a keen interest in psychology as a hobby and loves understanding how people think. Due to an interesting life experience, it has led her to wanting to really grow and understand herself, as well as other people better.

In this episode, Jenny and Sania talk about finding your identity even when others might tell you different, talking about loss and how to stand strong in the process, but ultimately the legacy we are ultimately wanting to leave. The conversation was filled with honesty, vulnerability and compassion. This episode will remind you that life is precious and leave you wanting to slow down, take in the moments and give the world around you the best version of yourself.

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Thoughts Uncovered - In honour of my cousin Yarid

Thoughts Uncovered Facebook

Thoughts Uncovered Instagram

Ethiopian Airlines Accident

One last thing to live by:

Find yourselves for your own benefit. The more you understand yourself the more you understand others.

Ep. 06 | Lulu Kitololo -

Lulu Kitololo is the founder of an art and design business, Lulu Kitololo Studio. In the past 10 years, Lulu has worked on over 100 branding projects with various types of clients including international NGOs, women's rights organisations, museums, film festivals, fashion brands, theatre companies and more.

Along with offering branding and illustration services to clients, Lulu has a line of stationery and lifestyle products, featuring her signature illustration style.

Lulu is co-founder of the Afri-love Connection Club, a network where female founders come together to transform their businesses and their lives. The Club debuted in May 2018 and has grown to include three chapters in Nairobi and one in Mombasa.

Lulu is also the founder of Afri-love Fest, a festival celebrating creativity which, had a successful debut in November 2018.

Lulu has a BFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute in New York and an MA in African Studies from SOAS, University of London.

Lulu loves discovery – learning, travel… and creating – writing, using her hands, coming up with ideas… She enjoys simple things like swimming in the ocean and lying in the grass, and moving her body with yoga and dance.

In this episode, Jenny and Lulu talk about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, making those hard decisions and always seeking opportunities that represent your whole self. This episode is filled with passion, drive and learning to be true to you. Be inspired and know vulnerability is strength.

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Danielle Business Coach

Lulu Kitololo Line Etsy

Just for Me challenge Blog

Shonda Rhymes Year Of Yes

One last thing to live by:

Henry David Thoreau "Beware of enterprises that require new clothes."

If you ever feel uncomfortable you aren't being true to yourself. Be true to you and what feels good to you.

KaRonna is a writer and adventurer living in Texas with her husband and little boy. She equally loves exploring both the outdoors and the deepest parts of life. Early mornings, black craft coffee, and heart-to-heart talks bring her fantastic amounts of joy.

The aim of her work is to help women discover freedom from judgement, negative self-talk, comparison, and perfectionism. She does this by sharing Stories of Grace: real-life examples of giving ourselves grace and processing through uncomfortable experiences. Her hope is that these stories will show that we are not alone and it's okay to be our real, vulnerable, imperfect, authentic selves. She writes to extend hope and create solidarity.

Most of her work is on Instagram for now, but her blog gets occasional attention, too.

In this episode, Jenny and KaRonna talk about what it looks like to wear many hats and have grace on yourself in the process. They spend time getting vulnerable about the past and how it has shaped their characters of today, but they also spend a lot of time laughing about coping techniques and broken microwaves. KaRonna is a woman filled with drive and motivation. She has one beautiful heart that just wants to see good in this world. Take a listen because I know you will leave knowing you are not alone in this world.

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KaRonna Lynn

Dare to Lead - Brene Brown

Ally Casazza

Ellen Episode

Lauren Nelson

One last thing to live by:

The Hard thing in your life that you are facing and that you are struggling with is worth dealing with. The work is hard, but it's work worth it

Maliha is one of a kind and completely encompasses Moxie. She is a self-made chef in Mombasa, Kenya and in 2015, was a participant on season one of the reality tv show Royco Fuata Flava. She is also an artisan and cook at Imani Collective, a mother of two daughters and has dreams and aspirations that are inspiring.

In this episode, Jenny and Maliha talk about the journey of being a single mother, the grit and perseverance of pursuing dreams and the courage it takes to plan, initiate and dominate every challenge of everyday. This episode is encouraging, uplifting and reminds us all that we can move mountains, we just have to pull a little bit of Moxie out of our back pockets.

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Royco Fuata Flava

Gordon Ramsey

Chef Maliha Instagram

Guinness Book of World Records WhatsApp Number Cooking Lessons - Contact +254 731 095 334

In 2014, Jamila founded Life in Mombasa, which is an award winning lifestyle blog for those exploring Mombasa history, culture and modern day life. The aim of the blog is to change the face of Mombasa, to show the different types of culture through photography and written articles. We can read from fancy books or magazines, but seeing Mombasa through a local resident is when you get the real essence of the city. She is the winner of the Best County Blog in the Blogger Association of Kenya (BAKE) Awards 2016, 2017 and 2018. She also has been recognized as an African Voice showcasing Mombasa - The creative artist capturing 'Life In Mombasa' on CNNAfrica.

In this episode, Jenny and Jamila talk about why Life in Mombasa started and the passion behind the blog. They also discuss about the heartache of being a creative entrepreneur, and ultimately, the vision and drive it takes to stand strong even when the days are hard.

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Life in Mombasa

Malkia Creative

Farhana Oberson

Nadia (naddy)

Fierce Lady Official

Hijabee Nation MombasaMTY youth

Afri Love Connection

MombasaWorksImani Collective

One last thing to live by: Be strong and just keep going through because sometimes it is going to get hard but just keep going because you never know what is going to happen.

Cindy is the founder of MombasaWorks and has experience in international development work. Her desire is to let people know that Mombasa is working, we do work and there is a community here that is inspiring, innovative and creative. MombasaWorks is a vibrant community of social entrepreneurs, development and professional consultants, and creatives who live and work in Mombasa. For Cindy, Mombasa is home and she found that taking a different approach to community is something MombasaWorks delivers.

In this episode, Jenny and Cindy talk about the rich culture and history of Kenya, the vision behind MombasaWorks and having the courage to step out and leave comfort to pursue a greater vision.

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Mombasa Works

Love Language

Enneagram

Founders night

How I built this Podcast

One last thing to live by: Progress over perfection

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