Podcast appearances and mentions of Ken Banks

Join me for a riveting sit-down with construction and real estate mogul Ken Banks as we explore the foundations of a 50-year legacy that's towering over Maryland's horizon. From his audacious start at 28 to reimagining the iconic Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ken's narrative is a blueprint for aspiring trailblazers. His keen insights on strategic ownership in the concrete jungle provide an invaluable masterclass in constructing a business empire brick by brick. Delving into the challenges that come with managing colossal projects, Ken's candid anecdotes on maneuvering through economic upheavals and the human element of his workforce are as foundational as the structures he creates.The entrepreneurial battlefield isn't for the half-hearted, and we peel back the layers of determination needed to stand tall amidst the industry's titans. We engage in a mental skirmish, examining the warrior-like resilience essential for anyone daring to forge their path in business. Ken's tales envelop you in his world where setbacks are but a pivot or pause in the grander scheme, offering a potent reminder that the journey is as fluid as it is fierce. Embracing the "do or die" mindset, this conversation is an ode to those who brandish their dreams like a sword, cutting through the cacophony of mediocrity to claim their victory.As we wind down, the narrative arcs towards the sanctity of a well-rounded existence. Ken and I reflect on how one's true measure of success isn't bound by the confines of financial gain but interwoven with the threads of family, spirituality, and camaraderie. This dialogue is a meditation on the art of balancing the relentless pursuit of ambitions with the tender moments that give life its sheen. We close with musings on professional evolution, the elation of learning, and the fulfillment derived from fostering both personal and professional relationships—the kind that form the sturdy beams supporting the towering edifice of a life well-constructed.Support the showWatch the video episode of this on YouTube - https://linktr.ee/konnectedminds

Unbelievable and amazing interview with Gloria Mayfield Banks! Gloria Mayfield Banks is a global Success Strategist, speaker, and author whose passion is to take women from Ordinary to Extraordinary. Her ‘Super Bad All Day Long' brand calls for the ambitious, winning woman to be unapologetically powerful. Gloria's expertise in leadership, sales, and life skills can be acquired through her keynote speeches, events, online coaching programs, and books. Gloria's passion is to inspire others with her story of courage, resilience and faith. Long before rising to the top of the network marketing industry, Gloria was diagnosed with dyslexia in middle school. Her days were spent learning to overcome and beat the odds, and that's exactly what she did. She often coaches women to operate in their gifts. Operating in her gifts is the very thing that allowed her to push through her circumstances and begin to break barriers. Gloria is a 10-year domestic violence survivor, who is passionate about showing other women how to overcome even the toughest of situations. A graduate of Howard University, Gloria holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Dr. Banks is well-known for her 33-year career with Mary Kay, Inc. In 2021, she finished as the #1 company earner out of 3.5 million women worldwide, serving over 40 countries. Her record breaking team expanded her business to 9 countries. Her success with building and sustaining her #1 team inspired her book, Quantum Leaps. Gloria has shared her secrets to success with national media audiences appearing on CNN with Soledad O'Brien, ABC-TV, and CNBC with Donny Deutsch on The Big Idea. She has also appeared in Fortune, Connect, Black Enterprise, Glamour, Working Woman, PINK, L.A. Style, and Ebony Magazines. She has enjoyed sharing the stage with Oprah, Iyanla Vanzant, Lisa Nichols, Julie Chen-Moonves, and other powerhouse entertainers and industry leaders. There is a Harvard Business School case study included in their textbooks and taught to many business students nationwide named Gloria Hilliard Mayfield at Mary Kay Cosmetics. Gloria is married to Ken Banks who is also a business owner and self-made millionaire. They share four adult children, five grandchildren, and reside in Maryland. Their new podcast Banking On The Banks premiered March 2023.

Ken Banks, branding, marketing and advertising expert with a career of having worked with a "who's who" in the world of big business. Ken visits to discuss with us what small businesses can learn for the efforts of big businesses. We discuss trends with social media and traditional advertising. Listening to our hour with Ken Banks is like your having hired your own personal advertising consultant.

Ken Banks is the Head of Social Purpose at the digital identity startup Yoti. The Yoti app was on mobile technology in Africa. Built with security and privacy as a priority, ensuring a safer way for people to prove who they are, both online and off. The company believes in using tech for good, and is a certified B Corp. Ken is an award-winning founder, technologist, anthropologist, and author committed to supporting positive social and environmental change around the world. Before joining Yoti he worked for more than two decades in global conservation and development, with a particular focus Ken has had the honor of working with eminent leaders such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, taken part in expeditions for National Geographic, and joined delegations to Africa with British Prime Minister David Cameron. In this episode we discuss: What an encrypted ID is, and why it's useful The importance of simplicity in creating a user experience The intersection of technology and social impact Key Takeaways: I appreciate learning about how Yoti has been built. A company focused on identity protection, built on the principles of security and privacy, that can't even access information on their users. Building their platform that way is leading by example, with the best interest of the customer front and center as opposed to the best interest of the company. The world is full of great ideas. What's far less common are people who act on those ideas. In the book Big Magic, author Liz Gilbert writes that ideas are life-forms existing alongside all other life on Earth, They wish to become manifest, which they can only achieve through collaboration with a human partner. So ideas visit us, wave for attention, wake us in the middle of the night, and distract us during the day. Finally, in a moment of quiet, the idea will ask “Do you want to work with me?” Most people say no, and the idea moves on to find someone else that is willing to bring the idea to life. But for those who say yes, “you officially entered into a contract with inspiration, and you must try to see it through, all the way to its impossible-to-predict outcome.” I was reminded of this theory as Ken shared his story of creating Frontline SMS. He had an idea. He said yes. Then he spent a few weeks working on a kitchen table to code the idea into life. Because he said yes. Because he acted, Ken created a technology that benefited tens of millions of people across 190 countries. Ask yourself, what idea is trying to get your attention? And are you brave enough to say yes? Ken's journey is a beautiful example of what can happen if you're brave enough to follow the path of curiosity into the unknown. Maybe curiosity is our sixth sense, excitedly leaving breadcrumbs to lead us down the life path each one of us was meant to walk. From Ken's humble upbringing, he went on to travel the African continent, use technology to impact lives, surviving a pirate attack and close encounters with lions along the way. Ken shares his unlikely journey in his book, The Pursuit of Purpose: Part Memoir, Part Study - A Book About Finding Your Way in the World. If you're interested in learning more about where the path of curiosity led Ken, I encourage you to read it. References: Connect with Ken on LinkedIn The Pursuit of Purpose: Part Memoir, Part Study - A Book About Finding Your Way in the World by Ken Banks Yoti UN Sustainable Development Goal 16, which includes a target for legal identity Togetherall Frontline SMS Listen to the Purpose and Profit episode with Unreasonable founder Daniel Epstein here Desmond Tutu Health Foundation Insulate Britain Elizabeth Gilbert: When a magical idea comes knocking, you have three options. The author of Eat, Pray, Love has spent her life in devotion to creativity. In an extract from her new book, Big Magic, she writes about the ‘transcendent' world of ideas – and how we should respond to them Connect & Share: If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading them! If this episode resonated with you, I ask you to send it to a friend. Help bring even more visibility to these leaders that are using business as a force for good! Subscribe to the Purpose and Profit newsletter to make sure you don't miss future episodes. This podcast is for you, the listener. I'd love to hear what resonated with you, or if you have a suggestion on who would be a great guest for this show. Please send me a note at info@KathyVarol.com.

Ken Banks has had an amazing career in advertising; Circuit City, PetsMart, Levitz Furniture, Eckerd Drugs and one of the largest ad agencies in the USA. Ken joins us for the March 2022 Small Business Conversations with Tom Shay to examine television advertising messages and discuss how the experience and sizable dollars spent by these businesses can give us ideas of how we can advertise. While not likely on television, we can apply the lessons to our social media efforts as well as any other formats we would choose to share our message.

The ache for meaning and purpose can quite literally drive us to insane ends. Ask Ken Banks. His pursuit of meaningful work that makes an impact took him to do volunteer development work Zambia and Uganda, work at a primate sanctuary in Nigeria, then teach English in Finland among other pursuits. Along the way, he leveraged his technology talents to create a text-messaging platform for non-profit organizations in developing countries. And that seemingly simple act has cascaded a wave of impact he could hardly imagine and is still humbled about today. Meaning and purpose are essential, and we will literally go to the ends of the earth to find it.

The ache for meaning and purpose can quite literally drive us to insane ends. Ask Ken Banks. His pursuit of meaningful work that makes an impact took him to do volunteer development work Zambia and Uganda, work at a primate sanctuary in Nigeria, then teach English in Finland among other pursuits. Along the way, he leveraged his technology talents to create a text-messaging platform for non-profit organizations in developing countries. And that seemingly simple act has cascaded a wave of impact he could hardly imagine and is still humbled about today. Meaning and purpose are essential, and we will literally go to the ends of the earth to find it.

The ache for meaning and purpose can quite literally drive us to insane ends. Ask Ken Banks. His pursuit of meaningful work that makes an impact took him to do volunteer development work Zambia and Uganda, work at a primate sanctuary in Nigeria, then teach English in Finland among other pursuits. Along the way, he leveraged his technology talents to create a text-messaging platform for non-profit organizations in developing countries. And that seemingly simple act has cascaded a wave of impact he could hardly imagine and is still humbled about today. Meaning and purpose are essential, and we will literally go to the ends of the earth to find it.

The ache for meaning and purpose can quite literally drive us to insane ends. Ask Ken Banks. His pursuit of meaningful work that makes an impact took him to do volunteer development work Zambia and Uganda, work at a primate sanctuary in Nigeria, then teach English in Finland among other pursuits. Along the way, he leveraged his technology talents to create a text-messaging platform for non-profit organizations in developing countries. And that seemingly simple act has cascaded a wave of impact he could hardly imagine and is still humbled about today. Meaning and purpose are essential, and we will literally go to the ends of the earth to find it.

In this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Ken Banks speaks with Matt Artz about his career as a business anthropologist. The conversation covers Ken’s career as a social entrepreneur working in mobile technology, his current role as  Head of Social Purpose at Yoti, and his upcoming bookThe Pursuit of Purpose. In this episode of the Anthropology in Business podcast, Ken Banks speaks with 

Ken Banks built the first version of FrontlineSMS over 5 weeks while unemployed at the home of his in-laws. Just a few years later, it was in use by development and conservation organizations in more than half of the countries in the world. He's described himself as a "scrappy" man who enjoys building his own websites and living out of a camper van for two years. And yet the world knows him as an authority on mobile technology for positive social and environmental change, as an adventurer and National Geographic Emerging Explorer, and as someone who's brushed shoulders with and won the support of people as diverse as Desmond Tutu and Peter Gabriel.   In our conversation, Ken describes the unlikely beginnings of FrontlineSMS - including how little it was used in the first two years after it was built. He shares how he started out running a primate sanctuary in Nigeria, and his initial work in conservation before global health and development really entered his life. He shares the surprising chain of events that led him to specialise in mobile technology for positive social and environmental change. And he also opens up about the stress of running a global, mission-critical piece of software, as well as the challenges he's faced within the aid and development industry. Finally we talk about his move into the private sector in 2018, to work on digital identity with Yoti as its Head of Social Purpose.   To find out more, download the show notes at https://AidEvolved.com  Let us know what you think of this episode on Twitter (@AidEvolved) or by email (hello@AidEvolved.com)

Ken Banks has an extensive background in the area of marketing and advertising. During this visit we asked Ken to dispel some of the common "rules" of advertising. We also reviewed the television commercials from Christmas 2020 and the Super Bowl 2021. We are providing links to the commercials. Links were functional as of February 2021. Those commercials we looked at were: Super Bowl 2021: Toyota (adopted swimmer) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqWG5_7nwyk Jeep (Bruce Springsteen) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7z6cqc Samuel Adams (with Clydesdale) https://www.ign.com/videos/sam-adams-super-bowl-55-commercial-horses Jimmy John (with Brad Garret as the king) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cuVTq76PIk fiverr creative services https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XelsNvpibpQ Cheetos (with Ashton Kutcher) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ucKzTuy8a8 Disney (with Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBpjN6S7nF8 Christmas 2020: Coca Cola (Santa Claus letter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg4Mq5EAEzw&feature=youtu.be

Can Randy Savage and Mr. Perfect get along when they team up against Ric Flair and Razor Ramon? Who will win the first pay-per-view bout between Japanese sumo champion Yokozuna and Wrestling Superstar Virgil? Can the Natural Disasters and the Nasty Boys get revenge when they face Money Inc. & The Beverly Brothers in a tag team elimination bout? Thank you for the outpouring of support for co-host Jim Valley, who has now left the hospital. In the meantime, you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill, Ken Banks & guest host John Skyler (@TheJohnSkyler) take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the second hour of our watchalong of WWF Survivor Series 1992. It's Wayback Playback time on Creative Control Network! (80:25)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

Will Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware deliver some high-energy offense against Afa's deadly Samoan Headshrinkers? Can Big Boss Man grab the nightstick off the pole and use it to defeat former inmate Nailz? How will the late Tracy Smothers face against two former WWE stars in our bonus match? Thank you for the outpouring of support for Jim Valley, who is now off of dialysis. In the meantime, you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill, Ken Banks & guest host Scott Fishman (@SMfishman) take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of our watchalong of WWF Survivor Series 1992. It's Wayback Playback time on Creative Control Network! (75:38)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

Will the Road Warriors stand up to the challenge of the Skyscrapers? Can Ric Flair & Sting coexist in the cage against Terry Funk & The Great Muta? Can World Championship Wrestling ever explain the rules to its stipulation matches in a way that makes sense? Thank you for the outpouring of support for Jim Valley, who is once again able to walk. In the meantime, you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill & guest host Ken Banks take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of our watchalong of NWA Halloween Havoc 1989. It's Wayback Playback time on Creative Control Network! (75:39)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

Can Ron Simmons as "Wildfire" Tommy RIch coexist as a tag team in the Lethal Lottery? Did Pat McNeill make up an Arachniman theme song? (SPOILER: Of course) And who will win the 1991 BattleBowl match and the prestigious BattleBowl ring? Will it be Lex Luger? Sting? Big Van Vader? Steve Austin? Ricky Steamboat? Todd Champion? (Okay, it probably isn't Todd Champion.) Thank you for your outpouring of love and support as co-host Jim Valley leaves the ICU. In the meantime, you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill & guest host Ken Banks take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of our watchalong of WCW Starrcade 1991. It's Wayback Playback time on Creative Control Network! (93:27)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

When tag team partners Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin are on opposing sides in the first ever Lethal Lottery tag team match, who will be their respective teammates. Will "Stunning" Steve Austin coexist with his random tag team partner, "Ravishing" Rick Rude? Can you name three people who should never be part of a tag team match with the legendary Jushin "Thunder" Liger? (SPOILER: You'll be able to do it after this episode.) Thank you for your outpouring of love and support to our hospitalized co-host, Jim Valley. In the meantime, you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill, Ken Banks & guest host Joe Feeney take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of our watchalong of WCW Starrcade 1991. It's Wayback Playback time on Creative Control Network! (96:02)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

Who will win the 1991 Royal Rumble match and (possibly) headline WrestleMania VII? Will it be Randy Savage? Hulk Hogan? Bret "The Hitman" Hart? "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan? The Undertaker? Paul Roma? (Okay, it probably isn't Paul Roma.) And, which Hall of Famer winds up being punished by WWF management during the Rumble match? Thank you for your outpouring of love and support to our hospitalized co-host, Jim Valley. In the meantime, you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill & guest host Ken Banks take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of our watchalong of WWF Royal Rumble 1991. It's Wayback Playback time on Creative Control Network! (91:22)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

Will Ultimate Warrior retain the WWF Heavyweight Title and defend the honor of America, or will he be outnumbered by the enemy forces if Sgt. Slaughter? Can Dusty and Dustin Rhodes pick up a big tag team win in Miami, or will they have a price for "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase and his bodyguard, Virgil? And with a future Hall of Famer departing for WCW, can WWF create a new star with a single postmatch segment? Our thoughts and prayers go out to hospitalized host Jim Valley. In the meantime, you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill & guest host Ken Banks take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the second hour of our watchalong of WWF Royal Rumble 1991. Happy 6th Anniversary to Wayback Playback! (74:39)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

Today in episode 71 of the Exponential Organisation podcast I interview Ken Banks - Head of Social Purpose at Yoti. Ken is a social innovator, technologist and anthropologist with 25+ years experience working in developing regions of the world - particularly Africa - with a focus on technology, conservation and humanitarian relief. During his career he has had the honour of working with eminent leaders such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, moderated panels and taken part in expeditions for National Geographic, joined delegations to Africa with the UK Prime Minister, has been featured as a keynote speaker, panelist and moderator at international forums and conferences, and has gone on to publish work related to technology and social innovation for the BBC, CNN, WIRED and the Guardian, among many others. Ken is also the editor of three books on social innovation and entrepreneurship, the first of which has a 5 star rating and became an Amazon 'Development Studies' bestseller. In April 2018 Ken returned to the private sector taking on the role of Head of Social Purpose at digital identity startup Yoti. You can find Ken on Linkedin here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiwanja and a list of his historical writing can be found at http://www.kiwanja.net/kenbanks. The host of the podcast is Lance Peppler. Email him at lance@ideastorm.co.za or visit www.ideastorm.co.za. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lance-peppler/support

When Mr. Fuji reunites the former members of Bad Company, can Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty survive the three-on-two odds? Will Big Boos Man continue wreaking havoc on the Heenan Family by defeating The Barbarian? When Pat & Ken try to sing a song honoring the hospitalized Jim Valley, what could possibly go wrong? Even without Jim, you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill & guest host Ken Banks take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of our watchalong of WWF Royal Rumble 1991. Happy 6th Anniversary to Wayback Playback! (76:48)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

Will Shawn Michaels get his payback against Triple H in his return to WWE? Will The Rock hang on to the WWE Undisputed Title against the younger and stronger Brock Lesnar? How exactly did Paul Heyman manage to attach that baseball cap to his skull? Jim Valley is still sidelined, but you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill, Ken Banks & guest host Bob Cook take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the conclusion of our watchalong of WWE SummerSlam 2002. It's Wayback Playback time on the Creative Control Network! (84:04)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

Ric Flair broke up a Fozzy concert, but can he take the fight to Chris Jericho? Will Edge continue his breakout year against the supremely talented Eddy Guerrero? And have we figured out a way to get Jim Valley back on the program even though he can't talk? (Spoiler: Yes, we have.) Ken Banks is here to read texts sent by in Jim, and you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill & guest host Sean Radican take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the first hour of their watchalong of WWE SummerSlam 2002. It's Wayback Playback time on the Creative Control Network! (76:09)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

This week, I’m in conversation with award winning social entrepreneur who founded kiwanja.net, an NGO focused on applying mobile technology for social and environmental change in the developing world, especially in Africa. Ken is currently Head of Social Purpose at Yoti, the app that helps everyone authenticate themselves, staff, suppliers or volunteers in a secure,... The post In conversation with Ken Banks appeared first on Linda Parkinson-Hardman.

Will Disco Inferno win the WCW Cruiserweight Title from the legendary "Man Of A thousand Holds", Dean Malenko? Are you ready to watch the first singles match of Steve "Mongo" McMichael's pro wrestling career? Can Konnan hang on to the WCW United States Title against the "dirtiest player in the game", Ric Flair? And, is Woman STILL up on the ring apron waiting to hit her spot? Jim Valley is on a family trip, but you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions, as Pat McNeill & guest host Ken Banks take you back to those thrilling days of yesteryear with the second hour of WCW Bash at the Beach 1996. It's Wayback Playback time on the Creative Control Network! (80:54)===================================Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com).Join us on Patreon.com/WaybackPlayback for ad-free content and show archives.

This week I had the privilege of having a conversation with Ken Banks. Ken has spent over 25 years working in and around humanitarian aid. He is the founder of FrontlineSMS and now works for Yoti as their Head of Social Purpose. In this episode we talk about Yoti’s recent social purpose report, their Guardian council, and what he has been learning.(the first version of this episode had audio problems) 

Ken Banks is a member of the retail advertising hall of fame. As he visited with Tom Shay he discussed how businesses can market differently after the pandemic. We talked about the "retail apocalypse" and what types of businesses were a part of it. Ken shared experiences of being the head of marketing for companies like Circuit City, PetsMart, Levitz Furniture, Eckerd Drug, and as a consultant to many others.

Todays interview with Ken Banks is taken from an episode of Startup Stores with Adam Callow. If you’re on the startup battlefield, Startup Stories brings news from the next trench. Startup founder Adam Callow talks to founders and gets their first had stories with actionable inside from entrepreneurs. Many entrepreneurs start out with a side project. Ken Banks had a simple idea for a summer project he thought might help a few people in remote parts of the world communicate faster and better, using just cheap mobile phones and software that could run on any PC. But when Frontline SMS was used to monitor elections, it made the headlines and before he knew it, Ken had customers in 190 countries. You can visit Yoti here: www.yoti.com/impact Check out Ken's blog over at www.kiwanja.net If you have an idea for a guest for Adam with a story to tell, you can email jeremy@nbs.fm --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If you’re on the startup battlefield, Startup Stories brings news from the next trench. Startup founder Adam Callow talks to founders and gets their first had stories with actionable inside from entrepreneurs. Many entrepreneurs start out with a side project. Ken Banks had a simple idea for a summer project he thought might help a few people in remote parts of the world communicate faster and better, using just cheap mobile phones and software that could run on any PC. But when Frontline SMS was used to monitor elections, it made the headlines and before he knew it, Ken had customers in 190 countries. You can visit Yoti here: www.yoti.com/impact Check out Ken's blog over at www.kiwanja.net If you have an idea for a guest for Adam with a story to tell, you can email jeremy@nbs.fm This episode of Startup Stories is bought to you by our friends at Pure Scooters. Save time, save money and save the planet with an electric scooter from Pure Scooters. The UK's most trusted electric scooter provider. Visit pure.nbs.fm for your chance to win one of two electric scooters.

Can Rey Mysterio defeat the massive Big Show and move into contention for the WWE Title? Will WWE Champion Brock Lesnar survive the physical and verbal onslaught from hometown challenger John Cena? How many names do you recognize from this week's indy-riffic bonus match? Jim Valley is on vacation, but you can still learn the answers to these and many more questions as Pat McNeill & guest host Ken Banks take you back to the thrilling days of yesteryear, with the second hour of WWE Backlash 2003. It’s Wayback Playback on The Creative Control Network! (71:43)Presented by Ken & Tek's Pet Care of Bangor. Maine (KenandTek.com) and by Tiege Hanley (Tiege.com, promo code WAYBACKAPRIL).

Ken Banks, Head of Social Impact at Yoti, developer of FrontlineSMS, and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer talks about the technology underpinning the emergence of digital identity, centralized versus decentralized systems and how tech has the potential to change our approach to identification. Find out more about Good ID here: https://www.good-id.org/en/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodid Brought to you by Omidyar Network, Caribou Digital and Unfold Stories.

A line-up of digital identity experts from the fields of technology, academia, policy and humanitarian aid answer quick fire questions about Good ID and digital identity. This episode features Manju George, Ken Banks, Titi Akinsanmi, Edgar Whitley, and Paula Gil Baizan. Find out more about Good ID here: https://www.good-id.org/en/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/goodid Brought to you by Omidyar Network, Caribou Digital and Unfold Stories.

Dr. Gloria Mayfield Banks is an internationally renowned motivational success strategist and sales trainer who has consistently beaten the odds to achieve extraordinary success. Dr. Banks holds a bachelor's degree from Howard University, an MBA from Harvard University, and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She has built a multi-million dollar enterprise as an author, a founding partner of Charisma Factor, Inc. (a corporate event planning company), and an Elite Executive National Sales Director with Mary Kay, Inc. In 2016, Gloria became the first African American in the history of the company to be ranked #1 in North America.  These accomplishments provided the foundation for her recently published book, Quantum Leaps, with ten specific steps to help you soar. With her high energy and inspirational teaching style, Dr. Banks is best described as "Energy in Motion!" Dr. Banks has trained professionals on six continents to achieve new levels of success. She is expressly passionate about working with winners to actualize their full potential. Dr. Banks was featured as one of the world's top entrepreneurs at Grant Cardone's 10XGrowth business conference. In addition, Dr. Banks has shared the stage twice with Oprah Winfrey speaking on Empowering Women and Girls for Leadership and at the N Street Village foundation fundraiser to help homeless women. Dr. Banks shared her secrets of success with national media audiences, appearing on CNN with Soledad O'Brien, ABC-TV, and CNBC with Donny Deutsch on "The Big Idea." She has been featured in Fortune, Black Enterprise, Glamour, and Ebony magazines. Dr. Banks has received numerous awards and national recognition. Harvard Business School documented Gloria's success in a case study titled, "Gloria Hilliard Mayfield at Mary Kay Cosmetics." She resides in Baltimore, Maryland with her husband, Ken Banks.  They share four adult children. Show Highlights: The most expensive party you can have is a pity party. -Gloria Mayfield BanksWho's important to me? Not people who agree with me but people who can help me with my thought process. -Gloria Mayfield BanksIf we can figure out how to think, then we'll figure out what to think. -Dan MooreI don't need a team of people who are like me. I need a team of people who are best at being best at who they are. -Gloria Mayfield BanksIf I'm at the top of my game and no one else is in front of me, I know how to put things in front of me that make me tick. -Gloria Mayfield BanksEnergy creates energy. -Dan MooreYou cannot quantum leap without an understanding of what makes you want to get up in the morning and what makes you hate to go to bed at night. -Gloria Mayfield BanksIt's okay not to embrace everything. -Gloria Mayfield BanksAfter integrity, the thing you need the most is confidence. -Gloria Mayfield BanksA "no" in one moment does not mean a "no" forever. -Gloria Mayfield BanksThe number one thing I learned [at Harvard] is the art of making a decision. -Gloria Mayfield BanksIf you make a bad decision, you can fix it. If you make a good decision, you're on your way. But no decision is a problem. -Gloria Mayfield BanksPeople get caught up in the busy, but they don't get caught up in the hustle of doing things that will create a bigger platform for themselves. -Gloria Mayfield BanksFrustration is misplaced expectation. -Gloria Mayfield BanksYou don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. -Martin Luther King, Jr. Gloria's closing thoughts: Do you want to quit or do you want to go? If you want to go, what's the next step? Where in those next steps can we find a place to celebrate? If you're feeling really discouraged, I always find something or someone worse off than me. I look for that to help me carve my thoughts so that I am hungry enough to search for something different than the "woe is me" mentality. I don't want to beat myself up for being there because many times it's justified but yo...

The team are back together this week for a discussion of knife crime. Is it really that bad? How did this happen? And what can be done? For our interview, Rowan sits down with Ken Banks of Yoti to talk digital identities and proving you are who you say you are in the 21st century. Find out more about Yoti and Ken's work there at https://www.yoti.com/ Find him on twitter twitter.com/kiwanja We have a patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/connectedanddisaffected Support us if you like our work and what to keep us healthy and podcasting. Follow us on Soundcloud! Follow us on Twitter! – twitter.com/CandDPodcast We're also on iTunes and Spotify!

Ken Banks is a member of the retail advertising hall of fame. The names of businesses that he has consulted with and worked for reads like a "who's who" in retailing. Ken spent an hour answering questions from listeners and addressing why we are seeing so many casualties in the retail arena. Understanding why big retail fails gives insight as to what you can do differently in your business. Listening to this session is a wise investment of your time.

Ken Banks is the author of two books on social innovation and entrepreneurship: The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator, and Musings of a Mobile Anthropologist: Tales of Technology, Anthropology, Conservation and Development.

Ken Banks has a long and storied career as an expert in marketing for retail. Ken explains how marketing is more than creating a budget and then deciding where to spend that budget. Listen to this episode as one of the legends of the marketing industry shares his insight and experiences.

I had an incredible time interviewing one of my personal heroes Ken Banks. He is the Founder of kiwanja.net and creator of messaging platform FrontlineSMS. He is a PopTech Fellow, a Tech Awards Laureate, an Ashoka Fellow and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, and has been internationally recognized for his technology-based work. In 2013 he was nominated for the TED Prize, and in 2015 Ken was appointed CARE International’s first Entrepreneur in Residence and is also a published author, with his first edited book, “The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator.” In today’s episode, we cover different topics including finding one’s purpose in life, the power of paying attention, starting an organization and much more! If you’re interested in social entrepreneurship or starting your own organization then you have to listen to this man! He has some of the most genuine and practical advice I have ever heard! TEN THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR 1. Some of the lessons Ken learned from one of the lowest points in his life! 2. His initial reaction when he first got National Geographic explorers award 3. His friendship with the Nobel prize winner Desmond tutu 4. How can one find their purpose in life 5. Importance of being humble 6. Why he decided to create an app called “app for my children” 7. Advice for young entrepreneurs 8. Working with the U.K. Prime minister’s delegation to Africa 9. What does Kiwanja mean and what is he doing with the platform. 10. What does it mean to be a reluctant innovator! Ken’s Favorite Movie: The Green Mile Ken’s Favorite Books: 1. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 2. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Connect with Ken: Website: http://www.kiwanja.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=ken%20banks&src=typd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kiwanja/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ken.banks Connect with Shristi Website: limitlessgrit.com Email: limitlessgrit@gmail.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shristigajurel/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=shristi%20gajurel&src=typd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shristi.gajurel1

The "short-form" (1-2minute) Faces of the Future recordings are funded by Jon Howell. Recorded on Federal Street in downtown Youngstown on August 5, 2016.

Frontline SMS was a winner of the 2011 Curry Stone Design Prize.  In this episode we speak with the inventor of Frontline SMS, Ken Banks, as well as Sean Martin McDonald who runs the Frontline SMS organization now, and Laura … More ... The post Curry-Stone Design Prize Winner 2011: Frontline SMS – Ken Banks, Sean McDonald & Laura Walker McDonald appeared first on Paradigms Podcast.

Coming up this week, Langille has a problem with people who think he wants to help them, Ariel Winter announces she has had breast reduction surgery, we have a story that shows what's good for the goose is good for the gander, good friend of the show, Alex Madsen has a show coming up that Randy Bachman would be proud of, Langille has some new friends in Norway, Chris' weird news story of the week is a day late and a penny short and we are joined via the internet by the ripped, jacked and all natural, Mr Ken Banks. All this and more in WTF 31, Teeny Wangers Follow us on Twitter: @rschriscole @langille @whatsthefinish

Coming up this week, Langille has a problem with people who think he wants to help them, Ariel Winter announces she has had breast reduction surgery, we have a story that shows what's good for the goose is good for the gander, good friend of the show, Alex Madsen has a show coming up that Randy Bachman would be proud of, Langille has some new friends in Norway, Chris' weird news story of the week is a day late and a penny short and we are joined via the internet by the ripped, jacked and all natural, Mr Ken Banks. All this and more in WTF 31, Teeny Wangers Follow us on Twitter: @rschriscole @langille @whatsthefinish

Ken Banks is the founder of kiwanja.net and creator of FrontlineSMS. He devotes himself to the application of mobile technology for positive social and environmental change in the developing world. He has worked at the intersection of technology, anthropology, conservation and development for the past twenty years and, during that time, has lived and worked across the African continent. He is a PopTech Fellow, a Tech Awards Laureate, an Ashoka Fellow and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, and has been internationally recognised for his technology-based work. In 2013 he was nominated for the TED Prize. Ken is also a published author, with his first edited book, “The Rise of the Reluctant Innovator”, released in late 2013. His latest project, Means of Exchange, looks at how everyday technologies can be used to democratize opportunities for economic self-sufficiency, rebuild local community and promote a return to local resource use.

This week we are joined in studio by IHW's Head of Match Making, Kevin Tyler and joined live via the internet by Ken Banks. Langille sets his friendship with Mrs Rockstar back at least 10 episodes. Topics include Chris having an issue with ghosts, the IHW TV taping in May, The Daily Show has a new host, James Best has passed away, we look at Amanda's Crafts, look at Moving Still, a showcase by Holland College Visual Arts students, my weird news story is something you can have your way, talk about the East Coast Comic Expo and talk to Ken Banks about The Natural Physique, wrestling, baseball and much, much more! Follow us on Twitter: @rschriscole @langille @whatsthefinish

This week we are joined in studio by IHW's Head of Match Making, Kevin Tyler and joined live via the internet by Ken Banks. Langille sets his friendship with Mrs Rockstar back at least 10 episodes. Topics include Chris having an issue with ghosts, the IHW TV taping in May, The Daily Show has a new host, James Best has passed away, we look at Amanda's Crafts, look at Moving Still, a showcase by Holland College Visual Arts students, my weird news story is something you can have your way, talk about the East Coast Comic Expo and talk to Ken Banks about The Natural Physique, wrestling, baseball and much, much more! Follow us on Twitter: @rschriscole @langille @whatsthefinish

A seminar discussion with the editor of (Sokari Ekine) and a contributor to (Ken Banks) a new edited book – SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa (Fahamu, 2009) – which is the first of its kind to explore how and the extent to which new communications technologies are changing public action in Africa, and the impact of this on governance and people’s well-being. Sokari Ekine is an activist with a multidisciplinary background in technology, education and human rights. She is the author of the blog Black Looks (www.blacklooks.org). Ken Banks is the founder of www.kiwanja.net and the developer of FrontlineSMS (www.FrontlineSMS.com). He specialises in the application of mobile technology for positive social and environmental change in the developing world and previously lived and worked throughout Africa for 16 years. This talk is part of the Centre of Governance and Human Rights Events series.