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The pressure to find purpose can be overwhelming, evoking a spectrum of emotions that range from stress and anxiety to downright fear. In today's episode, Kristen welcomes author, entrepreneur, activist, and all-around powerhouse Liz Bohannon. Liz challenges the conventional narrative around dreaming big, emphasizing the need to reframe messages and integrate work that aligns with our purpose. Liz doesn't just talk about finding your purpose; she empowers you to build it.   Kristen and Liz's incredible conversation introduces the concept of "plucking up" – the courage to face failures and learn from them as you construct a purposeful life. She encourages us to find what we love and dismisses the notion that passion or purpose will magically find us.    Let's look at a few highlights: Kristen and Liz Liz explore the role of curiosity in unlocking a growth mindset, activating the mind, and fostering creativity. Liz challenges the notion that purpose has to be grand, encouraging individuals to find joy in the ordinary and love their average selves. Failure is an inevitable part of being human. While it may never feel good, reframing our perspective can prevent it from being the end of the world. The story behind how Sseko morphed from a wholesale company to a direct sales/network marketing company Liz shares the power of a driven community, highlighting the importance of collective ambition. This conversation isn't just about individual goals but celebrates the need for community.    It's a conversation filled with insights, challenges, and opportunities for personal growth that will undoubtedly fill your cup and inspire you to embrace your purpose and own your average. It's not just about goals; it's about collective ambition, community, and the pursuit of purpose—whether big or small.   Listen to Liz's Podcast Plucking Up To learn more (and shop!) about Sseko Designs head over to their website   Did you hear? The Rise Up Summit, happening 4/19-20 in Denver, CO, is the room you need to be in. Every single component of this in-person event will help you grow your audience, your team, and your paycheck THIS YEAR.   In this industry, we rise and grow the most when we have someone doing it alongside us… Which is why for the month of February ONLY, you get a FREE ticket for a friend when you buy a General Admission ticket.   Get your ticket and one for your friend now! https://kristenboss.com/summit/ Thanks for listening! Do you have a question about network marketing? Kristen can help! Drop your question here, and she just might answer it live on the podcast: https:/Kristenboss.com/question

Liz is the founder of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. Liz's work has been on Shark Tank, Bloomberg Business, Ingram's 30 under 30, and so much more. She is an absolute inspiration and we were so honored to have a conversation with Liz about mistakes, empowerment, and owning your average. We love connecting you with resources, so we pulled some of our faves based on this podcast episode. We hope they encourage, inspire and challenge you.  Enjoy! Connect with Liz on Instagram or her Website Let's be friends! Check out Collide's website for info on upcoming conferences, events, and resources, and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for encouragement, inspo and a fun peek into our ministry. Plus, subscribe to our newsletter to stay up-to-date on all things Collide! Collide Resources Our Yes, You Bible study on self-worth encourages women to see beyond their inadequacies so they can be purposed to their fullest potential.  The Women of Impact Online Course provides teaching and inspiration from women making a huge impact in the world as they tap into God's purpose for their lives in the sectors and spaces they've been called to. Get inspired and equipped to make an impact with YOUR life. We all have big dreams and big goals, but we often get held back by our own self-doubt. But God wants to use you just as you are. Dig into our amazing resource, 5 Exercises to Help you do Amazing Things to help you confront the fear that holds you back, and to say “yes” to God doing amazing things in your life.   

By age 24, Liz Bohannon had founded her company, Sseko Designs, in Uganda. Since then, she has continued to grow as a leader and expand her wisdom and influence. Recently Sseko has merged with their largest competitor, Noonday Collection, and Global Leadership podcast host Jason Jaggard sat down with Liz to discuss some of the important learnings from the merger, as well as some important leadership tools that have shaped both Sseko and her personal life as well. A past GLS faculty member, Liz will be a part of the 2023 Global Leadership Summit, and we are excited to share her wisdom with you here! 

Do you view other moms as collaborators or competitors? Whether it's our achievements or our difficulties we often compare ourselves to other moms rather than come alongside them (or even celebrate them - gasp!).   My guests this week say it this way -  “[we] are committed to choosing collaboration over competition and running far from that scarcity mentality that there's just not enough at the table. Instead, we're just building a bigger table.”  Jessica is the founder of Noonday Collections and her business partner Liz Bohannon founded Sseko and they are joining forces to become the world's largest fair-trade fashion selling brand. They encourage us that joining together as moms doesn't deplete our resources but actually multiplies them.  Connect with Liz & Jessica:  Website:  https://www.noondaycollection.com  https://ssekodesigns.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noondaycollection https://www.facebook.com/ssekodesigns  Instagram:  @jessicahonegger   @lizbohannon  @noondaycollection @ssekodesigns Twitter: @noondaystyle  Links Mentioned:   Become an Ambassador! (Get a heart to heart necklace AND join Liz, Jessica and I for a virtual happy hour!!) Sign up here and in the drop down menu on how you were connected select “Don't Mom Alone”.  Noonday Collection https://www.noondaycollection.com   The Best of You: Break Free From Painful Patterns, Mend Your Past, and Discover Your True Self in God by Dr. Alison Cook Related Episodes: Winning Together as Co-Laborers :: Heather MacFadyen[Ep 367] Be Vulnerable, Find Your People :: Jennie Allen [Ep 354] Relationships You Need to Be the Mom You Want to Be :: Heather MacFadyen [Ep 341] Friendship is Hard :: Amy Weatherly and Jess Johnston [Ep 350]  Featured Sponsors:  Find links to this week's sponsors and unique promo codes at dontmomalone.com/sponsors.  Moms making a difference: join our bakery project. Click here to contribute to our goal of raising $12,400 to equip a bakery for 125 women in Guatemala.

Join me as I chat with Liezel Harrison, a Sseko fellow turned Noonday ambassador, who is on a mission to change the fashion industry while sharing and contributing to the mission of contributing to something bigger than herself in the realm of women's education and dignified job creation in developing countries. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wantingtowealthy/support

What is a product, service, interest, or hobby that you love, and what fuels your support and love for them? A popular quote says it best, “People come for the product, but they stay for the community.” In this episode, we explore why community building is a business strategy with Bri Leever, Founder and Lead Community Architect at Ember, a company that helps purposeful brands become community-led. Bri has been formally designing, leading, and growing communities in-person and virtually for over seven years. She has successfully helped a social enterprise, Sseko, to launch and build a community that drives millions of dollars in sales annually for the brand. At the present day, Bri partners with purposeful brands to help them transition to being community-led by crafting a community framework to activate their top customers. Stay connected with Bri on LinkedIn or check out her website. Full transcript: https://piktochart.com/podcast/bri-leever Show Notes 01:53 - How Bri got started in community building 05:18 - Community as a network to connect members to one another 08:04 - The rise of community-led brands and organizations 09:49 - The future of community - growing from a cult to a network 13:46 - Why community building itself is actually a business strategy 17:32 - Launching Piktochart's own community, Piktosquad 21:11 - Start a community by talking to your people 22:54 - Tips for building communities successfully - the three C's 26:33 - Best examples of communities - Lululemon, Lego, Notion and more 29:36 - Fun Questions with Bri

Calling all entrepreneurs! This episode has your name written all over it. Paula's friend and Carry Media advisor, Liz Forkin Bohannon, is here for a straight-talk, wide-ranging and laugh-out-loud conversation about the twists and turns along the road to entrepreneurship. In addition to being a sought-after speaker and mom of three, Liz is the cofounder and CEO of Sseko Designs, a socially-conscious fashion brand that provides educational and economic opportunities for women across the globe. But get this - Liz started this brand with zero experience in fashion or entrepreneurism. In fact, in just the season before birthing her business she was a journalist reporting on poverty and conflict in Uganda. Hear how the core tenets of she learned in journalism – staying curious, asking great questions and following the lead – led Liz to the winding and unexpected path of building a business. Liz traces her journey from journalist to farmer to social entrepreneur and shares with Paula how “learning fast, failing fast and pivoting” helped her make her way through the dark, early days when there was little success, support or celebration for the company she was building. Liz also tells Paula why she's a firm believer that we aren't meant to take ourselves too seriously (Sseko means “laughter” in Lugandan)... a totally refreshing reminder, no matter what stage of business building you're in. If you're an entrepreneur or even just dream of being one, you know firsthand that fear is often the most loyal companion. Liz opens up to Paula about her ongoing battle with anxiety as a creative thinker who is “always building in the future.” Find out how she leans into her fear by giving herself permission to fail and why she's so passionate about “owning your average.” Shop Sseko Designs Host a Sseko Designs trunk show Check out Liz's book: “Beginner's Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact” Follow Liz on Instagram Learn more about Paula's new company CARRY Media™ and sign up for CARRY™ ALL, an essential weekly newsletter for the working mom that drops every Sunday! Follow along with CARRY Media on social media: @carry_media Connect with Paula & share what you are feeling called to in this season of your life: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Sign up for Paula's new and improved newsletter to get a message from her every two weeks. Order Paula's Book - “Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs for a Life of True Calling” Subscribe & Listen to more episodes of the Podcast: Access More | Spotify | Apple

This week's episode closes the curtains to what has been an amazing four weeks of candid conversations with Taylor, exploring all about our personal expectations, redefining what success looks like and about being wholly in touch with who you are as an individual.   In this episode we talk through breaking out of our norms, becoming comfortable in our own ambiguity and having the courage to deal with the fear, pressure, doubt and criticism that comes with it so that we can show up to the world in our best versions. Episode Spotlight Sseko is a global, fair-trade fashion brand that began as a way to generate income for high potential, talented young women in Uganda to continue on to university. At the heart of Sseko is the belief that every woman deserves the opportunity to learn & to lead. Through partnerships enabled by your support of Sseko, they are able to provide financial and community support to academically gifted young women in Uganda & Ethiopia as they continue on to pursue university degrees and become change-makers in their community and our world. Sseko deals in clothing, leather bags, footwear, jewelry and coffee, and for every $100,000 in sales, their community creates THREE dignified, fair-wage jobs and supports a female scholar in Uganda or Ethiopia to continue onto University and pursue her dreams.   By supporting Sseko, you're supporting Sseko's mission to create a world where beautiful products are made by folks building beautiful lives. Sseko Designs     Spotlight Application  

In this inspiring, long-form conversation, Sseko Designs founder and social entrepreneur Liz Forkin Bohannon tells the story of how her fair-trade, by-women-for-women lifestyle brand literally began on the back of a motorcycle in Uganda. She also discusses her book Beginner’s Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now, why she believes leaders need to “channel their inner beginner,” and how gender inequality is just as damaging to men as it is to women. And she dives into the philosophies that have built Sseko into what it is today: That every human deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, and that how we spend our money matters. “As consumers, every dollar we spend is a vote for how we're saying, this is how we want the world to work,” she says. A former journalist, Liz is passionate about conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. She believes deeply that business is a powerful platform for social change and that girls are our future.

We all want to make a difference with our lives, to do something meaningful and leave a mark. But for so many people, they wait too long to be zapped by a specific, unique calling. If that's you- you find yourself waiting and wondering, maybe on the verge of feeling like you're languishing, then you're going to want to meet my friend, Liz Bohannon. Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs. Sseko is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. In four years, Sseko has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to over 50 women in East Africa. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. She believes deeply that business is a powerful platform for social change and that girls are our future. She now splits her time between Uganda and Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Ben run Sseko Designs. Her new book, Beginner's Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now, is now available. On the episode: Producer : Tatave Abeshyan Producer & Co-host : Scott Schimmel JOIN BOB WEEKLY We've launched a new subscription-based offering with exclusive content from the one and only Bob Goff. In vintage Bob fashion, you can join him on his adventure of living a life of whimsy, love, and action. Each week you'll receive a video message from Bob, plus guided reflection exercises and activities for personal growth and structured conversations with friends. Now more than ever we need to look to voices we can trust. If Bob's message has inspired you in the past, you're not going to want to miss out on Bob Weekly. So sign up today and let Bob guide you as you go through this unpredictable thing called your life. Learn More bobgoff.com/weekly

We all want to make a difference with our lives, to do something meaningful and leave a mark. But for so many people, they wait too long to be zapped by a specific, unique calling. If that's you- you find yourself waiting and wondering, maybe on the verge of feeling like you're languishing, then you're going to want to meet my friend, Liz Bohannon. Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs. Sseko is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. In four years, Sseko has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to over 50 women in East Africa. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. She believes deeply that business is a powerful platform for social change and that girls are our future. She now splits her time between Uganda and Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Ben run Sseko Designs. Her new book, Beginner's Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now, is now available. On the episode: Producer : Tatave Abeshyan Producer & Co-host : Scott Schimmel JOIN BOB WEEKLY We've launched a new subscription-based offering with exclusive content from the one and only Bob Goff. In vintage Bob fashion, you can join him on his adventure of living a life of whimsy, love, and action. Each week you'll receive a video message from Bob, plus guided reflection exercises and activities for personal growth and structured conversations with friends. Now more than ever we need to look to voices we can trust. If Bob's message has inspired you in the past, you're not going to want to miss out on Bob Weekly. So sign up today and let Bob guide you as you go through this unpredictable thing called your life. Learn More bobgoff.com/weekly

On the show today is author, entrepreneur, activist, and all around powerhouse Liz Forkin Bohannon. A few years after founding her company, Sseko, an ethical fashion brand which creates education and employment opportunities for East African women, she recognized that Sseko could have an equal impact on women in the US by transitioning it from a wholesale structure to a network marketing, community-driven direct sales business.    She and Kristen cover that story along with so many other powerful realizations they’ve each had as they learned what it really means to ‘find your purpose.’    Separating your identity from your output in the world What happens when you release yourself from being ‘special’ and own being ‘average’ How being in purposeful alignment it unlocks a whole new world of creativity Why Liz is so passionate about cultivating community for her family and for women around the world The difference between saying “I found my purpose” and “I built my purpose” Why “CQ” is as important if not more important than “IQ” The story behind how Sseko morphed from a wholesale company to a direct sales/network marketing company How leaders who drop their “polished and perfect” armor have more impact on their following and employees   Join Kristen and Liz in this open and refreshing conversation about women, community, and social selling.    For show notes and more visit the episode webpage: https://www.kristenboss.com/Pluck-and-Purpose-with-Special-Guest-Liz-Bohannon-ep-44   You can listen to Liz's podcast, Plucking Up, by going here:  http://lizbohannon.co/plucking-up/ To learn more (and shop!) about Sseko Designs head over to their website: https://ssekodesigns.com/?u=ssekohq&r=C22904 And if you’re ready to learn the simple process of running your social selling business online, you have to check out my live coaching program! The Social Selling Academy: www.thesocialsellingacademy.com Download the 3-Day training SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS for SOCIAL SELLERS where Kristen will be going to be giving you the exact tools you need to have success in today’s social selling landscape. Without creating more confusion, complicated algorithms, frustrating funnels, or sales scripts. Check it out here.

Liz is the founder of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. Liz's work has been on Shark Tank, Bloomberg Business, Ingram's 30 under 30, and so much more. She is an absolute inspiration and we were so honored to have a conversation with Liz about mistakes, empowerment, and owning your average.

As a strong personal brand, you're offered opportunities to engage with multiple audiences that your company has little to no access to. Today we speak with Liz Forkin Bohannon, CEO, and Founder of ethical fashion brand Sseko Designs, an entrepreneur who has used her personal brand to grow her business. Early in the episode, Liz shares her mission to scale her company and transition from being central to Sseko's operations to serving as the face of her company. A key theme in this episode, Liz discusses how business can change the world, along with how her company empowers women in east Africa. We then dive into specifics, with Liz providing an overview of Sseko's business strategy and how they use direct sales and network marketing to drive revenue. After exploring what you can do to grow your company through your personal brand, Liz talks about the virtues of “beginner's pluck.” As insightful as our conversation is inspiring, tune in to hear how Liz built a mega-successful company by leveraging her personal brand.

Liz Forkin Bohannon, founder of Sseko Designs, joins the podcast to talk about how she listened to Holy Spirit-inspired decisions and pivoted Sseko in 2020, and lays out how her resilience saved the company. Click here for this episode's links and resources

This week on Tatonic, we're on with one of our founding members and my wife; Grace Tate. Grace shares her background with Business Management, as well as discusses some of the socio-economic impacts of her latest project: Sseko. You can find out more about Grace and her work with Sseko by sending her an email at: gracetate.sseko@gmail.com Love the show? Leave us a rating, and be sure to subscribe on your platform of choice! Connect with us: Twitter    nelstate.com

According to the nonprofit organization Uganda 4 Her, around half of the girls in Uganda between the ages of 15 to 24 are illiterate. Meanwhile, 10% to 25% is how much a girl’s income will increase with every extra year of education. It’s also reported that an educated woman in Uganda will invest 90% of her income into her family. It’s truly admirable when someone sees a huge problem, and takes steps to come up with a solution, even if they have to go on a long winding road to get there. That is the amazing story of our guest, friend, and partner, Liz Bohannon. Liz is the founder of the socially conscious fashion company, Sseko Designs, and the fair-trade coffee brand, Together Coffee. She is also the author of "Beginner’s Pluck" and the host of another podcast on the HGM network, "Plucking Up". In 2009, Sseko began as a way to generate income for high potential, talented young women in Uganda to continue on to university. A decade later, the company welcomed its biggest class of college-bound women in Uganda to date and continues to grow its impact with artisans around the world. Learn more about Sseko: www.ssekodesigns.com -- *CONTEST* Sincerely Hueman is holding a contest to determine who to feature on the next season of Sincerely, Hueman! It’s super easy to join. Just pick out your favorite episode of the podcast and share the link — you can do this by posting on social media, or you can send it to 3 people in your network (via text, email, or however way you choose). Then email us at contact@huemangroupmedia.com with a brief description of your organization and a screenshot of you sharing the episode. Two winners will be featured on a Sincerely, Hueman episode next season, as well as our Instagram page. On top of that, we’ll also be donating $150 to your organization! Email us your entries by December 18. -- Learn more about Good Good Good: www.goodgoodgood.co Love our podcast? Please subscribe and share it with friends! Do us a HUGE favor — rate and leave us a review here. If you're changing the world through your brand and would like to advertise or sponsor our podcast, please email us at contact@huemangroupmedia.com Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Check out our other podcasts on Hueman Group Media here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sincerelyhueman/support

Liz Bohannon did what few of us dare to do in our lifetimes: she realized she wanted to make a difference in the world, but what needed to change first, was her own life. So she quit her job, bought a one way ticket to Uganda and ten years later, she runs a collaboration of women on both sides of the pond that have built a beautiful community of belonging and empowerment that she could never have dreamed up, even if she had tried.Liz brings her wit and passion to this conversation with The Two Jess(es) as she talks candidly about the pressure and angst that comes with believing the 'Passion Propaganda' instead of accepting the reality that passions and visions are really built with hard work and commitment to seeing things through. Her message of extolling creativity over criticism and 'owning your average' are a breath of fresh air in the rat race of self-help and the never ending struggle of self-improvement.This is an inspiring conversation that left both Jess(es) energized in the best possible way- and they know it will do the same for you.Meet Liz!Liz Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs, a socially conscious fashion brand, and the author of Beginner's Pluck. She was named a top speaker by Forbes and a Transformational Leader by John Maxwell. She spends her days encouraging and equipping women to build lives (and businesses!) of purpose and impact and her nights and weekends wrestling, snuggling and wrangling her two sons with her husband (and business partner!) Ben.Support the show (http://www.paypal.com)

In this episode of Support is Sexy, Liz Bohannon founder of Sseko goes deep into how to set up a mission-driven business with global impact. Liz encourages us to choose proximity, empathy, and listening to do better in our businesses and our communities as she shares the impact that Sseko has had on women worldwide in providing opportunities, empowerment, and access. Listen for great reminders of why it’s important to be laser focused on your purpose in this episode of Support is Sexy.    Elayne Fluker Elayne Fluker is author of the new book, “Get Over ‘I Got It’: How to Stop Playing Superwoman, Get Support and Remember that Having It All Doesn’t Mean Doing It All Alone.” As host of the SUPPORT IS SEXY podcast, she interviews more than 500 successful women entrepreneurs around the world, who share inspiring, true stories of the ups and the downs of their entrepreneurial journeys. Elayne is also founder of SiS.Academy, an online learning platform for women entrepreneurs. For more information about Elayne Fluker, please visit elaynefluker.com. Thank you for listening! About our Guest: Liz Bohannon is Founder and CEO of Sseko, a socially conscious fashion brand that exists to create community and opportunity for academically gifted female scholars across the world. Seeko has been recognized by Bloomberg Businessweek as a top social enterprise. Liz is author of Beginner’s Pluck: Build your life of purpose, passion and impact now and host of podcast Plucking Up.  Insight from this episode: Strategies for connecting your mission and purpose to your business. Details on what Liz’s company has done to promote equity and become more anti-racist. Benefits of “breaking open your world” and advice on how to take the leap.  An insider look at the ins and outs of how Liz’s community-based, ambassador-model business works and what she is doing to democratize social entrepreneurship.   Quotes from the show: “I didn’t find that passion [for my business] thinking about it. I actually built that passion in the processing of doing that thing.” –Liz Bohannon Support is Sexy Ep. #747  “Running out of money and going broke was an incredible thing to happen because it forced me to get the product out into people's hands before I was ready because I was desperate.” –Liz Bohannon Support is Sexy Ep. #747  “When you become a part of something that’s bigger than yourself, and when you get a vision for something that you actually think is going to make the world a little bit better and brighter, you’re willing to be pretty shameless about it.” –Liz Bohannon Support is Sexy Ep. #747  “We’ve got women in Uganda who are able to leave abusive relationships because they are not financially dependent. And then guess what, we have women in the United States who get to leave abusive, unhealthy relationships because the first time in their life, they have a community of people who are saying, you don’t deserve that-- here’s a pathway toward building a life that could look a lot different.” –Liz Bohannon Support is Sexy Ep. #747  “Purpose is something that needs to be baked into your business.” –Liz Bohannon Support is Sexy Ep. #747    Resources Mentioned Interview with Tina Lifford on Support is Sexy Ram Daas  Liz Bohannon’s Podcast Plucking Up Liz Bohannon’s Book Beginner’s Pluck Stay Connected: Elayne Fluker Website: elaynefluker.com Twitter: @elaynefluker  Facebook: Elayne Fluker Instagram: @elaynefluker LinkedIn: Elayne Fluker Youtube: Elayne Fluker   Liz Bohannon Website: SsekoDesigns.com Podcast: Plucking Up  Twitter: @SsekoDesigns Facebook: @SsekoDesigns Instagram: @SsekoDesigns Pinterest: Sseko Designs   Support is Sexy Website: Support is Sexy Podcast Facebook: Support is Sexy Instagram: @supportissexy Youtube: Support is Sexy Podcast Playlist    Post-production for this episode was provided by Podcast Laundry. [Music: “Stomp and Clap” by Scott Holmes from Free Music Archive]

Our guest on this week's episode is Liz Forkin Bohannon!!! She is the founder of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. She believes deeply that business is a powerful platform for social change and that girls are our future. We're so excited for you to listen to Rob and Liz talk about their journey's together, how miracles come in different forms and unexpected places, and how a helping hand can mean as much for the person giving as it does the person receiving!

Speaking part-time to grow your full-time business can be a surefire way to expand your reach, maximize your impact and your bottom line. Our guest is a living example of this and she joins us to share her journey. Liz Bohannon is a very successful keynote speaker but speaking itself is secondary to her full-time gig. Primarily, she is the founder and CEO of a lifestyle jewelry company called Sseko Designs. On today’s The Speaker Lab, she tells us how speaking moves the needle of her lifestyle business and whether she is representing herself when she speaks or her business. We finish with what value there is in experiences themselves, including one of the riskiest and craziest stories you may ever hear! Listen in to hear that story along with her passion, energy and insights on episode 303 with Liz Bohannon. THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW: How do you harness the power of your own stories? How to translate your personal experiences into topics for your audience. Why sharing your message is an act of service to others. When does she speak on behalf of herself and when does she speak on behalf of Sseko? What questions should you ask to pinpoint the best speaking events for your business? Should you build your business and your service for one person? What do we need instead of more content? Why you should give yourself time to let the "wow" set in, before the "how". And so much more! EPISODE RESOURCES: Liz Bohannon's web site Sseko Design's web site Beginner's Pluck, by Liz Bohannon Liz Bohannon on Twitter Liz Bohannon on Instagram Got questions? Send them in here! The Successful Speaker Subscribe on iTunes, and leave us a rating or review

Join us for a fun conversation with Liz Forkin Bohannon, the founder of Sseko (Say-Ko) Designs, Together Coffee, and author of Beginner's Pluck. Sseko is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. In four years, Sseko has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities, and entrepreneurial training to over 76 women in East Africa. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. She believes deeply that business is a powerful platform for social change and that girls are our future.We invite you to check out ssekodesigns.com to learn more about the Sseko story and how to get involved. You can join Sseko to share their story, sell the products, and earn an income. You can also shop all footwear, jewelry, bags, clothing, gifts, and Liz's latest release of Together Coffee, a fair-traded and delicious coffee from Uganda and Ethiopia, at www.ssekodesigns.com. Music credit: Rising by Surfaces

For our first episode, we’ve brought in Ben Bohannon this week. Ben runs one of the finest fashion brands in Portland – Sseko Designs – uses fashion to create opportunities for women across the globe.An excellent and first reason for me to start our show with Ben is his purpose in starting this company. He profoundly believes the purpose will drive value in the future economy. Through their employment scholarship program, he and his wife, Liz Bohannon, the co-founder of Sseko, have enabled 100’s women to continue to their University.Bloomberg Businessweek has named Sseko one of the top social enterprises in America, and its products have been featured in Vogue, Fitness, Fast Company, Huffington Post, and more.One thing that Ben stresses out is “Testing, Testing, Testing.” You always need to test it out; otherwise, there is no point in dreaming. Just take that extra leap and see what works best for you.Show Notes and Links:[3:15] How Sseko was started?[7:12] Handling the manufacturing facilities[14:27] How Product Customization can change the way you interact with your customers?[16:18] How to address the shipping challenges when you have the facility in Oversees (Uganda)?[22:22] How launching a direct to sales platform on Magento helped their business scale.[26:00] How important is funding and do you really need one? Ben shares his experience in going to the Shark Tank pitch.[36:18] How are they handling the current COVID19 situation?[41:33] When is the right time to start your own company?Sseko DesignsThe Sseko Fellows CommunityBen Bohannon on TwitterLiz Bohannon wrote a book on Beginner’s PluckDriven: Ecommerce at WorkProductimizeLeave a review on Apple Podcasts about our show :-)

My guest this week is Liz Bohannon, the CEO and founder of Sseko Designs, a fair trade, socially conscious fashion brand that is providing dignified jobs in developing nations around the world. Sseko Designs also gives university scholarships to the brightest, young female leaders in East Africa. This is actually Liz’s second time on the show! You can hear our first conversation all the way back at episode #28 in March of 2017! Over the years, Liz and I have become dear friends and it was so great having her back on the show! Join me to hear about Sseko Designs, Liz’s first book Beginners Pluck, and how Liz has lived a life of purpose, passion, and impact.    4:53 – The Liz 201 (A Business Model Change) Liz has been running her ethical fashion brand, Sseko Designs for ten years. Three years ago, the organization experienced a fundamental shift as a company when they decided to shut down their wholesale channel. They knew they were creating change for women all over the world with fair wages, education, and strong communities, but recognized that they were not fostering the same community on the retail side of their business yet. When Sseko started 10 years ago, the term “social enterprise” didn’t exist. Sseko started to wonder if they could take the “business of good” and put it into the hands of regular, everyday consumers. They launched Sseko Fellows, a social selling model to put products in the hands of women to sell Sseko products. It was a very small-scale beginning, but taught Sseko how to build a better model for women to earn a legitimate income. Liz knew that there were more women who also wanted to dream big to help women who also want to build their own businesses. Sseko Fellows evolved into a social enterprise with teams that create full-time, fair-waged jobs for a year for artisans across the globe as well as university scholarships for the brightest female scholars in East Africa. When people are provided dignified, fair-wage opportunity, they are far less likely to be trafficked into an illegal labor market. Often those who fall victim to these crimes are answering fake job ads, desperate to get out of poverty and unaware that it’s a trap until it’s too late. When basic needs are met through safe jobs, the cycle of evil and abuse can be stopped. 15:49 – A Woman Connected to Her Purpose While there are so many volunteer and non-profit causes that help make the world better, Liz and her team also recognized that women have more time and energy to contribute without burning out when they are equipped with a competitive salary and business resources. If the way a woman contributes to her passion and purpose also generates an income, you free her to focus on social change work while making sure her childcare needs, bills, mortgage payments, car payments, groceries, etc. are not going to be a burden.  Something really magical happens when we know that there are others who want to show up and cheer for us. That is the atmosphere Sseko strives to create. When people, particularly women, start new endeavors, the world often sits and waits for them to fail. Sseko women are encouraged to dream big with support from a like-minded sisterhood that helps set them up for success!  In the last few years, the Sseko community both in the United States Fellows Program and the Scholarship and Business programs in Africa have fostered a global family of women supporting women and championing each other through community, not competition. If you don’t find community and make an impact, Sseko will fully refund your starter kit investment, which is only $150 for $400 worth of product. Working with Sseko not only brings financial freedom, enjoyable work, and finding a purpose, but the most common response from Sseko women about what they get out of the program is that they’ve found genuine female friendships to help in hard times and celebrate in the good. 29:48 – Become a Sseko Fellow If you are interested in learning more, you too can join me as a Sseko Fellow! All you have to do is go to https://ssekodesigns.com/mollystillman and click the “Join Now” link at the top menu bar! 32:05 – Fun Bonus: You should probably all check out Liz’s cooking show with her two-year-old son, Theo on Instagram (@lizbohannon) 33:05 - Beginner's Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now Liz just wrote her first book called Beginner’s Pluck. I read it in a day and a half. It’s not your typical book on business, it’s much better. This is the book you’ll want to help you truly grow right where you are rather than just hearing feel good mantras. Finding your passion isn’t a magical, one-time moment. Your life matters and you can make a difference, but it doesn’t just happen naturally for anyone. Liz shares new ways of thinking about things that leaves people relieved and removes the pressure around achievement and shifts it to waking up to one’s own voice. It’s a model of tapping into people’s lives and meaning rather than their fears and emotions for short-term bursts of engagement. We can combine our faith with action and work. When you put in the work, God will bless that work. It applies to goal setting and risk taking as well. Complacency and fear-driven desires for safety to keep from looking ridiculous or taking risks that are too big removes the opportunity for God to show up and do things we couldn’t dream up on our own. If we’re always playing it safe and our primary concern is survival, we limit our potential. If you spend all your time dodging failure, you’ll never chase after the “what if” dreams. Don’t forget that failure is a necessary and unavoidable process. That experience leads you to the moment when your dream finally “clicks.” If you’re stuck in overwhelm, this book is for you. Your dream is within your grasp right where you are, whether in the good or the messy. Liz has hopes that leaders will subscribe to this way of thinking to help their teams, employees, clients, etc. There is even a prison using Beginner’s Pluck to turn lives around! You’ve got to start. Even if it’s an ugly start. You don’t get to evolve until you put yourself out there for the first time. An immature and over-inflated sense of ego happens we think we’ll automatically be successful right out of the gate. 55:55 - Getting To Know Our Guest Find out what stunt Liz pulled off after her talk at the Global Leader’s Summit. At 1:07:52 to learn walk Liz would choose as her “walk up song,” what she thinks we’ll be nostalgic for in forty years, her favorite lipstick color right now (because it’s so much fun) and of course, what it means to Liz to run a business with purpose. Memorable Quotes: 15:51 - “A woman on a mission who is connected to her purpose, who is connected to her passion, can literally change the world.” 28:22 “We are going to be a community of women who are collectively ambitious. You do not have to worry about too much or dreaming too big. You get to be surrounded by people who say: ‘This is how I can support you.’ “ 38:03 - “Once you have peace and an understanding of what it actually looks like to build a life of purpose, passion, and impact, that actually propels you forward.” 55:14 – “Me messing up doesn’t mean I’m broken; it doesn’t mean I’m not the right person for the job. It means that I’m trying to do something that is difficult.” “You only have the opportunity to fail when you choose to do something that is a little bit out of your reach.” “We started to wonder if Sseko could be a company that pioneers this idea of democratizing social entrepreneurship and business for good.” Connect with Sseko Designs: https://www.instagram.com/ssekodesigns/ https://ssekodesigns.com/mollystillman https://www.facebook.com/ssekodesigns http://www.instagram.com/lizbohannon About Liz: Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs and the author the book Beginner’s Pluck: Build your life of purpose, passion and impact now. Sseko Designs is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. Liz graduated from the University of Missouri with a Master’s degree in Journalism. In 2008, she moved to Uganda where she met an incredible group of talented young women who were struggling to finance their higher education. After traveling the country by motorcycle to find raw materials and learn how to produce footwear by hand, Liz hired three young women and started Sseko Designs. Since then, Sseko Designs has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to hundreds of women in East Africa and across the globe. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership and gender-equality. Liz and the Sseko story has been featured in dozens of publications including: Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Inc, Fortune and others. Sseko has appeared on national broadcasts including ABC’s Shark Tank and Good Morning America. Among other notable honors, Liz was recently named a top three Transformation Leader by John Maxwell and Bloomberg Businessweek named Sseko as a top social enterprise. Forbes named Liz one of the top 20 public speakers in the U.S. Liz’s powerful, disarmingly authentic and witty voice captivates and inspires her audience. She now splits her time between Uganda and Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Ben run Sseko Designs and raise their two young sons. 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Do you have a big unyielding dream that you know you were meant to bring to life? Liz Forkin Bohannon is the co-founder and co-CEO of Sseko Designs and the author of Beginner's Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now. Sseko Designs is a socially conscious fashion brand that works to educate and empower women across the globe. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women in East Africa to continue their education and become leaders in their country and our world. Liz and the Sseko story has been featured in dozens of publications including: Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Inc, Fortune and others. Sseko has appeared on national broadcasts including ABC's Shark Tank and Good Morning America.  Among other notable honors, Liz was recently named a top three Transformation Leader by John Maxwell, Forbes listed her as a top 20 public speaker in the U.S. and Bloomberg Businessweek named Sseko as a top social enterprise. Liz lives in Portland, Oregon where her and her husband and company co-founder Ben run Sseko and raise their two sons. In this episode, Liz explains what led to her personal and professional successes including owning her inner beginner. We should all feel like a beginner; if we start feeling like an expert, then we aren't growing. Plus, Liz dives deep into her story and reveals why we need to honor even our smallest dreams. In this Episode You'll Learn:  All about today's guest, Liz Forkin Bohannon [ 0:30 ] About Beginner's Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now [ 7:20 ] Why we should always feel like a beginner [ 14:30 ] How to give ourselves permission [ 19:40 ] About Sseko Designs [ 25:45 ] Why we need to own our average [ 37:00 ] About the importance of community [ 45:30 ] The impact behind Sseko Designs [ 52:00 ] What Liz would tell a former version of herself [ 64:40 ]   Soul Shifting Quotes:  “Reward yourself when you feel imposter syndrome.” “It's okay to start with a small dream.” “Don't wait for the invite.” “Because we're average, we're probably going to fail a million times.” “We are all struggling with the same beliefs about ourselves.” Links Mentioned:  Learn my 7 Secrets to Uplevel Your Brand & Land Your Dream Clients  Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts  Read Beginner's Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now Learn more about Liz and Sseko Designs at her website: https://ssekodesigns.com and be sure to follow her on Instagram: @ssekodesigns Tag me in your big shifts + takeaways: @amberlilyestrom    Did you hear something you loved here today?! Leave a Review + Subscribe via iTunes  Listen on Spotify   

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Liz Bohannon is the founder of the ethical fashion brand Sseko.

In her early twenties, Liz Forkin Bohannon identified an “integrity gap” between what she claimed she cared about—issues facing women living in extreme poverty—and how she conducted her daily life. So, she quit her job and bought a one-way ticket to Uganda. Fast forward to 2019, Liz is the CEO of Sseko Designs, a fair-trade, fair-wage fashion brand employing and empowering women in Uganda and the U.S.! In this segment of our Women Making it Happen in Their Careers series, you’ll hear how Liz’s “beginners pluck” helped her “actively co-create the world she wanted to live in” and how YOU can support Sseko’s mission! Spoiler alert: supporting Sseko’s missions involves shopping for gorgeous bags, jewelry, and shoes—what a fantastic way to help empower women! P.S. In our conversation, Liz and I realized we’re reading the same book at the moment so we meandered into a few psychological and sociological topics just for fun e.g. how comparing ourselves to others objectifies them, why risk taking is essential for building self-esteem, and how an inadvertent indoctrination of cognitive distortions is related to the rise in depression and anxiety in the U.S.

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk Full show notes can be found at www.LearningLeader.com Text LEARNERS to 44222 to receive the first chapter of my new book, WELCOME TO MANAGEMENT for free. Episode #340: Liz Bohannon - co-founder and co-CEO of Sseko Designs and the author of Beginner's Pluck: Build your life of purpose, passion and impact now. Liz and the Sseko story has been featured in dozens of publications including: Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Inc, Fortune and others. Sseko has appeared on national broadcasts including ABC's Shark Tank and Good Morning America.  Commonalities of leaders who sustain excellence: They do work that taps into their intrinsic motivation and they know WHY they do what they do. You must drill down far to know this Vulnerable -- Look at Brene Brown.  A "truth teller." Shoshin - An openness with eagerness.  Have to have both. Why is the "Beginner's Pluck" message resonating with so many people? "I believe it, but not sure if I really do..." People (women especially) tend to doubt themselves too much. "You don't need to be extraordinary to build a life making a difference." "Passion is something you build... I learned it through telling an untrue story." Be driven by interest, and curiosity... "I'm the CEO of a for-profit fashion company." "My ego wasn't super involved.  It gave me the freedom to just do it." "I got so obsessed with the problem and finding a solution to it." "The work of an artist is to know what's inside of you.  Be solutions agnostic." "The artist creates without thinking of the audience." "The entrepreneur has to think of the audience." -->  What's the actual problem this fixes? Sit in the complexity of what it means to be a world changer. "We live in a world that is so quick to critique... Show up, do the work." How did Liz learn to run a business? She took a six week crash course on basic accounting and followed her curiosity to learn each skill as she went. Don't be caught in analysis paralysis "The thing I had connected to me was my WHY." "You don't get to know Step 7 when you're in stage 1.  That's not how it works."  Must take it a step at a time. "What do I absolutely need to figure out? The MVP - Minimum Viable Product -- Know that it's only Version 1.  Can iterate as you go. The 4 stages of Learning: Unconscious incompetent Conscious incompetent Conscious competent Unconscious competent How often am I feeling out of my league? -- You should feel this often in order to grow.

The 2019 Ethical Gift Guide is HERE! This is the most anticipated podcast episode (and post!) each year because not only do we have great gift ideas for almost everyone on your list, but also, my co-host, Em Sexton, founder of The Flourish Market joins me. We laugh! We talk gifts! We do trivia! Tell Christmas stories! Answer listener questions! It's so much fun. Enjoy this year's ethical gift guide... Thank you our sponsor for this episode of the Business with Purpose Podcast: noissue! noissue. is the online platform for designing and ordering custom, sustainable packaging for your business or brand. With low minimum order quantities, worldwide delivery in three weeks or less (for free!!!), and a team of designers ready to help, noissue is making customized packaging accessible for businesses of all shapes and sizes. You can use the promo code purpose15 for 15% off your first order! WOMEN'S ETHICAL GIFTS! 1. ENCIRCLED The Dressy Sweatpant - The Dressy Sweatpant is easy to dress up or down because of the modern design and luxurious fabric that’s comfortable, breathable and sustainable. This fancy sweatpant features a tapered leg with ruching at the ankle. Chic enough for the office and casual enough for weekends. The must-have pant for all seasons. Knit, dyed and sewn in Toronto! Use code "stillbeingmolly" for free shipping until January 8th, 2020. 2. POPPY ROW WEEKEND CAPSULE - Poppy Row is an ethically made, environmentally friendly clothing brand for women sized 2-28. Their fabric is made from Eucalyptus, which means it’s naturally cooling + wicks your body sweat! SO comfy and amazing. The Weekender Capsule… 3 pieces - shirt, pants, skirt… all can be worn interchangeably! Use code MollyHoliday19 (15% off through Dec 25). 3. Ten Thousand Villages Eco-Leather Convertible Tote (Black) – This amazing bag can be used 3 different ways. It can be used liked a tote, a fold over clutch, or even as a trendy asymmetrical handbag. It is handmade in India by a group that seeks to develop economic self-sufficiency for a vulnerable segment of society through traditional handcrafting skills. CRC provides marketing, design, finance and exporting assistance to a large number of artisan groups across India. Use CODE: stillbeingmolly25 for 25% off one regularly priced item. 4. Daria Day - Gemstone Jewelry - Beautiful and contemporary, Daria Day jewelry is ethically sourced and exquisitely handcrafted. They are deeply committed to elevating the lives of the artisans who create each piece. They create wearable and functional art for people looking for style and authenticity of the materials used, believing in the healing and connecting power behind each gemstone. Daria Day works with a group of local miners to source our gemstones and silver. They are closely affiliated with the Rupani Foundation, an NGO that has created a rigorous testing process and ensures our gemstones are of the highest quality. Daria Day works with 50 – 60 artisans from three collectives living in remote mountain communities in Gilgit Baltistan in Northern Pakistan. While their artisans live in largely isolated and economically disadvantaged communities, each one has their own story to tell and they are working hard to create a prosperous life. Use code MOLLY15 for a 15% off discount! 5. World Finds - gorgeous jewelry made out of recycled Kantha fabric! Perfect for the colorful person in your life. WorldFinds mission is to empower women through fair trade. Their jewelry and accessories create work for over 700 artisans in vulnerable communities in India. These thoughtful designs and sustainable practices bring change to the lives of the artisans, provide a bright future for their children, and strengthen their communities. They’re a { mostly } women-powered brand that began in 2001. We design all of our items in-house, and love to work collaboratively - both here at our office in the states as well as with our amazing artisans halfway around the world. Use code GG15 for 15% off! MEN'S ETHICAL GIFTS! Brave Soles - They sell bags, accessories, sandals made out of recycled TIRES! (both mens and womens!) But one of their most innovative and incredibly creative lines is their Aircraft Collection!  Their Aircraft upcycled leather collection is made from 100% upcycled plane seat leather and inner tubes. Beautiful, soft and with a lifetime of stories to tell, this collection is available for a limited time. The Pierre Upcycled leather wallet would be a great gift for a man in your life! They also have passport covers, card holders, etc. I have to also mention the Heather leather envelope clutch if you’re loving the upcycled aircraft collection! Use code EthicalTuesday20 at checkout! Sseko Designs Men's Collection - I talk about Sseko all the time! The men's collection is so amazing - wallets, leather belts, an amazing briefcase, and weekender duffel bag all in gorgeous oiled chocolate. Fair trade. Ethically made. Classic pieces! SHOP HERE >> ssekodesigns.com/mollystillman Right to Shower Head to Toe Bath and Body Products - This is such an amazing company that is providing access to mobile showers for people experiencing homelessness. My favorite is the Dignity body wash - charcoal and cotton blossom. Smells SO GOOD! It's vegan. Clean! Head to toe body wash! Available on Amazon and at most Whole Foods stores! They believe the access to cleanliness is a fundamental human right. With each purchase, you’re helping Right to Shower turn ordinary trucks and buses into mobile showers for people living on the streets. Shop here. ETHICAL GIFTS FOR TEACHERS / CO-WORKERS / FRIENDS! Fair Trade Winds has gifts for just about everyone on your list! SERIOUSLY! Love this store. They have gifts for men, women, kids, coworkers… I have a gorgeous striped tee from Fair Trade Winds that is SO soft and so versatile. Can you ever have too many striped shirts? We don’t think so, especially when they’re made of soft organic cotton! Meet the ‘Billie,’ an over sized tee that will make a great new addition to your stripe collection. What’s great about Fair Trade Winds too is that you can shop by “cause” - for example, eco-friendly, gifts that fight human trafficking, etc. https://www.fairtradewinds.net/ Use code MollyFTW for 10% off. The Flourish Market - Another one of my favorite shops where you can get something for just about everyone on your list! Seriously... home decor, jewelry, bags, books, so much! http://www.theflourishmarket.com/ Use code "stillbeingmolly" for free shipping! Batik Boutique -  This is one of my favorite fair trade brands. Hear their story on my podcast interview with Amy Blair. I love their gorgeous placemats, coasters, snack bags - many REVERSIBLE designs! These pieces are handmade by artisans in Malaysia using traditional hand-printing techniques.  https://www.thebatikboutique.com/ Use code Molly20 for 20% off. Solo Hope - Brand started by my friend Emilee - SoloHope works with incredibly talented artisans in Honduras. These nesting Set Baskets are super cute, super functional for ALL the things! Perfect for holding pencils and pens or your favorite plant or BOTH (since there's two in the set!) Each item is handcrafted in Honduras. These gorgeous baskets are made from pine needles + thread and the handles are genuine leather. Use code MOLLY15 for 15% off entire purchase. KID'S ETHICAL GIFTS! ZUTANO Organic Cotton Pajamas! My kids have these pajamas and they are SO soft, GOTS certified organic cotton. My kids LOVE them! They come in a variety of colors, prints, and sizes for kids. You could do matching or coordinating jammies! What kid doesn't love comfy jammies? Use code STILLBEINGMOLLY20 for 20% off. For Purpose Kids is a social good brand inspiring the next generation of global citizens by teaching kindness and doing good as a way of life.  Our Subscription of Toolkits includes curated books and fun, interactive activities around helping people, animals and the environment.  Each Toolkit focuses on a special cause and our activity guides use multi-cultural characters to help your kids connect to the world around them.  With touch points built into each toolkit, you’re not only promoting goodness, you’re making a habit of it. For every Toolkit purchased, 5 meals will be donated to kids at the Sunaayy Foundation, an organization in New Delhi India, that provides basic education, nourishment and support for underprivileged children ages 3-12 in makeshift, outdoor classrooms. Use code ETHICALMOLLY15 for 15% off. The Flourish Market Kid’s Gifts - The Flourish Market has brought on some AMAZING gifts for kids lately. Books like The Girl who Ran, ethical (and clean!) nail polish for little girls, and the cutest baby gown and hats - all products with a purpose! Use code stillbeingmolly for free shipping. So many options for everyone on your list! Hope you love this year's gift guide! Which gift is your favorite? A HUGE thank you to Em Sexton for being my amazing co-host and a huge thank you to my husband for being my amazing executive producer.

If you are interested in living life of purpose, passion and impact, you’re going to want to listen to the conversation I had with my friend Liz Bohannon IN THE DRESSING ROOM. Liz is the founder of the socially conscious fashion brand, Sseko Designs, and the author of the book Beginner's Pluck. In this episode, Liz shares some of the mindsets she believes hold us back from living a life of purpose, passion and impact. Find out why Liz has banned the word “luck” in her company, and why she believes we should “own our average” instead trying so hard to be extraordinary. Liz encourages us to “dream small” and take little steps. Liz is a wise, fun and passionate woman and leader I believe in. 

“The energy you are putting into the silver bullet and the unicorn hunting, if you can rechannel and refocus that energy into your own goals and figuring out what does this mean for me to build a successful life of purpose, passion, and impact and do the self-work to be the type of person who can do that and take risks then your infinitely more likely to succeed.” Liz Forkin Bohannon is the author of Beginners Pluck and the founder of Sseko Designs. Sseko is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. In four years, Sseko has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to over 50 women in East Africa. > Inspire your creativity with a free guided meditation designed to free you from frustration and disappointment.   > Connect with us on Instagram / Facebook / Website  > Schedule your 30 minute FREE Strategy Session with Andrea > Support the podcast and shop our Amazon Affiliate link

(00:00:00) - Jen talks about public figures being denied communion and points out that that would be very complicated for her because she has face blindness.   (00:21:46) - Captain Tammy Jo Schultz stops by the show to talk about how she landed the famous Southwest Airlines plane that had a window blow out, and what life lessons we can all learn from that.   (00:45:53) - Jen chats with Liz Bohannon, founder of the enormously popular brand Sseko that gives women in developing countries opportunities to thrive.

S03 E03: Liz Forkin Bohannon on going from Journalist to Ethical Fashion EntrepreneurLiz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs. Sseko is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. In four years, Sseko has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to over 50 women in East Africa.Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. She believes deeply that business is a powerful platform for social change and that girls are our future.Liz: lizbohannon.co and ssekodesigns.com and social: @lizbohannonJoanna: @joannalafleur and www.joannalafleur.com. Email hello@joannalafleur.comMy other Podcast- short, practical, daily episodes on Church Media and Communications: thefuture.churchThanks to our Season 03 Sponsors:Compassion Canada: compassion.ca/sponsor-a-child Outside of Canada? Visit compassion.comWycliffe College: wycliffecollege.ca/wordmadedigital

Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs and the author the book Beginner’s Pluck: Build your life of purpose, passion and impact now.Sseko Designs is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. Liz sat down with us for a really fun conversation on about what it looks like to be bold in creativity and risk. You're going to love getting to hear how her passions and ideas brought Sseko to life and you'll be reminded that creating often requires some healthy risk on our part. To join Rebvekah's book club (Nov 2019), head here!To get a copy of Rhythms of Renewal, head here!As always, a huge thank you to rTribe for supporting this season of the podcast. You can get a free counseling session with them when you text RENEW to 555888. 

Liz Forkin Bohannon is the co-founder and co-CEO of Sseko Designs and the author of Beginner's Pluck: Build your life of purpose, passion and impact now. Sseko Designs is a socially conscious fashion brand that works to educate and empower women across the globe. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women in East Africa to continue their education and become leaders in their country and our world. The Sseko story has been featured in dozens of publications including: Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Inc, Fortune and others. Sseko has appeared on national broadcasts including ABC's Shark Tank and Good Morning America. Among other notable honors, Liz was recently named a top three Transformation Leader by John Maxwell, Forbes listed her as a top 20 public speaker in the U.S. and Bloomberg Businessweek named Sseko as a top social enterprise. You can find Liz + Beginner's Pluck online at http://lizbohannon.co/beginners-pluck/ and on Instagram @lizbohannon.

Beginner's Pluck with Liz Forkin Bohannon Liz had what some may describe as beginners luck when at a young age she becomes very clear on her values which become the building blocks for her business and ability to align her life with her values. Pluck - spirited and determined courage, is what really gave her the ambition to have an impact. something she believes we can all tap into whether starting our or already well-entrenched into our careers, vocation and life. A conversation about values, passion and living in alignment. Please enjoy! Beginner's Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose and Impact Now Guest Bio Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs and the author the book Beginner’s Pluck: Build your life of purpose, passion and impact now. Sseko Designs is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. Liz graduated from the University of Missouri with a Master’s degree in Journalism. In 2008, she moved to Uganda where she met an incredible group of talented young women who were struggling to finance their higher education.

On Episode 16, Liz Bohannon and I talk about her newly released book: Beginner’s Pluck! How owning your average can actually lead to living an extraordinary life, and how to channel your inner beginner. For more on Liz and Beginner’s Pluck/Sseko Designs, visit lizbohannon.co or ssekodesigns.com/stephaniematheson You can also follow Liz and Sseko on social media at @lizbohannon and @ssekodesigns There were some technical difficulties during this recording, so I apologize for the delay and then interrupting sound

In this episode I'm talking to Liz Forkin Bohannonm, the founder of Sseko Designs. Sseko Designs is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country.

What a fun episode! I'm introducing you to my new friend, Liz Bohannon, she's the Founder and CEO of Sseko Designs. Liz is changing the world through socially conscious fashion (and flying through the air in Spanx in front of thousands.)    Tune in to hear why she'll never run a chicken farm again, how she uses sandals to send women to college, and her major life decision that made her entire family think she was crazy.   In this episode we discuss: 1. Why most of us are just average joes--and that's a great thing! 2. The magic a novice brings to the table. 3. How dreaming small is more likely to change the world.   Favorite quotes: 1. Ultimately we build beautiful lives, businesses, and families when we consistently show up and the idea of that not waiting for luck but instead saying I'm gonna be a person of pluck is really intriguing. 2. I think that's the power of community when you hopefully hear my story and hundreds of other people's stories that say,  “I wasn't equipped, I didn't have the connections, I faced a lot of difficulties, but I still did it. I think that enables people to show up for their own lives.” 3. I want to celebrate the average and owning your average is not a call to complacency.    In this episode I answer these questions: 1. How do you not let information overwhelm you? (42:45) 2. How do I finally break out of a pattern of sin? (45:05) 3. Do you use or recommend a personality test when you hire people? (49:26)   Links to great things we discussed: 1. Liz Bohannon , Sseko 2. Beginner's Pluck 3. Queen 4. The Greatest Showman 5. To Stop A Warlord 6. True&Co 7. Call The Midwife 8. Freedom 9. Blissdom Conference Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :)    xo, Alli   www.alliworthington.com/podcast/lizbohannon  

Tune in to hear Nicole chat with one of her favorite people in the world! Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder and CEO of Sseko Designs - a socially conscious fashion brand that creates jobs for women in Uganda, across the world and in the United States. Liz is a gifted speaker, storyteller and entrepreneur, and she is releasing her first book, Beginner’s Pluck, on October 1st. Listen in as they discuss Liz’s story to Sseko as well as what this pluck is all about.

Is it possible to have a healthy family while building a successful business? That’s the question at the heart of this week’s episode with Ben and Liz Bohannon of Sseko Designs. Their business began as a way to generate income for high-potential, talented young women in Uganda to continue on to university. Since then, it’s grown rapidly from a Shark Tank phenomenon to a global success. Hear how Ben and Liz are navigating the world of global business while still managing to focus on their home, their marriage, and their family. So many times we hear the story of a business being started by one person. But beneath it we know that any business is a tremendous effort and is a family adventure. That’s certainly the case of Sseko designs. The story of Sseko closely follows the story of Ben and Liz’s relationship. From meeting in college, to Liz’s move to Uganda, everything they’ve experience has happened together. So, how do they balance building their business and strengthening their marriage? And what boundaries do they put in place to keep both areas of their life healthy and growing? You’ll find the answers to both these questions in this week’s episode, along with some fun stories and a sound that every marriage thrives on—laughter. Useful Links: Every Moment Holy The Sseko Story Video Beginner’s Pluck by Liz Bohannon

Today’s conversation is with Liz Bohannon, Founder of Sseko designs. Sseko is a powerhouse brand, for women by women. But, at the beginning of this story is a volunteer trip to Uganda, which led to chicken farming, to sandal making and then to the launch of a brand with a deep commitment to education for young women in rural communities. Liz has turned fashion into a mechanism by which to empower. She is a voice for gender equity, a professional storyteller, and a global changemaker by all accounts. To learn more visit https://ssekodesigns.com/

We are so excited to have Liz Forkin Bohannon on our show to discuss her company Sseko, where she uses fashion to create opportunity and community for women globally.  She shares her passions and discusses some new exciting things coming up in her life.  Enjoy!

#03 Liz Bohannon/Founder of Sseko designs   Liz Bohannon is our guest this week on Be Love podcast. Liz is the founder and CEO of Sseko designs. An ethical fashion company using fashion to create opportunity & community for women globally. We laugh a lot and tell our funny breast feeding stories. We know you moms, can relate! Those loud machines ya’ll! The core of our conversation is about how to love others well by creating an open heart and learning how to look at everyone as beautiful creations. She talks alot about curiosity and how being intentional to see others as teachers in her life has helped change her views on having to always be right. We talked about how loving others is keeping an open heart when others think differently than us. She talks about practicing everyday to listen and have an open heart to others, which is not something that comes natural to her. She gives us some incredible advice on this (starts at 13:10). We discuss how we are both giver and receivers, creating kinship with others. She talks about how to have dignified and uplifting conversations with others who think differently than us. (19:51) She talks about how commitment is her love language and helping these girls go to University in Uganda was not an option NOT TO DO! (30:00) The last question about how she has experienced a small act of kindness and love is powerful. (35:00) Find Liz: Linkedin: Instagram: @lizbohannon Invite Liz to speak:   Find Sseko Designs Instagram: @ssekodesigns Learn more about Sseko designs Join Sseko Fellows Program Book mentioned: Barking to the Choir: Father Gregory Boyle (Talking about Radical Kinship)

Founder & CEO of Sskeo Designs, Liz Bohannon, joins us for Episode #6 to tell us what it's really like to start a global company. Today, Sseko Designs has been featured on Shark Tank, Good Morning America, Vogue, Oprah Magazine, People Magazine and more! But Sskeo didn't magically begin. It took a lot of hard work. In this exclusive interview with this brilliant Leader, Liz takes us back to the early days of Sseko to help us discover how we can launch the visions we feel called to bring into this world.

Liz Bohannon is one of my fave follows on Insta Stories. She never, ever fails to ask great questions, tell it like she sees it, or challenge something that is just a little off. You could never accuse Liz of being a bore. For sure not.Sseko Designs is her fashion forward for-good brand and you will LOVE seeing her passion come alive when you watch her talk about everything Sseko. She loves to empower other women, and it shows.In this episode, we talk about the way we see the Lord, the ways we sometime wish we fit in, and the fact that Liz kind of lives the hippie dream. Liz lives very nearby many of her dear friends and they’ve decided to intentionally live in proximity and intimacy. She’s real and brave and honest when she talks about the challenges and benefits of this living arrangement. You don’t want to miss it. More from Liz: Instagram @lizbohannon // Sseko DesignsSHOW NOTES:What does PLU mean?Liz’s Framily

Liz Forkin Bohannon, @lizbohannon co-founder and CEO of Sseko Designs @ssekodesigns, a company whose products are all ethically produced by artisans who are treated well and paid fairly. It all started out as a fashion business and over time turned into a community of women creating opportunity for other women around the globe! Each artisan Sseko Designs employs in East Africa is sent to University to study and follow their dreams.     Episode 25 of the Time To Be You podcast reminds us that sometimes you find your passion somewhere unexpected. Liz never wanted to be fashion, but she followed her passion of improving opportunity for women which lead her to creating an artisan based fashion company! Never lose sight of why you started because your why will propel you forward. And remember, just because you face difficulties doesn't mean you're in the wrong place, it just means you're doing something difficult.    -- Questions asked in this episode: 1. Can you give us a brief background of yourself and how you started your company? 2. Did you always have a interest in fashion? 3. How does one go about starting a company in Uganda? 4. How did your appearance on Shark Tank help propel you? 5. How do you balance your role as a founder and as a mother? 6. Where do you see women in business going in the future?   --   Bio: Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs. Sseko Designs is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. Liz graduated from the University of Missouri with a Master’s degree in Journalism. In 2008, she moved to Uganda to assist in the communications efforts for a youth development organization based in Kampala. While there, Liz met an incredible group of talented young women who were struggling to finance their education. After travelling the country by motorcycle to find raw materials and learn how to produce footwear by hand, Liz hired three young women and started Sseko Designs. In four years, Sseko has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to over 50 women in East Africa. Using her unlikely story of a journalist-gone-shoe-maker, Liz shares her passion for social enterprise, conscious consumerism, social justice, creative leadership, gender equity, risk-taking, and empowering women. She believes deeply that business is a powerful platform for social change and that girls are our future. She has spoken in venues around the world including France, Estonia and all over North America and East Africa. Her disarmingly authentic and witty voice captivates and inspires her audience. The Sseko story has been featured in dozens of publications including: Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Shape Magazine, Fitness Magazine, Huffington Post, LA TIMES and others. Among other notable honors, Liz is a Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards finalist, the SVN Innovation Award Winner, the SXSW Eco Social Impact Award Winner, and Bloomberg Businessweek’s top social entrepreneur to watch. She now splits her time between Uganda and Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Ben run Sseko Designs and raise their son, Theo.   --   Resources: www.ssekodesigns.com https://www.instagram.com/lizbohannon/ https://www.instagram.com/ssekodesigns/ -- Want to book a strategy call with Laura for your business? Just head over to her site and book! www.itslaurab.com Follow Laura on IG! https://www.instagram.com/laura_loveandfit/  

Liz Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs, a company that designs and sells footwear, accessories, bags, and more — but it’s not just a basic retail model. It’s a fashion brand based in Uganda, and Liz founded it as a way to generate income for high potential, talented young women in Uganda to continue on to university. And it's worked! Every woman who’s graduated from Sseko has gone on to pursue higher education and is on her way to making our world a more beautiful place. Links From This Episode: Sseko Designs Sseko Designs on Instagram Liz Bohannon on Instagram Tsh on Twitter & Instagram The Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann Kindly leave a review Become a patron: Support this podcast + get access to my secret show Sign up for 5 Quick Things, the weekly email For any links and codes from our lovely sponsors, head here.

Liz and Ben Bohannon are co-founders of Sseko Designs. They work side by side every day. We can all imagine the challenges that come with that. Liz and Ben share about the balance to turn work off, while keeping an openness to “have a work thought.” They share rhythms they have found helpful when travel separates them. Welcome to the Love or Work Podcast, hosted by Andre Shinabarger (Physician Assistant, Grady Hospital) and Jeff Shinabarger (Social Entrepreneur and Founder of Plywood People). They are asking the question: Is it possible to change the world, stay in love and raise a healthy family? 100 interviews where Jeff and Andre learn from other working families in the journey of marriage, purpose and parenting. www.loveorwork.com www.instagram.com/loveorwork Follow Sseko: https://ssekodesigns.com www.instagram.com/ssekodesigns Love or Work is a project of Plywood People. Plywood is a non-profit in Atlanta leading a community of start-ups doing good. www.plywoodpeople.com

If you're ever looking for an excuse to sit and talk with the people you most admire, start a podcast. This week I am talking to the amazing impact entrepreneur, Liz Bohannon. She lives in Portland, Oregon but her reach extends across continents. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand. The amazing thing is that they work directly with women in East Africa and help a lot of them earn money to go to college.   Sisterhood of the Traveling Kaftan Liz and I met at the Wild Hearts Conference. When we were in the green room backstage, I literally asked her if I could try on the dress she was wearing. Yes, that was the start of our friendship. I never thought a kaftan would look good on me, but it did! And this dress fits all sizes from 0 to 16. How incredible is that? “I didn't think I was going to kaftan evangelize, at least not this early in the podcast.”   Enneagram Insights Is anyone else obsessed with personality tests?? We come to the conclusion that if you're a bit uncomfortable with your enneagram score, it means you probably got the right score.  Wanna know what numbers Liz and I are? You gotta listen to the episode! Enneagrams help Liz to recognize everyone's unique contributions to this complex world we live in. “I am delighted by difference.”   Growing Community   “Come be a part of what we're doing, but don't do it out of pity or charity. Do it out of a sense of camaraderie and excitement about the future that we're building together.”Sseko Designs has a Fellow program where people in the United States can be involved with the brand by hosting events and representing Sseko in their own community. Liz found that there was a need for opportunity for women in the United States as well as East Africa. Recently Sseko Designs brought 10 United States Fellows to Uganda. The women of Sseko and the fellows got a chance to share their stories with one another. How powerful is that? “You're not going on a mission trip, you are going to meet your colleagues that are alongside of you and that are co-creating a brighter future with you.” Liz is constantly asking herself, “Are we doing this in a way that is consistent, true to the core of our mission, and our why?”   For those of you who are inspired by what you've learned here today, you can make a difference. Liz loves to see inspired women inspire other women. It starts a chain of fulfillment and passion for life. “If she can do it, why can't I?” I hope you're feeling as absolutely inspired as I am. Liz is such a genuine soul and I had so much fun talking with her. If you enjoyed this episode, I want to invite you to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast. It would mean so much! This episode is brought to you by the free PDF guide called “While You Wait.” It is full of resources that I personally found to be very helpful while I was finding my ‘why' behind waiting until marriage to have sex. XO, Kat Harris Links: Sseko Designs Website Sseko Deigns Fellow Program Sseko Designs Kaftan ‘Meet the Women' Sseko Deisngs Instagram  

Liz is the founder and CEO of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women around the world. She joins Charlie on the show today to talk about how and why her brand started with employing high-potential women from Uganda, and what it does today for every woman in the Sseko network. Key Takeaways: [2:30] - Liz went to journalism school, and while there, she became interested in issues facing women and girls who were living in areas of extreme poverty and post-conflict zones. She moved to Uganda, and discovered a unique issue facing women there. During a transition period in their schooling, they had to return to their villages where they were competing for jobs with men in the village, and they also lost a lot of social support to continue on to University. In response to this problem, Liz started Sseko. [5:03] - She committed to three young women that if they made her sandals for the next three months, they would get to university in the fall. When she decided she was going to start a sponsorship-based non-profit charity, her research shifted her focus to something that was more about sustainability, job creation, and contributing to the export market. She tried a few other business ideas, and sandals worked. At the start of her business, Liz wasn’t really passionate about the business side, but over the course of her career, the business aspects have become something that fuels her. [8:45] - When starting her business, an important thing was recognizing the abundance of resources in both the United States and Uganda. For Liz, it was a two-way street between the material resources available in the US, and young people in need of a job in Uganda. What good businesses and marketplaces do well is come together to combine their resources to create something sustainable and mutually beneficial. [10:35] - Liz and Charlie talk about American culture, and the idea of building up the economies in these developing countries rather than exporting their labor and resources elsewhere. One of the most beneficial human interactions is one that’s mutually respectful. What Liz is trying to do with Sseko is create mutually beneficial relationships, from trade to the relationships between the people who work for the company. [12:50] - Liz talks about how the journey in Africa of empowering women to be equal partners in the marketplace compares to the journey we’ve been on in the US. The two journeys are pretty similar, and it all comes down to a power dynamic. There is a belief that the more women are empowered, engaged, and lifted up, the less power men will have. This is a false dichotomy. The challenges women are facing in East Africa are more dramatic and obvious than the challenges women in the US are facing. Liz talks about some of these real challenges that the women of Sseko face during the nine months they go back to their villages before University. [18:55] - Liz talks about their business model. Rather than a portion of the profits going to the women, they are a paid a monthly salary based on what they do and what their job is within the company. This salary would be about 2-3 times more than the proposed minimum wage in Uganda. [21:30] - At the original conception of her venture, Liz was very against it being a business (rather than a charity). She felt that most businesses contributed to a system where people were divided by who was privileged and who was oppressed. Liz didn’t want to be involved in that system, but when she got to Uganda, she realized that the tool of capitalism in the marketplace in business was amoral. It’s about how you do it, the decisions you make, and the spirit in which you do those things that can contribute to a system that creates mutually beneficial relationships. [24:50] - Though there are many businesses and business people that abuse the system, there are many more, like Liz, who use their business to create good in the world. For Liz, it was when she was in Uganda and thinking about her specific goals with her project that she realized her goals meant starting a business. Her model is capitalism for good. [27:45] - Liz’s biggest personal challenge as an entrepreneur is focus. Liz often finds herself bending the rules and going after the exception without realizing the cost on the overall mission. Her team helps keep her check and maintain focus so they are able to continue to help the most amount of people. [31:30] - The biggest challenge on the business side has been being a vertically integrated company. They currently run two different models - a manufacturing company and a sales/ distribution marketing company. These companies require different finance models, ways of running, and types of employees. So far, it’s a worthy challenge they are continuing to pursue. Charlie and Liz talk about what would have to happen for Sseko to reconsider this model. [35:50] - What does the future of retail look like? This is something that Liz has become interested in over the past few years. At Sseko, they shifted their model to be a direct sales model (women become spokespeople for their brands in their own communities and sell the product in their communities), as retail has moved away from brick and mortar to something more personal and social. E-commerce is taking over, but that takes away some of the experiential side of retail. Their direct sales model creates an engaging and community-oriented way of shopping. It’s almost like the future of retail is going back to the past. [41:52] - The direct sales model for Sseko specifically means that a purchase will help a woman in Uganda go to college, but also helps support the family of the woman in your community you bought a pair of sandals or a purse from. When we realize we’re all creators and makers and we all can contribute, then we start to break down the idea that we can’t buy or sell stuff to our friends. [43:10] - Liz’s invitation to listeners is to join Sseko; if you’re interested in being an entrepreneur, you can be a part of their community of dreamers, doers, and impact entrepreneurs. If you already have a product, think about how you can make an impact on your local community and in the global community. Mentioned in This Episode: Productive Flourishing Productive Flourishing Podcast Episode 81: Changing the World, One Toilet at a Time with Jasmine Burton Sseko Designs

Today on Just Boss we hang out with the lovely Liz Bohannon, Founder of Sseko, and chat with her about her experience in building a multimillion dollar business as an impact entrepreneur. We also discuss a new wave of innovation, how changing her business model skyrocketed her business, and her experience with everyone's favorite entrepreneur show, ABC's Shark Tank. Be sure to check out more about Sseko and Liz's mission to provide employment, educational opportunities, and entrepreneurial training to women in East Africa at ssekodesigns.com. It was such a joy to have Liz on the show, make sure to tell us what you loved about this episode on IG at @justbossco. :)

On this week's episode of Radio Free Acton, Caroline Roberts speaks with Liz Forkin Bohannon, CEO and Founder of Sseko designs, on wealth creation and effective poverty alleviation. Then, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker hosts a roundtable discussion with Acton staffers on Godless, a new Western show by Netflix. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the founder of Sseko Designs, Liz Forkin Bohannon has developed an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women, enabling them to continue their education and become leaders in their own countries. But her journey--from journalist to farmer to social entrepreneur--has been an unlikely one. This week, we talk with Liz about how her unique approach to business, fashion and activism is changing the world, one life at a time. Apply to become a Sseko fellow. --- The New Activist is a joint production of The RELEVANT Podcast Network and International Justice Mission. This episode is presented by IJM. Take 20 seconds, fill out this form, and ask your elected officials to fully fund critical legislation. Thank you! T: @newactivistis + FB: newactivistis + www.newactivist.is

Meet the Founder of Sseko Designs || Join us today as Rachel interviews the talented, brilliant founder of Sseko Designs, a fashion brand based in Uganda. Through the sale of beautiful handbags, accessories, and leather sandals, Sseko creates opportunity and community for women globally. Listen in as Liz shares about the conception of Sseko, her motorcycle adventures throughout Uganda, and what it’s like to work... Read More

Liz is full of energy, knows what taking big risks looks like, and is the founder of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. In this episode, Branden and Liz talk about saying yes, feminism, and speaking your dreams out loud. More: http://brandenharvey.com/sounds-good/liz-bohannon

On this episode of the Business with Purpose podcast, I am HONORED to be chatting with Liz Forkin Bohannon, founder of Sseko Designs. I have admired Sseko and Liz for years and love what they are doing to change the landscape of the ethical fashion world. We talk about everything from our personal hopes and dreams to ... Read More about EP. 28: Liz Bohannon, Founder of Sseko Designs

In this episode, you'll hear us talk about: Being in business together: Partnering up in work AND life can be tricky, especially when there are different personality types at play. Liz shares about how to share a vision and accept support from your spouse, all in the same breath. “Working with your spouse is a cocktail of brilliance and humility.” Conflict management: What to do when both partners are “escalators” and learning to trust the other person as a way to find freedom from fighting. Big ideas: How to deal when a strong-willed woman who always bursts into the room with a big idea. Jessie and Liz come to grips with all of the ways that they are like Kramer from Seinfeld, and they recognize that it's helpful to set up a pattern for approaching these moments with grace. Humility: What it's like to make business mistakes in front of your main squeeze. Witnessing each other in the work place certainly takes your relationship to the next level. Stress therapy: Every modern woman can take care of this with a set of power tools. “My greatest joy in life is to be Ben's partner. Even when I mess up, at least I can say I'm all-in and he knows I'm not going anywhere.” Sidekick Strategy: Being your partner's biggest fan and letting them know you feel that way regularly. Make sure they know that there is no one else in the world you'd rather stand beside. Cultivating grace: How to stick it out when Great Love feels hard to find. “ My job is to help him become more of the man that God created him to be -- And I love being that person for him because I watch the way he approaches our marriage, and I know it goes both ways.”   Find out more about Liz at @lizbohannon + ssekodesigns.com.  

BHL: Fashion 411 - In this episode Black Hollywood Live hosts Diona Vaughan and Courtney Stewart discuss fashion for the week of April 4th, 2014. Diona opens up with "Lookbook" - What's Buzzing in Fashion: Luvocracy, Stitchfix.com, Doobop.com and The Beauty Board. Courtney then discusses the "Beauty Beat" featuring Aztec Secret Healing Bentonite Clay. Next, they cover this weeks 'Style Scoop' featuring designer American brand SSEKO doing good deeds in Uganda, Naomi Campbell to launch her own clothing line, Essence magazine covers Rep 3 naturalistas: Solange, Erykah Badu and Ledisi, Black hair care companies expanding to overseas markets, Zoe Saldana the new face of L'Oreal Paris Cosmetics, Walgreens launches new beauty magazine, and Rihanna & Drake will design Nasty Gal's first menswear collection. Next they discuss this week's haute or haute mess featuring Rita Ora, Naomi Campbell, Tracee Ellis Ross and Beyonce. They wrap things up with a "Style Watch" featuring @FashionKids.

With the money she'd saved from babysitting jobs and a sewing machine her parents gave her for her birthday, Liz Forkin Bohannon began Sseko Sandals, a company in Uganda where women earn the money they need to go to university. Liz Forkin Bohannon was just named as a finalist in Cartier's Women's Initiative Awards. Liz was my first interview for Pursuit of Spark, here's her delightful and inspiring story. Right after college, Liz went to Uganda to work for the Cornerstone Leadership Academy. She fell in love with the students, who came from poor families, and asked the school's founder what she could do for them once she returned to the US. He asked her to figure out a way to help young women earn the money to go on to college. Liz's first idea was a chicken farm -- and we're lucky she quickly abandoned that concept and moved on to create sandals that could be made in Uganda and worn by women all over the U.S.