Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneur’
We Will Teach Them To Love
I love to learn. As an entrepreneur, consultant and activist, I research and study relentlessly. I truly find great joy in the process. I’m a lifelong world traveler and explorer, constantly studying culture, humanity, science and spirituality. It’s not just my work. It’s not part of a graduate program. It’s a lifestyle I’ve chosen deliberately.…
Read MoreKiller Deadlines
Deadlines are important, especially for entrepreneurs. They keep us in line and productive, rather than just busy. We set deadlines because we believe they represent a reasonable amount of time to complete a project. And maybe they are aggressive, in order to push us to move faster. Good stuff. Some deadlines are set in stone,…
Read MoreThe Caring Commodity
The act of caring should be a traded commodity. It’s the energy that drives any successful company or relationship. If you care enough, you’ll do your best. If your care enough, you’ll realize from time to time that your best isn’t cutting it, so you’ll study more. You’ll learn from others that are operating at…
Read MoreCompetitor or Collaborator?
People tend to run from competition, often to the extent of attempting to squelch the success of their peers. They fear their methods or designs will be copied or vanquished. This contributes to a lot of undue stress and counter productivity. Fashion is a $298 Billion per year industry in the US. Consumerism is already…
Read MoreREBRANDING AFRICA: This is Better Than That
If I’m a photographer working in Africa, I’m going look for the most mind blowing and disturbing images I can capture. That’s my purpose. I gather pictures of starvation, disease, filthy hospitals, rebels with guns, dictators with gold plated vehicles and children with distended bellies and flies on their faces. I will use these photos…
Read MoreREBRANDING AFRICA: Entrepreneurs Empower the Poor
For many years, KEZA has focused on what the aid world refers to as the “poorest of the poor”. It’s become another buzz term like “sustainability” or “capacity building”. These terms help attract volunteers, donors and public awareness. However, we’ve recently taken a step back to reanalyze our methodology. There are thousands of entrepreneurs all…
Read MoreREBRANDING AFRICA: She is not a Charity Case
The Rwandan women we serve are former prostitutes. They’ve been beaten, raped and oppressed to a point where the only viable method for supporting themselves and their babies was to sell their bodies. Society regularly humiliated them to the point that they believed they were worthless.* It would be easy for us to tell that…
Read MoreKicking Off The Training Wheels
Four years ago we set out to build businesses in Africa for poverty stricken women. We had three major goals. Create locally (African) owned businesses that provide lucrative careers, resulting in income and dignity. Set a higher standard and example of a quality products and a preferred brand. To do it all so well that…
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