Leila Janah's Interviews
Episode 54: Leila Janah, CEO & Founder Samasource & LXMI
Let me tell you: Leila Janah is unlike anyone I’ve ever met. She’s compassionate, bold, and a total powerhouse leading up two large (very different) companies, united by a common social mission to end global poverty by giving work to people in need. As a busy founder and CEO, she’s under intense stress all the time. In
Leila Janah didn’t have the money to start her company, but she didn’t let that hold her back. She paid her way through Harvard by cleaning toilets, serving cocktails, and tutoring wealthy students while pitching her sustainable business model to anyone who would listen. Since the inception of her company, Samasource--
#148: From Charity To Fair Wage Work: This Woman Is Fighting Global Poverty | Leila Janah
Leila Janah believes that giving dignified, steady, fair wage work is the most effective way to eradicate poverty. She is the founder of the non-profit, Samasource. Her new book is Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job At A Time. Resources: * http://www.leilajanah.com/ – Website * http://givework.org/ – Give Work * @lei
135: How to Fight Global Poverty with Technology with Leila Janah of Sama Group
A lot of people can recognize an opportunity, but what separates an entrepreneur from the rest of us is the ambition and courage to seize on that opportunity. The opportunity Leila Janah recognized was enormous. Lucky for her, and the rest of us, she had the ambition to match it. Her goal? Fighting world poverty. Ever
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