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Narratives of Purpose is an award nominated podcast that brings you inspiring individual stories of changemakers. The show was launched in December 2020 by Dr. Claire Murigande to showcase founders of impact-driven companies and initiatives to a global audience. Topics include youth empowerment in remote communities, global health equity initiatives, and sustainable food systems of the future. Dr. Murigande is a leader in the life sciences industry, a passionate champion for furthering the a ...
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Object Of Sound brings you in tune with the music shaping our culture today. Hosted by poet and critic Hanif Abdurraqib, each episode blends the eclectic curation of freeform radio with artist interviews and textural storytelling, guiding you to a new way of listening. Produced by work x work for Sonos
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A podcast for entrepreneurial women: founders, builders, changemakers shaping the world we live in. Women entrepreneurs, investors and startup ecosystem enablers share their stories, knowledge, fears and failures, moments of growth, and pieces of advice. With these conversations, we want to inspire more women to build their own businesses and shape the world we live in. Podcast Host: Darya Kamkalova
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On Pioneering Cancer Research Across Africa - A Conversation with Dr. Yaw Bediako
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45:37Narratives of Purpose concludes its sixth season with an insightful conversation featuring Dr. Yaw Bediako, the CEO and co-founder of Yemaachi Biotech, a pioneering company focused on genomic cancer research in Africa. The discussion hosted by Claire Murigande delves into Yaw's journey from academia to entrepreneurship. Yaw emphasises the need for …
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On Unlocking Women's Brain Health - Women's Health Series with Ann-Marie de Lange
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30:42In this new episode of 'Narratives of Purpose', Ann-Marie de Lange joins host Claire Murigande to discuss the critical and often overlooked area of women's brain health research. Ann-Marie shares insights from her work as Principal Investigator at FemiLab, which studies factors affecting women's brain health using large-scale population data. With …
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On Reclaiming Dignity Through Health Tech - Women's Health Series with Mariatheresa Samson Kadushi & Shamala Hinrichsen
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38:49In this new episode of ‘Narratives of Purpose’, Mariatheresa Samson Kadushi and Shamala Hinrichsen join host Claire Murigande to discuss the innovative app "SheHer" designed to advance women's health by providing accessible healthcare information and fostering a supportive community. Both Shamala and Mariatheresa emphasise the importance of centrin…
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On Innovating Care in Maternal Health - Women's Health Series with Martha Agbornyenty
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33:10In this new episode of ‘Narratives of Purpose’, host Claire Murigande speaks with Martha Agbornyenty, the founder and Executive Director of For Mom and Baby Foundation, who is on a mission to improve maternal and child health in Cameroon. With a background as an award-winning young midwife leader, Martha shares her inspiring journey as well as the …
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On The Power of Self-Advocacy - Women's Health Series with Dr. Nia Imani Bailey
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35:12In this new episode of ‘Narratives of Purpose’, host Claire Murigande explores the intersection of healthcare advocacy and personal storytelling with Dr. Nia Imani Bailey, President of the Byrd Cancer Education and Advocacy Foundation, who passionately discusses her journey as a radiation therapist and the drive behind her documentary, 'A Letter to…
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On Normalising Gender-Specific Medicine - Women’s Health Series with Thao Nguyen
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35:07In this new episode of ‘Narratives of Purpose’, host Claire Murigande speaks with Thao Nguyen, founder and CEO of Equal Care, about her mission to normalise gender-specific medicine. Thao shares her journey from tech consultant to healthcare innovator and discusses the importance of recognising gender differences in medical treatment. She explains …
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On Building a Global Ecosystem for FemTech Pioneers - Women's Health Series with Marija Butkovic
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36:46In this new episode of 'Narratives of Purpose’, host Claire Murigande delves into the world of Femtech and women's health with Marija Butkovic, the founder and CEO of Women of Wearables (WoW). Marija shares her journey from a commercial lawyer in Croatia to leading a global organization that supports female innovators in wearable tech and health te…
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On Leveraging AI to Overcome Radiology Challenges - Women's Health Series with Élise Mekkaoui
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19:37Diagnosis of Women's Pelvic Conditions Revolutionised. In the fifth and final episode of Narratives of Purpose's special series on Advancing Women's Health, host Claire Murigande speaks with Élise Mekkaoui, founder and CPO of Matricis.ai. Élise discusses the challenges in diagnosing female pelvic pathologies, such as endometriosis, and how Matricis…
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On Holding Space for Women in the Workplace - Women's Health Series with Fatoumata Ly
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19:33Supporting Women's Health in the Workplace. In the fourth episode of Narratives of Purpose's special series on Advancing Women's Health, host Claire Murigande delves into the challenges of addressing women's health within the corporate environment with guest Fatoumata Ly, the co-founder of Ninti. Fatoumata shares her personal journey and the incept…
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On Humanising Clinical Trials with AI - Women's Health Series with Danielle Ralic
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18:13AI Technology Democratising Access to Clinical Trials. In the third episode of Narratives of Purpose's special series on Advancing Women's Health, host Claire Murigande explores the intersection of AI and women's health with Danielle Ralic, CEO and founder of Ancora.ai. Ancora, an AI-powered clinical trial matching platform, aims to democratise acc…
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On Developing Non-invasive Cervical Precancer Treatments - Women's Health Series with Alia Rahman
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22:27Twenty-First Century Treatments for Women's Health. In the second episode of Narratives of Purpose's special series on Advancing Women's Health, host Claire Murigande speaks with Alia Rahman, the Co-founder and CEO of Amplexd Therapeutics. Alia shares her personal journey with dysplasia, how it motivated her to establish Amplexd, and the company's …
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On Making PCOS a Public Health Priority - Women's Health Series with Sasha Ottey
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19:53Advocacy and Patient-led Innovation in Women's Health. In this first episode of Narratives of Purpose's special series on Advancing Women's Health, host Claire Murigande speaks with Sasha Ottey, the Executive Director of the PCOS Challenge. Sasha shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and how her expe…
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Advancing Women’s Health with Female Founders - Trailer
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3:16In this episode of Narratives of Purpose, host Claire Murigande introduces a new series focusing on women's health innovation. The next five episodes will address Issues like the lack of female representation in clinical trials as well as the need for gender-specific personalised medicine, but also the importance and the need to invest in startups …
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Celebrating Three Years of Narratives of Purpose
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31:05Join me for the Season Five Finale of Narratives of Purpose where we are celebrating our Three Year Anniversary of powerful conversations with our wonderful guests who are making waves in their industries and communities. In our podcast series, we have shone a spotlight on innovation, sustainability, global health, technology, entrepreneurship and …
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On Eradicating Period Poverty - A Conversation with Ira Guha
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34:50In today’s episode, I have a fascinating conversation with Ira Guha who is the founder of Asan. Asan is a social venture with a mission to eradicate period poverty, which prevents women and girls across the world from participating in essential daily activities (Including going to school and work). In our conversation, we talk about the impact of p…
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On Empowering Action Through Innovative Technologies - A NEW Conversation with Rhiana Spring
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37:59Join me for today’s episode where I will be catching up with Rhiana Spring, the founder and executive director of Spring ACT. Spring ACT is an organisation connecting human rights and technology to empower people to take action and eliminate global social injustices. Their flagship product is called Sophia, the world's first chatbot empowering surv…
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On Making Medical AI a Common Good - A NEW Conversation with Bart De Witte
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39:42In this episode I will be welcoming back another previous guest of Narratives of Purpose, Bart De Witte, to hear more about his journey of making medical AI accessible. Bart is the founder of the Hippo AI Foundation, which is designed to develop medical AI for the common good by liberating all future medical knowledge by making it open to everyone.…
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On Funding African Female Entrepreneurs and Innovators - A NEW Conversation with Pauline Koelbl
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38:16Today I am welcoming back my very first guest of Narratives of Purpose - Pauline Koelbl, founder of ShEquity. ShEquity is a Catalyst Fund that provides smart investments for innovative and impactful African female entrepreneurs. Join me in this conversation where Pauline talks about the growth and impact of ShEquity since we first spoke in 2020. Li…
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On Gamifying Diversity and Inclusion Education - A NEW Conversation with Alma Moya Losada
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29:04Join me for a conversation with Alma Moya Losada who is the founder and CEO of Aequaland, an award winning edtech startup. I previously spoke to Alma back in 2021, and since then her business (and lessons) have come a long way. The core focus of Aequaland is to build educational experiences whilst combining digital game play and physical activities…
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On Powering Education with Technology - A NEW Conversation with Ismail Eleburuike
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33:43In this episode I will be welcoming back a previous guest of Narratives of Purpose to hear more about this Ed Tech entrepreneur's journey since our initial NOP conversation back in 2022. Ismail Eleburuike is the founder of SchoolTry, the leading provider of efficient education application technology in various African countries. We spoke in April 2…
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On Building More Socially Responsible Organisations - from Spend Donate Invest
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36:51In today’s episode, we are continuing our “episode swap” series with an episode from Genet Gimja, the host of Spend, Donate, Invest. This podcast is at the intersection of social justice and personal finance and shares thought-provoking perspectives and ideas on how we might spend, invest and donate our money in alignment with our values. Genet Gim…
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On Prison Officers Turned Playwrights - from Creativity Found
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52:15Welcome back to a very special series of Narratives of Purpose. We will be doing things a little differently this pre-season in order to showcase even more unique stories of changemakers of people who are contributing to make a difference in society. Our goal is simple: To amplify social impact by sharing individual journeys of ordinary people who …
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As we prepare to launch a new season of Narratives of Purpose, we want to share with you what we have in store for the upcoming episodes. And we have a special call to action for you to help our podcast reach new audiences: Please VOTE NARRATIVES OF PURPOSE in the British Podcast Awards Listeners' Choice so that we can amplify social impact f…
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#35: Growth mindset: don't just ride the waves, make them - Nadine Mezher
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29:50Nadine Mezher was eager to spearhead change in habits and attitudes to handling money in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). She wanted to democratise access to investing and make it available to not only the ultra rich. Nadine co-founded Sarwa, a platform for investment and personal finance. In 2022, Forbes recognised Nadine among 20 w…
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#34: Out of natural habitat as a founder - Alina Bassi
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33:27How do you launch an innovative business in uncharted territories? Alina Bassi realised she could apply principles of coffee waste management to recycle textiles into… plastics. A chemical engineer, she launched Kleiderly in a foreign country, with no language skills, and out of network. She masterfully addresses challenges of two industries simult…
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#33: Gender investment gap: Its origin, impact and ways to bridge it - Lucy Chow, Vera Futorjanski, Medea Nocentini, Katie Wachsberger
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25:57All-women startup teams receive less than 3% of the venture capital globally whilst male-led startups collect 89% of it. And as if this statistics wasn’t depressing enough, the trend is negative. It’s getting worse every year. Venture capital investors share their views on the reasons behind such disparity. What are its consequences? What are we as…
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#32: Building a FemTech, don’t look too passionate about it - Fatoumata Ly
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26:44Many businesses start with the future founders trying to solve an issue they face personally. FemTech startups (female technology) are no exception. Here, however, many areas are emotionally loaded and wrapped into layers of taboos. Fatoumata Ly shares how her own story of trying to conceive evolved into addressing the centuries-old issue countless…
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Special French Language Episode - Interview de Charlotte Hennessy & Patrick Dupuis du Refettorio Genève
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20:04Aujourd'hui, nous concluons nos épisodes bonus du mois de mai. Les épisodes d'interviews complètes en version originale de notre mini-série sur les systèmes alimentaires durables. Notre troisième et dernier épisode présente le restaurant Refettorio à Genève avec deux de ses collaborateurs : Charlotte Hennessy et Patrick Dupuis. Le Refettorio réunit…
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#31: What is your weapon of choice to drive change? - Jacqueline van den Ende
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30:42‘Be the change you want to see in the world’ sounds like a fulfilling life motto. But how do you put it into practice? How do you leave a positive mark in the world and enjoy the ride along the way? Ultimately, we all have just one life to experiment with. Jacqueline van den Ende aims to unlock 1 billion dollars of capital to help power climate sol…
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Special French Language Episode - Interview de Romain Oeggerli & Yohann Pellaux, cofondateurs d'Alles Gut! Gemüse Kebab
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34:12Nous poursuivons avec nos épisodes bonus du mois de mai. Ces épisodes sont les interviews complètes en version originale de notre mini-série sur les systèmes alimentaires durables. Aujourd'hui, notre deuxième épisode présente Alles Gut! Gemüse Kebab, le premier kebab durable de Genève, avec ses cofondateurs Romain Oeggerli et Yohann Pellaux. À la t…
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#30: Will ChatGPT be your next career coach? - Darja Gutnick
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32:58Can you become a better leader in 2 min a day? Yes according to Darja Gutnick, Co-Founder & CEO of Bunch, an AI leadership coach. Darja also shares her own story of how losing key people on her team and going through a split-up with her co-founder made her better leader. Topics we discuss: How can data help you to answer the deepest question about …
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Special German Language Episode - Urban Agriculture Basel Mitbegründer Bastiaan Frich im Interview
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37:32Wir haben Bonus Folgen diesen Monat für euch im Podcast! Diese Folgen sind vollständige Interviews in Originalsprache aus unserer kurzen Serie über nachhaltige Ernährung Systeme. Der erste Gast ist Bastiaan Frich, der Mitbegründer von Urban Agriculture Basel (UAB). Dieses Netzwerk fördert Organisationen und Projekte in der Region Basel, die sich fü…
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#29: Are you building just a perk or a sticky product? - Leonie Ellerbrock, Viktoria Lindner
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24:46Mental health and marketplaces - both are hot topics! Isn’t it a great idea to build a marketplace for mental health services? Viktoria Lindner and Leonie Ellerbrock, co-founders of Mindsurance, share a story of launching such a marketplace and then walking away from this model. Topics we discuss: What’s the difference between building a perk (a ni…
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As we wrap up this exciting and very unique season of Narratives of Purpose, we wanted to shine a spotlight on what made this season so special. It was unlike any other season we have hosted and we’re grateful to you listeners for joining us on this journey. In this episode, enjoy a snippet of unheard content as well as a summary of what has led us…
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#28: Build an ideal team of investors and treat this as an alliance - Sonia Weymuller
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29:16Can FOMO (fear of missing out) be a market opportunity? Sonia Weymuller realised many people were seeking ways to invest into tech startups and be a part of the startup buzz. Yet, there was no platform in the MENA region to do so. Sonia Weymuller is a Co-Founder and General Partner of VentureSouq (VSQ), a MENA-based venture capital firm, and Partne…
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The Sound of Where You Come From (feat. Angélica Negrón)
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31:09What is the sound of where you come from? Is it a particular song you remember from your childhood? Maybe it’s a collection of remembered sounds from your first home—a train that passed nearby, or the wildlife that would sing at night. Maybe it’s the first song that you ever really connected to, the one that first made you feel like you belonged. I…
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Exploring Sustainable Food Systems (PART 3/3) - Networks and Community Builders
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53:24Join us for the final part of our Exploring Sustainable Food Systems episode which shines a spotlight on Networks and Community Builders. This time we look at how our guests have found alternative ways to approach sustainability and provide solutions that reach into the wider community and their local networks. Show notes: In this episode, we spoke…
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#27: Hardware business: building products and teams that survive any storm (or flood) - Polina Mikhaylova
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24:20Polina Mikhaylova co-founded KNOT, a micromobility company, in 2015, long before shared scooters came into vogue. Terms like ‘free-floating’ or ‘swappable batteries’ didn’t exist yet. Polina is a true enthusiast of docking stations. Can they be the future of shared micromobility? Topics: Users in big cities are spoiled with easy access to shared sc…
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Exploring Sustainable Food Systems (PART 2/3) - Ancient Grains and Regeneration
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1:04:16Welcome to Part Two of our conversation focused on Exploring Sustainable Food Systems around the world. In this episode, we are bringing a whole new meaning to the term “super-grain”. Taking you back to the ancient grains of West Africa that were once labelled ‘lost crops’ and bringing these nutrient-dense, delicious foods back into our food system…
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Exploring Sustainable Food Systems (PART 1/3) - Food Waste Warriors
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49:02In today’s episode, we are doing something different. This is Part One of our conversation focused on Exploring Sustainable Food Systems around the world. You will hear from multiple voices that represent who we like to call, ‘Food Waste Warriors’ in their field, and it’s sure to give you a fresh and exciting perspective on how to make small change…
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The Listening Lounge: The Sound of Where You Come From
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2:30Imagine walking inside a room that was made for fans of this show. We've teamed up with the first-ever immersive podcast experience happening Feb 23-26 at Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg Brooklyn to make it happen. Flip through original vinyl and artifacts from the show, add your selects to a living playlist, and if you're lucky, run into Hanif in the …
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Exploring Sustainable Food Systems (INTRO) - What Does Sustainable Nutrition Mean?
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26:51Welcome to a fresh new perspective for the Narratives of Purpose Podcast. In today’s episode, I invite you to our short three-part series on Exploring Sustainable Food Systems that will conclude this season of the podcast. Over the following three episodes you will be hearing from multiple voices that represent who I like to call, ‘agents of change…
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#26: One year of podcasting, or how giving up on a designer bag can help female founders - Katia Yakovleva, Bettine Schmitz
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29:23This is a joint episode with the Female Business Angel Podcast hosted by Katia Yakovleva and Bettine Schmitz. We launched our shows more or less at the same time, one year ago. Darya, Bettine and Katia talk about one year of podcasting, their learnings, angel investing and the outlook for female founders. About Katia Yakovleva Katia is a Berlin-bas…
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On Harnessing Tech Innovation to Improve Healthcare - A Conversation with Dr. Ernest Darkoh & Dr. John Sargent
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46:29In today’s episode I speak with Dr. Ernest Darkoh and Dr. John Sargent, the founding partners of BroadReach Group. Their company is a global social enterprise that seeks to transform how health work is carried out and support communities and developing countries through health equity. They speak in detail about the lifelong benefits of choosing pre…
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On Water Storytelling - A Conversation with Joana (Jo) Bacallo
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32:59Join me for today’s conversation where I will be speaking with Jo Bacallo, the founder of SEEDS (Schools for Environment Education, Development and Sustainability). Jo believes in the right for every young person in remote communities to access information about environment education, and learn how to live sustainably. From growing up in the Philip…
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#25: How technology helps investors in search of startups - Penny Schiffer
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26:31Imagine you are invited to give a talk at Stanford about your work as an investor. Excited, you board a plane to cross the Atlantic. And a conversation with a seat neighbour on that flight changes your whole life trajectory. You are now adamant about building your own business. That’s exactly what happened to Penny Schiffer, CEO & Co-Founder of Rai…
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Season 4 Bonus (Part 2) - Get to Know Our Host
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24:38Welcome back to Part Two of our Get To Know Our Host episode where we are shining the spotlight on the one and only Claire Murigande. Claire is given the role of the guest and takes her spot in the hot seat whilst our previous guest, Lucy Antrobus hosts this episode. This time we find out some of the biggest challenges in building a podcast platfor…
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This Year In Music (feat. Kelela, Sam Sanders, & Santigold)
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50:32Welcome to our first ever year end special, ‘This Year In Music with Hanif Abdurraqib.’ December is the perfect time to look back on all the incredible music that has been released over the past year: the songs that moved us to dance, and the songs that helped us endure. In this hour-long deep dive, we'll review the musical highlights of 2022 and m…
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#24: Should founders sacrifice their private life and relationships? - Jenny Holmström
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19:48If you launch your own business, just forget about having a life. It’s only work, no play. And your friends and family will need to accept it. This notion is particularly popular in the startup world but how much truth is in it? We asked Jenny Holmström, CEO and Co-Founder of Coupleness, an app helping couples to develop healthy habits for happy re…
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Season 4 Bonus (Part 1) - Get to Know Our Host
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23:01Join us for a very special twist in today’s episode - our Narratives of Purpose host, Claire is given the role of the guest and takes her spot in the hot seat whilst our previous guest, Lucy Antrobus hosts this episode. This is an opportunity for you to learn about the creation of Narratives of Purpose and how Claire’s background and passion has le…
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