Rowena Luk is a Tech entrepreneur turned impact investor on a mission to direct capital to groundbreaking, scalable ventures that will dramatically improve access to healthcare in Africa. She has personally deployed digital health systems in 12 countries across Africa and run teams deploying digital health in 40 countries on this continent. She created the leading digital health podcast in Africa. She was also a first hire and C-Suite executive of a digital health company now active in 130 countries. To get the latest news, insights, funding, and job opportunities from healthcare ventures in ..read more

She believes in the power of education to expand opportunities for underrepresented people, especially people of color. She envisions making education more accessible to those who desperately need it and contributing to a more equitable world. On this episode, we chat about her startup Potencia, a platform that empowers adult immigrant English Learners towards mutual value-creation of their presence within communities. And her long-term goal is to mentor and share her connections and resources with the next generation of social entrepreneurs that the government or private sector cannot solve ..read more

Emily Ana Levy is the Mighty Well Co-Founder & President. She is also a Babson Alumnus with several accolades to her name to a name few include: Awards and Recognition: A Winning Record • MassChallenge 2016 Finalists (2016 Cohort) • WIN Lab Boston: Class of 2016 • 1st Place Smith College's Tim and Melissa Draper Business Competition (2016) • 1st Place RI Business Plan Competition (2016) • 1st Place Babson B.E.T.A. Challenge (2016) • 1st Place: Shark Tank from Combined Jewish Philanthropies (2016) • 1st Place: Pitch To Start at the Babson Entrepreneurship Forum (2016) • 1st Place: Mass Inno ..read more

Ari Jacobovits is an African Affairs strategist and educator focused on the intersection of International Studies and STEM. He serves as the Managing Director of MIT-Africa, connecting MIT students, staff, and faculty to internships, research projects, and teaching & learning opportunities that advance the research, innovation, and education goals of Africa-based organizations. Ari's background is in music, human and economic development, humanitarian affairs, and digital technologies encompassing a variety of business development and operations management roles.  While studying early ..read more

Samuel Baddoo⁠ is empowering immigrants everywhere to show ❤️ with intention! (Part 2) Starting with healthcare, his team at Fleri ensures that the money immigrants send back home goes exactly where they intended. Many words define who Samuel is but none more so than “immigrant” - his story represents the stories of millions of brave, hopeful and selfless individuals. Those who gave up the comfort of familiar spaces to create a new life and future for themselves and those who depend on them. He is all “IMMIGRANTS” and my life’s work is to see them live more authentically - flourishing and thri ..read more

Samuel Baddoo is empowering immigrants everywhere to show ❤️ with intention! Starting with healthcare, his team at Fleri ensures that the money immigrants send back home goes exactly where they intended. Many words define who Samuel is but none more so than “immigrant” - his story represents the stories of millions of brave, hopeful and selfless individuals. Those who gave up the comfort of familiar spaces to create a new life and future for themselves and those who depend on them. He is all “IMMIGRANTS” and my life’s work is to see them live more authentically - flourishing and thriving, not ..read more

This is the 2nd episode (finally!!) for ⁠Builders of Africa's Future⁠ Cohort 2023 series with our partnership with ⁠African Diaspora Network⁠ ⁠⁠is Sr. Josephine Nabulya who belongs to the Institute of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix- Ggogonya in Kampala, Uganda. Sr. Josephine is an accountant by profession, from Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi and holds a Masters Degree in Administration and Management. Being interested in farming, Sr. Josephine feels called to create an impact in the lives of the people in community through farming by sharing the knowledge she has with ..read more

This 4th episode for Builders of Africa's Future Cohort 2023 series with our partnership with African Diaspora Network features ⁠Funto Boroffice ⁠is the founder/CEO of award winning ⁠Chanja Datti Ltd⁠, a waste collection & recycling social enterprise. Chanja Datti Ltd is dedicated to transforming the waste in her environment in Abuja, Nigeria into value by creating jobs and Quidroo, a fintech startup that provides access to working capital for Nigeria SMEs, especially women-owned SMEs. In the last 8+ years, her organization has successfully diverted almost 6,200 tons of waste from unc ..read more

This is part 2 of my fascinating conversation with Joseph (Newton), CEO of Eracew: ⁠https://eracew.online/⁠. Beyond being the CEO of Eracew, he is also the Regional Sales Coordinator at Nestle Professional, Youth Innovator, Software Engineer, Copywriter, Digital Marketer, Web/Graphic Designer, Waste to Resource Activist and many more with a focus on impact within his community. Eracew is a technology company whose business is waste. They offer waste management, waste trading. They are the Uber for waste requests and the Amazon of waste trading providing a clear cut path for recycling, from t ..read more

This is part 1 of my fascinating conversation with Joseph (Newton), CEO of Eracew: https://eracew.online/. Beyond being the CEO of Eracew, he is also the Regional Sales Coordinator at Nestle Professional, Youth Innovator, Software Engineer, Copywriter, Digital Marketer, Web/Graphic Designer, Waste to Resource Activist and many more with a focus on impact within his community. Eracew is a technology company whose business is waste. We offer waste management, waste trading. They are the Uber for waste requests and the Amazon of waste trading providing a clear cut path for recycling, from the pro ..read more