Jessica jackleys 3 essential questions lynn university. Jessica jackley is an american businesswoman and entrepreneur. Jessica jackley has written a remarkable book so saccharine it is hard to plough through, but so thoroughly well meaning and engagingly. Im tony loyd, a former fortune 500 executive turned podcast host and keynote speaker. Jessica jackley, the virtuoso cofounder of the revolutionary microlending platform kiva, shares uplifting. Before i jump into talking about jessica and what shes done and what you can expect in this episode, i just wanted to say this will be the last official podcast episode for the year. Jessica jackley is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Reza aslan and jessica jackley posted on february, 20 february 14, 2017. Ministry incubators, author at ministry incubators page. Marc andreas, professor of business leadership and business leadership program director, said that he got the idea for this program after hearing the founder of kiva, jessica jackley, speak at a christian leadership conference in 2010.
Jessica jackley, your work is beautiful 30 women entrepreneurs making a difference in the community poverty, money and love nothing impresses and inspires us more than a working mom who is also dedicated to bringing positive change to life and society. Finding inspiration from entrepreneurs who do the most with the least at. The story of an american muslim, the struggle for the soul of a generation, which won the louisville grawemeyer award in religion, and his latest book sacred ground. Jailed michael cohen will spill the beans in tellall book due out before the election, and actor tom arnold warns his angry friend will attack trump like jaws. Cspan has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your. Jessica jackley on social entrepreneurship and innovative thinking. Aslans wife jessica jackley is prominent in her own field, as the cofounder of kiva, the pioneering microfinance nonprofit. Pluralism, prejudice, and the promise of america, eboo is also a regular contributor to the washington post, usa today, huffington post, npr, and cnn. As a member of the leadership team, jessica supports kivas sustainable growth through disciplined. We finally got around to do it and she did not disappoint. Just as i was wondering how i missed the ancient church tour on our trip to barcelona, trey gave the answer. So far, theyve been to helsinki, finland, mexico city, nyc. Mark ward mark is a coach, evangelist and motivational speaker that is dedicated to spreading the gospel on multiple platforms which include being the cofounder of, team spirit youth outreach and churches aid while being the youth pastor at harvest fellowship church.
Kuyper business leadership global microfinance loans. Jessica scorpio speakers bureau and booking agent info. Clay water brick by jessica jackley financial times. With grace and wit, the arabamerican comedian takes us on a whistlestop tour of her adventures as an actress, standup comic, philanthropist and advocate.
Kiva cofounder jessica jackleys mom sandra told her she could do anything she wanted to do, discussed different opportunities with her, and encouraged her to pursue them. Jessica jackley and reza aslan are exploring what it means to live in an interfaith family. Profounder has since closed its doors, but jackleys gone on to write a book clay water brick. Jessica jackley speakers bureau and booking agent info. Jessica scorpio generally travels from san francisco, ca, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or. During one of the events, i heard four amazing women speak. Harvard business press, 2020, a book on how to solve the right problems. Talks from the independent tedx conferences are not included. Entrepreneurship, by robert hisrich, michael peters and dean shepherd has been designed to clearly instruct students on the process of formulating, planning, and implementing a new venture. As jackley spoke, i got chills as she elaborated on social entrepreneurship and what great givers new zealanders are. Goodworld journeys are designed for those seeking a travel experience that rests the body, enriches the mind and feeds the soul. The first week of february is interfaith harmony week.
Jessicas career has been and continues to be all about financial. Featuring philanthropists, economists and politicians, these speeches address the recurring challenges, touch. The poor will always be with us, her sunday school teacher had once said. She also cofounded profounder, a crowdfunding platform for u. Unfortunately, it is much easier to profess support for a cause then to take action on its behalf. Jackley attributes part of her success as an entrepreneur in her ability to prioritize and delegate. I imagined him handsome and grizzled, his long gray hair draped over his broad shoulders.
Center on religion, culture and conflict drew university. Have you purchased your tickets for the springboard awards banquet. Jackley grew up in franklin park, pennsylvania, in an evangelical christian household. When he spoke, his voice boomed through the heavens, especially when he was angry.
But aslans engagement with christianity did not begin with marriage. Complicated seventhday adventist guilt story june 29, 2017 linda lascola patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. When i was a child, i thought god was a large, powerful old man who lived in the sky a bigger, stronger version of my father, but with magical powers. Published on jan 26, 2017 in the speaking of success series, accomplished alumni discuss how bucknell university prepared them for their careers and offer advice to students. The life and times of jesus of nazareth, had already reached the bestseller list when a video clip of the author went viral this week. As a result, students in the entrepreneurship class watch a ted talk video in which jackley explains the. Shes devoted her entire life to the issue of poverty, refusing to believe that it is inevitable. Bucknell is an innovative university based in the liberal arts. Complicated seventhday adventist guilt story linda lascola. Finding inspirations from entrepreneurs who do the most with the least. Vertical transmission june 29, 2017 jeana jorgensen patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality.
Jackley, cofounder of microlending website kiva, spoke about her new book clay water brick to a soldout audience at sfus goldcorp center for the arts. Jessica jackley, shares how her simple idea turned into a global movement. She is best known as the cofounder of kiva, the worlds first and largest p2p micro lending website. Authors reza aslan and jessica jackley hosted a salon for 826la partners in. Alumni and friends of sas gathered near and far throughout the year to pay tribute to the program that has given them the world, and many lifelong friendships. Released in june 2015, clay water brick is a moving account of so many previously untold human stories. In the spring, the couple and their three boys plan to embark on a trip. Jessica jackley, the virtuoso cofounder of the revolutionary microlending platform kiva, shares uplifting stories and compelling lessons on entrepreneurship, resilience, and character. Articles by reza aslan freelance journalist muck rack. Jessica jackley is best known for cofounding kiva and later profounder, two organizations that help individuals loan small amounts of moneycalled microloansto entrepreneurs throughout the world. Eleanor catton, ngahuia te awekotuku, sandi toksvig and jessica jackley. February 14, 2017 by stephanie weaver jessica jackley. Reza aslan s and jessica jackley s successful marriage is another crack in the walls of exclusivity that surround the major religions from which they came. Fully alive by tyler gage clay water brick by jessica jackley the power of impact.
May 1, 2017 podcast, sdg01 no poverty, thought leadership. Plan your festival with our daily schedule, containing all events from 2327 october 2019. You wont want to miss it not only will awards and we mean cash and prizes be given out to our springboard ideas competition winners, we. In other words, even paul made plans that didnt materialize. Jessica jackley cofounder of kiva and author of clay water brick belongs to the freedom from folks. When local actor, stage director, entrepreneur and educator stephanie wittels wachs lost her brother to a heroin overdose, she quit her teaching position at high school for the performing and visual arts and cofounded a theater company. His guest is librarian and cultural historian david dodd, author of a massive book.
Loyola to host building a better world through business event. Jessica jackley home about book talks media connect. It will be 2017, the last week, this goes live next week. Interview with microfinance expert and kiva cofounder jessica jackley. Thomas wedellwedellsborg is the author of whats your problem. A seasoned journalist, he has traveled the major roads and minor byways of china, africa, india, and south asia, offering a compassionate glimpse into global health, poverty, and gender in the developing world. Comprehensive cases at the end of the text have been handpicked by the authors to go handinhand. It also includes speakers at the independent tedmed conferences. Students are exposed to detailed descriptions of how to embark on a new venture in a logical manner. Keynote speaker and book signing with jessica jackley, author of clay water brick. Michael houlihan and bonnie harvey july 12, 2015 gil mansergh hosts a special grateful dead version of word by word conversations with writers on north bay public media krcbfm. Interfaith marriage success stories page 2 being both. And todays guest, her names jessica jackley and, wow, shes done some incredible stuff. The centerpiece of campus is the spiraling heart of school, perhaps the worlds largest freestanding bamboo building.
Additionally, in partnership with deloitte, the consulate hosted jessica as a speaker at our second west coast women in innovation networking reception. These speeches on poverty highlight a number of the devastating conditions in which a large majority of the worlds population continues to live. Jessica jackley is an awardwinning social entrepreneur and author of the widely acclaimed book clay water brick. In their book getting to plan b, john mullins and randy komisar offer plenty of evidence that plan aeven for. Published on may 19, 2017 with nearly half of american marriages today made up of interfaith couples, deciding how and whether to integrate religion into the family, and how the kids will be. Bring your natural curiosity to bucknell university in pennsylvania, where youll meet worldclass faculty and study in leadingedge lab spaces. We were going to do it may but she and her family embarked on a trip around the world so we decided to wait until afterwards. Entrepreneurship robert hisrich, michael peters, dean. A twotime pulitzer prizewinning columnist for the new york times, nicholas kristof is an extraordinary thinker, human rights advocate, and chronicler of humanity. The exploring innovation in community development webinar series allows community development professionals from across the eighth federal reserve district to connect with industry experts to hear and discuss current developments and initiatives. Adam grant, new york times bestselling author, give and take inspiring and insightful, clay water brick is a book that you simply wont be able to put. Reflecting on our 50th year of shipboard education over the past year, semester at sea celebrated 50 years of shipboard education. Reza aslan is a renowned writer, commentator, professor, emmynominated producer, and scholar of religions.
I shake all the time, maysoon zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. Jessica scorpio is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Twelve business books to read in 2017 stanford graduate school. Kiva is the worlds first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe. To speak further about the topic of entrepreneurship and community, acu and the college of business administration was thrilled to bring in jessica jackley, cofounder of and most recently, founder of. Wells annual business idea competition celebrates students groundbreaking innovation as teams from multiple majors and class years work together to design either a forprofit or notforprofit business. By iris stone published november, 2014 most people agree that world hunger and poverty are problems worth eradicating. With enough of these small cracks eventually these isolating barriers will begin to crumble. Side hustle to full time gig fireside chat with jessica.
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