As a member of the leadership team, jessica supports kivas sustainable growth through disciplined. Finding inspiration from entrepreneurs who do the most with the least at. Jessica scorpio is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. 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. Interfaith marriage success stories page 2 being both. Jessica jackley has written a remarkable book so saccharine it is hard to plough through, but so thoroughly well meaning and engagingly. Clay water brick by jessica jackley financial times. 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. She is best known as the cofounder of kiva, the worlds first and largest p2p micro lending website. 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.
Articles by reza aslan freelance journalist muck rack. Jessica jackley is an american businesswoman and entrepreneur. Bring your natural curiosity to bucknell university in pennsylvania, where youll meet worldclass faculty and study in leadingedge lab spaces. But aslans engagement with christianity did not begin with marriage. Reflecting on our 50th year of shipboard education over the past year, semester at sea celebrated 50 years of shipboard education. 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. Jackley grew up in franklin park, pennsylvania, in an evangelical christian household. Ministry incubators, author at ministry incubators page. 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. The first week of february is interfaith harmony week. In the spring, the couple and their three boys plan to embark on a trip. Bucknell is an innovative university based in the liberal arts.
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. Jessica jackley and reza aslan are exploring what it means to live in an interfaith family. By iris stone published november, 2014 most people agree that world hunger and poverty are problems worth eradicating. Center on religion, culture and conflict drew university. Interview with microfinance expert and kiva cofounder jessica jackley. Profounder has since closed its doors, but jackleys gone on to write a book clay water brick. 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. Side hustle to full time gig fireside chat with jessica. Jessica jackley is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. 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.
These speeches on poverty highlight a number of the devastating conditions in which a large majority of the worlds population continues to live. Fully alive by tyler gage clay water brick by jessica jackley the power of impact. 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. 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. In other words, even paul made plans that didnt materialize. The poor will always be with us, her sunday school teacher had once said. Join john hardy on a tour of the green school, his offthegrid school in bali that teaches kids how to build, garden, create and get into college. Just as i was wondering how i missed the ancient church tour on our trip to barcelona, trey gave the answer. Harvard business press, 2020, a book on how to solve the right problems.
I shake all the time, maysoon zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. 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. 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. Jessicas career has been and continues to be all about financial.
Goodworld journeys are designed for those seeking a travel experience that rests the body, enriches the mind and feeds the soul. Thomas wedellwedellsborg is the author of whats your problem. 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. Finding inspirations from entrepreneurs who do the most with the least. 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. It will be 2017, the last week, this goes live next week. 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. Complicated seventhday adventist guilt story linda lascola. Shes devoted her entire life to the issue of poverty, refusing to believe that it is inevitable. We finally got around to do it and she did not disappoint.
Jessica jackley home about book talks media connect. 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. Jessica jackley on social entrepreneurship and innovative thinking. 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. She also cofounded profounder, a crowdfunding platform for u. Jessica jackley is an awardwinning social entrepreneur and author of the widely acclaimed book clay water brick. Entrepreneurship robert hisrich, michael peters, dean. Vertical transmission june 29, 2017 jeana jorgensen patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality.
Plan your festival with our daily schedule, containing all events from 2327 october 2019. 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. Additionally, in partnership with deloitte, the consulate hosted jessica as a speaker at our second west coast women in innovation networking reception. As jackley spoke, i got chills as she elaborated on social entrepreneurship and what great givers new zealanders are.
Eleanor catton, ngahuia te awekotuku, sandi toksvig and jessica jackley. Jessica scorpio speakers bureau and booking agent info. During one of the events, i heard four amazing women speak. Kuyper business leadership global microfinance loans.
Students are exposed to detailed descriptions of how to embark on a new venture in a logical manner. Jessica scorpio generally travels from san francisco, ca, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or. Jackley attributes part of her success as an entrepreneur in her ability to prioritize and delegate. Jessica jackleys 3 essential questions lynn university. Jessica jackley speakers bureau and booking agent info. 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. I imagined him handsome and grizzled, his long gray hair draped over his broad shoulders. Reza aslan and jessica jackley posted on february, 20 february 14, 2017. His guest is librarian and cultural historian david dodd, author of a massive book.
The centerpiece of campus is the spiraling heart of school, perhaps the worlds largest freestanding bamboo building. Featuring philanthropists, economists and politicians, these speeches address the recurring challenges, touch. Keynote speaker and book signing with jessica jackley, author of clay water brick. So far, theyve been to helsinki, finland, mexico city, nyc. 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.
Pluralism, prejudice, and the promise of america, eboo is also a regular contributor to the washington post, usa today, huffington post, npr, and cnn. Cspan has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your. Released in june 2015, clay water brick is a moving account of so many previously untold human stories. May 1, 2017 podcast, sdg01 no poverty, thought leadership. Im tony loyd, a former fortune 500 executive turned podcast host and keynote speaker.
When he spoke, his voice boomed through the heavens, especially when he was angry. Aslans wife jessica jackley is prominent in her own field, as the cofounder of kiva, the pioneering microfinance nonprofit. 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. Jessica jackley, the virtuoso cofounder of the revolutionary microlending platform kiva, shares uplifting stories and compelling lessons on entrepreneurship, resilience, and character. Kiva is the worlds first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe. 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.
Twelve business books to read in 2017 stanford graduate school. A twotime pulitzer prizewinning columnist for the new york times, nicholas kristof is an extraordinary thinker, human rights advocate, and chronicler of humanity. 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. Talks from the independent tedx conferences are not included. 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. It also includes speakers at the independent tedmed conferences. Have you purchased your tickets for the springboard awards banquet. Complicated seventhday adventist guilt story june 29, 2017 linda lascola patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. And todays guest, her names jessica jackley and, wow, shes done some incredible stuff. In their book getting to plan b, john mullins and randy komisar offer plenty of evidence that plan aeven for. Loyola to host building a better world through business event. With grace and wit, the arabamerican comedian takes us on a whistlestop tour of her adventures as an actress, standup comic, philanthropist and advocate. February 14, 2017 by stephanie weaver jessica jackley. Jessica jackley, shares how her simple idea turned into a global movement.
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