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The Empower Podcast with Emily Kennedy

Nov 24, 2018

The daughter of Cuban immigrants, Maxeme is CEO and Founder of Caribu, an ed tech company tackling the issue of early childhood literacy. In this episode, we talk with Maxeme Tuchman about how her immigrant heritage drives her, why education is a tool for social justice, how she found an opportunity to make a social...


Nov 22, 2018

On this episode, we talk with Kathleen Miles, founding member and Director of Analysis at CINTOC (The Center on Illicit Network and Organized Crime), whose motto is to “dismantle criminal networks that prey on the vulnerable.” This is a continuation of the discussion from “Episode 002: Kathleen Miles Part 1 -...


Nov 15, 2018

Heather is Co-Founder and CEO of girltank, as well as Director of Investor Relations at Mission Driven Finance. She is a champion for female social entrepreneurs. In this episode we talk about social innovation, how to use your hobbies to tackle your fears, how to decide whether to go back and get your master’s,...


Nov 7, 2018

Brianna is a 24 year old child sex trafficking survivor, entrepreneur, and owner of multiple businesses that employ survivors. In this episode, Brianna tells her story of how she became trafficked, how entrepreneurship got her out of it, the top myths around human trafficking, how she started several businesses...