134. Winnie Auma: From growing up in extreme poverty in Africa to studying at Harvard, speaking at Facebook, Google and teaching entrepreneurship to vulnerable women

Send us Fan MailI’m speaking today with Winnie Auma who has had an extraordinary career and life. Winnie grew up in extreme poverty in rural Africa and was the youngest of 15 children. She went on to pursue higher studies, including an MBA and an Emerging Leader at Harvard Kennedy School. She is now the Chief Program Officer at Village Enterprise Fund that operates in 7 countries across Africa and has supported 275,000 people to start their own businesses. Winnie has spoken at companies like Facebook, Google and the Rockefeller Foundation. Learn more about Winnie:https://www.linkedin.com/in/winnie-barbra-bb3a3062/Learn more about Village Enterprse:http://www.villageenterprise.org---------------------Liked this episode? A few things:1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here or Spotify here (tap on the three-dot menu under the cover art of the podcast) , as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover it.2. You will love my emails called Charge-Up! They're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here! 3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SuperChargeYourself4. Share your favourite takeaways and tag me on your Instagram and LinkedIn.