Finding Joy Through Purpose and Empathy Ft. Jennifer Lonergan Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to be inspired by a social entrepreneur who is dedicating her life to empowering women. Jennifer Lonergan is the Founder and Executive Director of Artistri Sud, a non-profit organization that provides micro-entrepreneurship and leadership training to women in low-income countries with the goal of empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods and effect social change. In this episode, Jennifer reflects on her professional journey, from museum curator to social impact work. She also describes the benefits of doing work on purpose and offers insight into how others can do the same. 00:00 Introduction 00:21 About Jennifer Lonergan 01:47 Artistri Sud’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 05:08 Jennifer shares an impact story from Artistri Sud 12:30 How Jennifer addresses concerns about "white saviorism" 17:53 An excerpt about Jennifer from Anita's book Purposeful Empathy 21:44 Jennifer reflects on her professional journey 22:26 Jennifer’s message to others trying to find their purpose 27:05 The role of empathy in taking action 28:15 Artistri Sud’s new direction 32:26 Jennifer Lonergan’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH JENNIFER LONERGAN ✩ Website: http://www.artistrisud.org/  ✩TED Talk: https://youtu.be/DbtfYNKYing  ✩ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-lonergan-phd-058aaa15/  CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected]   ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/   ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast Video edited by David Tsvariani