Leah Tavares: How Giving Back Gives You Confidence

Leah refines what it means to start a non-profit and how it helped her find her inner confidence. Here is her story. In this episode of Seriously Authentic, Larissa speaks with award-winning philanthropist and founder Leah Tavares.Leah Tavares, founder of Other 1s Foundation, a non-profit established in 2020 during the height of the pandemic. Other 1s donates new & used Air Force 1s to those in need. She has donated hundreds of pairs of Air Force 1s nationally and globally. Other 1s mission, in Leah’s words, is to “strengthen our give-back mentality together and make every season giving season.” Leah was recently awarded AdAge’s  Leading Women Rising Stars of 2023 for her philanthropic work and contributions to marketing and advertising.In this conversation Leah & Larissa cover:Leah’s early childhood in Boston Cape Verdean cultureHow Leah’s mom is her biggest influenceHow being kind and emotionally connected is a superpowerWhat it means to be a good personHow Other 1s was founded What it takes to be seen as the face of a non-profitHow to make giving back cool How to give back on your own termsRe-writing the AF1 narrative Haters & doubtersHow AF1’s empower us The fear of not doing enough Other1s marketing strategyOther1s big visionLearn more about Other1s here: https://www.other1sfoundation.org/Follow Leah:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahraetavares/?hl=enDonate to Other1s: https://account.venmo.com/u/other1sfoundationFollow Larissa:Subscribe to bi-weekly my newsletter, Seriously Authentic: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6345b7fedc1a7e7fee60a1f1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larissavictoria/?hl=enBook a free discovery call: https://o555h5sa51b.typeform.com/to/Ml9LPYHaLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larissa-board-0b78b252/Seriously Authentic Music by: Haile Meirow “Ghosts”