Startups, SMEs and Not for profits at all stages of growth (ideation, growing, pivoting) showed up to show what they were working on and to get feedback from a super panel of advisers.
Lynn Brook Ravine chats with Faith Pan African Airlines
Linda Sifuma of Plus Soles knows where your shoe pinches
Sam Muya can turn a Nairobi jam into a productive workplace using technology
Super Daisy of Strauss Energy
Jirani using technology for neighbourhood security
KE-cert cyber crime can be fought by volunteers
Collins Nakedi of Hifadhi Africa
Brook Ravine - Mentorship in Makongeni
Lameez getting clarification
Grace of Able Pursuit
Identical Family - Twins fundraising for Projects
Liz Rees brings home a point
Eddah delivers feedback
Jerry Crossan on what it takes to grow your business
Sam Kariuki on how business works in Kenya
John Paul of the iHub and YALI network gives a vote of thanks
The Panel LEFT Liz Rees, Dr. Alexander MIDDLE Lina of Linaconnect, John Paul, Sam Kariuki (author of The Guy who fired his boss) RIGHT Eddah Kanini , Jerry Crossan of Lelapafund
YALI NETWORK SHOWCASERS 2015
WHAT NEXT
After seeing what is possible with the Showcase plans are underway to formalize the structure... to include a training program and support for those who take part in the YALI network showcase to be able to connect with funding and resources.
Fantastic Esther Passaris at YALI Nairobi meet at the iHub Esther is one of the few people who embodies all the core principles of YALI in one person
Entrepreneurship
She is the founder of Adopt a light a social entrepreneurship venture which had such great impact when it was founded that beneficiaries in Kibera thought it was a government project
Public Management
Esther had personal experience in dealing with a government agency and experienced challenges faced contracting with City Council
Civic Leadership
Esther has had three attempts at Public office unlike many contemporary Kenyan leaders her motives were different
She runs Driving Kenya Forward foundation and is a philanthropist through and through.So needless to say the whole YALI network was eagerly awaiting for this meeting.
SHE CAME SHE SAW SHE CONQUERED Esther came and she exceeded all expectations speaking to the YALI fraternity of her own personal experience in family, business, money, politics and answering their own personal questions on everything from security and discrimination issues, starting a business from scratch... getting investment.
Personal Experience sharing
YALI members asked Personal Questions Esther answered them all
Kennedy Steven hosting Esther Passaris
Most of all she spoke on how to be a person... finding a personal identity, having a relationship with your money and how to be truly rich - leading a rich life in all aspects.
QUOTABLE QUOTES ESTHER PASSARIS
AT YALI
Esther Passaris - Man in the
Mirror That conversation with the person in the mirror is so crucial If you have that little voice that says you are bad, you can't do this, it's
a waste of time. You have got to change that conversation with yourself You know we all have conversations with yourself that derail us detain us we
have to change that conversation I believe when you change the conversation you having with yourself you will
change your life
Esther
Passaris - the name It's a name it means nothing It's the carrier of the name that gives it
meaning You give your life meaning
Esther
Passaris on Success What is success? Success is not money. Success is you being able to look in the mirror and
say to that person you see. I Love You. You are amazing and you have done so
well. You are a good person. You are beautiful or you are handsome inside out.
I am proud of you. How many of you can look in the mirror and say that?
Esther
Passaris on Success You can be with money - You can't
be without money
So don't have any illusions - Have a
relationship with money
Engage your senses, because if you don't engage your senses with money and have
a relationship with money you will not be rich
Adopt a light was my relationship with money. My need for money.
Esther Passaris tells it like it is at YALI Nairobi
Esther Passaris - On Ideas You cannot sit on an idea Don't be fearful about implementing Doesn't mean if you trademark if its something you can trademark or you
patent it it's not going to be stolen from you. Look at Adopt a Light.
Don't let fear but let faith guide you alright - go for your dream get started
Because right now you are suffering from Excusitis - excuses for not
implementing. I'll tell you what will be the saddest thing and I have seen this happen in
my life when you actually ignore an idea and think you can do it tomorrow and
then somebody else does it Your idea is in other people's brains it's not unique to you . Get it done - be the person who came up with the first project on that idea. Others will follow - you can't protect it my darling you can't.
Esther and other YALI members listen to Esther Passaris at YALI Nairobi
Esther Passaris on Integrity
Integrity, honesty... values... you cannot live right if you don't have them
Do I think all these people who do wrong will be successful? Majority no.
Because the foundation of your success has to be based on right. It cannot be based on wrong
Esther Passaris on Venture Capital
If you have got the people that you have talked to and they are willing to invest get started. Keep the majority shareholding, alright. If they are putting in the money and they want you to take the minority. Take 30 percent not less because 30 percent gives you a seat in the board of your idea. If they are pulling the money be tough keep 51... alright but I know it's tough
Everybody that I went to wanted to take control of the company I still own it 100 percent I refused because everybody was like... will put in this money that you need and we'll take 80 percent. I refused. So good luck.
Esther Passaris on Social
Entrepreneurship That's when I came to learn about this term
called Social Entrepreneurship where you do a business and you do good,
alright? I didn't go out looking for it... I stumbled
into social entrepreneurship and I love it and if I go forward in my life... any
business I do will have social good because... I'll tell you one thing we all have
a role to play in improving our world. We can be part of that change
BELATED BIRTHDAY
YALI Nairobi gave Esther a belated birthday surprise and also acknowledged her
as a "Shujaa" coincidentally Esther was born on Mashujaa day October
20th
Yummy
Happy Belated birthday Shujaa
Sing a Song
Chill time
Esther Passaris on why she agreed to be a guest at YALI
YALI Core team with Esther Passaris Left Tolu and Nyambura Right John Paul
I saw you desperately trying to find somebody to speak - I saw you were getting closer to your day
I saw somebody trying to do something and having no one that's coming forward - let me help him out.
So I was doing a good deed.
I was giving him a speaker which he desperately needed
I was coming to talk to some young Kenyans because if I want change in Kenya then I have to be available to talk to Kenyans
I cannot want to change and not be part of the process
So join the process make it work for you and then it will work for everyone else
Personal Engagement with the young people after the session
Esther Passaris - Parting Shot for YALI Nairobi
YALI Nairobi Network group photo with Esther
You don't need to start off trying to make YALI work for everyone You need to make YALI work for you first Because once it works for you everyone else will come on board Sometimes we try and get so many people into something and then it fails and
everybody loses If YALI can solve the problems of ten of you and you can solve the problem
of another ten and it goes on like that and we have a ripple effect of
solutions to problems
You could be the ten that bring in the million
So the people that are in this room make it work for you and then bring other
people in.
