Episode 54: Leila Janah, CEO & Founder Samasource & LXMI

Hurdle

Emily Abbate

Health & Fitness

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Let me tell you: Leila Janah is unlike anyone I’ve ever met. She’s compassionate, bold, and a total powerhouse leading up two large (very different) companies, united by a common social mission to end global poverty by giving work to people in need. As a busy founder and CEO, she’s under intense stress all the time. In 2017, she logged nearly 500,000 miles and 44 days (!!) in the air. Then, an unexpected #hurdlemoment happened. She was at a conference in Helsinki that December when she felt a pain in her abdomen and was rushed to the ER. Doctors told her if she had not had an emergency surgery, she would have died. Post-surgery, she developed an infection, was hospitalized for two weeks, and once she was out—leaned into her relationships and love for kite surfing to help her recover. In episode 54, she gives some insight as to what life’s like in some of the world’s poorest countries, and we chat about how she manages it all while making time for her most valuable relationships. Emily’s note: since recording episode, Leila announced that she has a rare but treatable form of cancer called epithelioid sarcoma. Please, send Leila your well-wishes and support on Instagram (@leilajanah). SOCIAL @leilajanah @samasource @lxmioffical @hurdlepodcast @emilyabbate OFFERS Athletic Greens | Head to athleticgreens.com/hurdle to get 20 free travel packs ($79 value) with your first purchase, no code necessary. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

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0:00.0	You are listening to episode 54 of hurdle, a podcast that talks to everyone from top
0:07.2	CEOs to entrepreneurs and athletes about how they got through tough times, hurdles of
0:11.6	sorts, by leaning into wellness. My name's Emily Abbadi, and today I'm
0:16.3	chatting with Lila Jana. She is the mastermind behind Lux Me and Somasaurus and we'll get into what those are in just a little bit.
0:26.0	Before we do, shout out to my sponsor, Athletic Greens.
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1:08.0	All right, now let's talk about Lila.
1:10.0	Here's the thing. I feel like I never take a break. I'm constantly on the go, but this woman,
1:16.1	she is the definition of a boss, babe, a total powerhouse. And that also means that she's under a lot of stress all the time. In 2017,
1:25.7	she logged nearly 500,000 miles and 44 days in the air. She was at a conference in
1:32.2	Helsinki when she felt a pain in her
1:34.2	abdomen and was rushed to the ER. Doctors told her that if she had not had
1:38.8	emergency surgery right then and there she could have died and as a result she had an
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