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Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

How They Got There: Jess Ekstrom

Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

Ramsey Network

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

How They Got There is a podcast from career expert, Ken Coleman featuring interviews with successful men and women who are living out their dream careers. On this episode of How They Got There, Jess Ekstrom. Jess is an Entrepreneur and founder of Headbands of Hope, a company specializing in accessories that donates headbands to children battling cancer for every item sold. Headbands of Hope is carried in thousands of stores across the world and has been supported by dozens of celebrities. The brand has donated headbands to every children's hospital in America and 15 countries. Headbands of Hope Connect with Jess on Instagram Get Hired Guides The Proximity Principle

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0:00.0

Hey podcasters, so excited for today's show

0:02.2

because it features another great conversation

0:04.5

on the how they got their series.

0:06.4

Today the conversation is with Jess Ekstrom,

0:08.9

Jess is an entrepreneur and founder of Headbands of Hope,

0:12.0

a company specializing in accessories that donates a headband

0:15.9

to a child battling cancer.

0:17.8

After interning with a wish-granting organization

0:20.1

in college and visiting sick children,

0:22.1

Jess realized there was a need for kids

0:23.8

who had lost their hair due to the illness

0:26.6

and they needed hope by expressing their personality

0:29.5

and keeping their head warm.

0:31.6

In her junior year in college, Jess founded Headbands of Hope

0:34.8

out of her dorm room.

0:35.7

Since then, the company has grown

0:37.8

and has now carried in thousands of stores

0:40.1

and has donated headbands to every children's hospital

0:43.2

in America.

0:44.3

We love to highlight people who are doing work

0:47.0

that really matters and Jess is just one of those people.

0:51.3

Please enjoy our conversation with Jess Ekstrom.

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