Leila Janah on The Keys to Building Character (Replay)

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🗓️ 1 January 2024

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[Original air date: November 7, 2017]. Leila Janah didn’t have the money to start her company, but she didn’t let that hold her back. She paid her way through Harvard by cleaning toilets, serving cocktails, and tutoring wealthy students while pitching her sustainable business model to anyone who would listen. Since the inception of her company, Samasource--named as one of Fast Company's most innovative companies in 2016--Leila has employed nearly 10,000 people and helped nearly 35,000 people permanently move above the poverty line. Her customers are some of the world’s biggest companies such as Google, Microsoft, Walmart, eBay and she’s been profiled in The New York Times, WIRED, Forbes, and Inc. Leila also founded LXMI (pronounced luxe-me) which is the first social impact beauty brand to be sold at Sephora. Meet the founder, author, and social entrepreneur who believes in reversing poverty one job at a time in this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu SPONSORS: If you purchase an item using these affiliate links, Impact Theory may receive a commission. Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://bit.ly/AG1Impact. Just visit https://adbl.co/3RJgA79 or text impacttheory to 500-500. Right now, download NetSuite’s popular KPI Checklist, designed to give you consistently excellent performance - absolutely free, at https://bit.ly/NetsuiteImpact. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://bit.ly/BetterhelpImpact and get on your way to being your best self. ***Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact?*** If you’re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you. Want to transform your health, sharpen your mindset, improve your relationship, or conquer the business world? This is your epicenter of greatness. This is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day. * New episodes delivered ad-free * Unlock the gates to a treasure trove of wisdom from inspiring guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, Hal Elrod, Matthew McConaughey, and many, many, more * Exclusive access to Tom’s AMAs, keynote speeches, and suggestions from his personal reading list * You’ll also get access to an 5 additional podcasts with hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists covering health, mindset, business, relationships, and more: *Legendary Mindset: Mindset & Self-Improvement *Money Mindset: Business & Finance *Relationship Theory: Relationships *Health Theory: Mental & Physical Health *Power Ups: Weekly Doses of Short Motivational Quotes *****Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz***** Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Impact Theory podcast, your source of empowering ideas and actionable
0:05.6	techniques from the world's highest achievers.
0:08.5	Join host Tom Bill You, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the billion-dollar brand Quest Nutrition,
0:14.8	on a journey to unlock your potential and realize your vision of success.
0:19.4	Welcome to Impact Theory.
0:23.5	Hey, everybody, welcome to Impact Theory.
0:26.3	You are here, my friends, because you believe that human potential is nearly limitless,
0:30.8	but you know that having potential is not the same as actually doing something with it.
0:35.1	So our goal with this show and company is to introduce you to the people
0:38.6	and ideas that will help you actually execute on your dreams. All right, today's guest is a
0:45.0	Harvard-educated social entrepreneur who is upending the traditional economic aid model by creating
0:51.2	best-in-class companies that help people pull themselves out of poverty.
0:56.0	She's been so successful at that, she was named one of Condé Nast, Daring 25, and Elle's
1:01.5	2016 top women in tech.
1:04.0	Since founding her first company, Samasource, in 2008, she has employed nearly 10,000 people
1:10.5	and helped nearly 35,000 people permanently move above the poverty line.
1:15.0	The raw effectiveness of her business model is proving that creating opportunities is far more sustainable and empowering than offering people handouts.
1:23.7	She can name some of the world's biggest companies as her customers, including Google, Microsoft, Walmart, eBay, and countless others, and her amazing mission and incredible success, have seen her profiled everywhere from the New York Times and Wired Magazine to Forbes and Inc. Her company, Samasaurus, was named as one of fast companies, most innovative companies in 2016, and all of this from a
1:46.0	woman who initially lacked the capital to even start a company and had to pay her way through
1:50.6	college by cleaning toilets, serving cocktails, and tutoring wealthy students. But she refused to
1:56.0	give in, pitched her a dream to anyone who would listen, entered business plan contest,
2:00.5	DM'd anyone she thought was like-minded,
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