I went from being someone who believed that in order to do something good in the world,

you needed to work for a nonprofit, do, you know, work for an advocacy organization,

be a social worker, be a journalist, but certainly business didn't have any place. Like,

business, I kind of felt like the best a business can do is like not make too much harm,

but certainly like it's not something that can be a force for good and certainly not when it

comes to solving some of the world's most challenging problems, like billions of women and girls

living in extreme poverty and conflict. And, but being in Uganda and really again, just

listening and learning and trying to understand what are the issues we're trying to solve,

what's working, what's not working, and then what are my Ugandan community? Like, what are they

interested in? And what's the feedback that I'm getting from then? And basically all roads kind of

led to if you want to make an impact start a business. If you want to make an impact, employ people.

If you want to make an impact, engage with our economy in a mutually beneficial trade relationship,

because that's how economies grow.

Welcome to Good Money, where we believe money is not bad and good people should have more of it.

I'm your host, Derek Kinney. My guest today has some bad news for you. You'll never find your

passion, but the good news is you can build it. Liz Bohannon is a social entrepreneur, CEO of an

international fashion brand that provides employment to over 50 women in East Africa and author of

the best-selling book Beginner's Pluck. She's exactly who I wanted to have on the show today to

talk to those of you who have found your passion and you're ready to start your own business,

but you've pressed pause because you don't feel ready. Liz moved to Uganda right after college

during a recession, talked about bad timing, and yet her bold move really paid off. Plus,

I want you to hear from Liz why it's possible to make an impact and make more money at the same time.

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