Doers Within Us Podcast-Celebrating Builders of Tomorrow‪!‬ Jacob Fohtung

Rowena Luk is a Tech entrepreneur turned impact investor on a mission to direct capital to groundbreaking, scalable ventures that will dramatically improve access to healthcare in Africa.

She has personally deployed digital health systems in 12 countries across Africa and run teams deploying digital health in 40 countries on this continent.

She created the leading digital health podcast in Africa. She was also a first hire and C-Suite executive of a digital health company now active in 130 countries.

To get the latest news, insights, funding, and job opportunities from healthcare ventures in Africa, subscribe to her newsletter:http://rowenaluk.substack.com

If you’re looking for funding for an early-stage health venture, please submit your pitch at africahealthventures.com.


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She believes in the power of education to expand opportunities for underrepresented people, especially people of color. She envisions making education more accessible to those who desperately need it and contributing to a more equitable world.

On this episode, we chat about her startup Potencia, a platform that empowers adult immigrant English Learners towards mutual value-creation of their presence within communities. And her long-term goal is to mentor and share her connections and resources with the next generation of social entrepreneurs that the government or private sector cannot solve.

Become a tutor today: https://www.potenciainc.org/tutor-apply

Make a donation: https://www.potenciainc.org/donate

Read stories of Potencia's Tutors: https://www.potenciainc.org/stories

Thank you for watching! Listen to more builders of tomorrow here: https://doerswithin.com/


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Emily Ana Levy is the Mighty Well Co-Founder & President. She is also a Babson Alumnus with several accolades to her name to a name few include:

Awards and Recognition: A Winning Record
• MassChallenge 2016 Finalists (2016 Cohort)
• WIN Lab Boston: Class of 2016
• 1st Place Smith College's Tim and Melissa Draper Business Competition (2016)
• 1st Place RI Business Plan Competition (2016)
• 1st Place Babson B.E.T.A. Challenge (2016)
• 1st Place: Shark Tank from Combined Jewish Philanthropies (2016)
• 1st Place: Pitch To Start at the Babson Entrepreneurship Forum (2016)
• 1st Place: Mass Innovation Night #81 (2016)
• 1st Place: “SheKnows” Pitch Competition (2016)
• Babson Summer Venture Program (Summer 2015)
• Best Undergraduate Student Business at Babson from SGA (‘15)
• 1st Place: Purdue University's Big Sell (2015)
• 1st Place: MIT's Beantown Throwdown (2015)
• 1st Place: Innovate Her Massachusetts (2015)
• Women Who Make A Difference Award from Babson College (’14)

Among many others...

More about #MightyWell. It is a Direct-to-Patient platform that provides innovative medical products and digital learning to a growing community of chronically ill consumers, with an expertise in infusion therapy and vascular access healthcare.

Mighty Well's website: https://mightywell.com/



Follow Emily on her Social Media pages to learn more about her and the work she does at Mighty Well:

Emily Ana Levy's LinkedIn profile page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-ana-levy/

Emily Ana Levy's Instagram profile page: https://www.instagram.com/mightywell_emily/


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Ari Jacobovits is an African Affairs strategist and educator focused on the intersection of International Studies and STEM. He serves as the Managing Director of MIT-Africa, connecting MIT students, staff, and faculty to internships, research projects, and teaching & learning opportunities that advance the research, innovation, and education goals of Africa-based organizations. Ari's background is in music, human and economic development, humanitarian affairs, and digital technologies encompassing a variety of business development and operations management roles. While studying early American music as an undergraduate, Ari became fascinated by African Studies, deciding to study abroad in African Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. After graduating, he worked in marketing with Zipcar, leaving to pursue his interest in African studies and economic development. Ari served in the United States Peace Corps - Kenya, where he worked with a fishing collective building the country’s first community-managed marine park. After completing the Peace Corps, Ari spent four years working with the State Department’s Refugee Admissions Program across Africa and in Washington, DC in both field operations and software operations, respectively. As a graduate student, Ari spent his summer as an operations management intern for the e-commerce company Jumia in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Ari holds a Masters of International Business with a specialization in Development Economics and Strategy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and a BA in Journalism and Music from Indiana University – Bloomington.

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Samuel Baddoo⁠ is empowering immigrants everywhere to show ❤️ with intention! (Part 2)

Starting with healthcare, his team at Fleri ensures that the money immigrants send back home goes exactly where they intended. Many words define who Samuel is but none more so than “immigrant” - his story represents the stories of millions of brave, hopeful and selfless individuals. Those who gave up the comfort of familiar spaces to create a new life and future for themselves and those who depend on them. He is all “IMMIGRANTS” and my life’s work is to see them live more authentically - flourishing and thriving, not just surviving.



⁠Fleri⁠ is a family care solution for immigrants in the diaspora, helping them take better care of their loved ones overseas by eliminating money transfers.

We do this by enabling immigrants to provide quality healthcare for dependent loved ones back home through a dedicated family care manager, an assigned primary care doctor and unlimited care coordination; all for $99/year.

Fleri also connects immigrants to trusted healthcare providers in their home countries, making pre-payments where needed so you never have to send a cash transfer ever again.

Fleri has its home office in Columbus, Ohio.
To request a membership, visit: https://www.joinfleri.com



For all immigrants out there, we encourage you to recommend "Fleri" to your employers to sign up on the platform: https://joinfleri.com/


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Samuel Baddoo is empowering immigrants everywhere to show ❤️ with intention!

Starting with healthcare, his team at Fleri ensures that the money immigrants send back home goes exactly where they intended. Many words define who Samuel is but none more so than “immigrant” - his story represents the stories of millions of brave, hopeful and selfless individuals. Those who gave up the comfort of familiar spaces to create a new life and future for themselves and those who depend on them. He is all “IMMIGRANTS” and my life’s work is to see them live more authentically - flourishing and thriving, not just surviving.



Fleri is a family care solution for immigrants in the diaspora, helping them take better care of their loved ones overseas by eliminating money transfers.

We do this by enabling immigrants to provide quality healthcare for dependent loved ones back home through a dedicated family care manager, an assigned primary care doctor and unlimited care coordination; all for $99/year.

Fleri also connects immigrants to trusted healthcare providers in their home countries, making pre-payments where needed so you never have to send a cash transfer ever again.

Fleri has its home office in Columbus, Ohio.
To request a membership, visit: https://www.joinfleri.com



For all immigrants out there, we encourage you to recommend "Fleri" to your employers to sign up on the platform: https://joinfleri.com/


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