Social Entrepreneurship Knows No Age with Stephen Ben

08/30/22 • 37 min

Who is an up and coming social entrepreneur that you have your eye on?

Today, I am thrilled to be joined by Stephen Ben. Stephen is a Liberian based social entrepreneur and the Founder & Executive Director at Wonder Liberia. Through Wonder Liberia, Stephen has created an education and health equity-focused non-profit that is working to assist the underserved communities in Liberia by creating educational programs and health campaigns.

Entrepreneurship doesn’t know age or experience. That’s the beauty of it - there is no one to tell you that you aren’t old enough or aren’t qualified. No matter the age or background of today’s social enterprise founders, they are changemakers we should all be championing.

Tune in and listen to the sixteenth episode of Avant-garde Entrepreneur. You will hear how Stephen decided to stop waiting for the government to take action and launched his social enterprise, Wonder Liberia. Stephen talks about the challenges he has faced as a young entrepreneur, what his advice is for others just starting out, what keeps him motivated to move forward, how he takes care of himself, and so much more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

About Stephen’s social enterprise, Wonder Liberia (5:19)
The challenges Stephen has faced as a young entrepreneur (11:20)
Stephen’s advice for other young social entrepreneurs (15:04)
What keeps Stephen motivated through difficult moments (21:00)
Why it is critical to understand mental health and menstrual hygiene (31:48)

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Who is an up and coming social entrepreneur that you have your eye on?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

About Stephen’s social enterprise, Wonder Liberia (5:19)
The challenges Stephen has faced as a young entrepreneur (11:20)
Stephen’s advice for other young social entrepreneurs (15:04)
What keeps Stephen motivated through difficult moments (21:00)
Why it is critical to understand mental health and menstrual hygiene (31:48)

Resources:

Connect With Stephen

Let’s Connect!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

4 Ways To Stay Motivated

How do you keep yourself motivated?

Today, I am so excited to talk about four ways that will help you to stay motivated. One of them is a strategy and three of them are tactics. Combined, they have been extremely valuable in my life as an entrepreneur and I have no doubt that they will help you as well.

Wearing a lot of hats and juggling responsibilities comes with being a social enterprise entrepreneur. Burnout is common and it can be a difficult rut to pull yourself out of. Learning from other entrepreneurs about what keeps them motivated will help you apply new practices and discover what works best for you.

Tune in and listen to the fifteenth episode of Avant-garde Entrepreneur. You will hear the four ways that I have learned help keep me motivated as an entrepreneur. By sharing these four tips, I hope I can help other social enterprise entrepreneurs to be reinspired to work hard towards achieving their mission.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

A strategy that I have implemented to maintain motivation (7:26)
The importance of creating a plan (10:27)
Why it’s valuable to work with yourself (12:01)
The value of expressing gratitude (14:52)

Resources:

Let’s Connect!

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Next Episode

Creating Change For Marginalized Communities in Nepal with Bipana Dhakal

What groups in your community are lacking equal opportunity?

Today, I am so excited to be joined by Bipana Dhakal from Nepal. She is an incredibly grounded and versatile social entrepreneur making an impact for the next generation. Bipana is the founder of The Learning Fortress, a social enterprise that is implementing programs for children who are in marginalized communities throughout the rural areas of Nepal. In The Learning Fortress, children between the ages of 3-16 years old are able to learn and explore things from reading books and exploring their hobbies and interests.

Being a social entrepreneur requires empathy, leadership, and the ability to identify gaps of opportunity within communities. Whether you have personally experienced the challenges and hardships of these communities or not, you can create change when you create a social enterprise.

Tune in and listen to the seventeenth episode of Avant-garde Entrepreneur. You will hear why Bipana was inspired to create The Learning Fortress, what the different qualities are between generations in Bipana’s community, what advice she would give to a new social entrepreneur, upcoming opportunities that she is excited about, and more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn: