Gen Z Leader Haile Thomas on Discovering Your Voice, Making Change, and Finding Strength in Vulnerability

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07/29/20 • 58 min

Named a Gen Z leader by Michelle Obama herself, it’s an absolute honor to have Haile Thomas on the podcast today. Haile is a 19 year old motivational speaker, wellness & compassion activist, entrepreneur, vegan food & lifestyle content creator, as well as the CEO and Founder of the non-profit, HAPPY. All of Haile’s programs, projects, and initiatives are geared towards engaging, educating, motivating and empowering young people to prioritize self-care and nurture introspection to cultivate healthy and purpose filled lives. Her work began at 12 years old when she founded HAPPY (Healthy, Active, Positive, Purposeful Youth) in order to bring education and resources to the youth so that they can learn the skills to live a healthy and happy life. Shortly after, Haile began her speaking career and would go on to speak at stages such as the Teen Vogue Summit, The Kids State Dinner, Expo East and West, and Tedx to name a few. Haile’s work has reached and impacted over 80,000 people to the day and will now reach even more with her latest publication, Living Lively. The book is a fusion of self introspection through journal prompts as well as providing 70+ delicious plant based recipes. Find the link below!

In this episode we discuss:

Michelle Obama’s decree for Haile
Why self compassion matters when doing introspective work
Filling out cup before we serve others
What it means to ‘Live Lively’
Finding your own path in life
Starting a non-profit at 12 years old
Why Haile founded HAPPY
Discovering your voice and then sharing it
The strength found in vulnerability
Her book, Living Lively

To connect with Haile find her @hailethomas and her book: https://www.hailevthomas.com/livinglively

Find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

In this episode we discuss:

Michelle Obama’s decree for Haile
Why self compassion matters when doing introspective work
Filling out cup before we serve others
What it means to ‘Live Lively’
Finding your own path in life
Starting a non-profit at 12 years old
Why Haile founded HAPPY
Discovering your voice and then sharing it
The strength found in vulnerability
Her book, Living Lively

To connect with Haile find her @hailethomas and her book: https://www.hailevthomas.com/livinglively

Find me @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

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Connect with Katie @twist_of_lemons and I’m at @emilyfeikls or @letsthrivepodcast

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