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Stand Tall & Own It - Empowering Purpose-Driven Women to Lead with Authenticity and Impact
"Just be you!" they say. But for high-performing women, "just being you" hasn’t always felt safe or practical—whether it’s at work, school, church, or even at exclusive networking events. For purpose-driven women and founders, holding back can limit your impact and undermine your authenticity.
Even in a world that’s more welcoming to strong female leaders, feeling truly "safe" in your own skin is still a challenge. To lead with clarity and confidence, you must first understand your value, embrace your individuality, and recognize that the solutions you need are as unique as you are.
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Stand Tall & Own It - Empowering Purpose-Driven Women to Lead with Authenticity and Impact
13. Fashion with a Purpose, with Tenzi Chacha
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Tenzi Chacha is the founder of the women’s empowerment program, Sewing Empowers Women (SEW), based in East Africa. She has leveraged her gift and talents in the area of fashion design and production, teaching women how to sew women’s clothing and accessories as a way for them to financially support themselves and their families. Some of them create special pieces for TENZI Design, where they are paid per piece they create and then the products are sold both in person and online to support the program.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- The steps to accomplish your dream [13:50]
- Managing the BIG vision
- Leadership Principle: Faith: Placing it in God’s hands [29:55]
Now what?
- Key Habit [34.55]
- Setting Deadlines
- Write it down on paper
- Organize & Plan
- How to expand the business into other countries and even global growth [32:00]
- Train more women
- Raising money
- Marketing / Design / Funding
- City of Hope [10:56, 42:52]
- How we work with people
- How fashion can be more than the outward image
- Leadership Program
- How to move forward for you [47:00]
- Daydream about it
- Support and promote
Get Involved:
- Go shopping! Just in time for the holidays!
- Donate - City of Hope and the S.E.W. program are built and sustained by donations. Sponsoring a child gives you and your family a tangible, and real way to exercise generosity, uplifting and empowering the next generation.
- Share your skills. Tenzie is looking for someone who can teach hand embroidery to the women in the S.E.W. program. There are other needs they have. Contact Tenzi for more information.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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Kisses From Katie [17:58](#CommissionsEarned)
Teamwork City of Hope - Uplifting Communities [46:00]
Glamour Magazine Article [44:57]
Where to find Tenzi:
Website: http://www.tenzidesign.com/
Instagram: @tenzidesign
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