Liz Bohannon
I show audiences that life is not about “finding your passion” but rather CREATING it! You will come away with practical takeaways for business success at every level!
Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder and CEO of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that creates community and opportunity for women across the world. Sseko enables women in East Africa and America to continue their education and become leaders in their country.
After graduating from the University of Missouri with a Master’s degree in Journalism, Liz moved to Uganda to report on issues facing women and girls living in extreme poverty and conflict zones. While there, she met an incredible group of talented young women who were struggling to finance their education. Determined to create a sustainable and scalable solution for these talented and driven students, Liz hired three young women and started Sseko Designs.
Sseko has since grown to an international fashion brand and the largest footwear producer in Uganda. Through a financially self-sustaining model, Sseko provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to over 100 women in East Africa. 300 women in the United States also earn an income through the Sseko Fellows program.
The Sseko story has been featured in dozens of publications including: Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Shape Magazine, Fitness Magazine, Huffington Post, LA TIMES and others. Among other notable honors, Liz is a Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards finalist, the SVN Innovation Award Winner, the SXSW Eco Social Impact Award Winner, and Bloomberg Businessweek’s top social entrepreneur to watch.
She now splits her time between Uganda and Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Ben run Sseko Designs.
Every sandal has a story.
Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder and CEO of Sseko Designs, an ethical fashion brand that creates community and opportunity for women across the world. Sseko enables women in East Africa and America to continue their education and become leaders in their country.
After graduating from the University of Missouri with a Master’s degree in Journalism, Liz moved to Uganda to report on issues facing women and girls living in extreme poverty and conflict zones. While there, she met an incredible group of talented young women who were struggling to finance their education. Determined to create a sustainable and scalable solution for these talented and driven students, Liz hired three young women and started Sseko Designs.
Sseko has since grown to an international fashion brand and the largest footwear producer in Uganda. Through a financially self-sustaining model, Sseko provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to over 100 women in East Africa. 300 women in the United States also earn an income through the Sseko Fellows program.
The Sseko story has been featured in dozens of publications including: Vogue Magazine, Redbook Magazine, O Magazine, Shape Magazine, Fitness Magazine, Huffington Post, LA TIMES and others. Among other notable honors, Liz is a Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards finalist, the SVN Innovation Award Winner, the SXSW Eco Social Impact Award Winner, and Bloomberg Businessweek’s top social entrepreneur to watch.
She now splits her time between Uganda and Portland, Oregon, where she and her husband Ben run Sseko Designs.
Every sandal has a story.
BEGINNER’S PLUCK: A ROADMAP TO SUCCESS IN HIGHLY UNCERTAIN TIMES
When we are starting on any journey, there are things that we will do as beginners more naturally that will help us become more creative, innovative, and ultimately, more successful. Even uncertainty becomes something that we look at with curiosity instead of fear. This is a little something Liz Bohannon calls “Beginners Pluck.” By embracing your status as a beginner or diving deliberately out of mastery and back into the magical land of beginners, you will achieve goals you never...
