{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5aed02da6eb47cc259946bc1/619381829e5bd6001286a17b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jessica Jackley - The story of KIVA: How to change the world through storytelling","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5aed02da6eb47cc259946bc1/1637056365766-f511dd87d3366a5304c0ae095b6dc982.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How do you change the entire way people view a problem?</p><p><br></p><p>The answer. One story at a time.</p><p><br></p><p>Every once in awhile, a handful of times a year, I’m lucky enough to get to talk to someone on my original ‘wish list’ for the podcast. Today is one of those lucky days.</p><p><br></p><p>In the latest episode of Inside Influence I speak with Jessica Jackley, Co-Founder of KIVA, the worlds first person-to-person micro-lending platform. Since 2005 KIVA has facilitated over $1 billion dollars in micro-loans across the world.</p><p><br></p><p>KIVA essentially enables people like you and me to lend small amounts of money to low-income entrepreneurs. The intention being to help them create or grow a sustainable business that can support them, their families and their community for life.</p><p><br></p><p>The average loan contribution is $100. The repayment rate? 98.5%.</p><p><br></p><p>However this isn’t a conversation about money. It’s not even about the role of micro-finance or micro-donations to completely reimagine how we approach subjects like poverty and charity.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a conversation about the power of storytelling.</p><p><br></p><p>In Jessica’s words: “The stories we tell each other, matter very much. The way that we participate in each other’s stories - matters even more.”</p><p><br></p><p>​​In today’s conversation we dive into:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The difference between trying to solve any problem from a place of hope rather than a place of hopelessness.</li><li>The moment that led to her to quit her job, move to Africa in order to interview micro entrepreneurs that had each received $100 to build or grow a business.</li><li>What she learned about building KIVA into a global $1 billion movement from scratch – with no business experience.</li><li>The energy and momentum that comes from speaking from present tense. This one is subtle but huge. Think about the powerful difference between: ‘This is what we are doing.’ vs. ‘This is what we are hoping to do.’.</li><li>Plus, why storytelling has the power to define (and then redefine) how we view and participate in each other’s stories in a way that everyone wins.</li><li>If you're trying to shift the needle on any issue – either at work, at home or within the world at large - then trust me this episode is for you.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/jessicajackley\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/jessicajackley</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Instagram:<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/alltruists/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.instagram.com/alltruists/?hl=en</a></p><p>Website: <a href=\"http://www.jessicajackley.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.jessicajackley.com/</a></p><p><br></p><h2>Subscribe to and Review the Inside Influence Podcast</h2><p>Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the <em>Inside Influence Podcast</em>! If the information in my conversations have helped you in your business journey, please head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show, and leave an honest review.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Also if you have some big visions for 2022 and are looking for a kick start. I will be running my LAST EVER Live Rapid Authority Masterclass in late January. It will be a virtual event, so you can tune in from anywhere in the world, time zones allowing. Simply head to my website <a href=\"http://www.juliemasters.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.juliemasters.com</a> and register your details.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Lastly, don’t forget to download my new ebook <a href=\"https://juliemasters.com/influencer-code-ebook/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Influencer Code</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Julie Masters"}