Eden Tadesse joins The MultiPod this week to share her remarkable life story, which is very much only at its beginning.
One of 12 children, including 9 daughters, born into a very patriarchal society in Ethiopia, Eden grew up with a father who chose to raise his daughters as "fierce, bad-ass women," empowering them to pursue their dreams, believe in themselves and not let anyone or anything stand in their way.
Eden was a proud multipod and non-conformist even from a young age, and her father cheered her on every step of the way.
She and her siblings grew up in the slums of Addis Ababa, yet they went to the top private school in the country. Witnessing the stark contrast of what life is like on both sides of the economic spectrum has given her and her family profound perspective on the nature of relationships, wealth and opportunity.
In this remarkably wide-ranging conversation, Cristy, Vanessa and Ted chat with Eden about her many passions and projects. From developing a passion for IT as a student, to her university experience in India, her ambition to fight human trafficking by working at Interpol, her fascination with cybersecurity, the NGO she founded to serve refugees and displaced youth, a different NGO she also works for empowering youth in Africa, her new podcast on women in STEM, her upcoming book "Relish Through Rebellion" that tells her life story, and her recent discovery that her ikigai is to become a productivity coach, it's a biography that will leave you amazed, astounded, inspired and excited to witness where she'll go next.
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