The Power of Your Voice
with Girls’ Education Advocate Jodi Morris, Tanzanian Recording Artist William Moses and SEGA Student Juliana
Sunday, February 14, 2021
10:00 am ET on Zoom
Jodi Morris and William Moses “Maasai Prince” joke that they are the most unlikely of friends. But in different ways, each is passionate about using their voice to promote the importance of education, especially for girls in countries like Tanzania. One day, William shared with Jodi his then 14 year old sister Juliana’s struggle to stay in school, and immediately their passion became personal.
Join us as we hear the story from Jodi, William and now SEGA student Juliana, offering lessons for each of us in the power of our voice.
About Jodi:
Jodi L. Morris is the Founder and CEO of Connecting Growth Globally and a champion for leadership development, girls education & empowerment and global investing. Jodi curates and leads Global Leadership Trips to push all of us to think more purposefully. She also serves as a success coach to mid-career professionals, advises impactful investment firms and non-profits, and is an investor, writer, speaker, and mentor. A perpetual student, avid traveler, personal investing maven, her passion lies in connecting people and ideas across the U.S. and globally.
Prior to this career, Jodi spent 22 successful years in investment management, leading strategic U.S. business building initiatives at a start-up and notable firms like JP Morgan and Matthews Asia. Combining an analytical mindset, education-based communications style and a natural ease for connecting people and ideas, Jodi led teams which raised billions of dollars in assets in innovative investment strategies from institutional clients and investment advisors.
Having traveled personally to 60 countries with a particular emphasis on developing economies in Asia and Africa, Jodi is inspired by individuals with ideas, passion, grit and goals. She invests in entrepreneurs globally, credits travel for opening her eyes to the critical role of women globally, and believes that girls education and empowerment is the best investment opportunity of our lifetime. In addition to leading regular Global Leadership Trips, she shares her insights and personal learnings at Connecting Growth Globally.
Jodi is President of the International Women’s Forum (IWF) Northern California Legacy Foundation and a member of the IWF Northern California Board, a RENEW Impact Angel Network (IAN) member, a CFA® Charterholder, and a Certified Financial Planner®. She invests in women’s empowerment and girls’ education through several U.S.-based global non-profits, including Room to Read, Rise Up, SEGA/Nurturing Minds, Akilah and SHE-CAN. Jodi graduated with honors from Northwestern University with a degree in Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences and Economics.
Raised in the Midwest, Jodi spent three decades living in New York City and San Francisco before settling in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband and French Bulldog.