Want to laugh and be inspired today? Please meet two of my favorite people in the universe.
They’ll teach you about the beauty of miscommunication in dating, the making of a marriage in which one spouse often leaves the country, and why they let their unmarried friends be all up in their bizzzz-nass. Oh, and they’ll teach you about their actual business practices, social passions and facial-manicuring tricks.
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You don’t really want to zoom ahead, but if you only have 15 minutes between classes:
0:00 – Confirmation that this recording is sorta legal
1:10 – Early morning eyebrow grooming
3:00 - How Ben wakes up
3:45 - What they’ll talk about later
4:50 - How Liz and Ben met
7:00 – Their rocky dating years
8:20 - Liz thought they had broken up. Ben didn’t.
10:20 - Why did Ben keep going after Liz?
11:35 - The Letters
13:15 - What did Liz admire about Ben?
15:32 - What changed Liz’s mind?
18:15 - Liz asks Ben out
19:10 - How did Sseko Designs start?
20:10 - The Joyjangles Collection Spring 2019
20:35 - Liz’s and Ben’s role at Sseko Designs
22:30 - About the Africa partners
24:25 - Changing the community’s perspective on women
25:40 - How does travel affect marriage?
32:25 - Waltons, Partridge Family, Swiss Family Robinson & The Fam that Eats Breakfast
33:40 – “The Hangry Story” or “Can unmarried people challenge their married friends?”
36:20 - Feeling the need to keep up the image of your spouse
37:45 - Liz’s talk at Plywood Presents
41:05 - Ben’s thoughts on feminism
43:45 - Joy’s challenge
Towards the end of the video, I mentioned Liz’s amaze-a-craze talk at Plywood Presents. Be prepared to be inspired and/or flip a table after you watch it.
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Liz Forkin Bohannon and Ben Bohannon are the founders of Sseko Designs. Sseko is an ethical fashion brand that works to educate and empower women. By providing employment and educational opportunities, Sseko enables women to continue their education and become leaders in their country. In four years, Sseko has grown from three women making sandals together under a mango tree, to an international fashion brand that provides employment, educational opportunities and entrepreneurial training to over 50 women in East Africa.
Find Sseko Designs HERE and Boys Will Be HERE. Follow Sseko Designs on Facebook HERE, on Twitter HERE and on Instagram HERE.
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