Sandra Chuma
Tell Your Story: Sandra Chuma on Storytelling, Leaving Home, and Following Your Purpose
Season 1
Episode 12
Sandra Chuma, of Zimbabwean ancestry, is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach, podcast host, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. She believes that our greatest responsibility is to share our stories so we can inspire and create possibility for others.
Raised in a tiny mud hut in Zimbabwe with no running water or electricity, Sandra has never been one to let circumstances define her. Through hard work, and support from her “village,” she became a management consultant, advising major global companies. She then went on to build two successful companies.
But despite all her professional success, she knew she wasn’t walking in her purpose. Sandra made the decision to go back to school in 2015 to get a master’s degree in Journalism, Storytelling & Documentary Filmmaking from Columbia University.
Sandra has made it her mission to help others create the best version of themselves. She is building brands focused on providing inspiration, tools and community.
Discussed in this episode:
The power of storytelling
Assimilation and knowing your roots
The complexity of leaving your country of origin
Holding onto the values you were raised with
Following your purpose, not just your passion
Taking the first steps in a new endeavor and allowing the path to unfold
Passing cultural awareness onto the next generation
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