In this powerful episode of Ignite Your Power: The Kathy Mou Podcast, we’re joined by Lori Pappas—entrepreneur, humanitarian, and author of The Magic of Yes. Lori shares her incredible journey from trailblazing corporate leader to nonprofit founder and inspirational author, proving that it’s never too late to realign with your purpose.

With heartfelt wisdom, Lori opens up about overcoming trauma, embracing mistakes, and saying “yes” to the unknown. We dive into her early career in the male-dominated tech space, her decision to sell her company at 49, and how “failing at retirement” led her to form a nonprofit that fuels her soul.

This conversation is full of insight for anyone navigating life transitions, seeking deeper meaning, or simply needing a reminder that growth often comes through the small, messy steps. Tune in and discover how Lori’s story can help you embrace the magic of yes—and ignite your own power.

Lori's Bio: Lori Pappas survived a traumatic childhood and learned to leverage the power of self-reflection to redefine her core beliefs and chart her own course. Lady Luck smiled on Pappas in her 40s, and she became a national award-winning successful entrepreneur who mentored hundreds of employees and thousands of customers. After failing retirement in her 50s, Pappas escaped her second unsatisfying marriage by moving to Africa and founding a charity. It helped over 100,000 highly marginalized people through initiatives in Water, Hygiene and Sanitation, Functional Adult Literacy, Reproductive Health, Women Empowerment, Environment, and Orphans and Vulnerable Children. Pappas met and married the "love of her life" online in her 60s, and now, in her 70s, she has the time and mind-space to identify patterns and extract lessons from her wild and unusual life.

Lori's Links:

Facebook: The Magic of Yes https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?viewas=100000686899395&id=61571191115391

Instagram: @loripappas_; magicofyes

Threads: @loripappas_; magicofyes

Website: http://loripappas.com

FB group: http://facebook.com/groups/wisewomanorg

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