From the slopes of Mount Kenya to the halls of Cambridge and the UN General Assembly, Esther Mutuma, founder & CEO of the Boreka Group, shares how a village girl with a love of math became a banking leader turned climate entrepreneur.In this Lifting While Climbing episode, Esther unpacks her journey from qualifying as an accountant at 22 to building a nature-based solutions company now partnering with 2,000+ farmers in Kenya—with an audacious goal to plant 50 million trees (a quarter-million last year alone).She and host Holly Smithson dig into the power of mentorship, activating your strengths, and leading with purpose amid shifting debates on gender equity and sustainability. Esther also reveals her most personal “why”: intentional motherhood and raising two young trailblazers—one Africa’s youngest certified drone pilot and the other a teen STEM advocate—proving the next generation is ready to bulldoze barriers. If you need a masterclass in resilience, community-first climate action, and walking the talk, this conversation delivers. Listen in and get inspired to turn your strengths into solutions.

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