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Joy Keys chats with Jesmane Boggenpoel about My Blood Divides and Unites

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Debut author Jesmane Boggenpoel is an experienced business executive and former Head of Business Engagement at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. She has served on the boards of various international organizations and holds a Master's degree from Harvard University's JFK School of Government. Jesmane was honored as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, is a Harvard Mason fellow and a shareholder and founding board member of African Women Chartered Accountants Investment Holdings. Boggenpoel has extensive global experience having studied and worked on three continents, as well as traveling to over 70 countries.

Jesmane Boggenpoel, a powerful new memoir, 'My Blood Divides and Unites,' Jesmane Boggenpoel explores the importance of dealing with the past and moving forward with purpose. The book recounts Jesmane's poignant coming-of-age tale of oppression, discrimination and marginalization as a young girl growing up during Apartheid. She shares how she was able to find the light in such tragedy and take control of and reframe her own story by transforming pain into healing and reconciliation. 

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