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Noor Tagouri has the eyes and ears of our generation at her fingertips. At only 27 years old, the Libyan-American journalist, producer, and touring speaker has earned international recognition as one of new media’s most impactful voices by encouraging others to stand up, speak out, and be themselves.
With an engaged community totaling over two million followers, Noor is using storytelling to share the perspectives of marginalized people with the world. She famously put U.S. sex trafficking under the microscope in her documentary and subsequent podcast series “Sold in America,” which received a Gracies Award in 2019 for Best Investigative Series. Now she’s embarking on a podcast interview series under her own production company At Your Service (AYS) called “Podcast Noor” to go beyond the highlight reel and delve into the mindsets of some of the world’s most fascinating people.
In this episode of the WorkParty podcast, host Jaclyn Johnson had the pleasure of sitting down with the award-winning journalist to learn about her journey in becoming a pioneering voice of our generation, how she faces the hard conversations, and why you too should commit to speaking your truth. Scroll on to tune into the full episode and check out just a few of the highlights from the conversation.
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On being of service to others…
“When you're of service to yourself and you channel that to be of service to other people, people see your heart and your mind being opened in a way that gives them permission to do the same."
“People enjoy when you are winning and you are learning and you are developing things that you would do for you.”
On living in the present…
“Tomorrow’s not guaranteed for us.”
“The journey, the process, the practice, those are the things that actually matter because the outcome is always going to change.”
“I’m only letting myself feel attached to the ‘now,’ because nothing else matters.”
“Every day I'm a new person.”
“I don’t want to waste time anymore.”
On returning to normalcy…
“What I know for sure is we need each other.”
On waking up early…
“You can work smarter and still go to bed at 8:30.”
On staying inspired during COVID…
“Now I have these groundbreaking ideas that I think are going to change the landscape of representation and storytelling and I wouldn’t have gotten it without this desperation.”
“Survival mode has been a gracious experience, even though we’ve had to bear a lot more.”
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