{"id":116,"date":"2022-05-10T10:55:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T10:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/candidbusinesswomen.co.ke\/book\/evelyn-olang-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T10:58:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T10:58:16","slug":"pat-okelo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/candidbusinesswomen.co.ke\/book\/pat-okelo\/","title":{"rendered":"Patricia Okelo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"116\" class=\"elementor elementor-116\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f02af2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f02af2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4a71fc\" data-id=\"e4a71fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d887435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d887435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/candidbusinesswomen.co.ke\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-65\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/candidbusinesswomen.co.ke\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5b.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/candidbusinesswomen.co.ke\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5b.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/candidbusinesswomen.co.ke\/book\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cd27d5\" data-id=\"6cd27d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc6b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc6b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><em>Patricia Okelo<\/em><\/strong><\/h3><p><em>Co- Author<\/em><br \/><em>Candid Business Women in <\/em><br \/><em>Kenya &#8211; Handbook<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2da384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2da384\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e910faa\" data-id=\"e910faa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a8718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06a8718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The journey of \u2018Candid Business\u2019, started from a conversation with very successful business women while on a visit to the United States. An organization of which I am a member, had given me the opportunity to attend a series of workshops. The open candid discussion on women in business by female entrepreneurs was inspirational.<\/p><p>Back in Kenya I couldn\u2019t wait to replicate some of these discussions. I have always enjoyed candid conversations, and find that everyone has a story, and that there are lessons to learn in every personal interaction.<\/p><p>I am certainly an \u2018accidental entrepreneur\u2019 having started my business Willart Productions Ltd, purely out of the need to keep busy after quitting full time employment. Through this journey I discovered freedom in my various roles in life, including being a wife, mother and daughter. I matured, gained confidence and embraced the roles of leadership that being a business owner presents.<\/p><p>As I talked to the women featured in this book, I saw them laugh, cry, exclaim, and sometimes remain silent as they quietly, reflected on their own journey. 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