Episode 11 - Nikki Toyama-Szeto
EPISODE 11 w/ Nikki Toyama-Szeto
What an honor to interview Nikki Toyama Szeto this week on Someday is Here. Nikki is a brilliant thinker, leader, and communicator. I loved hearing her journey as a Japanese American woman in high level leadership roles and the wisdom she shared for up and coming leaders. Excited for you to hear your feedback! —Viv
Nikki Toyama-Szeto writes and teaches leaders nationally and globally. Currently she resides in Washington D.C., but has lived in Nairobi, Cairo, and Bangkok. Nikki helped develop and direct Urban Global Trek, an urban immersion program designed to challenge college students to use their majors on behalf of the world’s most marginalized people. Currently, she is the Executive Director of Evangelicals for Social Action and directs the International Justice Mission’s Institute for Biblical Justice and oversees Global Prayer.
FAVORITE ASIAN COMFORT FOOD
Tonkatsu Curry and Mango Sticky Rice
LEARN MORE ABOUT NIKKI
Twitter: @ntoyamaszeto
Buy her book: More Than Serving Tea
Leadership Lesson
“Take lots of risks and make those mistakes now. Mistakes will only get bigger and bigger”
POINT OF PRIDE
“It took awhile for me to journey and begin to see that my ethnicity and gender are a gift. They’re God’s best gift to me.”