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Look for Strength
Look for Strength tells short stories about strong individuals from around the world.
You'll hear from people who started companies, have saved lives, or have overcome adversity.
Maybe, like me, you feel our world has been turned upside down in the last few years, and sometimes, you just need some strength.
You’ll hear each person share their story and the meaning of strength.
And maybe, in this, you’ll find what makes you strong – and believe you are, and can be more exceptional than you think.
Look for Strength
Episode 9: The Strength of Positivity
Eleni Giokos is a CNN anchor and correspondent, based in Dubai.
Born in Greece and raised in South Africa, she has more than 15 years' experience working across TV, digital, radio and print media. One of CNN's most versatile correspondents, she joined the network in 2015.
Giokos has interviewed heads of state including former South African President, Jacob Zuma and former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan. Her list of business and economic interviews includes the likes of International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva; ECB president, Christine Lagarde; and Virgin founder, Richard Branson; as well as a 'who's who?' of Africa's most prominent business leaders, including Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, Patrice Motsepe, and the late Bob Collymore.
She has highlighted the growing links between Africa and Asia, reporting from South Korea and Kazakhstan, traveled to the United States to report from Washington DC, and anchored shows from the network's London, New York and Atlanta hubs.
Giokos began her career at CNBC Africa in 2005, before joining 24-hour news channel, eNCA, as an anchor and correspondent. There she covered business stories as well as breaking news -- including the killing of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius and the Westgate Mall attack.
She has reported from key global events such as the World Economic Forum in Davos and the United Nations General Assembly, and chaired debates at Davos, WEF Africa, the IMF, African Finance Corporation and the Africa CEO Forum.
In this podcast, she shares her experience as a young journalist growing up in South Africa and making her way from radio to broadcast journalism. Eleni offers insights as to how she navigated professional relationships through positivity, and what her commitment to mentoring the next generation of journalists looks like.