In this deeply personal and layered episode, the Busy Being Born duo sits down with Sylvia Karanja, founder of Corner 254 and Media Light Agency, to unpack the courage, clarity, and calling behind her return to Kenya after over a decade in the U.S.
With openness and warmth, Sylvia opens up about her migration journey. From navigating family responsibilities and career restarts abroad, to rediscovering identity and purpose through faith, storytelling, and entrepreneurship. Her decision to move back to Kenya in August 2024 marked not just a physical return, but a spiritual and emotional homecoming.
The conversation goes beyond the complexity of immigrant family dynamics, the weight of being a “firstborn” across continents, and the loneliness that often shadows transition. It also explores how faith and creativity became Sylvia’s anchors, guiding her toward building Corner Networks, a community platform connecting returnees, locals, and dreamers alike through events, storytelling, and shared purpose.
From starting over in unfamiliar systems to founding her own agency, Sylvia’s story reflects resilience, hope, and a deep conviction that purpose unfolds when we dare to come home; in every sense of the word.
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