We All Have a Story to Tell

If a single word could summarize everything Bisila Bokoko conveys it would be 'inspiration'. Her personal story, is one of a racialized woman who has learned how to grow in the face of adversity, and her business, her wisdom, her love of books, and her philanthropic spirit will act as a guide and a path for those who dive into the pages of We All Have a Story to Tell.

Discover how to make our dreams come true, how to learn from failure, how to be happy despite the hurdles, what reading can do for us -as the pages of her parent's library did for her, with which she uncovered Africa for the first time- and how to handle our fears. These are the lessons to be learned from the story Bokoko narrates so we can know how to do the same with our own.
The United Nations award winning author, founder of the Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project and owner of a life full of anecdotes and valuable lessons, reveals a vital trajectory that will help us take that step we all need to go further into the story of our lives.

BISILA BOKOKO is Spanish by African parents and American by choice. Her studies in International Relations (The City College, New York) and Law (CEU) make Bokoko an advocate for honest international partnerships based on universal values such as peace, ethics, and respect. She is a 'Global Ambassador' and a business mentor and is considered one of the ten most influential Spanish women in the U.S. business world. She
is the founder and CEO of BBES, a New York-based business development agency that represents, promotes, and markets brands internationally. She was the executive director of the Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She is also the head of the Bisila Bokoko African Literacy Project, an international non-profit organization that promotes African people's literacy through libraries. She was appointed 'Citizen of the World' by the United Nations in 2019.