The Loss

One of the companies that Leila Janah founded, Samasource confirmed the unfortunate passing of the entrepreneur and philanthropist. According to Samasource, Leila Janah died "due to complications from Epithelioid Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer" at only 37 years of age.

Even though she died at a young age, her efforts to help others proved that age does not matter. Leila Janah primarily focused on putting a stop to world poverty as well as promoting environmental sustainability. As mentioned earlier, Samasource is just one of the many companies that she had founded. In actuality, she founded three corporations, each with a specific problem to solve but all with the common theme to provide job opportunities for people. Samasource is specifically concerned with technology; Samaschool, as the name suggests, concentrated on training and discovering new skills for the future economy, and LXMI, a company that puts the spotlight on skincare, keeping in mind the value of organic products.

The chief operating officer of the company, Wendy Gonzalez, currently stands as the interim CEO of the said company. For five short but fulfilling years, the two helped each other bring into being the vision and strategy that is not set for the company. As a business partner, and moreover, as her friend, she shall continue the legacy that Janah has left behind. This is, of course, true not only for Gonzalez but also for every person whom Leila Janah has inspired. Helping those below the poverty line had always been her goal, and now is the time to pay it forward, to pass on the tasks and inspire others to do the same.