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Ayanna Johnson | Your Purpose May Be Waiting on a Different Path | Influential Women

22 September 2026

Your journey may not follow the path you originally planned. Sometimes, the unexpected direction is where you discover what you were meant to do. Ayanna Johnson, Principal and Edupreneur at Vision Academy Charter School of Excellence, believes influence is not defined by titles, recognition or visibility. It is found in how you serve, how you lead and how you help other people recognize their own potential. Ayanna's own path illustrates that belief. She entered Harvard expecting to pursue law or economics and business, but her experiences serving childre… Video by YouTube channel.

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