Hi! We are Varun Balsara and Luke Netherclift and we are the hosts of The Human Entrepreneur podcast. Through our conversations with expert guests, we aim to provide you with the skills, mindset and confidence to pursue your entrepreneurial ambitions whilst ensuring your look after your mental health. The Human Entrepreneur podcast is all about creating a supportive community to support student and other entrepreneurs and so feel free to reach out with concerns, requests or even advice! With ...
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S03.12 Music Entrepreneurship with World Famous DJ Pete Gooding
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Who said musicians aren't entrepreneurs? Not us! This week we have world famous international DJ, Peete Gooding who has been in the game for 20 years now! He has been awarded the 'Best Ibiza DJ' award and has been a resident DJ in Cafe Mambo Ibizia for over 20 years. Pete is also the musical director at Hostal La Torre Ibiza since 2015 and an artis…
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Creativity is undoubtedly an essential skill an entrepreneur must possess. It allows for innovation, unique ideation and problem solving! Our episode this week will help you break through creative blocks and enter a flow, allowing you to think clearer and come up with innovative solutions. Additional resources: Article on boosting creativity. Read …
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S03.10 Staying Relevant and Embracing Change with Peter Ptashko
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This week we are thrilled to have the founder and CEO of Cambio Consultancy, and a dear supporter and mentor, Peter Ptashko on our show! Cambio Consultancy is an Enterprise and Social Change Consultancy working with clients around the world. Peter is also a social entrepreneur in residence within Warwick University which he attended. Previously, he…
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Today we have another fabulous video on an essential entrepreneurial skill: listening We all know it's important and most of us can say "we are good listeners" but are you really a good listener? Find out by listening to this bonus, host-only episode now! Tune in for some key tips, practices and habits that you can incorporate into your conversatio…
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S03.8 The Life of a Voice Over Artist: Harnessing the Power of Voice
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Happy hump day everyone! We are back with another killer episode this week with an iconic voice over artist, Tasia Valenza. Tasia Valenza is an EMMY-winning voiceover artist, actress, TEDX speaker and Confident Communication Coach. Renowned for voicing iconic female characters in video games and animated television shows, such as the seductress Poi…
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S03.7 The Power of Kind Leadership with Jack Parsons
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We are back with another episode! Today, we are thrilled to have the co-founder and CEO of The Youth Group, Jack Parsons on our show! Jack is an award-winning entrepreneur, public speaker and advisor who is empowering and supporting the youth of today. The Youth Group is working to break down barriers that young people face, allowing them to achiev…
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The Human Entrepreneur podcast is EXCITED about guest this week, David Smyth! David is the Chief Marketing & Sales Officer at We Are Digital Training. He is a self-motivated entrepreneur with extensive international sales & marketing experience plus strong agile leadership and strategic management skills. He has proven success in setting up and man…
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S03.5 How to Rapidly Launch a Business to Tackle Covid-19 with the SanHanz Sisters
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Entrepreneurship keeps getting real with us on The Human Entrepreneur Podcast. And today, it's as real as it can be as we dive into the world of COVID-19! The SanHanz sisters, Ciara and Seanna Hamill, are young entrepreneurs who co-founded SanHanz UK, a social enterprise that provides eithical PPE kits to businesses and sport organisations to comba…
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Hello amazing humans! We realise it's a Thursday but better late then never right! Today we are serving you with some fresh hot BONUS content feature our fabulous hosts. We discuss 'how to overcome perfectionism', something that is holding most of us back from achieving our goals and being productive. Here our some additional resources you might wa…
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S03.3 Optimising Your Wellness Through Fitness and Diet with Eric Edmeades
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Happy Wednesday people! We are back with another MAJOR kickass episode on our journey to unravel the myths and fantasies of entrepreneurship Eric Edmeades, founder of The Business Freedom Academy, is a compelling speaker and a prolific entrepreneur who has shared the stage with Tony Robbins, President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, and Jack Can…
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S03.2 Breaking Into the Creative World After Graduation with Molly Lambourn
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Hello! We hope everyone is having a fantastic week. If not, don't worry, we are here to serve you some awesome fresh mid-week content with an amazing guest! Molly Lambourn is a Fine Artist and founder of Sophie Stokes. Sophie Stokes is a slow fashion brand specialising in producing beautiful and quirky recycled plastic jewellery. Mollie graduated f…
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S03.1 Fighting the Mental Health Pandemic with Ben West
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Welcome to a new season you amazing humans!! We are kicking off season 3 with the inspiring Ben West, a young entrepreneur determined to improve mental health support of individuals. After losing his younger brother to suicide in 2018, Ben decided to use his story and experience to create change. He spearheaded a campaign to improve training of tea…
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Our second season has officially come to and end! This season has been full of amazing guests, inspiring stories and very useful resources. Tune in for a quick reflection from our hosts. In the meantime, you can listen to Season 0, Season 1 and episodes of Season 2 you haven't already. If you would like to feature on our podcast fill our this form!…
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S01.7 Crafting the Perfect Story with Matt Scott
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This week we have Matt Scott joining us on our podcast. Matt is the founder and storyteller-in-chief of Let's Care. Currently, he serves as the Global Community Lead and Storyteller for NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge (www.spaceappschallenge.org) through his work at innovation agency SecondMuse and is the Founder, Host, and Storyteller-in…
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S02.16 Sabrina Stocker on Building a Business and a Life to Suit your Dreams
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This week we have an incredible guest, Sabrina Stocker. Sabrina is an award-winning entrepreneur and speaker, professional tennis player and a finalist on The Apprentice 2018. Sabrina is the founder of My Tennis Events, the largest tennis events company in the UK and Two Comma PR. She is also the co-founder of Shopping Slot, which reached nearly ha…
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S02.15 Ollie Forsyth: Battling Dyslexia and Bullying & Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur
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Ollie Forsyth is a serial entrepreneur. At age 13 he founded Ollie's Shop, an online store that sold jewellery and accessories. Since then, he has played a role in founding many other ventures, empowering women, supporting young entrepreneurs and helping young refugees. Ollie also writes and talks about entrepreneurship and is currently a community…
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S02.14 Podcasting 101: Key Steps to Starting Your Dream Podcast
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This week we have a bonus episode for all you podcasting humans! Our hosts Luke & Varun share some key tips and experiences they have had on their almost year-long journey of podcasting. Some of their recommendations are: To join an online Facebook community of podcasters: Podpreneurs To join our online Facebook community: Youth Entrepreneur Moveme…
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S02.13 Isabella Ghassemi-Smith: Failure, Finding balance at University and Working at a Start-Up
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This week we are back for part 2 with Isabella Ghassemi-Smith. Just a reminder, Isabella is the Ecosystem Manager at Seedlegals, a revolutionary new legal tech platform that lets startups and investors complete the end to end legals needed to build, grow and fund their business, at a fraction of the cost of using a law firm. Launched in 2016, SeedL…
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S02.12 Navigating Startup Legalities with Isabella Ghassemi-Smith
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Isabella Ghassemi-Smith is the Ecosystem Manager at Seedlegals, a revolutionary new legal tech platform that lets startups and investors complete the end to end legals needed to build, grow and fund their business, at a fraction of the cost of using a law firm. Launched in 2016, SeedLegals is now the number one UK destination for start-ups to close…
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S02.11 Pitching & Presenting Made Easy With Luke Netherclift
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Happy Wednesday! Our very own co-host, Luke Netherclift started his entrepreneurial journey through co-founding The People’s Backpack and then subsequently The Human Entrepreneur. Having had issues with his voice between the ages of 13-17, Luke has become passionate about using his voice to create a positive impact on the world. He has given many t…
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S02.10 Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran: Building a Great Product, Team Culture and Daily Routines
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We are back with Part 2 with 20-year old Silicon Valley founder, Cyclist and Rubik's Cube Champ, Kesava. He is the founder and CEO of Digital, a Y Combinator-backed company in the customer service space. Kesava was part of the youngest group to ever cycle from Europe to Asia. He was awarded by Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate for Economics, for revampin…
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S02.9 Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran: Hackathon Winner to Silicon Valley Founder
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Kesava is a 20-year-old entrepreneur and Rubik's cube champ. He is the founder and CEO of Digital, a Y Combinator-backed company in the customer service space. Kesava was part of the youngest group to ever cycle from Europe to Asia. He was awarded by Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate for Economics, for revamping and Indian malnutrition policy. He also ho…
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S02.8 How Covid-19 is creating a new era of impactful businesses with Esther Akpovi
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Hello everyone, welcome back to another episode of The Human Entrepreneur Podcast, today we are joined by Esther Akpovi who is a young entrepreneur and activist on a mission to empower Gen-Z youth in the 21st Century. Esther was born in Nigeria and moved to Nottingham at 8 years old and she studies at the University of Law in London. She is passion…
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S02.7 Sam Lister: Lessons Learnt from Failures, the Importance of Money and Why Work Life Balance is BS
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In Part 2 we dive deep into personal lessons from failure, picking yourself up, the importance of money, why work-life balance is bs and his advice to young entrepreneurs and innovators. Sam Lister is a video production agency entrepreneur. Sam started making videos in his senior year of high school, documenting his story which then led into him st…
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S02.6 Sam Lister: Resilience, Passion and Growth
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In Part 1 we discuss with Sam his story to graduating from high school to partnering with fortune 500 companies and well as his top tips for positioning your brand online. Sam Lister is a video production agency entrepreneur. Sam started making videos in his senior year of high school, documenting his story which then led into him starting BLNK Sla…
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S02.5 Update: The Youth Entrepreneur Movement
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Applications are re-opening soon! The Youth Entrepreneur Movement (YEM) is an exclusive Facebook community for passionate young entrepreneurs who want to create change in the world. Through the community you have access to mentorship and coaching from industry experts, networking events, access to live podcasts, carefully curated content related to…
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S02.4 Jerry Floros on Technology Disruption, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technology
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Eleftherios Jerry Floros is an entrepreneur, investor, consultant, author and speaker whose specialities lie in technology. On this episode, Jerry discusses digital disruption, blockchain technology and artificial intelligence and how they could impact the future of work. Jerry advises entrepreneurs on how they can leverage this to ideate on new bu…
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S02.3 Shaheen Mistri: On Work, Life and Struggles of Entrepreneurship
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Shaheen Mistri is a true visionary striving for all children in India to have access to an excellent education. Shaheen grew up in 5 countries around the world, she only returned to India at the age of 18. That’s when she transferred from Tufts University to study at St. Xaviers in Mumbai and started building the Akanksha Foundation to provide chil…
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S02.2 Challenging Educational Inequity: Shaheen Mistri's Story of Persistence, Struggle and Passion
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Shaheen Mistri is a true visionary striving for all children in India to have access to an excellent education. Shaheen grew up in 5 countries around the world, she only returned to India at the age of 18. That’s when she transferred from Tufts University to study at St. Xaviers in Mumbai and started building the Akanksha Foundation to provide chil…
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Welcome to another season of The Human Entrepreneur Podcast! We are back with a new look, new guests and exciting new content! Listen to our trailer for more information on what to expect from the upcoming season. Follow us and get in touch with us on: Email: thehumanentrepreneur@gmail.com Instagram: the_human_entrepreneur Facebook: @podcastthehuma…
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S01.8 Season 1 Finale Featuring Varun Balsara
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It's a wrap! Season 1 has come to an end. Varun has concluded this season with a brief recap, some learnings he has taken away from our guests and what he urges you, our listeners to take away too. We really hope you enjoyed listening in each week as much as we loved chatting with our guests and sharing what they have to say with you! Stay tuned on…
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S01.6 How to spot opportunities during Covid-19 with Mansi Parikh
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In this episode, we focus on how to spot business opportunities during the pandemic with the founder of Future Tense Inc. Mansi Parikh.Mansi is passionately curious and spends her days designing for the present and her nights re-imagining more inclusive futures through her company. At Future Tense they aim at elevating design from simply an aesthet…
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S01.5 How to Start Up a Charity with Lewis Baxter
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In this episode, we chat with Lewis Baxter, the founder of The Blurred Line Group and most recently, Chit-Chat. We discuss Lewis' journey to founding The Blurred Line Group after overcoming struggles with his own mental health. The charity is a funding hub for local mental health charities and projects. Most recently, Lewis has founded Chit-Chat, a…
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S01.4 Taking the leap out of the corporate world with Liya Dong and Varenya Aguru, Co-Founders of Lotus.Eco
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This week we have to amazing women, Liya Dong and Varenya Aguru, who left the corporate world to found Lotus.Eco together. Lotus.Eco is an Australian owned company bringing you biodegradable, environmentally friendly and hypoallergenic menstrual products. Made from 100% certified organic cotton; even the string. Packaged in a travel-ready, certifie…
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S01.3 Navigating Fear and Anxiety in Uncertain Times with Della Michelle
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We can confidently say that we live in uncertain times with Covid-19 shutting the world down. Working from home and not being able to physically interact with ones we love naturally takes a toll on us and our mental well-being. Della, the founder of Love Yourself Anyway, helps us understand the importance of self-compassion and positive self-talk t…
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S01.2 Learning to Live a Balanced Life in a Black Mirror Reality with Paul Levy? Part 2
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This week we have Paul Levy discussing the crucial balance a hyperconnected world and a non-digital life. Last week we delved into a Black Mirror reality, and this week we are focusing on how to attain that balance and stay connected with ourselves and people around us, without falling victim to "digital masters". Paul Levy is a writer, facilitator…
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Varun and Luke, hosts of The Human Entrepreneur, talk about what growth mindset means, some personal stories of it and the power it can have in your entrepreneurial journey!
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S01.1 Inching closer towards a Black Mirror Reality. What's next with digital innovation with Paul Levy? Part 1
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This week we have Paul Levy discussing digital innovation, the good, the bad and the ugly. Paul Levy is a writer, facilitator, conversifier and technosophist. He is the author of the books Digital Inferno, The Poetry of Change and Technosophy. He is a senior researcher at the University of Brighton and an associate at Warwick Business School. Follo…
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Hi guys! We hope everyone is doing well during this difficult time. We are so excited to launch season 1 on Monday the 13th. This season will be filled with inspiration and motivation, which we all need right now! Let's learn from some great student entrepreneurs and build a strong community amongst ourselves. You can get in touch with us at: Email…
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S0.10: Szn 0 Finale featuring Luke & Varun
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Season 0 has come to a close! It’s been a rollercoaster ride and we are so grateful to all those who support our podcast and have hopefully benefited from the content we put out week after week. This week’s episode is a little different. Luke and Varun chat amongst themselves about: •Why we decided to name it “season 0”🤷🏻♀️ •Some of the things the…
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S0.9: Talking student entrepreneurship with musician, Aarya Gadkari.
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Aarya is a Pop/RnB Singer-Songwriter from Mumbai, currently living in the UK. He draws his influences across various genres of music namely Pop, RnB, Rock, Acoustic Folk, Hip-hop/Rap and a lot more. Recently Aarya was also a top 16 contender on the popular reality TV Show in India - The Stage 2, which aired on Colors Infinity. He has been playing s…
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S0.8: Does age matter?! Arminder on winning Dragons’ Den at 15 and how he has turned Boot Buddy into a best selling product on Amazon!
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Arminder Singh Dhillion is the inventor of the Boot Buddy, a revolutionary boot cleaning brush which made Arminder the youngest ever winner of Dragons Den at just the age of 15. In this podcast, Luke and special co-host Armaan discuss Arminder’s journey since winning Dragon’s Den to make the Boot Buddy a number 1 best selling product on Amazon! Arm…
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S0.7: F**k what They Think. Talking Straight with Asim Amin on Entrepreneurship, Team Management and Mental Health.
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Asim Amin is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Healing Clouds. In his career spanning over 19 years, he has managed multiple businesses ranging from Computer Gaming, Real Estate, and online platforms. Healing Clouds was his foray into healthcare after his tryst with mental health issues in his family when his mother suffered from severe de…
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S0.6: Using Difficult Situations to Create Entrepreneurial Successes with Alex Balderstone
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Alex is Co-Founder at AGORA, an early stage funding network and platform based at Google for StartUps. Focussed on all things early stage, he also runs SeedReady a pre-accelerator provider alongside Dave Reynolds, Former Innovation Head at Grant Thornton and co-runs Birmingham Enterprise Community Accelerator.…
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S0.5: Listening to your Customers and Researching the Market with David Suarez
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David is a passionate entrepreneur with the mission of helping as many people as possible to have healthier lives and improve their life quality through sports, artificial intelligence and mindfulness. He believes AI and technology can benefit everyone and can help us live and work easier. He recently co-founded of KrydaFit, a startup that provides…
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S0.4: How can digital innovation create a better future with Praise Mathew Johnson
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Praise is an aspiring entrepreneur with only one goal, change the world through STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) and inspire others to do the same. He believes there are a lot of problems in this world that needs solving and not enough is being done to accelerate our civilisation to a point where we can control our fate…
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S0.3: How to Use Design Thinking in your Entrepreneurial Journey
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Dr Bo Kelestyn is a Senior Teaching Fellow, Director of Student Experience, and one of a few design thinking experts at the University of Warwick. She teaches on entrepreneurship and design thinking modules, works with student entrepreneurship societies, and has designed a number of interdisciplinary initiatives that helped to bring design thinking…
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S0.2: How can Entrepreneurship Promote Equal Access to Education with Igor Cunha
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Igor, a student entrepreneur currently studying business has started a project called Três Pilares that has impacted the lives of several public high school students in Brazil. The project helps students receive international student scholarships. Two years post-launch, the project has benefitted 7000 students online and around 1200 students in per…
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S0.1 : How to Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign with Mads Hoefer
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Mads Hoefer is a social entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Animals' Move (animalsmove.com) and his most recent venture: Icycle (icycle.xyz).In this conversation, we talk about the lessons which Mads had learnt along his social entrepreneurial journey, how to create a successful crowdfunding campaign and why student social entrepreneurship is so …
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Hi! we are Luke Netherclift and Varun Balsara and we are the Co-founders and Co-hosts for The Human Entrepreneur. Our passion for entrepreneurship has grown immensely over the years and we have been fortunate enough to speak to some wonderful people along the way. These are the ones who have mentored, counselled and helped me through tough times. T…
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