Ritika Saraswat is the Founder of Re-Defined, a nonprofit that aims to empower people from marginalized communities by providing access to resources such as education. Since starting Re-Defined, her nonprofit has helped thousands of students from countries such as Canada, India, and Ghana. In addition to her nonprofit, she is also a Top Voice on LinkedIn with more than 50,000 followers where she posts content about education, networking, and authenticity.
Ritika was born in India before moving to Canada to further her education. One of the most important things Ritika learned growing up was having the right value system in place as continued to grow as a person. She also learned to find validation from herself instead of relying on others. While it meant losing some friends, it did not matter to her. She understood quality rather than quantity of friends and finding those who can help in in the long-term rather than short-term. While attending college, Ritika originally pursued Kinesiology before deciding to pursue business. While starting Re-Defined, Ritika also balanced taking on a full course load while doing two part time jobs and two internships. While taking on these challenges were difficult, Ritika learned the importance of time management and making the days count. These experiences, as well as her decision to not Kinesiology, inspired her to create her nonprofit so that she can help students to find their potential. She is also a content creator where she has posted content on platforms such as Instagram and LinkedIn to talk about being true to oneself as opposed to having a perfect image. As Ritika continues her content creation journey, she will encounter people who will disagree with her. That will not stop Ritika from continuing to post because she believes there is always room for improvement and there is someone who needed to hear her content.
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Website: https://redefinednpo.wixsite.com/re-define/about-us
