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Your Career Down UnderA tale of two Start-up Founders. Because not everyone is looking for job security right now...We’re meeting two inspirational start-up Founders, Aqeel Camal and Ali Noura.
Aqeel is Founder of Futures Collective – an organisation empowering young people with skills such as emotional intelligence, adaptability and courage.
Ali is Co-Founder of Bridging Us – a social enterprise connecting young people and decision-makers to co-design solutions to community problems together.
Why am I throwing down this challenge?
I truly believe there is no such thing as job security – no matter how secure you feel.
Some of the skills you need to thrive right now are skills such as...2020-07-2451 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Brin EnterkinMeet Brin
During her sophomore year of college, Brin Enterkin started The African SOUP, an organization addressing the needs of 300 orphans in rural Uganda through a sustainable and replicable model. With a heart for social change, she then started Non-Profit Strategic Services, a small social business focused on grant writing and Nonprofit formation. In her spare time, Brin enjoys studying the concept of social businesses. After receiving foundational funding, she traveled to 8 countries on 3 continents to interview Ashoka Fellows and conduct research on the triple bottom line method. Brin graduated in May 2012 and immediately jet set off...2020-07-0317 min
Futures Collective#20 Brin Enterkin - Chief Strategy Officer of Watson InstituteMeet Brin
During her sophomore year of college, Brin Enterkin started The African SOUP, an organization addressing the needs of 300 orphans in rural Uganda through a sustainable and replicable model. With a heart for social change, she then started Non-Profit Strategic Services, a small social business focused on grant writing and Nonprofit formation. In her spare time, Brin enjoys studying the concept of social businesses. After receiving foundational funding, she traveled to 8 countries on 3 continents to interview Ashoka Fellows and conduct research on the triple bottom line method. Brin graduated in May 2012 and immediately jet set off...2020-07-0339 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Elyse BurdenMeet Elyse
Elyse Burden is a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Education in 2018, and is the Co-Founder of Real World Scholars (RWS). RWS is a non-profit e-commerce platform that would allow any class to run a business right from their classroom with the funding, technology and support needed to make it a reality. Ten classes in 2015 grew to 250+ businesses in 34 states, ranging from K-12 and STEM to art. RWS was born out of a question I’ve been exploring myself: how can we better equip young people to be their best selves and become agents of change in th...2019-08-2320 min
Futures Collective#19 Elyse Burden - Co-Founder of Real World ScholarsMeet Elyse
Elyse Burden is a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Education in 2018, and is the Co-Founder of Real World Scholars (RWS). RWS is a non-profit e-commerce platform that would allow any class to run a business right from their classroom with the funding, technology and support needed to make it a reality. Ten classes in 2015 grew to 250+ businesses in 34 states, ranging from K-12 and STEM to art. RWS was born out of a question I’ve been exploring myself: how can we better equip young people to be their best selves and become agents of change in th...2019-08-2357 min
Futures Collective#18 Kerstin Oberprieler - Gamification Expert & Co-Founder of PentaQuestMeet Kerstin
Kerstin Oberprieler is a leading gamification expert, and the Co-founder of PentaQuest. PentaQuest is on a mission to become the world’s leading provider of gamified experiences that nudge behaviour towards performance and positive culture. Kerstin is a sought-after speaker and presenter in Australia and internationally. Prior to pursuing her passion for gamification, Kerstin worked as a design thinking consultant for 7 years, with a focus on strategic design, user research, and digital design. With her background in psychology and commerce, Kerstin has a deep understanding of organisational challenges and goals, and how these can be addressed through individual and...2019-04-1138 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Kerstin OberprielerMeet Kerstin
Kerstin Oberprieler is a leading gamification expert, and the Co-founder of PentaQuest. PentaQuest is on a mission to become the world’s leading provider of gamified experiences that nudge behaviour towards performance and positive culture. Kerstin is a sought-after speaker and presenter in Australia and internationally. Prior to pursuing her passion for gamification, Kerstin worked as a design thinking consultant for 7 years, with a focus on strategic design, user research, and digital design. With her background in psychology and commerce, Kerstin has a deep understanding of organisational challenges and goals, and how these can be addressed through individual and...2019-04-0809 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Ashley EdwardsMeet Ashley
Ashley Edwards is Co-founder and CEO of MindRight. MindRight is a tech nonprofit with the mission of empowering youth of colour to heal from trauma from systemic oppression. We partner with schools to provide daily, evidence-informed mental health coaching over text message to students impacted by trauma. Ashley is a 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur and MindRight has been recognised by Forbes as one of the top 30 innovations of the next century. MindRight has also been featured in Fast Company, TechCrunch, and Huffington Post. Unlike a crisis hotline, MindRight doesn't wait for students to reach out to them...2018-11-2505 min
Futures Collective#17 Ashley Edwards - Co-Founder & CEO of MindRightMeet Ashley
Ashley Edwards is Co-founder and CEO of MindRight. MindRight is a tech nonprofit with the mission of empowering youth of colour to heal from trauma from systemic oppression. We partner with schools to provide daily, evidence-informed mental health coaching over text message to students impacted by trauma. Ashley is a 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur and MindRight has been recognised by Forbes as one of the top 30 innovations of the next century. MindRight has also been featured in Fast Company, TechCrunch, and Huffington Post. Unlike a crisis hotline, MindRight doesn't wait for students to reach out to them - MindRight coaches proac...2018-11-2534 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Amanda GuttermanMeet Amanda
Amanda Gutterman is CMO at ConsenSys, a global formation of technologists and entrepreneurs building the Ethereum ecosystem, and co-creator of Ethereal, the leading blockchain event series. Amanda is also the founder of ConsenSys Catalyst, a marketing agency with expertise building blockchain brands. She was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2016.
Before ConsenSys, Amanda cofounded Slant, a digital media platform, and served as Special Projects Editor at The Huffington Post. Amanda graduated from Columbia University, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Her work has been covered in The New York Times, TechCrunch, Business Insider, and more.
What...2018-08-2606 min
Futures Collective#16 Amanda Gutterman - CMO of ConsenSysMeet Amanda
Amanda Gutterman is CMO at ConsenSys, a global formation of technologists and entrepreneurs building the Ethereum ecosystem, and co-creator of Ethereal, the leading blockchain event series. Amanda is also the founder of ConsenSys Catalyst, a marketing agency with expertise building blockchain brands. She was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2016.
Before ConsenSys, Amanda cofounded Slant, a digital media platform, and served as Special Projects Editor at The Huffington Post. Amanda graduated from Columbia University, Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Her work has been covered in The New York Times, TechCrunch, Business Insider, and more.
What...2018-08-2637 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Cam GreenwoodMeet Cam
Young, spirited and adventurous, 25 year old Cam Greenwood is the founder of the world’s first socially conscious surf brand, Monsta Surf - a business borne from a spirit of adventure and a global vision to inspire and empower people to ‘live passionately’ and launch fearlessly into a life of deep and purposeful adventure.
Discovering a love of surfing at age 16, Cam Greenwood decided to try his hand at shaping his first surfboard in the backyard of his parents Melbourne home. The passionate hobby soon sparked something far more purposeful - a socially minded vision which he explored on a l...2018-08-1307 min
Futures Collective#15 Cam Greenwood - Founder of Monsta SurfMeet Cam
Young, spirited and adventurous, 25 year old Cam Greenwood is the founder of the world’s first socially conscious surf brand, Monsta Surf - a business borne from a spirit of adventure and a global vision to inspire and empower people to ‘live passionately’ and launch fearlessly into a life of deep and purposeful adventure.
Discovering a love of surfing at age 16, Cam Greenwood decided to try his hand at shaping his first surfboard in the backyard of his parents Melbourne home. The passionate hobby soon sparked something far more purposeful - a socially minded vision which he explored on a life chang...2018-08-1344 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Marine TanguyMeet Marine
As an advocate for artists since a young age, Marine directed her first gallery at age 21, opened her first art gallery in Los Angeles at age 23 and finally created her current business in 2015, MTArt Agency, breaking from the gallery model to promote the better artists she believed in across the globe. MTArt is the first artist agency promoting influential visual artists and specialising in talent management: building, growing and accelerating their careers. Marine was recently awarded Forbes 2018 30 under 30 Europe: Art & Culture. She is a thought leader, writer and a frequent speaker on contemporary art. Her talks include two...2018-07-0406 min
Futures Collective#14 Marine Tanguy - Founder of MTArtMeet Marine
As an advocate for artists since a young age, Marine directed her first gallery at age 21, opened her first art gallery in Los Angeles at age 23 and finally created her current business in 2015, MTArt Agency, breaking from the gallery model to promote the better artists she believed in across the globe. MTArt is the first artist agency promoting influential visual artists and specialising in talent management: building, growing and accelerating their careers.Marine was recently awarded Forbes 2018 30 under 30 Europe: Art & Culture. She is a thought leader, writer and a frequent speaker on contemporary art. Her talks include two TEDx...2018-07-0440 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Maia BittnerMeet Maia
Maia Bittner is the Co-founder of Pinch and was previously the Co-founder and CTO of Rocksbox. She’s passionate about early-stage startups and empowering women in tech and runs a brunch meetup called Series XX that connects female investors, founders and engineers.
What we discuss
Failure, legacy, tips to Maia'a younger self, and productivity.2018-06-2907 min
Futures Collective#13 Maia Bittner - Co-Founder of PinchMeet Maia
Maia Bittner is the Co-founder of Pinch and was previously the Co-founder and CTO of Rocksbox. She’s passionate about early-stage startups and empowering women in tech and runs a brunch meetup called Series XX that connects female investors, founders and engineers.
What we discuss
- Navigating formal education while gaining real life experience
- Owning your 'weirdness'
- Creating opportunities for yourself2018-06-2935 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Daniel SmithMeet Dan
Dan is a 28 year old social entrepreneur based in Byron Bay who is the co-founder of Clean Coast Collective, a not-for-profit lifestyle brand committed to cleaning up our oceans. Clean Coast Collective aims to stop plastic pollution at the source by selling modern plastic-free alternatives, and the profits from product sales then help fund massive beach clean up expeditions in remote Australia. To date, they’ve removed over 4 tonnes of coastal pollution.
What we discuss
Failure, legacy, tips to Dan's younger self, and productivity.2018-06-1006 min
Futures Collective#12 Daniel Smith - Co-Founder of Clean Coast CollectiveMeet Dan
Dan is a 28 year old social entrepreneur based in Byron Bay who is the co-founder of Clean Coast Collective, a not-for-profit lifestyle brand committed to cleaning up our oceans. Clean Coast Collective aims to stop plastic pollution at the source by selling modern plastic-free alternatives, and the profits from product sales then help fund massive beach clean up expeditions in remote Australia. To date, they’ve removed over 4 tonnes of coastal pollution.
What we discuss
- Navigating your path to impact
- How to deal with burnout
- Making the right decisions
- Ways to find fulfilment and wh...2018-06-1035 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Kate CrowhurstMeet Kate
Kate has a background in education as a teacher, she is an author of textbooks for the Australian Curriculum and a Federal education policy-maker. Kate currently works as part of the national financial literacy strategy, providing Australian teachers with professional development and resources. She is also the Founder of Advocate, an organisation connecting young voters in Canberra with their local politicians, directly engaging young people in democracy.
What we discuss
We talk about: Failure, legacy, tips to Kate's younger self, and productivity.2018-05-1305 min
Futures Collective#11 Kate Crowhurst - Founder of AdvocateMeet Kate
Kate has a background in education as a teacher, she is an author of textbooks for the Australian Curriculum and a Federal education policy-maker. Kate currently works as part of the national financial literacy strategy, providing Australian teachers with professional development and resources. She is also the Founder of Advocate, an organisation connecting young voters in Canberra with their local politicians, directly engaging young people in democracy.
What we discuss
- Youth political engagement
- Exploring avenues for social change
- Why education needs to innovate2018-05-1336 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Saúl ZavarceMeet Saúl
Saúl A. Zavarce C. is the Head of Advocacy at the Venezuelan Australian Democratic Council and Campaign/Youth Advocacy Officer at Plan International Australia. He is a Melbourne based Venezuelan-Australian human rights advocate, and youth worker who migrated to Australia in 1992. He holds a Master of International Relations, specialising in gender and radicalisation theory from Monash University.
What we discuss
We talk about: We talk about: Failure, legacy, tips to Saúl's younger self, and productivity.2018-04-2904 min
Futures Collective#10 Saúl Zavarce - Human Rights Advocate & Youth WorkerMeet Saúl
Saúl A. Zavarce C. is the Head of Advocacy at the Venezuelan Australian Democratic Council and Campaign/Youth Advocacy Officer at Plan International Australia. He is a Melbourne based Venezuelan-Australian human rights advocate, and youth worker who migrated to Australia in 1992. He holds a Master of International Relations, specialising in gender and radicalisation theory from Monash University.
What we discuss
- The power of vulnerability
- How we can be effective advocates for social change
- Finding the issues we really want to make an impact on
- What an effective democracy looks like, and how best...2018-04-2938 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Eva MackinleyWe discuss failures, legacy, productivity and tips to Eva's younger self in 7 minutes
Eva currently spends her time running The Last Straw, a campaign to end the use of plastic straws in venues around Australia. Over 100 venues across the country have changed their straw use so far, with over 4 million plastic straws being saved from use since the campaign started. Eva has been deeply involved in the social change space, and is undertaking her honours in Middle East Studies anda Diploma of Arabic at Deakin University.2018-04-0706 min
Futures Collective#9 Eva Mackinley - Founder of The Last StrawMeet Eva
Eva describes herself as a social change hipster, having been working in the industry since before social change was cool. From the age of 15 Eva has devoted her life to social good, starting with volunteering her summer holidays working in the office of a Tasmanian youth empowerment organisation, to the leadership team of national fundraising campaign Live Below the Line, to consulting on youth participation across the country with MoHow, to taking the leap and founding her own initiative The Last Straw in 2015.
Eva currently spends her time running The Last Straw, a campaign to end the use...2018-04-0737 min
Futures Collective#Quickpods - Paige KassalenWe discuss failures, legacy, productivity and tips to Paige's younger self in 7 minutes
Paige was the only American, only female engineer, and youngest member of the ground crew of the world’s first solar-powered airplane (Solar Impulse 2) as it completed its historic flight around the globe. Paige is a a spokesperson for young women in STEM, inspiring the next generation to create their own path in STEM fields. Now in her role as a Market Analyst, she explores how new mobility trends, like autonomous vehicles and ridesharing, will create new material demands.2018-03-2207 min
Futures Collective#8 Paige Kassalen - Engineer & Market AnalystMeet Paige
Paige Kassalen is a market analyst for the future of mobility at a material science company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kassalen began her career in material science as a process control technology intern at a Baytown, Texas, plant site. One of Kassalen’s first jobs was representing her company as an electrical engineer on the ground crew for Solar Impulse. In this role, she traveled with the world’s first solar-powered airplane (Solar Impulse 2) as it completed its historic flight around the globe.
On the ground crew, Paige was the only American, only female engineer, and youngest member. Her exper...2018-03-2241 min
Futures Collective#7 Rose Duong - Founder of Clothes LoopMeet Rose
Social impact entrepreneur Rose Duong talks me through her journey and some key experiences in getting to where she is today. Rose is the Founder of Clothes loop, a fashion retailer where you can shop their products and swap them afterwards. With a passion for sustainability and fashion, Rose is a digital designer who believes the key to stopping fashion waste is though clothes sharing where it benefits not only the customers but retailers too. Rose also helps businesses build their technologies and ideas and lectures at RMIT in Sustainability and Design.
What we discuss
- The role o...2018-02-2634 min
Futures Collective#6 Jamie Skella - Futurist & Founder of Horizon StateMeet Jamie
Futurist and entrepreneur Jamie Skella talks with me about why we should be optimistic about technology like AI and blockchain. As well as the future of democracy and the media.
I resonate so much with Jamie who talks about something I absolutely believe in, and is one of the driving factors of why I started this podcast and Futures Collective as a whole. Technology like AI is automating and replacing jobs, there’s no doubt about that, but there is also incredible opportunities that can come out of all this innovation if we foster what makes us unique as...2018-02-0843 min
Futures Collective#5 Lilia Tarawa - Bestselling Author & Holistic Lifestyle CoachMeet Lilia
Lilia Tarawa is a #1 bestselling author, speaker and holistic lifestyle coach. She was born into New Zealand's infamous religious cult, Gloriavale. She broke free at eighteen years old.
In the 'real world' Lilia drifted not really knowing who she was. Now she's found a calling to 'empower people to live meaningful, passionate lives that belong to them'. Her life experience compelled her to a career promoting human rights, welfare and personal empowerment.
We talk about building meaningful relationships and navigating the world as a young person to find your passion and purpose. Lilia's TED talk has over 2 million...2018-01-3148 min
Futures Collective#4 Stevie Dillon - Founder of Stevie Says SocialMeet Stevie
Stevie is an ex-lawyer turned social media marketer, and has spent the past ten years spent working with some of the biggest brands in Australia on marketing strategy and social media.
She is now the owner of Stevie Says Social, a social media consultancy which provides training, education and strategy services to service-based businesses looking to lift their social game.
She write extensively on the topic of social media, and has had her work featured in the likes of Social Media Examiner, Smart Company and Business Chicks.
What we discuss
- The importance of storytelling and authenticity in ou...2018-01-2635 min
Futures Collective#3 Quardean Lewis-Allen - Founder & CEO of Made in BrownsvilleMeet Quardean
Focused on the issue of minority underrepresentation in design and tech fields and youth unemployment, Quardean Lewis-Allen founded the nonprofit youth creative agency Made in Brownsville (MiB) in 2013 to provide a gateway for young people in his native Brownsville community to learn marketable hard skills in STEAM, access postsecondary education, gain or create employment, and rebuild their community in a way that benefits residents. He teaches Architecture at CUNY City College and is a 2016 Echoing Green Black Male Achievement Fellow. Prior to starting MiB, Quardean was the inaugural recipient of Community Solutions’ Greg “Jocko” Jackson Community Fellowship at the Br...2018-01-0337 min
Futures Collective#2 Tahir Carl Karmali - Artist Forbes 30 Under 30Meet Tahir
Working across multiple mediums, materials, and photography, Brooklyn-based artist TahirKarmali’s interests lie in manipulating materials that perpetuate colonialism. He draws from his own experiences as a well-traveled Kenyan citizen to structure narratives around migratory identity. Karmali received his Masters of Digital Photography from the School of Visual Arts, New York. Selected exhibitions include “Jua Kali,” a part of “Making Africa,” High Museum of Art, Atlanta (2017), Kunsthal Rotterdam, Netherlands (2016), and Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain (2015), among other venues; “PAPER:Work,” Art Africa Fair, Cape Town, and Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, both 2017.
What we discuss
- The role of art in addressing social issues
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Futures Collective#1 Whitney Stacey & Matt Teluk - Co-Directors of Monochrome Coffee CoMeet Whitney & Matt
Monochrome Coffee Co. is a social enterprise coffee company, out to empower people to change the world now!
Led by Co-Directors, Whitney Stacey and Matt Teluk, Monochrome Coffee Co. exists to transform developing communities through the education and empowerment of youth.
Whitney grew up wanting to be an actor, but always knew she had a passion for positively impacting other people's lives. A volunteer trip to Tanzania at age 18 solidified her commitment to impacting East African communities through education.
Matt's pathway was very different. Matt went to university and became a lawyer. After accepting a highly-sought after g...2017-11-0430 min