Rebecca Scott of STREAT is a socially-responsible and refreshingly quirky role model for our times. A self proclaimed 'hustler’ since childhood, Bec sees the value in everyone and everything. What's more, she knows how to bolt it all together to build an egalitarian vision that contributes to the social betterment of our world.

With 11 social enterprises under the STREAT banner, Bec's quest to provide a sense of belonging and hope to our youth -- catalysed by the simple question “whose problem is that really?” -- will inspire and challenge you in equal measure. 

Language warning: one or two f-bombs dropped.

SHOW NOTES

• STREAT has fed over 3 million people since opening in 2010
• Why her school teachers aren't surprised that she's become a ‘social entrepreneur’
• Harnessing collaborative energy, social capital, political capital
• A working class kid with a talent for “hustling” - not bossy but capable
• An intrinsic sense of egalitarianism - everyone in a community can add value
• Using creativity to solve problems and affect change
• The joy of co-founding a social enterprise with her 10 year old son
• What is a social enterprise?
• Using the margins to stimulate the creative process - in line with other random collaborators
• Taking years to connect dots of systems thinking using creativity and visual prompts
• Her aversion to creating projects on her own - co creation makes sparks fly and reality happen
• For every one idea that happens, 100 don’t come to fruition. That’s ok.
• The queen of side projects 
• Following the path of the energy flow
• Moving on if a project comes up against inertia
• Managing her phenomenal restlessness
• Inhabiting 2050 in her mind
• Why she looks like a “messy innovator”
• Connecting all her projects without being linear
• Spotting patterns through the noise
• Valuing latent potential 
• Needing pace and slowness simultaneously
• Being the equal master of the small and fast, the quiet and loud
• Don’t give up your day job and still make a difference
• Have you assessed your environmental footprint?
• Why we must stop externalising slavery
• Why corporate companies are just an extension of our individual buying habits
• The power of arming yourself with knowledge and building a likeminded tribe 
• Seeking humans who inspire through gentle humility
• Belonging and social inclusion is the secret sauce for homeless youth
• Whose problem are the homeless?
• The beauty of a new bud
• Everything worthwhile starts with a simple conversation

LINKS YOU'LL LOVE

• STREAT
• Chicken Soup for the Soul

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