The Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series welcomes Samriddhi Tiwari. 

Discover how a simple, everyday material inspired a groundbreaking idea in sustainability. Explore how Samriddhi Tiwari turned discarded human hair into an effective natural fertilizer.

“I remember visiting salons and noticing these huge piles of discarded hair on the floor. It honestly shocked me, I had never realized how much waste a single salon produces in just one day.”

“I had just cut my own hair and it had always been very close to my heart, so the thought of it just being swept away felt wrong. I really wanted to use it in a meaningful, unusual way instead of letting it go to waste. That moment stayed with me, and it inspired the entire idea behind my research.”

Samriddhi’s Linkedin

More about the host: Jiya Nagpal is a 14-year-old high school freshman from Gurgaon, India who is passionate about creativity, technology, and innovation. She is an aspiring software engineer. She has been a co-host and presenter on the Global Innovation Field Trip since the beginning (May 2020) and loves hosting panel discussions on a wide range of topics, from emerging technologies to AI, and even navigating choices between passion-driven and practical career paths. She is currently studying the IGCSE curriculum including a diverse range of subjects that fuel her curiosity and love for learning. Jiya Nagpal's LinkedIn

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Sustainability, #EcoInnovation, #GreenSolutions, #HumanHairFertilizer, #NaturalFertilizer, #HairRecycling, #YoungCollaboratorsPodcast

Welcoming Ahren Hoffman to the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series. 

The Innovation World Podcast Team was honored to be a part of the Young Inventors Challenge hosted by People of Play at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair on November 8, 2025. The podcast team collected interviews from student innovators, volunteers, judges and sponsors. It was incredible to spend the day with such wonderfully innovative individuals!

The mission of the Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) is to inspire the next generation to use creativity, critical thinking, and STEAM skills in the invention and innovation process and to connect professionals within the toy and game industry to mentor these young innovators in their design process.

The annual Young Inventor Challenge® provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to develop and pitch their original inventions to major toy and game companies, industry professionals, members of the media and general public. This unique and educational experience ignites imagination, creativity and presentation skills like no other, providing a means of taking these inventions to greater heights, with professional critiques from People of Play industry experts.

Learn more about the Young Inventors Challenge: https://www.chitag.com/yic

Podcast Team: 

Aarin Bothra is a 16-year-old high school student from Aurora, Illinois. He is an inventor, innovator and the Co-Founder and Director of Seeds of Hope, an environmental nonprofit. Aarin speaks English, Hindi, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish. Aarin is the Growth and Social Media Intern for Innovation World and a regular co-host and translator for presenters at the Global Innovation Field Trip.

Maxwell (Max) Miller is a 12-year-old student from Lewis Center, Ohio who attends the School of Humanity. When he is not podcasting, he enjoys creating music, cooking, and other artistic projects and playing games.

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 

Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Chitag #PeopleOfPlay #YoungInventorsChallenge #YoungCollaboratorsPodcastSeries #InnovationWorld #Toys #Games

Welcoming Angel Trichak to the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series. 

The Innovation World Podcast Team was honored to be a part of the Young Inventors Challenge hosted by People of Play at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair on November 8, 2025. The podcast team collected interviews from student innovators, volunteers, judges and sponsors. It was incredible to spend the day with such wonderfully innovative individuals!

The mission of the Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) is to inspire the next generation to use creativity, critical thinking, and STEAM skills in the invention and innovation process and to connect professionals within the toy and game industry to mentor these young innovators in their design process.

The annual Young Inventor Challenge® provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to develop and pitch their original inventions to major toy and game companies, industry professionals, members of the media and general public. This unique and educational experience ignites imagination, creativity and presentation skills like no other, providing a means of taking these inventions to greater heights, with professional critiques from People of Play industry experts.

Learn more about the Young Inventors Challenge: https://www.chitag.com/yic

Podcast Team: 

Aarin Bothra is a 16-year-old high school student from Aurora, Illinois. He is an inventor, innovator and the Co-Founder and Director of Seeds of Hope, an environmental nonprofit. Aarin speaks English, Hindi, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish. Aarin is the Growth and Social Media Intern for Innovation World and a regular co-host and translator for presenters at the Global Innovation Field Trip.

Maxwell (Max) Miller is a 12-year-old student from Lewis Center, Ohio who attends the School of Humanity. When he is not podcasting, he enjoys creating music, cooking, and other artistic projects and playing games.

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 

Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Chitag #PeopleOfPlay #YoungInventorsChallenge #YoungCollaboratorsPodcastSeries #InnovationWorld #Toys #Games

Welcoming Anthony Gullotti to the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series. 

The Innovation World Podcast Team was honored to be a part of the Young Inventors Challenge hosted by People of Play at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair on November 8, 2025. The podcast team collected interviews from student innovators, volunteers, judges and sponsors. It was incredible to spend the day with such wonderfully innovative individuals!

The mission of the Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) is to inspire the next generation to use creativity, critical thinking, and STEAM skills in the invention and innovation process and to connect professionals within the toy and game industry to mentor these young innovators in their design process.

The annual Young Inventor Challenge® provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to develop and pitch their original inventions to major toy and game companies, industry professionals, members of the media and general public. This unique and educational experience ignites imagination, creativity and presentation skills like no other, providing a means of taking these inventions to greater heights, with professional critiques from People of Play industry experts.

Learn more about the Young Inventors Challenge: https://www.chitag.com/yic

Podcast Team: 

Aarin Bothra is a 16-year-old high school student from Aurora, Illinois. He is an inventor, innovator and the Co-Founder and Director of Seeds of Hope, an environmental nonprofit. Aarin speaks English, Hindi, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish. Aarin is the Growth and Social Media Intern for Innovation World and a regular co-host and translator for presenters at the Global Innovation Field Trip.

Maxwell (Max) Miller is a 12-year-old student from Lewis Center, Ohio who attends the School of Humanity. When he is not podcasting, he enjoys creating music, cooking, and other artistic projects and playing games.

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 

Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Chitag #PeopleOfPlay #YoungInventorsChallenge #YoungCollaboratorsPodcastSeries #InnovationWorld #Toys #Games

Welcoming Dick Esterle to the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series. 

The Innovation World Podcast Team was honored to be a part of the Young Inventors Challenge hosted by People of Play at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair on November 8, 2025. The podcast team collected interviews from student innovators, volunteers, judges and sponsors. It was incredible to spend the day with such wonderfully innovative individuals!

The mission of the Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) is to inspire the next generation to use creativity, critical thinking, and STEAM skills in the invention and innovation process and to connect professionals within the toy and game industry to mentor these young innovators in their design process.

The annual Young Inventor Challenge® provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to develop and pitch their original inventions to major toy and game companies, industry professionals, members of the media and general public. This unique and educational experience ignites imagination, creativity and presentation skills like no other, providing a means of taking these inventions to greater heights, with professional critiques from People of Play industry experts.

Learn more about the Young Inventors Challenge: https://www.chitag.com/yic

Podcast Team: 

Aarin Bothra is a 16-year-old high school student from Aurora, Illinois. He is an inventor, innovator and the Co-Founder and Director of Seeds of Hope, an environmental nonprofit. Aarin speaks English, Hindi, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish. Aarin is the Growth and Social Media Intern for Innovation World and a regular co-host and translator for presenters at the Global Innovation Field Trip.

Maxwell (Max) Miller is a 12-year-old student from Lewis Center, Ohio who attends the School of Humanity. When he is not podcasting, he enjoys creating music, cooking, and other artistic projects and playing games.

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 

Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Chitag #PeopleOfPlay #YoungInventorsChallenge #YoungCollaboratorsPodcastSeries #InnovationWorld #Toys #Games

Welcoming Eleanor Wyskiel to the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series. 

The Innovation World Podcast Team was honored to be a part of the Young Inventors Challenge hosted by People of Play at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair on November 8, 2025. The podcast team collected interviews from student innovators, volunteers, judges and sponsors. It was incredible to spend the day with such wonderfully innovative individuals!

The mission of the Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) is to inspire the next generation to use creativity, critical thinking, and STEAM skills in the invention and innovation process and to connect professionals within the toy and game industry to mentor these young innovators in their design process.

The annual Young Inventor Challenge® provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to develop and pitch their original inventions to major toy and game companies, industry professionals, members of the media and general public. This unique and educational experience ignites imagination, creativity and presentation skills like no other, providing a means of taking these inventions to greater heights, with professional critiques from People of Play industry experts.

Learn more about the Young Inventors Challenge: https://www.chitag.com/yic

Podcast Team: 

Aarin Bothra is a 16-year-old high school student from Aurora, Illinois. He is an inventor, innovator and the Co-Founder and Director of Seeds of Hope, an environmental nonprofit. Aarin speaks English, Hindi, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish. Aarin is the Growth and Social Media Intern for Innovation World and a regular co-host and translator for presenters at the Global Innovation Field Trip.

Maxwell (Max) Miller is a 12-year-old student from Lewis Center, Ohio who attends the School of Humanity. When he is not podcasting, he enjoys creating music, cooking, and other artistic projects and playing games.

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 

Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Chitag #PeopleOfPlay #YoungInventorsChallenge #YoungCollaboratorsPodcastSeries #InnovationWorld #Toys #Games

Welcoming Grant Lyon to the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series. 

The Innovation World Podcast Team was honored to be a part of the Young Inventors Challenge hosted by People of Play at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair on November 8, 2025. The podcast team collected interviews from student innovators, volunteers, judges and sponsors. It was incredible to spend the day with such wonderfully innovative individuals!

The mission of the Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) is to inspire the next generation to use creativity, critical thinking, and STEAM skills in the invention and innovation process and to connect professionals within the toy and game industry to mentor these young innovators in their design process.

The annual Young Inventor Challenge® provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to develop and pitch their original inventions to major toy and game companies, industry professionals, members of the media and general public. This unique and educational experience ignites imagination, creativity and presentation skills like no other, providing a means of taking these inventions to greater heights, with professional critiques from People of Play industry experts.

Learn more about the Young Inventors Challenge: https://www.chitag.com/yic

Podcast Team: 

Aarin Bothra is a 16-year-old high school student from Aurora, Illinois. He is an inventor, innovator and the Co-Founder and Director of Seeds of Hope, an environmental nonprofit. Aarin speaks English, Hindi, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish. Aarin is the Growth and Social Media Intern for Innovation World and a regular co-host and translator for presenters at the Global Innovation Field Trip.

Maxwell (Max) Miller is a 12-year-old student from Lewis Center, Ohio who attends the School of Humanity. When he is not podcasting, he enjoys creating music, cooking, and other artistic projects and playing games.

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 

Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Chitag #PeopleOfPlay #YoungInventorsChallenge #YoungCollaboratorsPodcastSeries #InnovationWorld #Toys #Games

Welcoming Greg Ahearn to the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series. 

The Innovation World Podcast Team was honored to be a part of the Young Inventors Challenge hosted by People of Play at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair on November 8, 2025. The podcast team collected interviews from student innovators, volunteers, judges and sponsors. It was incredible to spend the day with such wonderfully innovative individuals!

The mission of the Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) is to inspire the next generation to use creativity, critical thinking, and STEAM skills in the invention and innovation process and to connect professionals within the toy and game industry to mentor these young innovators in their design process.

The annual Young Inventor Challenge® provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to develop and pitch their original inventions to major toy and game companies, industry professionals, members of the media and general public. This unique and educational experience ignites imagination, creativity and presentation skills like no other, providing a means of taking these inventions to greater heights, with professional critiques from People of Play industry experts.

Learn more about the Young Inventors Challenge: https://www.chitag.com/yic

Podcast Team: 

Aarin Bothra is a 16-year-old high school student from Aurora, Illinois. He is an inventor, innovator and the Co-Founder and Director of Seeds of Hope, an environmental nonprofit. Aarin speaks English, Hindi, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish. Aarin is the Growth and Social Media Intern for Innovation World and a regular co-host and translator for presenters at the Global Innovation Field Trip.

Maxwell (Max) Miller is a 12-year-old student from Lewis Center, Ohio who attends the School of Humanity. When he is not podcasting, he enjoys creating music, cooking, and other artistic projects and playing games.

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 

Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Chitag #PeopleOfPlay #YoungInventorsChallenge #YoungCollaboratorsPodcastSeries #InnovationWorld #Toys #Games

Welcoming Heidi Olenczuk and Loretta Rode to the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series. 

The Innovation World Podcast Team was honored to be a part of the Young Inventors Challenge hosted by People of Play at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair on November 8, 2025. The podcast team collected interviews from student innovators, volunteers, judges and sponsors. It was incredible to spend the day with such wonderfully innovative individuals!

The mission of the Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) is to inspire the next generation to use creativity, critical thinking, and STEAM skills in the invention and innovation process and to connect professionals within the toy and game industry to mentor these young innovators in their design process.

The annual Young Inventor Challenge® provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to develop and pitch their original inventions to major toy and game companies, industry professionals, members of the media and general public. This unique and educational experience ignites imagination, creativity and presentation skills like no other, providing a means of taking these inventions to greater heights, with professional critiques from People of Play industry experts.

Learn more about the Young Inventors Challenge: https://www.chitag.com/yic

Podcast Team: 

Aarin Bothra is a 16-year-old high school student from Aurora, Illinois. He is an inventor, innovator and the Co-Founder and Director of Seeds of Hope, an environmental nonprofit. Aarin speaks English, Hindi, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish. Aarin is the Growth and Social Media Intern for Innovation World and a regular co-host and translator for presenters at the Global Innovation Field Trip.

Maxwell (Max) Miller is a 12-year-old student from Lewis Center, Ohio who attends the School of Humanity. When he is not podcasting, he enjoys creating music, cooking, and other artistic projects and playing games.

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 

Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Chitag #PeopleOfPlay #YoungInventorsChallenge #YoungCollaboratorsPodcastSeries #InnovationWorld #Toys #Games

Welcoming JM Duparc to the Innovation World Young Collaborators Podcast Series. 

The Innovation World Podcast Team was honored to be a part of the Young Inventors Challenge hosted by People of Play at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair on November 8, 2025. The podcast team collected interviews from student innovators, volunteers, judges and sponsors. It was incredible to spend the day with such wonderfully innovative individuals!

The mission of the Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) is to inspire the next generation to use creativity, critical thinking, and STEAM skills in the invention and innovation process and to connect professionals within the toy and game industry to mentor these young innovators in their design process.

The annual Young Inventor Challenge® provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to develop and pitch their original inventions to major toy and game companies, industry professionals, members of the media and general public. This unique and educational experience ignites imagination, creativity and presentation skills like no other, providing a means of taking these inventions to greater heights, with professional critiques from People of Play industry experts.

Learn more about the Young Inventors Challenge: https://www.chitag.com/yic

Podcast Team: 

Aarin Bothra is a 16-year-old high school student from Aurora, Illinois. He is an inventor, innovator and the Co-Founder and Director of Seeds of Hope, an environmental nonprofit. Aarin speaks English, Hindi, Japanese, South Korean and Spanish. Aarin is the Growth and Social Media Intern for Innovation World and a regular co-host and translator for presenters at the Global Innovation Field Trip.

Maxwell (Max) Miller is a 12-year-old student from Lewis Center, Ohio who attends the School of Humanity. When he is not podcasting, he enjoys creating music, cooking, and other artistic projects and playing games.

Listen to more young innovator podcasts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1589629 

Learn more about Innovation World: https://innovationworld.org/

#Chitag #PeopleOfPlay #YoungInventorsChallenge #YoungCollaboratorsPodcastSeries #InnovationWorld #Toys #Games