A graduate of the Sheridan College program in Child and Youth Work, Carol Lobo is a child care professional dedicated to helping children fruitfully grow and prosper. Always on her feet and adamant about keeping busy, her 14-year-long career portfolio consists of a diverse body of work, including retail, government, administration, and the one field incredibly close to her heart - customer service in the hospitality industry! Join us as we chat with Carol about her venture into entrepreneurship via @donatellos.pizza

Meghan is a first year Economics major and Political Science minor at McGill University in Montreal, QC.

Anushka Samant, a 23 year old has an inspiring story to tell.  She is a strong climate change activist and a sustainable architect.

During one of her courses in Architecture, she had to work on a thesis and it was during this time,   she started to question the role and scope of architecture in relation to climate issues and sustainability. How could the skills she was trying to obtain help solve this issue? She began to realise the shallowness with which we all look at sustainability. She says, that it's a known fact that "architecture informs culture and culture informs architecture. Throughout history, we have witnessed how architecture has the ability to mould lifestyles, yet we do not use this ability to the fullest. While I as an individual do not have the power to stop big industries from deepening the crisis, I have the power to design in ways that influence a better lifestyle."

April is dedicated as World Autism Month, it was declared by the Autism Society in April 1970. Autism touches more than 70 million people globally. Approximately 1 in 60 children and youth are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder as per World Health Organization, and this number continues to grow.

Ayesha Jane Mendes, aged 10 years, will narrate inspiring stories of individuals, who suffer from Autism, but went on to create history.

Seema D'Souza Pinto has worn many hats, she is a Marketing, Event & PR specialist with over 20 years experience in the Marketing Communications Industry.  Having founded Semora Entertainment Works, she has spearheaded it’s growth by working with a multitude of high profile corporate clients like  the IPL (Rajasthan Royals), South African Tourism, Google, Godrej Group, Lakme Fashion Week, BBC Knowledge, Femina, Cartoon Network, Yahoo India, Unilever, Disney, Airtel, Novartis, FIAT, etc.  She excels in strategizing & implementing nationwide campaigns, and being an "ideas" person, has conceptualized & executed significant projects, like Cartoon Network's Toon Cricket, The WebWiz Awards and the more recent and noteworthy, Diabetic Food Trail. Her agency work experience and a dual MBA degree in Finance & Marketing have greatly reinforced her management skills, enhancing the practical knowledge of the strategic planning and creative process.

In honor of the International Women's month, Seema D'souza Pinto, from Mumbai India, will narrate a short story of Rani Lakshmibai, the  Queen of Jhansi who fought valiantly against the British Empire in India. She is remembered for her valor, heroism and sacrificing her life fighting for her country India.  

Lifedcoded is proud to celebrate Black History month and honours the heroes who fought for a cause and to thank them for giving hope and teaching us life lessons that can be used for future generations.  We have Olivia D'Costa the creator of Stories and Soul, who also appeared in our earlier podcast,  who will narrate to us inspiring stories of two african american legends.

Aaron Reeve Mendes, an 8 year old born, raised in India and now residing in Toronto, Canada, is a rising star in chess and has been termed as a chess prodigy. At this tender age he has outshined with spectacular performances in the field of Chess. His interest for chess began at very young age, what began as a leisure play activity soon turned out to be his passion. 

A big contribution can be attributed to Derik's Chess School, Mangalore from where Aaron has been undertaking professional coaching since last 2 years.

Prior to NAYCC (North American Youth Chess Championship), Aaron has participated in many tournaments over the past year and has been successful in securing one of the top three positions in most of them.

Aaron was the first runner up in the Ontario Youth Chess Championship (OYCC) held in May 2019 in Kitchener, Canada.

He shared a 3rd tie position in the National level U-8 Canadian Youth Chess Championship (CYCC) held in July 2019 in Saskatchewan, Canada.

After my interview with him, he went on to bag his latest feat  at the ‘American Continental - Fide Online World U10 Rapid Championship’ held from December 2 to 4 2020. As many as 28 countries took part in the event wherein Aaron tied for the first position and bagged second in the tie breaker scoring 6 on 7.

Aaron's personal dedication and hard work, backed by excellent chess coaching from his mentors and support from his parents, teachers, sister and extended family, have played an instrumental part in supporting and providing Aaron with all the necessary facilities to pursue his interest.

Helen Keller once said "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."

Defying the odds of being legally blind and having the vision and foresight to see beyond her impediments is one such woman. Sushmeetha Bubna, from Mumbai India, was born with a cataract which was detected at a tender age of 5. The cataract was successfully operated at the age of 7, but complications of the surgery, led to a hemorrhage with retinal detachment and loss of vision in the right eye completely. A year and a half later, at 13, she was affected with the retinal detachment in the left eye as well which led her to be legally blind at the age of 24. However, this didn’t deter her resolve to study and she completed her education and graduated in commerce and a post graduate degree in management she is a full-time director of a technology providing in-depth love for exploring new assistive technology, stemmed with a vision of creating a difference in the lives of others’.  She wanted to learn to use the computer but was denied admission in one of the leading computer training institutes. Thereafter she found no institute, who could train a visually impaired person. So, although people warned her that this feat would be impossible, she broke barriers and went on to open her own computer institute for the visually challenged community. On April 3rd, 2000 she held the first class of her institute “Voice Vision”. She has initiated several projects for the visually impaired, like a matrimonial online and offline platform for the visually impaired, to meet and find their soulmates, FAIYDA- an exclusive online platform connecting disabled artisans to sell their products and services  thereby giving them a purpose in their lives and financial independency.

Her efforts haven’t gone unnoticed, she has been recognized with several awards:

Dr. Batra’s Positive Health Award, ICICI Banks Fund your own worth Award, Neelam Khursheed Kanga Memorial Award, National Award for the best accessible website, Nawalgarh Nagrik Sangh Award & Rex Karamveer Global Fellowship Honour

We at Lifedcoded salute this incredible lady and promote her cause. If you would like to support her or any of her initiatives, you can reach her at [email protected]  OR  through her various social media handles: