Tecla Kalinda is on a mission to solve Canada’s trillion-dollar problem – starting with our kids.

I’m not materialistic. But when you don’t have anything, you see what money can do for you in your life.

With an eye to ushering a new generation of financially empowered youth, Tecla Kalinda, a Senior Analyst at the Bank of Canada, founded ZalaSmart: a financial education company geared to helping kids gain the skills to manage their money and grow generational wealth.

Since launching in 2018, Tecla has established strategic partnerships with youth-centered organizations like the Ottawa Public Library and their 33 locations, For Us Girls, Global Shapers, Girl Guides of Canada, to make ZalaSmart accessible to young people, no matter their means.

We caught up with Tecla on talking to kids about money, why entrepreneurs need to delegate, and how we can solve Canada’s trillion-dollar problem.

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