Welcome to our Student Mini-Series! Where each week we’ll be talking with an influential student about her experience at university, her mistakes and successes, and her advice on we can make this year at uni the best it can be.

Joana Baptista is a multi-award winning social entrepreneur, public speaker and activist AND Economics & Management student at the University of Oxford.

Her social enterprise She., works to reverse taught prejudice by taking classic fairytales and rewriting them with a modern twist, and has reached over 15 countries and received endorsements from the likes of Peter Tatchell and Miriam Margolyes OBE.

Joana is also the co-founder of UniPear, an initiative to help minority and disadvantaged school students receive offers to Oxford University. Joana is also a 2 time TEDx speaker, with other notable talks including speaking for Facebook’s International Women’s Day, and to HRH Princess Anne.

Joana is the winner of several awards including the WeAreTheCity Rising Stars Entrepreneur and Startups Award, InspiringJuniors 2018, Women in Tech Most Promising Junior 2018, and the youngest ever recipient of the Women of the Future Young Star Award

In this episode, Joana and Josie discuss the habits that got Joana through her first year at Oxford and how to get out of your comfort zone in freshers week (even when you are insanely nervous!).

Connect with Joana:

Instagram: @jozeeebo

Twitter: @joanadbaptista 

Her Businesses:

@shedotmovement and @hellounipear

Email us @ [email protected]

Connect with Josie on Social media:

LinkedIn: Josie Sequeira-Shuker

Instagram: josiesequeirashuker

Follow us on Instagram: @ thinkherambition

Follow us on twitter: @ HER ambition

Follow us on LinkedIn: thinkHER ambition