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An entrepreneurial venture most often involves getting the right idea at the right time. But there is so much more that goes into the eventual success after that eureka moment, much of which fades away in the background. Hear Jacob Weddernburn-Day, the co-founder of Stasher, talk about the journey that led him to establish his startup as a $12 million company.

Who is Jacob? 

Jacob Wedderburn-Day is the founder of Stasher — a travel tech startup that connects travellers looking to store luggage with shops and hotels providing storage space. Jacob and Anthony, friends from their time studying economics at Oxford together, co-founded the business in 2015.  They have grown it from the initial idea back when they were students to being a venture-backed company, valued at over $12 million, present in  250 cities worldwide. They were both recognised this year on Europe’s  Forbes 30 under 30 list. In addition to Stasher, Jacob and Anthony co-founded Tree points, a climate change social enterprise. They can also be heard on the Morality of Everyday Things podcast, an everyday philosophy show which ranks in the top 5% of podcasts worldwide.     

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Is there a cause that you deeply care about, an issue that makes you want to lead change, but you don't know where to begin considering the extent and size of it? Hear Madhav Datt talk about his story of how starting an environmental club led him to change 80,000 lives, epitomizing the influence passion and dedication can together have.

Who is Madhav Datt?

Madhav Datt founded Green the Gene as a small environmental club in his school when he was 8 years old. Today, Green the Gene is one of the world’s largest completely youth-led environmental non-profits, with over 7,000 young volunteers and projects in 62 countries. They pioneer low-cost technology and data-driven solutions to help local communities in environmental crises across the world. Their focus on safe water accessibility has created affordable water purification devices that bring safe, usable water access to thousands of people in underserved areas. Madhav also co-founded Nostos Homes - a non-profit building homes for the forcibly displaced.

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If things were always as simple as going by the "follow your passion"  rhetoric, nobody would choose to enter or stick with jobs that make them miserable. Hear Nikita Khandwala talk about how you can practically chase what you care about despite the prevalent yet forgotten complexities   

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Nikita Khandwala is a Strategy Analyst at LinkedIn, a World Economic  Forum Global Shaper and the co-founder of Unbox - a digital platform on a  mission to help young people thrive in the passion economy.    

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Stellar grades, admirable skills, remarkable CVs: these are great! But in a world as competitive as ours, are these enough? Catch this episode to understand what more you could do to make your way into your dream university or job!    

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Justin is the Founder of GetChoGrindUp, a media company helping students navigate their way through college. He is also the host of the iTunes  Top 100 podcast Declassified College, where he unlocks cheat codes to thriving in college in bite-sized episodes. Justin has grown his podcast  through his LinkedIn and TikTok content (@declassifiedcollege) where he gets a combined 7+M views each month.  

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Guest Bio: Mohamed is an Industrial Engineering Student, in his last year, studying at the University of Toronto and pursuing a minor in  Business. He has recently completed a 13-month internship in management consulting at a boutique firm called  The Porier Group. He has now  founded a digital marketing agency, called Noor Marketing, that specializes in using paid advertising and sales funnels.    

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Breaking stereotypes, defying socio-cultural barriers, following one's  passion and making the world a better place: hear about these from Salam  Al Nukta, a woman who has done it all!

Guest Bio: Originally from Syria, Salam is a startup enthusiast based in the Netherlands with a passion for bringing immediate and strategic value-added projects focusing on women’s empowerment and communities’  prosperity. She founded and launched “ChangeMakers” in 2016, a startup in Syria that aims to close the gender gap in STEM. She has completed 3  years of BSc in Biology from Damascus University before she started a  BSc in International Business Administration in the Netherlands. She is a  public speaker on issues related to female engagement in economic development, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

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As kids, curiosities about space are not rare. But the initial flickers of interest seem to fade in the absence of illuminating space education.  Yumna Majeed is tackling the issue, spreading space education in her community!  

Guest Bio: Yumna Majeed is a space educator and aspiring astronaut. She has been working to promote astronomy and space technology in Pakistan since 2016. Yumna founded Exploration which is a space education-based social enterprise. She believes every kid should get answers to their space imaginations which they usually don't get in their classrooms. For that purpose, she is working in affiliation with various international space organizations. Yumna Majeed is a Medical Lab Technologist,  graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore.  

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In this episode, Tyler Shores talks about the conversation surrounding digital well-being and gives bits of advice for you to work out a plan that gives you the results you want.

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Guest Bio: Tyler Shores is the Manager of the ThinkLab Program, within  the Strategic Partnership Office at the University of Cambridge. His  research focuses upon reading in print, reading on screens, and digital  distraction and attention spans. Tyler’s current projects are focused on  digital wellbeing, social media, and the role of digital technology in  our everyday lives. Prior to Cambridge, Tyler worked at Google in  Mountain View, CA as part of Authors@Google, one of the world’s largest  online lecture series. In addition he has worked as a director of  digital textbooks in the field of nonprofit education, and most recently  worked as a manager in online education at Stanford University.    

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The buzz and endless pathways surrounding technology sound fascinating. But at first glance, these can be equally intimidating when you don't know how to navigate through any of it. Listen to Aakash Arora to understand more about exploring these areas, and making your way into tech!

Guest bio: Aakash Arora is the co-founder of Turing Education, a company that provides STEM Education through an interdisciplinary approach; aligning with emerging technologies, national curriculum, and the industry. Turing Ed is currently developing an AI to incorporate unsupervised learning in the classroom and regularly holds workshops at various schools and corporations in London. Aakash has also been awarded 1st place at the National Robotics Olympiad, Carnegie Mellon's Botball Robotics Competition, and invited to the Global Conference of Educational Robotics. Aakash's passion lies within leveraging technology to provide STEM education and truly believes it is of importance to advance EdTech at the same pace as other industries. His vision follows a "gamify education" platform for all.

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A considerable part of the admission decisions made by universities  depends on the personal statement. But amidst misinformation and  systemic inequalities, access to guidance for the same lacks for many  students. Watch Oliver Rutherford discuss this, and ways for you to  perfect your personal statement!  

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