When 16-year-old New Jersey student, Brandon, first read about sport psychology, he was immediately drawn to the field given his love of basketball and how the mind works.

He's since dived deep into the topic as the founder of Mind Design Sports and the host of the Mind Design Sports podcast.

We chat about how students can benefit from sport psychology and the challenges he overcame in launching the podcast.

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In recent years, students have started to believe that they need to found an organisation, not for profit or company to get admitted to top universities.

Crimson Education's Director for USA and Canada, Anjali Bhatia, argues that this isn't the case and in fact, being a founder could potentially hurt your chances of admission. She also outlines what Admission Officers are actually looking for and what you can do to improve your candidacy. 

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• Discover how to accelerate your learning with Crimson Global Academy to help put you on a path for top unis.
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Jenk Oz is the founder and CMO of Thred Media. With hundreds of thousands of followers and a mission to introduce Gen Z to social change.

Thred reaches teens and young adults in 130+ countries a month and has won several awards including four W3 Awards, an International Davey Award, Amazon AWS Activator Award and been a finalist for a global KidScreen award. 

Jenk has been in West End theatre, TV, commercials, music videos, short films and voice overs. On the speaking circuit, Jenk has given three TEDx Talks entitled ‘Ideas Ink.’; ‘Breaking the Pattern’ and 'Can a 'Like' change the world- the power of clicktivism' as well as having spoken at conferences around the world.

In this episode, Jenk shares how Thred Media evolved from a family newsletter, hiring his first employee, how acting has given him confidence and the strategy he has for further growth.  

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Crimson Education Strategist, Evelyn Wu,  graduated with her bachelors and masters degree in mathematics at Oxford and spent 10 years working at the British Council. 

Her experience is now helping Crimson students gain admission to top UK unis. 

In this episode, Evelyn gives us an insight into how she approaches university research including the rankings that matter, the graduate and employment opportunities and how to set realistic goals.

• Are you aiming for top universities in the US, UK or Europe and would love the guidance of experts like Evelyn? Request a free consultation with an Academic Advisor to hear how to get into unis like Stanford, Harvard and Oxford! 
• Discover how to accelerate your learning with Crimson Global Academy to help put you on a path for top unis.
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How many times have you watched a TED Talk and felt that it had the potential to change your life? 

That's exactly what happened for Anagha who  always wanted to do more but felt like she should specialise in one thing. It wasn’t until she saw a TED talk about 'multipotentialites’ that she realised there’s nothing wrong with having a broad array of interests and talents!

She has gone on to found a mental health organisation, be one of 50 global advocates for women in STEM, intern for an AI company and more!

We chat about everything from Women's History Month to LinkedIn profiles and even her response to a rather awkward introduction to public speaking.

• Click here for the TED Talk that helped Anagha realise her true potential and the community for multipotentialites
• Anagha welcomes listeners to connect with her on LinkedIn and Instagram
• Click here to learn more about Girls in Science 4 SDGs - the UN affiliated organisation that Anagha is an advocate for
• Learn more about MindChamps and their competition 'It's All in the Mind'

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When you ask Jamie Beaton to be a guest on the show, it's not so much a podcast as a mini crash course!

In this episode, Jamie reflects on his time working for Weiss Asset Management and Tiger Management and his deep love of all things investing and finance to give insights into the career path and the extracurriculars that matter while in high school.

Crimson CEO, Harvard graduate, Stanford MBA and Rhodes Scholar, Jamie Beaton, gives a fast-paced crash course into life in finance, the careers to consider, companies to aim for and why getting into a top university can make all the difference. Click here to check out Jamie's intensive online stock investing course.

• Are you aiming for top universities in the US, UK or Europe and would love the guidance of experts like Jamie? Request a free consultation with an Academic Advisor to hear how to get into unis like Stanford, Harvard and Oxford! 
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17-year-old Liam Millward was aiming to study medicine but life has taken him down the entrepreneurship path!

After he turned a family travel blog into a magazine with 50,000 readers, he turned his attention to podcasts and now to eCommerce.

We chat about what it took to build the magazine readership, how to start a business and networking tips for young entrepreneurs. Liam invites listeners to connect with him on LinkedIn.

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COVID-19 severely disrupted all aspects of college life but none more so than college sports.

In this episode of College Tips, Crimson Education Strategist and former Harvard lacrosse player, Bryan Moore, discusses the future of college sports as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift and how students can build their candidacy away from the training track.

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Many students aim for a career in finance but Aryaansh is already experiencing it. The 15-year-old from Dubai has worked at JP Morgan, developed an algorithm to trade foreign currencies and trades on behalf of his friends.

In this podcast episode, Aryaansh shares how he got the internship while in Year 10, the books he read to get started in the stock market and what his views are on stories like Gamestop and crytocurrencies. Aryaansh welcomes listeners to connect with him on LinkedIn.

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If you're aiming to apply to universities like Oxford or Cambridge, then nailing the UK personal statement should be high on your priority list.

In this episode of College Tips, Oxford graduate and Crimson Education Strategist, Abbi Colwyn, takes a closer look at what makes a successful personal statement.

She shares some her favourite essay writing formulas, mistakes to avoid and memorable essays to help you get a great head start!

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