Kavindya Thennakoon is an educator and entrepreneur who founded Tilli, a play-based platform to support social emotional learning for children.

In this episode, we cover Kavi's incredible journey from Sri Lanka to the USA, her approach and motivations for supporting SEL for children, and her take on social impact and activism through entrepreneurship, non-profit organizations, and large private companies.

Find more about Kavi's work:

- https://www.tillikids.com/

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavindyathennakoon/

- https://twitter.com/kavindya_T

Carmelo Presicce is an educator and researcher currently pursuing his PhD at the MIT Media Lab. Carmelo's work focuses on the design and facilitation of creative learning experiences for children and educators, in person and online.

In our conversation, Carmelo shares his journey from growing up in a small town in Italy to joining the MIT Media Lab and developing vibrant communities of educators.

Find more about Carmelo's work:

- https://lcl.media.mit.edu/

- https://linkedin.com/in/carmelopresicce

Renato Russo is currently pursuing a PhD at Columbia Teacher's College, where he focuses on two main subjects: cultural renderings of maker spaces around the world and digital literacy to combat online disinformation.

Beyond these topics, we also discussed how his childhood in Brazil shaped his journey towards becoming an educator and a researcher.

Find more about Renato's work:

- http://russo.work/

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/renatofarusso/

- https://twitter.com/renrusso