David Denis grew up in a small village in Tanzania, where he was given a small piece of land to farm and discovered a passion for agriculture. After qualifying for a full scholarship to attend school, he studied chemistry, physics and biology.

Acknowledging Your Success | Roberta Elizondo

Jan 18th, 2022 33m 7s

After pursuing and failing at a variety of companies, from selling doughnuts on the black market at her elementary school to opening a pizzeria, 2021 GSEA Global Champion Roberta Elizondo realized failure is a part of entrepreneurship. And tha

Pivotal Moments | Bilal Shabandri

Jan 4th, 2022 40m 35s

Using his engineering background, Bilal Shabandri helped scale and sell his father’s business by transitioning to an e-commerce space. From there, he continued with his own entrepreneurial endeavors. With his colleague, Bilal competed in a va

The Middle Ground - Profit & Non-Profit | Shy Kit Wong

Dec 28th, 2021 51m 10s

Observing his parents navigate through financial hardships in a poor Malaysian community allowed Shy Kit Wong to discover the importance of hard work, grit and passion to survive and succeed. As an engineering student and a social entrepreneu

Offering Happiness | Santosh Pandey

Dec 21st, 2021 32m 23s

Born and raised in a small farm town in Nepal, 2019 GSEA Global Finalist Santosh Pandey was always involved in non-profit organizations to boost his social skills and get more involved. He soon realized he had little creative outlets with the

Entrepreneurial Problem Solver | Henry Onyango

Dec 15th, 2021 45m 9s

Growing up in a small town in Kenya, 2019 GSEA Global Finalist and Roometo Co-Founder Henry Onyango imagined a straightforward life for himself—go to school, get a good job, get married, etc. But in high school, Henry had a “serendipity moment

Coding for Success | Camilo Salinas

Sep 14th, 2021 44m 50s

Camilo Salinas learned to code by playing Minecraft and sparked his interest in pursuing computer science. These skills led him to build his company, Residia, a community management platform for residential complexes. Camilo speaks about the h

Innovating for Impact | Alondra Toledo

Jul 27th, 2021 34m 28s

Alondra Toledo has served as a tireless advocate for the deaf community in Puerto Rico from an early age. Her willingness to hustle after opportunities led her to win the 2019 GSEA Innovation Award in Macau, China, where she was also a feature

Social Entrepreneurship | Berat Kjamili

May 4th, 2021 43m 27s

The day after Berat Kjamili, Co-Founder of Migport, found himself on the brink of giving up his entrepreneurial dreams, he received a phone call that spurred him on to continue his efforts in assisting the refugee population in Turkey. He has s

Building Your Vision | Daniela Blanco

Mar 31st, 2021 33m 55s

Setting out to “strategically lose” her first business competition, Daniela Blanco of Sunthetics has since been listed in Forbes 30 Under 30, MIT’s Top Innovators Under 35 in Latin America and was featured in the National Geographic documentary

Creative Processes | Kady O'Connell

Mar 31st, 2021 58m 33s

After leaving her corporate role as an art director, Kady O’Connell, founder of Kady Creative, embarked on the entrepreneurial journey to pursue meaningful work and her passion for creativity and connection. In this deeply practical episode, T

Building Resilience Through Obstacles | Kat Samardzija

Feb 26th, 2021 36m 12s

Katarina Samardzija, a former GSEA US National Finalist and CEO of Locker Lifestyle, a certified 100 percent women-owned company, shares her story of rebuilding after a devastating fire, serving on the FedEx Entrepreneur Advisory Board, balanci

Meaningful Work & Success | Daniel Dubois

Feb 26th, 2021 1h 8m

Starting out by selling moss door-to-door at five years old, serial entrepreneur Daniel Dubois, a former GSEA and Accelerator-participant-turned-EO member, shares his story of raising US$1 million at the age of 21 and his experience working for

The Value of Mentorship & Pivoting | Harvinder Power

Feb 26th, 2021 41m 45s

In the first episode of Dare to Startup, Tyler Olson speaks with 2020 GSEA Global Champion, Harvinder Power, a “doctorpreneur” who combined his passions for engineering, medicine and entrepreneurship to improve physiotherapy through his company

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