Episode 034: Irina Gladysheva, Watson Institute Scholar and Founder, LearnEx
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Our guest for Episode #34 is Irina Gladysheva, a Watson Institute scholar and founder of LearnEx, a learning platform for connecting people from her native Russia with teachers and opportunities for work and study abroad.
We cover several topics, including:
How a 9th grader living in a rural Russian village taught herself English.
Where she developed her passion for connecting other Russians with opportunities and the world beyond Russia.
How Irina’s making the most of her time at Watson Institute, developing a platform for accomplishing her mission.
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Our guest for Episode #27 is Kim White, a participant in Watson Institute’s Semester Incubator in Boulder, and Co-founder of Zimbowties, a Zimbabwe-based startup making bowties from recycled fabrics. Proceeds from sales go towards putting Zimbabwean kids through school.
Kim and I touch on a number of things, such as:
his inspiration for creating a business with a social impact
Kim’s experience in Boulder and at the Watson Institute
the concept of Design Thinking
what he’s gained from working with Zimbabwean children
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Episode 017: Mary Katherine Keller, Boulder Community Fellow, Watson Institute
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Episode #17 of the Boulder Tech Podcast features Mary Katherine Keller, Boulder Community Fellow at Watson Institute. Among other things, our fun and lively conversation covers:
her work mentoring at-risk teens in Boulder
the entrepreneurial mindset since she’s had since she was twelve and where that’s leading her
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