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I won't give you all of the facts but the young man on my podcast today is single handedly responsible for helping the Californian Government and specifically the San Francisco Bay Area area save $300,000 and protect over 40% of small businesses that don't have websites from shutting down permanently. He's been featured on NASDAQ he has funded from the US Department of Defence and he is only 17. Listen in to see how our future will come from the most unexpected of places.

The First Official ArjSpeaks collaboration! So excited to announce that Teeshal Bal the founder of Grit Leadership an NFP Social Enterprise providing professional leadership and development programs for millennials is offering ArjSpeaks listeners 30 minutes of her time for FREE! You don't want to miss out on the opportunity to gain an incredible Mentor! We catch up on what it means to be a mentor and how we believe this might help our listeners! The link to her calendar for your slot is here: https://calendly.com/teeshal-bal/30min Happy Mentoring!

Naryanthe Namo Namo, you've all fallen in love with the backing track to the Arj Speaks Podcast, today I'm grateful to introduce you all to the fierce yet angelic voice and persona behind it. My guest today, has maintained the beauty of Indian culture through classical music. Despite having lived in New Zealand all her life, the traditional arts are her go to form of expression. Not only is she a trained vocalist in what is arguably the most difficult forms of music on the planet, she plays the tanpura! An instrument that defines the complexity of Indian music with four simple strings. Her commitment to raising awareness about the traditional arts through contemporary compositions is inspirational. With a Master's in Bioscience Enterprise, she really is redefining what it means to be a woman in the 21st century. I'm really looking forward to all she has to share today about thought leadership, changing perception and using these skills entrepreneurially! I endearingly call her ARAV Didi but to the rest of the world she is known as Archana Ravi.

We're back at it and our first port of call is not to only raise awareness about Mental Health but do something about it too. The ArjSpeaks Podcast is so grateful to have sat down with the founders of Voice of Health, Luke Karabatsos and James Hatchman which is a leading Australian Mental Health start-up to unpack lessons to support the future of successful and mindful entrepreneurs. Their precious time yielded some precious pearls of wisdom we can all walk away with becoming almost enlightened.

I met the young gentleman a couple years ago, when I believe he was in his final high school year and I was in my second year at University, where we did a short Investment Banking program together - he was polished, smart, and had that nothing's going to get me down energy around him. I remember him as bright as day. In all honesty despite his age, he was the one person in the program out of all the stellar candidates that myself and my close friend who attended the program with me took acute notice of, we recognised his potential and calibre and knew that we needed to keep and eye out for him. A few years down the track, our suspicions have been confirmed. Originally from the UK, he found himself in South Africa and would always speak of an innovative future, one without barriers and one fuelled by tech and efficiency, little did I know that he would manifest this future for himself. He's 22 and created 7 figure business. Learn how in this episode!

“Its okay to not know where you're going. Be kind to yourself and lean in to your emotions.” Just some of the key messages imparted by this week's guest! Ruby Chikwiri the founder of the #DressAGraduate Movement in South Africa and a enterprising woman from a very young age. Learn some key lessons on Leadership and how young people are dealing with demands of life as we know it today.

You've heard me say a lot of things throughout the Podcast so far, today, my role model says them without me having asked him to. He's won the Best Start-up in Africa Award and is revolutionizing the world as we speak. The founder and CEO of Lula! Join us on this refreshing journey to success.

We've hit the milestone of 10 Episodes! What a way to ring it in. I speak with my life-long friend Carlota Lopes who is making major inrodes into the Entertainment Industry! She has an absolute powerhouse of vocal chords and you will find out why towards the end of the episode. We get an exclusive a cappella version of her first single! We discuss the trials of tribulations of being a woman in the entertainment industry and the steps she took to carve her success that I am so sure of. She's an enigmatic personality with priceless advice that I believe everyone will benefit from! Enjoy! You can find her first single here: https://youtu.be/rw9fu86syF4 don't forget to play this on repeat because its a phenomenal track. Let us support her in her career as she makes her way to stardom!

Want to know what it takes to get onto the Forbes 30 under 30 list? Well listen in! I speak with Shing Yue Sheung the Co-founder and COO of Navi Medical Technologies. A Med-Tech start-up that is redefining how we bring new life into our beautiful earth! We explore and unpack entrepreneurship and how Shing found his calling! Some great takeaways and I'd encourage every budding entrepreneur to have a listen!

In this episode I'm so grateful to chat with the Founders of Bridging Us. A Co-Design Policy Start Up in Australia bridging the gap between young people and decision makers. Ali and Nana are not only a true vision of our future led by young people, but an embodiment of it. Their humble nature, worldly experience and impactful work is so inspirational. They couldn't find a job, so instead. They made one for themselves. Self made. Brilliance.

I'm going to let this Episode speak for itself. Thato walks us through what it means being a Black Woman today and how she has made it her greatest strength to empower those around her.

My guest for this weeks episode is a very special youth icon! Nathaniel Diong is an award-winning Gen-Z educator and social innovator. As CEO & Founder of Future Minds Network (FMN), he's building the next generation of social entrepreneurs. FMN is on a quest to tackle youth unemployment through entrepreneurship. Through engaging, educational programs, students learn from mentors at YCombinator (birthplace of Airbnb), Harvard, and Oxford and get to build startups with an impact. They practise key enterprise skills for the Future of Work like communication and problem-solving, and even stimulate the creation of their own jobs for the future. At 19, Nathaniel had already worked with over 11,000 young people, and was an Entrepreneur in Residence /Mentor/ judge at programs like UC Berkeley, and two hackathons with the United Nations. Since then he has mentored early-stage startups across three continents, and sits on 8 non-for-profit boards. He's sat alongside giants like the founder of Techstars - one of the top 3 startup accelerators in the world - Founder's Bootcamp, and more and works across disability, education and healthcare. So he's really making his dent which is why I loved having him on The Arj Speaks Podcast.

Germany is known for its Mercs, Beemers, Porches, Wursts, Schnitzels, Immaculate Engineering and Robust Perfection. Today I'm going to introduce you to one of its most incredible citizens. My good friend and someone I look up to. Linda-Suzan Witzel. We know her as the lean mean German Machine in our cohort at The Wade Institute, but Linda is more than that. She's a fierce, independent, driven and dedicated women. Dedicated to improving the lives of others, a true inspiration and budding entrepreneurship. She a symbol for women around the globe who want to do something to change the world. She's also a kickboxer so I wouldn't want to get on her bad side. Enjoy our journey from a small town in Germany to Shanghai, lots of places in between and finally to Melbourne.

This Episode is for the inventors out there. Our friend Sohail Abdulla built a robot when he was 15 years old. That's just the tip of the iceberg. So if you want to build your dreams. Tune in. We're also honored to lend the voice of our friend Archana Ravi who is now the official backing track of The Arj Speaks Podcast! You can hear her nightingale voice at the end of today's Episode.

This Episode is about the power of women and one of my biggest inspirations. My best friend. Ke. We discuss everything from starting a business to dealing with a life threatening condition and still pushing through no matter what. Leading the space you're in and owning your narrative. Listen in carefully for the gems she has to share with us all.

In this Episode I introduce you all to my a life-long friend - Matt. As he likes it just, Matt. We discuss what it takes to plough through everything life throws at you and maintain a friendship despite being continents apart. If you've heard the first episode, you'll find some parallel's, don't take my word for it - I'm not the only one.

Lets start this journey together with a deep dive into who I am why we're doing this! Get ready for a rollercoaster.

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