Podcasts about youth without borders

In this episode of The Building Doors Podcast, host Lauren Karan sits down with Carina Nixon, an engineer and sustainability advocate, to discuss the future of engineering, the changing workforce, and why knowledge transfer is critical to success in construction.With a background spanning renewable energy, hydrogen technology, and supply chain decarbonization, Carina is a passionate leader who believes that younger generations hold the key to industry transformation.She's also tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time: How do we ensure a smooth transition between an aging workforce and the next generation of engineers, project managers, and construction professionals?What You'll Learn in This Episode:The Changing Workforce & Industry Evolution:Why five generations in the workforce create both challenges and opportunities.How Gen Z learns differently—and why that's reshaping knowledge transfer.What companies must do to retain young talent in a competitive market.Sustainability & Innovation in Construction:How supply chains are evolving for a greener future.The role of renewables, hydrogen energy, and decarbonization in the industry.Why small-scale projects might be the key to long-term success.The Role of Technology & AI:How artificial intelligence is changing the way young engineers work.The risk of over-reliance on automation—and what that means for learning.Why human oversight in AI-driven decision-making is crucial for safety and innovation.Bridging the Generation Gap in Leadership:Why Gen Z values purpose, flexibility, and innovation in their careers.How mentorship and knowledge sharing will shape the next era of construction.The case for giving young leaders a voice at the boardroom table.About Our GuestCarina Nixon is an engineer, sustainability leader, and former CEO of Youth Without Borders. She has worked extensively in renewable energy, decarbonization, and future-focused engineering solutions.Carina is a strong advocate for bridging the gap between older generations and Gen Z, ensuring that the construction and engineering industries retain knowledge while embracing innovation.A world champion in whitewater rafting, she brings the same fearless, strategic mindset to her career, helping to reshape industries and push boundaries in sustainable engineering.Key Quotes from Carina Nixon“Gen Z doesn't just want a job. We want a career that aligns with our values and makes an impact.”“If we don't rethink how we pass down knowledge, we risk losing decades of expertise as our workforce retires.”“The best way to future-proof the industry is to invest in smaller projects where young engineers can fail, learn, and innovate.”“AI isn't replacing senior engineers—it's replacing young engineers who are still learning. That's a huge risk.”About Your HostLauren Karan, founder of Karan & Co. and host of The Building Doors Podcast, is a recruiter and development coach passionate about helping professionals unlock their potential. Through this podcast, Lauren shares real stories and actionable insights to empower listeners to create opportunities in their careers.How You Can Support the PodcastSubscribe and leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Share this episode with industry peers, leaders, and young professionals.Stay connected: Follow Lauren and Building Doors on LinkedIn.Subscribe to the Building Doors newsletter for exclusive insights.Don't Miss OutListen to previous episodes here.Interested in being a guest or providing feedback? Email us at reachout@buildingdoors.com.au.Thank you for tuning in! It's time to stop waiting and start building.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-Australian writer, engineer and award-winning social advocate. Whether through literary essays, educational tiktoks, or live television broadcasts, Yassmin is an assured and intelligent voice, analysing society's systemic challenges, reframing established narratives and making complex ideas accessible to all. Yassmin has published four books, written two plays and is currently developing a number of projects for screen. In non-fiction, Yassmin writes on politics, technology and culture, exploring how we can collectively build a more just world. In her fiction and scripted work, Yassmin enjoys examining rich, complex themes and centering Black Muslim women (with a healthy dose of humour!).An award-winning speaker and globally sought-after advisor on issues at the intersections of race, gender and faith, Yassmin has delivered keynotes and workshops in 25 countries in Arabic, English and a smattering of French. She founded her first organisation, Youth Without Borders, at the age of 16, leading it for nine years before co-founding two other organisations focused on serving women of colour. Yassmin is currently a Trustee of the London Library and Stakeholder Committee Chair with the Black Writers Guild. Her TED talk has been viewed over 2.5 million times and recognised as one of TED's top 10 ideas. In all her work, Yassmin is an advocate for transformative justice and a fairer, safer world for all.Get her new book Talking About A Revolution Amazon AUS Amazon US Pre-order my new book 'The Path of an Eagle: How To Overcome & Lead After Being Knocked Down'.► AMAZON US► AMAZON AUSSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today Elaine chats with the brilliant writer, engineer and activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied. We are thrilled to have Yassmin back on the podcast. Yassmin and Elaine discuss her new book TALKING ABOUT A REVO-LUTION. Which is a collection of Yassmin's essays over the last 10 years. We also discuss how the western world is still dealing with the Thatcher/Reagan era. The loss of community, intergenerational connection, cancel culture, being open to listening to others. The good, bad and ugly of social media. YASSMIN ABDEL-MAGIED Whether through literary essays, educational TikTok's or live television broadcast, Yassmin is an assured and intelligent voice, analysing society's systemic challenges, reframing established narratives, and making complex ideas accessible to all. Yassmin has published four books, written two plays, and is currently developing a number of projects for screen. In non-fiction, Yassmin writes on politics, technology, and culture, exploring how we can collectively build a more just world. In her fiction and scripted work, Yassmin enjoys examining rich, complex themes and centring Black Muslim women (with a healthy dose of humour!). An award-winning speaker and globally sought-after advisor on issues at the intersections of race, gender and faith, Yassmin has delivered keynotes and workshops in 25 countries in Arabic, English and a smattering of French. She founded her first organisation, Youth Without Borders, at the age of 16, leading it for nine years before co-founding two other organisations focused on serving women of colour. Yassmin is currently a Trustee of the London Library and Stakeholder Committee Chair with the Black Writers Guild. Her TED talk has been viewed over 2.5 million times and recognised as one of TED's top 10 ideas. WEBSITE: yassminam.com INSTAGRAM: @yassmin_a TWITTER: @yassmin_a TIKTOK: @yassmin_am PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK ASN.COM- DONATE LINKTREE P&N Linktr PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland http://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ https://rapecrisisni.org.uk/ https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ https://www.artsminds.co.uk/ https://www.bapam.org.uk/ https://freelancersmaketheatrework.com/sexual-violence-support-services/ Stonewall UK Trevor Project Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ GATE WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese Australian writer and award-winning social advocate. She has published two middle grade novels (You Must Be Layla and the award-winning Listen, Layla), as well as her memoir Yassmin's Story. Talking About A Revolution is her 2022 anthology, which combines new and old works. Yassmin has spoken in over twenty-five countries on social justice and inclusive leadership. She founded her first organisation, Youth Without Borders, at the age of sixteen, leading it for nine years before co-founding two other organisations focused on serving women of colour. Her TED talk ‘What does my headscarf mean to you?' has been viewed over 2.5 million times and was selected as one of TED's top 10 ideas. Yassmin has appeared on The Garret before. In her previous interview she discussed writing YA fiction and who she approaches giving speeches (and preparing for her TED Talk). About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Instagram, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HEY FRIENDS!Today on the show, we bring you the whip-smart Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Yassmin is a media personality and a writer, yes, but she’s also a woman who worked for years as a successful engineer and social justice advocate who, at just 16, started the youth charity Youth Without Borders. In 2010 she was named Young Queenslander of the year, and in 2015, she was named Queensland Australian of the Year. Her 2014 TED Talk has been watched by more than 3 million people worldwide, she’s written a memoir, and now she’s turning her hand to YA fiction, releasing You Must Be Layla in 2019, and her newest book, Listen, Layla, which was released this week.In this chat, we talk about everything: from being a teenage overachiever, to the precipice of burnout, to what it feels like to grieve her younger self.For more from Yassmin, follow her on Instagram @yassmin_a and grab a copy of her latest novel, Listen, Layla.If you enjoyed this episode, we recommend you also listen to our chat with fellow writer Jamila Rizvi. You can find that one right here.Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Quay. Head here to check out their awesome sunnies.If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com.We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated!This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

HEY FRIENDS!Today on the show, we bring you the whip-smart Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Yassmin is a media personality and a writer, yes, but she’s also a woman who worked for years as a successful engineer and social justice advocate who, at just 16, started the youth charity Youth Without Borders. In 2010 she was named Young Queenslander of the year, and in 2015, she was named Queensland Australian of the Year. Her 2014 TED Talk has been watched by more than 3 million people worldwide, she’s written a memoir, and now she’s turning her hand to YA fiction, releasing You Must Be Layla in 2019, and her newest book, Listen, Layla, which was released this week.In this chat, we talk about everything: from being a teenage overachiever, to the precipice of burnout, to what it feels like to grieve her younger self.For more from Yassmin, follow her on Instagram @yassmin_a and grab a copy of her latest novel, Listen, Layla.If you enjoyed this episode, we recommend you also listen to our chat with fellow writer Jamila Rizvi. You can find that one right here.Thank you so much to today’s sponsor, Quay. Head here to check out their awesome sunnies.If this is your first time checking us out (hey, you), we are an independent media company that is dedicated to telling young women’s stories. The best way to support Shameless is to click ‘Follow’ on your Spotify app, and to tell your mates about us. We will reward such good behaviour with a puppy! Not everything in this paragraph is true!To catch up on everything Shameless, head to our website www.shamelessthepodcast.com.We cherish your feedback on the show, and would bloody love to hear your wonderful voices. If you’d like to weigh in on an episode - whether it be a segment in our Thursday pop culture analysis, an In Conversation guest, or this month’s book club pick, we’d love for you to call our Shameless Hotline. You miiiiight just be featured on an episode.Thanks so much for lending us your ears for this episode! Have a great day! Stay hydrated!This episode was produced by Annabelle Lee for Shameless Media.

What would it be like to design a city from the perspective of justice? On this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with Yassmin Abdel-Magied, a London-based,  Sudanese-Australian writer, engineer and award-winning social advocate. Yassmin shares her thoughts about forgiveness, inclusive leadership and what it means to live in a city where each resident feels self-expressed and without fear.  Yassmin trained as a mechanical engineer and worked on oil and gas rigs around Australia for years before becoming a writer and broadcaster.  She published her debut memoir, Yassmin's Story at age 24, and followed up with her first fiction book for younger readers, You Must Be Layla, in 2019. Yassmin founded her first organisation, Youth Without Borders, at the age of 16, leading it for nine years. Yassmin has spoken in over 20 countries on unconscious bias and inclusive leadership and today she joins us from London, UK.

Podcast Description “Up until this point I had been like the model minority….And then all of a sudden THIS model minority turns around and she thinks Islam is feminist? That she’s proud of this? That she doesn’t think that we need to change ourselves to live in this society? No no, this was unacceptable. All of a sudden I had become the controversial pariah.” Yassmin Abdel-Magied started Youth Without Borders when she was 16, which she ran for 9 years. She then founded Mumtaza, an organisation dedicated to the normalisation of the representation of women of colour in positions of power and influence. She's been fortunate enough to win numerous awards for her advocacy, but that isn’t why she do this work. She now travel the world talking to governments, NGO’s and multinational companies in over 20 countries on how to lead inclusively, challenge their structural and systemic biases and develop resilience in this world. Her TED talk, What does my headscarf mean to you, has been viewed over two million times and was chosen as one of TED’s top ten ideas of 2015. She started writing social and political commentary as a teen, which led to publishing her debut memoir, Yassmin's Story, with Penguin Random House at age 24. She followed up with her first fiction book for younger readers, You Must Be Layla, in 2019. Her essays have been published in numerous anthologies, including the Griffith Review, the best-selling It’s Not About The Burqa and The New Daughters of Africa. You can also find her in The Guardian, Teen Vogue, The New York Times, The Independent and Glamour. She's also done a bit of broadcasting: she presented the national TV show Australia Wide, a podcast on becoming an F1 driver and created Hijabistas, a series looking at the modest fashion scene in Australia. She's also a regular contributor to the BBC, Monocle 24 radio and as a co-host of The Guilty Feminist. Oh yeah - she ran a racecar team at university and worked as a driller on oil and gas rigs for four years, but that's a whole other story Transcription 00:30  Kim Crayton: Hello everyone, and welcome to the #CauseAScene Podcast for today. My guest is Yassmin Abdel-Magied. Did I get that right? Dr. Yassmin Abdel-Magied: You did. You did. Kim: Yeeess! [Dr. Abdel-Magied laughs] Please introduce yourself. Dr. Abdel-Magied: Hi, everyone. Kim: Oh, stop. Hold up. Sorry, I am trying to get in the habit—their pronouns are she/her—I'm trying to make sure we get into the habit of asking, not assuming people's pronouns, and so as we move forward, I will be adding those to the podcast. So, Yassmin, would you please introduce yourself to the audience? 01:05  Dr. Abdel-Magied: Thank you, and thank you also for asking for my pronouns. It's definitely something that I too am trying to do a bit more of. And also, I think even those people who have sort of been in the inclusion and challenging structures space for a long time; it's important for us I think to also introduce new habits into our lives. So thank you for that. Thank you for modeling that. My name is Yassmin. And what I also wanted to add actually was that for a long time I used to introduce myself as Yasmin. So most people will have heard my name as Yasmin. But that's an anglicized version of my name, which, you know, I grew up with my parents calling me Yassmin, and so I've been slowly trying to sort of decolonize my own name. And even though it's not that big of a difference, right, it actually... Kim: But it is a big difference. It's like it's not a big difference but it is a big difference.  Dr. Abdel-Magied: Exactly! And it's so interesting because I have to do this work internally. Whenever somebody says, “How do I pronounce your name?” I'm like, "Oh, which version of my name am I gonna give?" I've been giving a different version for years, and so it's been a really interesting... it's... yeah! [Laughter] 02:16 Kim: It is so funny that you say that—'cause I want to get into this—but I want to br...

On this episode Abadesi talks to Yassmin Abdel-Magied, a mechanical engineer, social advocate, writer, and broadcaster. She is the author of multiple books and is the founder of Youth Without Borders.In this episode they talk about...Her aspirations to work in Formula 1“I remember it was the best half-day of my life. I walk past two McLaren F1s on my way into the office and I’m working with all these people with English accents and then I get a call from the admin lady at lunch and she’s like ‘hey, do you have your work visa?’ I didn’t, so they escort me off the premises.”Yassmin grew up in Brisbane where as a young girl she wanted to be a Formula 1 driver. At nineteen years old she managed to find a job with an F1 team in England. She flew across the world for the job only to find out on the first day that she didn’t have the appropriate visa to work at the firm. While staying in the UK for a few weeks afterwards, she honed her hustling skills.How she hustled her way into jobs“I wallowed about for a bit and then I started cold-emailing people in the motorsport industry to ask if I could meet them. So I started catching trains to meet all these heads of different motorsport teams. I got offered a place in a really exclusive program but it cost 50,000 pounds, so I decided to work in oil and gas, which is really where my engineering career started.”Yassmin’s career is a clinic in hustling. From humble beginnings she worked her way to a potential job at an F1 team, and when that didn’t work out as expected, she hustled her way into another job at an oil and gas firm. While working in the industry, she managed to complete a program that normally takes five years in just eighteen months and was poised to take over her own drilling rig.Navigating engineering culture“I did mechanical engineering which was super male-dominated then I went into like motorsport and the drilling industry. Throughout I was surrounded by a very strong culture which said women were just less valuable. You internalize that and you think the way for you to be valuable is to be as close to a man as possible and to really minimize your womanhood. So I for a long time was also like, ‘yeah women probably aren't really good engineers, I'm just the exception.‘She talks about the pernicious culture in male-dominated industries such as engineering and how it affected her mindset and how it held back her career. She explains how she had to fight for credibility and how certain people supported her on her journey.How she has successfully pivoted her career multiple timesYassmin no longer works in motorsport or oil and gas. She wrote a book about her experiences as a person of color and what it was like working on the rigs. The company she worked for did not take kindly to the publication of her first book, so she pivoted her career to becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster. She talks about realizing that the company you work for is not a family and that the company will always put the company first. She has also since pivoted from Australia to London. We’ll be back next week so be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Big thanks to Knowable and NetSuite for their support.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese-Australian writer, broadcaster and award-winning social advocate. Yassmin trained as a mechanical engineer and worked on oil and gas rigs around Australia for almost half a decade before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster in 2016. She published her debut memoir, Yassmin's Story, with Penguin Random House at age 24, and followed up with her first fiction book for younger readers, You Must Be Layla, in 2019. Yassmin has delivered keynotes and workshops in over 20 countries on unconscious bias and inclusive leadership, working with the likes of IBM, Chevron and Visa. Her TED talk, What does my headscarf mean to you, has been viewed over two million times and was chosen as one of TED’s top ten ideas of 2015.With over a decade’s experience in non-profit governance, Yassmin founded her first organization, Youth Without Borders, at the age of 16. She has since served on numerous board and councils, including the Council of Australian-Arab Relations, ChildFund and Electronic Frontiers Australia. In this episode, Yassmin touches on the idea of unconscious bias, the importance of listening to other communities and different perspectives, reflecting on our information diet, what media we consume and understanding how that affects us subconsciously. With that awareness, we can choose to diversify our media intake and gain a broader perspective.We also discuss why representation is vital and Yassmin shares how the lack of representation in her life inspired her to be an example for others. FOLLOW YASSMIN: WEBSITE: http://www.yassminam.com/BOOKS: YOU MUST BE LAYLA / YASSMIN'S STORYINSTA: @yassmin_aCONTACT TARA: INSTA: @tara.mont / @trustandthrive YOUTUBE: Tara MontFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: tara@tara-mont.com

Yassmin Abdel-Magied is an engineer, award winning social advocate, author and broadcaster. Yassmin advocates for the empowerment of youth, women and those from culturally diverse backgrounds. Yassmin started her working career as an engineer on oil rigs in Australia where she was a rare sight on the rigs – a hijab-wearing Muslim woman! At age 16, she founded the non-for-profit Youth Without Borders and by 24, she had released her memoir, Yassmin’s Story. She also appeared as a presenter for Australia’s ABC TV channel. In 2015, Yassmin gave a popular Ted Talk about the unconscious bias which has led her to now build a career around challenging the unconscious bias. Yassmin's work and leadership have been recognised with many honours including Young Australian Muslim of the Year in 2007. In this episode, we discuss Yassmin’s unique experiences of working on remote oil rigs, her fallout with the Australian media, finding strength to deal with a very public backlash, what is the unconscious bias and so much more! We really enjoyed speaking to Yassmin and hearing her incredible story, learning from mistakes and having faith in Allah If you liked this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcast Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Android or Spotify Follow us on Instagram or Facebook For feedback, banter or any business enquiries, e-mail us at info@onefootinthesink.com

Max is CEO of Youth Without Borders, he is working to build a platform to empower young people to create the change they want to see in the world by creating a sand-box to test and validate ideas before they launch to the world. Max is a technologist and social entrepreneur, passionate about combining design and technology to solve the trickiest and stickiest of problems. He is a student of Human-Centered Design (HCD) and Alpinism (Kilimanjaro in December 2017 and Ama Dablam in March 2018), and a coffee is usually in his hand. • What is Youth Without Borders (YWB)? [0:18] • What lessons were learnt from running a social incubator? [0:43] • What is the biggest barrier for young people looking to get into social enterprises? [1:12] • What is Human Centred Design? [2:17] • When aid projects don’t get the outcome that was initially imagined? [3.33] • How to increase standards of sanitation in 3rd world urban communities? [4.40] Be sure to follow me on Instagram and say Hi @aidanvoc Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts. You can find this episode plus all the previous episode here. Four ways you can support this podcast Take a screenshot of this podcast and send it to a friend who may like it Take your Grind to the next level by implementing a sales funnel to turn your passive website visitors into paying customer with ClickFunnels, the #1 sales funnel software in the world. You can get a free trial by going to www.clickfunnels.com Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts! Connect with me @aidanvoc (I respond to all DM’s there)

Yassmin Abdel-Magied wears many hats, including a hijab. She was the 2015 Queensland Young Australian of the Year, a recent speaker at TED Talks, and heads up Youth Without Borders. Here she talks about unconscious bias, leadership, purpose and what inspires her.

Max Wasley of Youth Without Borders discusses ways to align your purpose with work, shares challenges for young people getting involved in social entrepreneurship & provides tools & tips to help you get work done.

When Yassmin Abdel-Magied isn't binge watching Netflix, she's working on oil and gas rigs, running initiatives like Youth Without Borders, frothing over race cars, and just generally defying expectations placed on young muslim women.

There's very little that Yassmin Abdel-Magied hasn't done yet. She was named Queensland's Young Australian of the Year for 2015. She's a mechanical engineer, writer, social advocate, and a self-described petrol head. At 16, she set up her own not for profit organisation Youth Without Borders – which aims to improve access to opportunity and enable young people to work for positive change in their communities. She's been named one of Australia's most influential women, writes for various publications, shakes things up on the ABC's popular Q&A program and regularly speaks around the country inspiring other young people to live life fully and with purpose. She literally is the definition of an over achiever – in the best way possible, and the world is certainly a better place because of her enthusiasm when tackling some of the most challenging questions in our community. And by the far has one of the coolest jobs in the world – working as an engineer on an offshore oil and gas rig. She's as bad ass as they come. Artwork by Tegan Iversen www.teganiversen.com Copyright www.wearegriot.com To find out more on the series, visit the http://wearegriot.com/