• How I Started An Award-Winning Non Profit Organization at 15 - Vedanshi Vala | EO7 | Leaders of Today with Ziyaan Virji

  • Mar 12 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 1 min
  • Podcast

How I Started An Award-Winning Non Profit Organization at 15 - Vedanshi Vala | EO7 | Leaders of Today with Ziyaan Virji

  • Summary

  • Starting her journey when she was only 15, Vedanshi shares her story of how she started her non-profit organization - Bolt Safety to create safer and more equitable communities around the world!

    Timestamps:

    0:00 - Intro

    1:00 - background and childhood

    2:00 - moving to Canada

    3:50 - family life

    5:35 - earlier school life

    7:00 - BOLT inception

    9:50 - continuing after a loss

    12:00 - finding your cofounders

    14:10 - expanding BOLT

    16:38 - think like an entrepreneur

    18:28 - what is an “entrepreneur”

    19:56 - break #1

    20:17 - founder & ceo - solo person & fake it till you make it

    23:15 - integrity & work ethic

    25:30 - leadership style

    27:35 - building meaningful relationships

    29:33 - taking BOLT to the next step

    31:18 - what is SAFEHUBS

    33:33 - how can we all be allies

    36:47 - securing funding

    38:30 - selling bracelets to make $

    40:06 - break #2

    41:26 - taking care of one’s self

    43:45 - setting priorities

    45:55 - dealing with expectations

    48:15 - what do awards mean to you?

    50:22 - relationship with her sister

    53:00 - project LIGHTNING

    56:40 - being proud of your culture

    58:30 - piece of advice


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