Starting her journey as a feminist leader at university in the 80s, Madeleine shares untold stories of over 30 years as an activist, social entrepreneur and author. She is famously known for her venture Aisle (previously known as Luna Pads), G day and her book The Greater Good.

0:00 - Episode Intro 1:58 - Childhood & growing up 4:00 - Mindset influence 6:15 - University Experience 8:00 - Traumatic experiences 10:30 - Taking action at a young age 13:20 - Getting into menstrual products & the world of menstruation18:54 - Break 1 20:05 - First Product Design 23:55 - Sharing with friends and family 25:15 - Convincing people to try 29:50 - Turning it into a business 35:15 - co-founder relationship38:02 - Break 2 38 :54 - Evolving the business & scaling 45:15 - Global impact & change 50:30 - The meaning of impact 56:52 - The Greater Good: Social Entrepreneurship for ordinary people who want to change the world 1:01:15 - Piece of advice & what does changing the world really mean?

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Growing up, Koji found his passion for entertaining from an early age through his father who used to be a juggler. But it was only until his summer before university where he found his love for music. In this episode, Koji shares his journey of he became a professional music producer, started his own event company - Kumo Vancouver and is now on a mission to build a platform for other artists to fulfil their dreams as a creative. 0:00 - Intro 1:34 - Dad inspiration & background 3:15 - Dancing in high school 5:04 - best friend growing up 7:15 - busking at a young age 10:45 - mindset going into university 14:00 - turning point in music 15:55 - keeping up the balancing act 17:35 - relationship with school 21:24 - break #1 22:30 - living in the nightlife 25:45 - maintaining a balanced lifestyle 29:33 - accountability and support system 32:30 - evolution of KUMO 36:44 - diving deeper into the growth journey 40:00 - learning about his why 42:35 - giving back 43:41 - break #2 44:20 - day in the life & inspirations 48:55 - comparing to others 51:00 - Vancouver music & party culture55:05 - building your brand 58:33 - building the community 1:00:50 - piece of advice 1:03:00 - outro Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly resources, opportunities, and behind-the-scenes content: https://leaders-of-today.ck.page/c780a10061 Follow us on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/leadersoftodaypod/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersoftoday?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziyaanvirji/

After going on exchange in Belgium, Niyati realized the importance of Sex Education for youth and the lack of it India - her home country. This inspired her to start her own nonprofit that has empowered over 29,000+ people in India. Niyati's work has been featured and recognized on various platforms like Forbes India, NDTV, TheGuardian and more. She is an author of her own book 'Under the Carpet' and was recently invited to speak in New York at the United Nations Headquarters. 0:00 - Intro 1:15. - childhood story 4:13 - growing up and moving a lot 5:42 - relationship with brother 7:20 - exchange in Belgium 10:00 - should you do summer programs? 12:37 - mindset shift in Belgium 14:00 - mindset coming back to reality 15:55 - the idea for the organization and bringing it to life 19:10 - riding the momentum 22:30 - building a team and the leadership component 27:42 - diving into Pratisandhi 30:35 - Sex Ed in India & schools 34:40 - younger men and masculinity 40:31 - experience of writing a book 45:22 - early on struggles as a non-profit 51:00 - what keeps you going? 54:33 - opportunities from her journey 1:01:00 - piece of advice Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly resources, opportunities, and behind-the-scenes content: https://leaders-of-today.ck.page/c780a10061 Follow us on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/leadersoftodaypod/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@leadersoftoday?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziyaanvirji/