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Welcome to Young Culture, where young adults from all backgrounds and experiences share their ideas and opinions!
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Creativity as a Source of Self-Expression with Kirtsen Schmidtke
This week's episode is the final episode of the Young Culture podcast and it was a pleasure to speak to Kirtsen Schmidtke to discuss the importance of creativity. In this episode we discuss:
1. Kirsten's career development and what she learned in each role
2. Using creativity to discover your personal and career interests
3. Creating space for all of your passion to co-exist.
Learn more about Kirsten and her work at: @kirstenschmidtke @klassquared & Creative Connection Network
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Sports and Tech with Matt Waraich
This week's episode features Matt Waraich, one of the co-founders of the Treno app, which allows young athletes the opportunity to virtually receive feedback from professional athletes and coaches. In this episode we discuss:
1. The development of Treno
2. Advice for pursuing a career in the tech industry
3. Supporting youth in the community with innovative services
Learn more about Treno at: @mytrenoapp & mytreno.com
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The Era of Wize Coffee Leaf with Max Rivest
This week's episode features Max Rivest, CEO's and founder of @drinkwize. Max and his team are passionate about producing products that are health conscious and offer equitable solutions to the ongoing crisis of coffee production around the world. In this episode we discuss:
1. Max's relationship with caffeine and previous coffee overdose
2. Producing Wize Coffee Leaf
3. Mixed messages about drinks in the media and how to make conscious decisions with what we consume
Learn more about Wize Coffee Leaf at: @drinkwize & drinkwize.com
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Cultural Representation in Mental Health Services With Melissa Moya-Brinckman
This week's episode features Melissa, a psychotherapist who is passionate about supporting Gen Z and Millennials in the Latinx community. In this episode we discuss:
1. Melissa's inspiration for becoming a psychotherapist
2. The importance of cultural representation in therapy
3. Advice to others who want to advocate for mental health in their community
Learn more about Melissa's practice at: @mmbhealing & mmbempoweredhealing.com
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It's Time to Get Paid with Joss Richard
This week's episode features Joss Richard, the CEO and Founder of Margot Community. Margot Community is a platform to connect women with appropriate mentors and aims to normalize the concept of being compensated for one's knowledge. In this episode we discuss:
1. The creation of Margot Community
2. Current gaps in mentorship
3. Navigating paid services during the social media era
Learn more about Margot community at: @margotcommunity & margotcommunity.com
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Valuing One's Self in their Hustle with Summan Kandola
This week's episode features Summan Kandola, the founder of XO & Hustle, project lead at Self Hired and part of the team at Dank Mart. Summan has a passion for supporting others, especially women of colour to find strength in the self and shine in their hustles. In this episode we discuss:
1. The creation of XO & Hustle and the Mindfulness Deck
2. Safety in spiritual spaces
3. Toxic Hustle Culture
Find more about XO & Hustle at: @xoandhustle & xoandhustle.com
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