50 min
Empowering Emerging Leaders to Thrive in College and Life with Abby Falik IMPACT LEARNING
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Today, Maria talks with Abby Falik, an award-winning social entrepreneur and the founder & CEO of Global Citizen Year - a nonprofit using the power of a global immersion between high school and college to unlock curiosity, conviction, and courage in our next generation leaders. Global Citizen Year has pioneered a model that wraps education and instruction around real-world experience, that offers young leaders the empathy, humility and vision to see opportunities where others see challenges.
During their conversation, Abby explains why we need to reframe the gap year as a bridge year - an experience that builds self-awareness, global skills and grit through learning and social impact. They also talk about how, during the COVID-19 pandemic, they launched the Global Citizen Academy to empower emerging leaders to become changemakers who will help address our shared global challenges.
Tune in to learn from a recognized expert on social innovation, leadership, and the changing landscape of education who has been profiled by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Abby has been named one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company in 2016, one of America’s Top 25 Philanthropy Speakers by The Business of Giving in 2018, and one of Goldman Sachs’ Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs for the third consecutive year in 2019.
Today, Maria talks with Abby Falik, an award-winning social entrepreneur and the founder & CEO of Global Citizen Year - a nonprofit using the power of a global immersion between high school and college to unlock curiosity, conviction, and courage in our next generation leaders. Global Citizen Year has pioneered a model that wraps education and instruction around real-world experience, that offers young leaders the empathy, humility and vision to see opportunities where others see challenges.
During their conversation, Abby explains why we need to reframe the gap year as a bridge year - an experience that builds self-awareness, global skills and grit through learning and social impact. They also talk about how, during the COVID-19 pandemic, they launched the Global Citizen Academy to empower emerging leaders to become changemakers who will help address our shared global challenges.
Tune in to learn from a recognized expert on social innovation, leadership, and the changing landscape of education who has been profiled by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Abby has been named one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company in 2016, one of America’s Top 25 Philanthropy Speakers by The Business of Giving in 2018, and one of Goldman Sachs’ Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs for the third consecutive year in 2019.
50 min