46 min
Episode #2: Unlocking Potential from New York to Bihar, India (Zubin Sharma, Founder of Project Potential) The Unconventional Podcast
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- Society & Culture
Zubin Sharma is originally from New York, but has lived in Bihar (India) for the last 8 years, where he founded 2 non-profits: Project Potential and Seekho. Project Potential catalyzes rural communities to solve their own problems inclusively and sustainably, and has been funded by Mr. Narayana Murthy, Mr. SD Shibulal, Infosys Foundation, Ashraya Hastha Trust, Book a Smile, and others.
Zubin has done his BA and MS from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded the prestigious Non-profit Leadership Award, a full tuition sponsorship which is only awarded to one incoming student based on merit. He has also been an Acumen Fellow, UPenn Center for Social Impact Strategy Fellow, N/Core Incubatee, a Dasra Social Impact Leadership Program Fellow, and a TEDx speaker.
This is a wide-ranging conversation, and we dove into how Zubin ended up in Bihar from New York as a college student, why it’s sometimes easier to start a difficult journey before you know how hard it is, and his many adventures along the way.
Zubin Sharma is originally from New York, but has lived in Bihar (India) for the last 8 years, where he founded 2 non-profits: Project Potential and Seekho. Project Potential catalyzes rural communities to solve their own problems inclusively and sustainably, and has been funded by Mr. Narayana Murthy, Mr. SD Shibulal, Infosys Foundation, Ashraya Hastha Trust, Book a Smile, and others.
Zubin has done his BA and MS from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded the prestigious Non-profit Leadership Award, a full tuition sponsorship which is only awarded to one incoming student based on merit. He has also been an Acumen Fellow, UPenn Center for Social Impact Strategy Fellow, N/Core Incubatee, a Dasra Social Impact Leadership Program Fellow, and a TEDx speaker.
This is a wide-ranging conversation, and we dove into how Zubin ended up in Bihar from New York as a college student, why it’s sometimes easier to start a difficult journey before you know how hard it is, and his many adventures along the way.
46 min