4. Giving Back Dreams with Paul McLean

Over his 20 year career, Paul McLean has helped develop corporate culture, emotional intelligence, and leadership skills for a number of multinational corporations such as Qlik, Samsung, Konica Minolta, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific, SAVVIS Inc., WAM!NET Inc. and Canon. Paul is now a senior leader at Palo Alto Networks, a top cyber security company, and specializes in talent development and human performance. 

In 2016, Paul had the opportunity to visit Uganda through a corporate social responsibility trip. While volunteering with We See Hope, Paul faced a turning point in his life and was moved and  inspired to create a children’s charity. He realized the power of children and wanted to help underprivileged children access education in order to help them reach their potential. 

After his eye-opening trip, Paul created Dreams for Life with the mission of building smart communities and prosperous futures for underprivileged children. The program is based on the Montessori method to encourage both education and life skills. It also helps develop community members as educators and school administrators. 

Their latest project, The Sumba Smart Centre, just broke ground and will provide teacher wages and training, plus education for 79 Kindergarten-aged children. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about Paul’s inspiring mission and how he’s using his corporate background to uplift Indonesian communities. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, Simplecast, or on your favorite podcast platform. 

Topics Covered:

• How Paul decided on starting Dreams for Life in Indonesia
• The “Montessori in a Box” method and rethinking early childhood education
• How $395 can educate a community of 60 kids for a year with Montessori in a Box
• The importance of self reflection and self awareness when it comes to growth mindset
• What Paul has learned being a leader in the corporate and nonprofit world
• Details on Paul’s latest projects, including the Sumba Smart Centre and Giving Back Sunday

About our Guest: 

• Dreams for Life Website
• Dreams For Life Instagram
• Paul's LinkedIn

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