Building INFLUENCE SHOW
SEASON 1: EDUCATION
Eight episodes featuring guests who work in education. Each episode features a single guest, looking at their personal lives and careers, considering their perspective as a leader and creator. These interviews are candid and unfiltered.
FEATURED GUESTS
Kari Sutton
Kari is a researcher, educator, author and speaker who has helped over 25,000 parents, educators and other people who care for kids develop the skills and confidence to promote mental fitness habits.
Mohsin Memon
A snowboarder and game designer, Mohsin helps others to use games for learning. He dreams of a world where people play to learn and he is incredibly passionate about game based learning.
Sean Bellamy
Sean is a Varkey Teaching ambassador and the founder of the Sands School. In 2016, Sean was nominated as one of the top 50 teachers in the world by the Varkey Foundation.
Mike Yates
Mike is founder and host of the Schoolish podcast, which works for school reinvention. He is working on building an ecosystem of innovation in education.
Kim Chua
Kim is a youth leadership specialist, aviation social scientist and museum docent. Her body of work spans over 15 years in higher education working with youth and student leaders.
Michael P Toothman PMP
Michael helps people become futureproof so they won’t be replaced by technology. He has mentored and trained over 5,000 project managers in 48 countries.
Dato' Sri Ganes Palaniapan
Sri has been recognised for his tireless effort and contribution to vocational education through the IVETA President’s Award from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in 2017.
Dr. Ai Addyson-Zhang
As founder of Classroom without walls, Ai empowers teens and young adults struggling to discover their career paths to gain clarity, confidence and real-life skills.
SEASON 1: THE EPISODES
Ep 2 Mohsin Memon on learning through play
“I was like a cork bobbing on the ocean. I was probably not as deliberate as I wanted to be. I was basically working somebody else’s plan and that was when I realised I needed to have a clear plan, a clear focus and know where I want to go.”
“I came to realise that the marriage between games and learning was one that could yield incredible results.”
Ep 4 Sean Bellamy on how the people you work with can become your voice
“I didn’t intend to be in education. In fact, my mom told me, “Never be a teacher. Never go into education”. Well, I ended up doing it anyway.”
“It started with ghost stories, a remote coastal village and tragedies and just not knowing.”
Ep 6 Kim Chua on energy, gumption and the learning journey
“Everything is so transactional these days, people are so focused on what they want but try to become an expert collaborator. Don’t feel like it’s always gotta be you driving the boat. Collaborate and leverage the skills and talents of others as they leverage yours.”
“Nothing about my career journey is linear, nothing about it is planned. Throughout my life, it has been a journey to learn. However, the knowledge I seek, the training and mentors I seek, are all very deliberate. The flow, the opportunities and wonderful coaches who came my way has been a mix of planning and flow.”
Ep 8 Dr Ai Addyson-Zhang on her inside-out journey as an education disruptor
“I realised I had I jumped into a big project without really knowing the depth involved but this is where my journey started.”
“Originally from China, I am a first generation immigrant to the US. I had a very traditional educational upbringing there… lots of exams, pressure and … humiliation. That inspired me to see how other children learn.”
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