Solving Problems through Leadership & Education with Michelle Welsch
IMPACT LEARNING
English - September 05, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Society & Culture Philosophy learning education technology culture society online learning travel future of learning career change impact learning Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
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Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find Michelle Welsch:
On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellewelsch/
www.learninghousenepal.com
www.khatalife.org
www.michellewelsch.com
www.projectexponential.com
Mentioned in this episode
Interbrand: https://www.interbrand.com/
Seth Godin: https://www.sethgodin.com/
AltMBA: https://altmba.com/
Listen to this episode and explore:
Michelle’s childhood as a street performer (3:02)
Fitting-in: the concept of in-groups and out-groups (5:13)
Her relationship to learning from childhood to today (7:18)
Studying psychology, working as a probation officer and getting a master’s in social work (9:04)
Her first career shift: working for a branding agency (17:35)
Meeting Seth Godin and becoming a freelancer (19:09)
From social work to freelancing: learning to build communities (21:19)
From NYC to Nepal on a fundraising trip (25:24)
Founding the Learning House Nepal & Khata Life non-profit (28:11)
Immersing herself in the community of Nepal (34:52)
How she built the team at The Learning House (37:20)
The biggest challenge in her work: what’s next? (43:31)
If you had unlimited amounts of money? (48:38)
The importance of learning how to think before learning skills (52:21)
Scarcity mentality and sharing resources (56:26)
35 random acts of kindness (1:00:30)