E46 - Roshan - The New Reason to Work

Inspire Someone Today

03-02-2022 • 44 mins

Roshan Paul has spent his life questioning the status quo and built a career around connecting global citizens to solve social problems across boundaries. He co-founded Amani Institute in 2011 with these values in mind. Raised in Bangalore, India, Roshan has a Master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, a Bachelor’s in International Political Economy from Davidson College (a degree he self-designed), and a certificate in Creative Leadership as one of the founding participants of THNK: The Amsterdam School for Creative Leadership. He has guest-lectured at over fifty universities and other institutions around the world, including Harvard, Georgetown, and the World Bank. He served a term on the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Future Council on Behavioral Science (2016-2018), was awarded a Leadership in Education award by the World Education Congress, and was named one of the Asia Society’s “Asia 21 Young Leaders” in 2018.

In this episode we discuss,

  • Roshan’s journey to Impact work
  • Making of Amani Institute
  • Start-up & co-founder chemistry
  • 3 Impact stories from Nairobi, Sao Paulo & Bangalore
  • New Reason to work

Timestamps

  • Early career of Roshan - 1:45
  • Amani Institute - 10:51
  • Chemistry of co-founder success - 16:05
  • 3 social impact stories from - 21:01
  • Extracts of “The New Reason to Work” - 29:51
  • IST Message - 42:10

Quotes

  • People will be more fulfilled when they make a difference
  • Networking is not about what you get but what you can give - How may I help you?
  • No matter who you are you have a role to play in the Impact sector
  • Take the first step today, make a move - beautiful things will happen.

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