Welcome to Episode 011 of Perfectly Unfiltered!
In this episode, Nour talks to Anjalee Narenthiren a 17-year-old speaker, entrepreneur, and Program Director at Startup Dojo.
"Hi! I am a 17-year-old speaker, entrepreneur, and Program Director at Startup Dojo. My goal is to use my experiences as a high school founder to coach other young people unlock their potential.
In high school, I founded TechExplore, a startup that has helped bring tech-education to over a thousand kids. TechExplore has been featured in prominent publications like the Toronto Star, and Thompson Reuters' HR Reporter. And our board quickly grew to include members like Shiv Venkataraman, VP of Search Ads at Google. Thanks to my work, I was invited speak at massive conferences like the AI World Forum, and a Google Conference held in Sunnyvale California. This all happened before I even turned 16. Looking back, I've noticed one common theme. My journey as a young entrepreneur was unnecessarily difficult. Entrepreneurship can be lonely at times. And, as a kid, there were so many occasions where I wanted to quit. I never knew many students who were going through the same processes as me, so I lacked a strong support system. And more importantly, I never had a coach that could help guide me through the fog.
Through Startup Dojo, my mission is to give young students the support and education that I dreamt of."