Navigating a roller coaster
For young people, learning to face challenges and persist through difficulties is critical to developing resilience and adaptability, qualities essential for success in business and life.
You can empower them with the mindset and tools to view challenges as opportunities for growth and innovation.
This week’s focus is overcoming challenges and developing a growth mindset. ⭐️
Resources
1️⃣ Resource guides
You can find all the information you need to bring this module to life, including introductions to our speakers, reflection questions, and more below.
2️⃣ Lesson plan
Google Docs version
3️⃣ Slides
Ready-to-go Google Slides, including all the resources needed
Video content
Our video content showcases interviews with incredible entrepreneurs.
The featured speaker video is part of the lessons above.
The supplementary videos are optional, but we encourage you to use them as homework or in extracurricular activities.
Assign the videos to your students via our YouTube channel or stream them below ⬇️
Featured speaker:
Rachel Hanretty
During a university year abroad in France, Rachel Hanretty fell in love with macarons and started making them herself as a hobby. After struggling to secure a full-time graduate job when she returned to Scotland, she decided to turn her tasty treats into a business. What started as a small experiment (at age 23) quickly gained traction. Rachel’s journey hasn’t been without its challenges, but she has persevered and achieved significant wins, thanks to her passion and belief in herself.
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Supplementary videos:
Federico Charosky
Federico Charosky is on a mission to fight digital bullies and help organisations win against the bad guys in cyberspace. Federico launched Quorum Cyber to empower businesses to defend themselves from online threats. Starting with a small team and big ambitions, he overcame significant challenges and deliberately chose ‘the difficult path’ to grow globally and make Quorum Cyber one of Scotland’s fastest-growing companies.
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Matthew Collings
Matthew Collings is Product Lead at Krotos, an Edinburgh-based audio software company that creates innovative sound products used by the makers of titles like Game of Thrones, Avengers, and Stranger Things (to name a few!). Matthew’s background as a composer and sound designer led him to join the start-up early on, and he’s been with it as it grew and scaled. His journey showcases how problem-solving and being open to opportunities can lead to exciting journeys.
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Your Host:
Karen Licurse
Karen was born in New York but has lived in the UK for more than 15 years and now calls Edinburgh home. She leads Digital Boost, a community of thousands of volunteers who help people start and grow businesses. She says, ‘I’m so grateful to Scotland for the opportunities it has given me. I’ve met so many incredible people doing incredible things here. I can’t wait for everyone to hear about them!
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