99. Being a Guide for our Students with Ekta Sahasi

One of the biggest disservices we do to our youth is to expect them to graduate from high school knowing what they’re going to do in their future without giving them any guidance or help in figuring that out.

Instead, we need to support their passions and interests while encouraging them to put together their own narrative of success. Because success looks different for everyone.

That story they tell can prepare them for what happens after high school and, even better, they’ll be ready for it.

This week on the podcast, I’m talking with Ekta Sahasi, founder of spikeview, a global pre-professional portfolio platform for students and young adults. We talk about the journey our youngest generation takes on the path through school and how important it is for them to build their own narrative reflecting the way they see themselves now and along the journey.

It’s our job as their teachers and parents to be their guide. 

Ekta Sahasi is the Founder of spikeview, a global pre-professional portfolio platform for students and young adults. She is reinventing how Gen-Z represents themselves online, build meaningful networks, and effectively lean in on their diverse experiences and interest vectors to forge a pathway to success. 

Before spikeview, Ekta spent 20 years at large corporations and start-ups in Silicon Valley leading Corporate Innovation, Research, Digital Transformation, and start-up spinout efforts. Ekta is also a seasoned technology investor, a mentor, and an advisor, who is always excited to discuss ideas that will have a profound, positive impact on the global society. Among her peers, Ekta is known as a passionate entrepreneur who leads with confidence, candor, and courage.

• [1:25] - Schools prepare students for school, not real life
• [2:36] - Empower students to tell their narrative as they learn
• [4:04] - Who is Gen Z and how can we help them connect to real life
• [6:54] - What happens when students engage in competitions
• [9:25] - Why spikeview is important now
• [14:14] - Self-realization matters
• [18:18] - What’s preventing spikeview from getting visibility
• [20:11] - How businesses can use spikeview
• [22:41] - Alumni is a role models for others for connections and collaborations
• [22:12] - Collaborating with others in the tech community
• [24:36] - How biz can support education more
• [28:57] - Turbo Time 
• [39:50] - Ekta’s Magic Wand
• [42:33] - Maureen’s Takeaways

• Spikeview
• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance 
• Email Maureen

• Maureen’s TEDx: Changing My Mind to Change Our Schools

• The Education Evolution
• Facebook: Follow Education Evolution
• Twitter: Follow Education Evolution
• LinkedIn: Follow Education Evolution
• EdActive Collective
• Maureen’s book: Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids

• Micro-school feature on Good Morning America
• The Micro-School Coalition
• Facebook: The Micro-School Coalition
• LEADPrep