Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find Matt Severson:
The School Fund
The School Fund - The Origin Story
Email Matt at: matt@theschoolfund.org
Mentioned in this episode:
WE.org (formerly Free the Children)
Brown University
Google X
Alphabet
Megan Smith - VP at Google and Chief Technology Officer under President Obama.
Listen to this episode and explore:
Matt’s childhood: learning to give back at a very young age (2:40)
His relationship to learning and education as a child: good grades and extracurricular activities (4:59)
The importance of deliberate practice to keep improving (6:43)
His first trip to Africa to build a school (8:06)
Founding The School Fund (9:55)
Matt’s undergraduate studies and career: architectural & environmental studies before joining Google in Business Development (16:56)
The skills learnt at Google: managing up and down, connecting people and leading teams (19:30)
The decision to study at Harvard Business School (23:47)
Joining Tesla: contributing to solutions for climate change (26:05)
The developing countries that the School Fund supports (28:28)
How The School Fund identifies its local partners (30:03)
The struggle for girls to access education in developing countries (31:48)
The values the School Fund was founded upon: transparency, accountability and communication (33:57)
How to support and contribute to the School Fund (37:33)
The one thing Matt wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (39:10)