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Entrepreneurship is all about value-creation and building what people want. But how do we create value and create good products and services? When we think about building good solutions and good companies, we have to talk about the concepts of design thinking and also user-centered design. In this episode, our co-hosts Naiomi Israel and Tiffany Yau interview Benjamin Pietrzyk. Benjamin is the Director of Entrepreneur Mentoring at the Uncommon Individual Foundation (UIF), founded by Dr. Richard Caruso and Dr. John Crosby. Pietrzyk has worked with UIF since 2013 to help launch UIF’s Caruso Incubator and Caruso Challenge, where he works with emerging companies and students throughout Philadelphia and New Jersey. In addition, Pietrzyk founded ondawave, an international nonprofit that creates healthier lives by increasing access to proper effective care in rural Dominican Republic and Ganar Juntos, a Spanish tutoring company that creates jobs for bilingual youth and mothers in rural areas of the Dominican Republic. Pietrzyk also worked as an adjunct professor at Eastern University and La Salle University where he taught entrepreneurship and nonprofit management. Pietrzyk studied at La Salle University and the University of Pennsylvania. Benjamin will share his own experience as a nonprofit leader and professor on recommended practices for approaching user-centered design and how we can do so effectively by leveraging and empowering our communities.  Show notes: Watch Ben's TED Talk HERE

The entrepreneurial mindset has been a big buzzword over the past few years. It is about having a set of effective beliefs, work ethics, and values to help you stay resilient in pursuing your dreams and goals when times are tough to keep pushing forward. But what about the social entrepreneurial mindset? In this episode, our co-hosts Naiomi Israel and Tiffany Yau, interview Vanita Lee-Tatum, an educator, business developer, and artist, and one of her top students from Mount Eden High School, Ruchita Verma. Ruchita created The Community of Peace and Love, a nonprofit focused on supporting teens in their mental health journey, during her time in Vanita's empowering classroom.  Our guests will speak about what the social entrepreneurial mindset means to them through their experience in learning with Fulphil's curriculum, and how they've learned to effectively build their mindsets. Show notes: Book a consultation with Ruchita's company at www.happiness4peace.com Support Vanita's students by emailing her at [email protected] at or messaging/following her on Instagram @vanitaleetatum Learn more about Fulphil at www.fulphil.org. Check out this video to view our unedited live interview video with Vanita and Ruchita.

Problem-solving is present in our lives, from our daily routines to even starting a business. For this interview, Fulphil's very own Naiomi Israel, our Head of Content, interviews our Founder & CEO, Tiffany Yau to get her perspective on problem-solving in application to entrepreneurship and developing a social entrepreneurial mindset.  In this episode, Tiffany speaks about the relevance of problem-solving in her journey of beginning Fulphil, a nonprofit with the vision of sparking the next generation of changemakers and problem-solvers. As recognized in Forbes and her TED talk, Tiffany's creation of Fulphil has equipped thousands of youth across the country with the tools needed to make an impact in their careers and on their local communities.  Show notes: Learn more about Fulphil at www.fulphil.org. Check out this video to view our unedited live interview video with Vanita and Ruchita.