Starting her journey when she was only 15, Vedanshi shares her story of how she started her non-profit organization - Bolt Safety to create safer and more equitable communities around the world!

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - background and childhood

2:00 - moving to Canada

3:50 - family life

5:35 - earlier school life

7:00 - BOLT inception

9:50 - continuing after a loss

12:00 - finding your cofounders

14:10 - expanding BOLT

16:38 - think like an entrepreneur

18:28 - what is an “entrepreneur”

19:56 - break #1

20:17 - founder & ceo - solo person & fake it till you make it

23:15 - integrity & work ethic

25:30 - leadership style

27:35 - building meaningful relationships

29:33 - taking BOLT to the next step

31:18 - what is SAFEHUBS

33:33 - how can we all be allies

36:47 - securing funding

38:30 - selling bracelets to make $

40:06 - break #2

41:26 - taking care of one’s self

43:45 - setting priorities

45:55 - dealing with expectations

48:15 - what do awards mean to you?

50:22 - relationship with her sister

53:00 - project LIGHTNING

56:40 - being proud of your culture

58:30 - piece of advice

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