Leadership & Education at the Learning House in Nepal with Michelle Welsch (Encore Episode)

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

Contact us:

[email protected]

Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find Michelle Welsch:

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellewelsch/
www.learninghousenepal.com
www.khatalife.org
www.michellewelsch.com
www.projectexponential.com

Mentioned in this episode

Interbrand: https://www.interbrand.com/
Seth Godin: https://www.sethgodin.com/
AltMBA: https://altmba.com/

Listen to this episode and explore:

Michelle’s childhood as a street performer (3:02)

Fitting-in: the concept of in-groups and out-groups (5:13)

Her relationship to learning from childhood to today (7:18)

Studying psychology, working as a probation officer and getting a master’s in social work (9:11)

Her first career shift: working for a branding agency (17:39)

Meeting Seth Godin and becoming a freelancer (18:53)

From social work to freelancing: learning to build communities (21:23)

From NYC to Nepal on a fundraising trip (25:24)

Founding the Learning House Nepal & Khata Life non-profit (28:17)

Immersing herself in the community of Nepal (35:00)

How she built the team at The Learning House (37:33)

The biggest challenge in her work: what’s next? (43:39)

If you had unlimited amounts of money? (48:47)

The importance of learning how to think before learning skills (52:30)

Scarcity mentality and sharing resources (56:36)

Maria's key takeaways and call-to-action (1:00:46)