Never Too Early

Stephanie Su is a Computer Science student and Regents' Scholar at UC Berkeley who is She is currently leading customer discovery at Launchparty as a Product Management Intern and will be incoming at Meta as a Software Engineer Intern. Since high school, she has organized the Bay Area's largest all-women hackathon with Superposition as the Lead Director. As a young content creator, she is actively sharing on LinkedIn about student life and internships.

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Photo4Good HK is an inter-school network of student photographers providing photography services for charities and non-profit organizations. Their proactive student photographers are keen on using their skills for charitable causes in the local community. Jasmine Li, Founder, and Aashika Mamgain, current President, shared about their journey starting the organization, the challenges they faced during COVID-19 (one could imagine the harsh hit on the photography industry), and sweet stories they have encountered.

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Today on the podcast, we actually have not only one, but two guests. On the pod, we have Jasmine Lee, the Editor in Chief, and Charlotte Ip, a writer at the Harbour Times. The Harbour Times is an independent English media outlet covering Hong Kong news and writing the city’s best newsletter. They break down content on policy, diplomacy, technology, culture and more. In this half hour, they share their advice for wannabe journalists, the effects of COVID-19 on journalism and how they use their platform for social good.

As always, you know where to find us!

After 4 months, 19 episodes and around 8 hours of content (there’s MUCH more unedited) - that is a close on Season 1 of the Never Too Early Podcast!

Bailey and Stefanie are taking a short break before coming back to season 3! We decided it was a right time for us to take a breather, get organized and gather our thoughts again, before coming back and bringing you some top content :)

As always, you know where to find us!

Akshara Santoshkumar is the Outreach Director of Zenerations, a platform showcasing stories centered around people in Generation Z, including their talents, achievements, thoughts, lifestyles, and experiences. They aim to establish a sense of community, diversity, and positivity, through articles on life, art, music, photography, politics, school, pop culture, and interviews with accomplished teens.

Listen as we chat with Akshara about cold emails, building trust, and hustle culture among Gen Zs.

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For today’s episode, we chatted with Ema Poposka. Ema is a 13 year old young Changemaker, photographer, filmmaker and performer. She is the founder of the Making Waves Club, a club that encourages youth to make an impact on social issues they are passionate about through film. She is also the Director and Writer of The Living Sea, an award-winning documentary that serves as a call to action to save Hong Kong’s corals. In this podcast, we chat with Ema about the importance of mentorship, how to create and lead a time, and why she is so passionate about speaking up for life below water.

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Happy International Women’s Day! Today on this podcast we have Ali Debow and Weilyn Chong, founders of the EntrpreNUers network, a network for and by female entrepreneurs. Aside from the network, they are both founders of various initiatives, interns at various organizations, all while Ali is a student at NYU Shanghai and Weilyn is studying at Princeton University. It should come as no surprise that these two have a lot on their plates, and in the coming episode, hear us chat about the slow growth, how to choose which opportunities to partake in, and the importance of female representation in business – something especially relevant since yesterday was International Women’s Day!

Happy International Women’s Day! Today on this podcast we have Ali Debow and Weilyn Chong, founders of the EntrpreNUers network, a network for and by female entrepreneurs - also the network Never Too Early is a part of!

Outside the Network, Weilyn is an economics student at Princeton University, a board member at Nasdaq's Entrepreneurial Center, the founder of Thankful Thursdays and the director of operations at Good Unicorns.

Ali is a student at NYU Shanghai Data Science and Economics. She is the Founder and CEO of Alive Vibe: the interactive virtual events platform connecting Gen Zs globally. She is the Founder of Entrepreneurs in Action: A community that brings together like-minded young entrepreneurs pursuing their passions in China. She is a Team Leader at Alibaba’s Global Digital Talent Lite Entrepreneurship Program.

In this episode, hear us chat about the slow growth, how to choose which opportunities to partake in, and the importance of female representation in business – something especially relevant since yesterday was International Women’s Day!

This episode is a longer one, so get ready to chillax, plug your earphones in and go for a run, or connect it to a speaker while you clean your room. Regardless, we know you’ll enjoy it. If you want to hear more episodes like this, tune in every Wednesday at 8am HKT. And contact us here:

Samar Jain is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of The Globalist Magazine, an online purpose-driven literary magazine which features works from writers and authors from all over the world. His AI-based project Agri-predict has been conferred the national award by the Federal Govt. of India and was among the top 300 in the nation. Apart from that, he is currently working on his non-profit, Sanitary Cops, an outreach program advocating for female hygiene awareness.

Listen as he shares tips for voicing out for the youth and utilising AI technology in solving social problems.

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The Globalist’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglobalist_mag/

In 2010, Christopher Schrader founded the 24 Hour Race at the age of 16 in Hong Kong. Now, he is its first Executive Chairman, to help the charity spread to its next 10 cities. The 24 Hour Race is a global, student-run non-profit that fights modern slavery. To this date, over 1,000,000 have been directly involved in their events and campaigns, raising over HK$ 25,000,000 for anti-slavery efforts globally. He currently works in Deep Tech Product, Growth & Market Expansion at Stealth and Ampd Energy.

Listen to our insightful conversation on starting, managing, and scaling a fully student-led non-profit.

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Sakshi Vasudev is an impact driven individual aiming to provide equal education opportunities to girls around the world. She is an accounting student at the City University of Hong Kong and a passionate entrepreneur. She is the founder of Bampads! a youth social startup aiming to market reusable cloth menstrual pads in Hong Kong. They also hold workshops to raise awareness on periods and sustainable period products. They give back to the community by donating sets of pads to women and girls in need, making sure their daily lives are not interrupted by inaccessibility of sanitary products.

Listen to this pod and hear about the importance of accessible sustainability, the process of manufacturing a physical product and creating community around periods.

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Aiden Howe is a Year 11 student from Chinese International School. A changemaker passionate about minority empowerment, Aiden is the Founder of Helpers for Helpers, a domestic worker social impact initiative, a UNITAR Youth Ambassador, and Co-founder of the Coalition for Minority Empowerment, whose work has been recognized by WEF, UNITAR, and Stanford. Most recently, Aiden organized and hosted the first-ever 100% youth-led and run UN event in Hong Kong, for UN International Migrant Workers Day, for the first time uniting NGOs, youth initiatives, and global organizations to celebrate and push for minority empowerment.

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Abigail Lee is one of the co-hosts of Dear Asian Girl! Dear Asian Girl is a podcast for Asian Girls, by Asian Girls. It is a part of Dear Asian Youth, a non-profit organisation of Asian youths striving to uplift marginalized communities through education, intersectional activism, and celebration. In this podcast, we talk to Abigail about how she got involved with Dear Asian Girl, her tips for those wanting to go into podcasting, and the importance of having faith in yourself, especially as an Asian woman.

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Bailey is one of the co-hosts of Never Too Early. You’ve heard her speak about the change making journeys of others, but never her own… until this episode :)

Today Bailey & Stefanie chat about her journey as a social entrepreneur. She is the founder & CEO of reBooked - a social enterprise that promotes sustainability and educational equity by collecting and reselling kids’ books! She started in August 2019, and in April 2021 she opened a retail bookstore.

She is also the co-founder of EcoGo - an award-winning directory for sustainable stores and restaurants in her home city of Hong Kong. Their goal is to make information on “green” choices accessible and easy-to-access for the public. Aside from that, she regularly works and volunteers with various local NGOs.

In this episode, hear her speak about opening a retail store, the stigma around sustainability and the importance of having a support system.

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Stefanie is one of our Co-Hosts at Never Too Early. Today we chat about her changemaker story, challenges, and tips in leading a student-led organization. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of SimplyShare, a student-led organisation raising awareness and encouraging youth proactivity regarding the issue of poverty around the world. She has led and organised various fundraisers, caged home visits and skills-based workshops while volunteering locally as well as internationally. She is also passionate in business and economics, in which she is a podcast producer at The Entrepre女ers Network, a network that connects female founders from around the globe.

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Chandni Sacheti is the founder of Lives Without Knives. Lives Without Knives is a youth-led organisation, aiming to simplify, advocate and implement a plant-based, sustainable lifestyle. Through blog posts, social media, webinars, packages and more, Lives Without Knives hopes to empower the wider community to change the world with their diet and lifestyle.

In this insightful episode, Chandni shares her experience growing and honing her skills through her organisation, disregarding her fear of judgement and encouraging a vegan lifestyle, something that there is often resistance about.

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Ivy Shi is the Co-Founder and Director of Operations at Girls For Business, a 501(c)3 non-profit aiming to expand the access of business education resources to all young women through their mentorship programme, business newsletter, Slack platform, virtual events, and more. She comes from Michigan, United States, and is currently studying in Hong Kong at an international boarding school. She is also a keen researcher in the fields of technology and social entrepreneurship. In this episode, Ivy shares with us tips for leading a team, scaling your initiative and doing research in high school.

Aaron Combs is the founder and CEO of Students For Attention, a nonprofit whose mission is to create miracles and build a better world for the Neurodivergent community through grassroots activism and free services such as screening tests backed by science. SFA has high school student members in over 10 countries who are working towards our vision of a world where every Neurodivergent person has the necessary resources to succeed and where social constructs are designed with Neurodivergence in mind.

In this episode, hear more about empathy and grit on your changemaker journey!

Aaron Combs is the founder and CEO of Students For Attention, a nonprofit whose mission is to create miracles and build a better world for the Neurodivergent community through grassroots activism and free services such as screening tests backed by science. SFA has high school student members in over 10 countries who are working towards our vision of a world where every Neurodivergent person has the necessary resources to succeed and where social constructs are designed with Neurodivergence in mind.

In this episode, hear more about neurodivergence, what Students for Attention does, the importance of having a vision and so much more!

Meet Sydney Steenland, a 16-year-old Australian plastic pollution activist and Founder of the Sea Monkey Project, a business that builds plastic upcycling machines and education on conservation. She has been living on a sailboat for the past decade and is passionate about plastic pollution solutions and education. In this episode, Sydney shares her story of founding the Sea Monkey Project, and tips on starting small and embracing opportunities.

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Lale is an activist, social entrepreneur and 11th grade student in Turkey. She is the founder of Speak Out! They aim to interact with female students from all over the world. Their main goal is to be a source of inspiration for young people by blending them with the experiences of previous generations, and showing them how they can make a difference. They hope that they can achieve this goal through video and physical conferences, summits, online seminars, documentaries, interviews and collaborations.

In this episode, hear more about Speak Out, Lale’s tips for young activists and how to start at a grassroots level.

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Bella Li founded Thalassemia HK at the age of 15 to tackle the lack of awareness and drive policy reform on Thalassemia, an underrepresented blood disorder. She empowers student involvement in the SDGs locally and globally as a founding member of the Global Goals Council at CDNIS. She is also part of the first cohort of UNITAR Asia-Pacific Youth Ambassadors and was awarded the 2021 Canadian Chamber of Commerce Leadership Award. In this episode, Bella shares tips on networking, avoiding burnout and collaboration on your journey to advocacy at a young age.

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Justin is a 16-year-old high school student at Chinese International School in Hong Kong. He is the Youngest World Taekwondo HQ Master in HK, the Founder of Kick Action HK, Leader of CISxIdeas, and a debater among other things. In this episode, Justin discusses how he uses his passion for martial arts to empower domestic workers in Hong Kong. He also shares how he’s learned the importance of patience through his work, and gives advice to aspiring young entrepreneurs.

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