S13E22: Reshaping the future of learning, with Sahra-Josephine Hjorth (CEO, CanopyLAB)
November 2, 2023
“I am an accidental entrepreneur."
We're continuing our season on "business as a force for good", Richard speaks with Sahra-Josephine Hjorth, co-founder and CEO of CanopyLAB. Sahra-Josephine has been at the forefront of transforming education through social learning and artificial intelligence since 2015. CanopyLAB is the world's first-of-its-kind learning experience platform, and CanopyLAB has trained more than 500,000 youth and 130,000 teachers over the past five years, yielding groundbreaking results.
In this conversation, you’ll learn:
- Why Sahra-Josephine is on a mission to build the world's biggest learning platform for youth, and the gap she spotted in the market.
- How she pivoted the business from outbound sales, to inbound only.
- The "$1M mistake" she made, and what she learned as a result.
- Why and how she works to be the most well-informed person in the room.
- When perfectionism can be good - and when not.
- How Sahra-Josephine stays creative, and the innovation that the "self-driving car" prompted.
- What "AI Fridays" are and why they're so great.
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For full show notes, head to https://xquadrant.com/sahra-josephine-hjorth
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
02:39 Creating a trusted learning community for youths
09:21 Creating win-win situations for NGOs and users
11:34 Pandemic impact, company growth, teacher support
26:00 Rediscovering authenticity & value in public speaking
40:09 Learning to lead authentically, despite others' expectations