Start Taking Action or “There’s a lot of people who will tell you you can’t do stuff, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it.” For our final episode this season, we are joined by Catalysr CEO and co-founder Usman Iftikhar. Usman shares the story of Catalysr, and how his own struggle to find work as a skilled migrant led to him starting his own business - one that helps other people unleash their potential. He also gives us a glimpse into how he is democratising space with his new startup, and how people can prepare themselves for the future of work. Bio: Usman is the co-founder and CEO at Catalysr. He was named Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2018, AMP Tomorrow Maker 2018 and Westpac Social Fellow 2019 and for his work to create a better future for us all through Catalysr. He is the Australian Lead for G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance, Associate Consultant for Foundation for Young Australians YLab, and Global Solutions Fellow from Singularity University. Usman is also the co-founder of startup Space is Easy, a platform making space more accessible for everyone.
Things mentioned in this episode
Masters of Engineering (Management) - University of Wollongong
Australian Youth Climate Coalition
School for Social Entrepreneurs
EnergyLab
Jake Muller - Catalysr Co-Founder
Community Migrant Resource Centre, Parramatta
Space is Easy - soon to be named Space Without Borders
Peter Diamendes - co-founder of Singularity University (Usman took part in the Global Startup Program)
Jeff Bezos on Twitter
Elon Musk on Twitter
CubeSats
UN Sustainable Development Goals
International Astronautical Congress 2019
First Robotics
Shell Eco Marathon
Ikigai Framework
Blinkist
Jan Owen - CEO at Foundation for Young Australians
Shelli Trung
Farnam Street blog
YLab
University of Technology, Sydney
Nikola Tesla
Albert Einstein
Leonardo Davinci
Melanie Perkins - co-founder of Canva
Walid Elsabaggh - co-founder of Koshari Korner
Books mentioned: The Endurance by Scott Kelly and Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankel