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Student Founder Episodes

Dec. 20, 2025

Why Healing-Centered Leadership is CRITICAL for Digital Inclusion

Looking for a story that blends resilience, entrepreneurship, mental health, and inclusive technology? In this episode of Low to Grow, Annie Wenmiao Yu speaks with Linda Hong Cheng, founder of InfraLabs and advocate for heali...
Oct. 8, 2025

Reese Wong on Coasting, The Diana Award and Building Impactful Communities

What does it take to build a social enterprise in your teens and go on to win The Diana Award before the age of 21? Reese Wong knows the pressure. As a young social entrepreneur, speaker, and community builder, he opens up to...
Guest: Reese Wong
Sept. 24, 2025

No Imposter Syndrome at Yale, Just Vision: Raising $3.1M in just 14days

Ever feel like your background is holding you back from big dreams? In this episode of Low to Grow , Annie sits down with Nathaneo Johnson , co-founder of the Series app , to talk about how he transformed a challenging childh...
Aug. 27, 2025

How a 19 YEAR OLD is Democratising quantum education: Elisa Torres Durney

Think you’re too young or too inexperienced to make a global impact? Meet Elisa Torres-Durney , a 19-year-old Chilean student, UNESCO Advisor, and the visionary behind Girls in Quantum , a UN recognised global initiative maki...
Aug. 13, 2025

From Breakouts to Beauty Tech Breakthroughs: Building Clear (YC) with Ahana Banerjee

Feeling like you need to have it all figured out before starting something big? Think again. In this episode, Annie sits down with fellow Forbes U30, Times Young Powerlist and Y-Combinator alumna Ahana Banerjee, to unpack her...