New Work Bites is a series of podcasts focused on the changing world of work with guests, hosted by Jan Owen.
In this episode, Jan is joined by Usman Iftikhar, Co-founder and CEO of Catslysr. They talk about breaking down barriers, making the most of opportunities in new jobs and industries (including entrepreneurship and space!), with a particular focus on supporting young people who don't always get access to opportunities.
Usman Iftikhar
Usman Iftikhar is a systems entrepreneur, passionate about utilising the power of entrepreneurship to collectively solve the global climate emergency and the global refugee crisis. He's the co-founder and CEO of Catalysr, a startup pre-accelerator in Australia, which empowers migrant and refugee entrepreneurs (aka migrapreneurs) to launch their own startups. In their first 4 years, Catalysr has supported 273 migrapreneurs launch 110 enterprises.
Usman is a 2020 Stanford GSB alumnus, a 2019 Obama Leader, Westpac Social Change Fellow, 2018 AMP Tomorrow Maker and Singularity University's GSP 2017 Fellow.
Jan Owen
Jan Owen is a highly regarded entrepreneur, innovator, influencer and author. She has led and founded many organisations and businesses, most recently the Foundation for Young Australians and Learning Creates Australia.
Further information
The New Work Bites podcast series is part of Gateway LLEN's Virtual Work Reality suite of activities. These are a range of virtual career education tools and resources for educators, support staff, students and parents.
Gateway Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN) is one 31 Victorian LLENs. This initiative builds on LLENs relationships with local communities and employers, and supports schools to make quality connections for their students to the world of work.
Other helpful links