Summary: Who is Mawi Asgedom? Mawi Asgedom has an extraordinary, inspirational story of how we went from a refugee camp to the United States, onto Harvard and more. He's inspired over a million students with his story and practical leadership wisdom. He has been cited as one of Oprah’s 20 Most Inspirational Moments and he has just recently won a CODiE award for his extraordinary online course on student leadership. Episode highlights Keys to persevering through war-torn Ethiopia and adjusting to the United States (1:50) A scary number that almost makes students cry (13:05) The trick to getting on Oprah (16:00) The importance of "hitting the turbo button" (19:08) The exposure that's even better than Oprah (23:10) A cautionary tale about college debt (30:12) Why to cultivate a "level of insanity" (37:00) The powerful motivation of writing a letter to your shareholders (42:40) Items mentioned in the show The College Scorecard - Helpful statistics on college graduation and student loan default rates published by the U.S. Government. Mawi's (now award-winning!) online leadership course Mawi's inspirational autobiography Subscribe to podcast in iTunes
