Startup West podcast 63: Elizabeth Knight, Purposeful

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63 - Elizabeth Knight
// // Elizabeth Knight founded Purposeful so young people can 'find their place' in the world.

Charlie and Danelle talk with Elizabeth Knight, founder of edtech startup Purposeful.

A top student at school, Elizabeth had no idea what she wanted to do as a career, or how to start thinking about it. She realised many people of school age had similar problems, so started Purposeful – straight out of uni – to encourage young people to ‘find their place’ in the world.

More than half of young Australians – and it’s way higher now – have no idea of what they want to do. One of their biggest problems is figuring out their future…

Elizabeth Knight

For more: https://www.purposeful.org.au/

The Lost Button podcast: https://www.thelostbutton.org/

For this and all previous episodes: https://startupwest.com.au/

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Startup West is recorded at Riff studios in beautiful downtown Perth, Western Australia; produced by Startup News, edited by Carmen Yee Kai Wen and brought to you thanks to support from the New Industries Fund (JTSI), Spacecubed co-working, Curtin University, RSM Accounting and Finance, the City of Perth and Dinner Twist.

Startup West acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar people, traditional owners of the lands and waters of Perth, where this podcast was recorded, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

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Produced by Startup News, the Startup West podcast talks with West Australian startups who have been there and done it, or are right here and doing it! Recorded in beautiful Perth, WA.
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