Ep 43: (Part 1) A 13 year old Founder - Alby is Rebuilding the Education System From Scratch
About this episode
In this episode, 13-year-old founder Alby discusses his efforts to reform the education system while balancing school and entrepreneurship.
In this episode of Top of Mind, host Hayley sits down with 13-year-old founder, creator, and education reformer Alby, an entrepreneur who’s not just questioning the system, but actively building a better one. While most teenagers are navigating their homework and social life, Alby is running a business, building digital education tools, and calling out the outdated structures of traditional schooling - all while juggling his own school schedule. In his first ever podcast, Alby shares what it’s really like to be a young person with big ideas in a system that wasn’t designed for him. From the decision to build in public on social media to speaking out against Australia’s plan to ban social media for under-16s, Alby is part of a generation using creativity, content, and community to push back - and push forward. In this episode, Alby and Hayley chat about: Why he believes the education system is broken (and what he’d build instead) What school isn’t teaching that running a business is How he balances school, building business, and content creation The surprising benefits (and challenges) of building in public The power of community-led learning - and why Gen Z turns to TikTok before…
People in this episode
Host: Hayley
Guest: Alby
Topics covered
- education reform
- entrepreneurship
- Gen Z
- social media
- community-led learning
- business
- content creation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TikTok
Places: Australia
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