One of the world’s leading educators never went to teachers college. He was a high school student when he saw a gap and worked to fill it. Brandon Nguyen founded the Toronto Coalition of Ecoschools. He realized that while many schools have environmental clubs, there was very little communication between them, with few opportunities to combine efforts and scale impact. Not only did Brandon succeed in improving communication and collaboration, his efforts led him to becoming a student adviser to Toronto municipal government through the Toronto Youth Cabinet.
We caught up with Brandon via Skype, and between his classes, to better understand his passion, his drive to make a difference and his strategy to change the world.
Find him on LinkedIn.
What do you think?
- What do you think about Brandon’s story and strategy?
- Is he doing something different?
- Is this a path more people should take to create change, linking business and activism?
- Do you think more environmental issues need a sound business case to succeed?
More on Brendan
Read the article: Penn junior Brandon Nguyen represents Canada at UN Youth Climate Summit
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Favourite Documentary: Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret