Interview With Education Director at Ultra Education Latipha Hamdoun

What we don’t tell our kids about success is parts of it are mostly dealing with struggles and failures. In today’s episode of Raising Successful Kids Podcast, Irene chats with Latipha Hamduon from Ultra Education about the importance of entrepreneurial education. Latipha also shares her career background, how her business skills helped her in her teaching career, and the reason why she chose to teach instead of pursuing her prior plan to be an educational psychologist. She emphasises that for kids to be successful, they to be aware of who they are and what they want. Listen in to know more about Latipha and entrepreneurial education. KEY TAKEAWAYS Latipha has been teaching in the UK and abroad for over 20 years. She didn’t want to be a teacher; She wanted to be an educational psychologist. Her degree was in Design Technology and Psychology. She planned to be a teacher for a while as preparation for her career as an educational psychologist. But a time came when she realised she didn’t want to follow that anymore since she found that her calling is teaching. She’s got a couple of businesses. She owns coffee shops and bakeries in West London. She’s also a property investor. She bought her first house when she was 18. She realised that a bulk of her time goes to managing her business and her time for her real passion, which is teaching, is not enough. She wants her student to be the best by giving them what they deserve and what they need. Success has a different meaning when it comes to education. Latipha wants to incorporate the entrepreneurial mindset when learning inside the classrooms. We learn more about risks, failures, organisation, etc. This gives them the kids clearer and a more realistic view about success. Latipha teaches kids to prioritise the ‘WHAT’ and ‘WHY” rather than the ‘HOW’. Be clear on what you want to achieve. Planning and execution will be more natural if you know your target. BEST MOMENTS "I want my students to achieve the best they can.” “As an entrepreneur, you’ll know that mindset is everything.” “I went to education to make a difference. I went to education to nurture, to support, to help young people flourish and be the best they can be.” “It’s not necessarily what you teach but how you teach it.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Ultra Education ABOUT THE GUEST Latipha Hamdoun is the Education Director at Ultra Education, the #1 provider of entrepreneurial education in the world. Ultra Education’s vision is that all children regardless of socioeconomic status shall get the best entrepreneurial education they can have. Latipha’s LinkedIn ABOUT THE HOST Irene Santineer is a working mum of an entrepreneurial child and shares a passion with her husband to see him succeed. She’s the creator and host of the Raising Successful Kids Podcast which aims to help parents, educators and mentors effectively guide children towards success. CONTACT METHOD Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Irene-Santineer-1827282224265825/ Twitter https://twitter.com/irenetwin1