The Purpose-Driven Social Entrepreneur, with Karim Abouelnaga, Practice Makes Perfect artwork
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The Purpose-Driven Social Entrepreneur, with Karim Abouelnaga, Practice Makes Perfect

  • S3E311
  • 27:30
  • February 21st 2021

NOTE: For a full transcript of the conversation, see: https://tonyloyd.com/karim-abouelnaga.


Close the Opportunity Gap through high-impact programs before, during, and outside of school hours.

Karim Abouelnaga is CEO of Practice Makes Perfect, a company he founded when he was 18 years old. Practice Makes Perfect partners with K-12 schools to help narrow the opportunity gap.

Karim is a TED Fellow and Echoing Green Fellow. At 23, he was named to Forbes’ 30 under 30 list in education, and at 24 was named to Magic Johnson’s 32 under 32 list. In 2016, he was ranked in the top 3 most influential young entrepreneurs under 25 globally. Karim’s TED Talk was named one of the 9 Most Inspiring Talks of 2017.

Karim has gathered his lessons learned in a powerful new book, The Purpose-Driven Social Entrepreneur.

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