Social entrepreneur Henry May is the founder of CoSchool, a B-Corp* that's worked with 5,000 youth in Bogota, Colombia. CoSchool works to build emotional, social, and leadership skills through extracurricular programs. In this episode, Henry May speaks about his journey of self discovery, hardest moments, greatest lessons, and why he decided to make CoSchool a B-Corp instead of a nonprofit organization. Henry May is a young teacher from England and a huge soccer fanatic. His work has been recognized by Ashoka, the world’s leading social entrepreneurship agency and by Unreasonable Institute. He is also the founder of The Huracan Foundation, a global soccer movement. Top quotes: “The self-doubt never goes away, it’s part of being human.” "I saved up by eating rice and lentils every day and as I watched my friends go out on weekends." “Without that driving force, you’ll just step aside when the hardship comes.” “When I’m not having difficult conversations, problems start to appear.” “If it’s going to be successful, it’s going to take a long time. 10, 20, 50 years. Let’s not try and run too fast because this is a marathon.” *B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Today, there is a growing community of more than 1,600 Certified B Corps from 42 countries and over 120 industries working together toward 1 unifying goal: to redefine success in business. Reading List from Henry May Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation by Parker J. Palmer Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why by Paul Tough  Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America by  Paul Tough  Show Notes for Henry May Henry May visited Colombia as a backpacker in 2009 He returned to live there in 2012 and has been living there since Henry did Teach First in London, UK He then worked for  Teach for Colombia through the Teach for All network, then worked for Proctor and Gamble, and then worked for a private school in Colombia Starting an organization is like “being born” because when you’re a baby, you don’t know what is going on around you and need help from everyone around you. “The self-doubt never goes away, but it’s part of being human.” To find time and money to start CoSchool, Henry cut back on on rent by moving back in with his parents. He worked part-time and worked on the weekends to save up for his big idea. During the early years, Henry ate rice and lentils every day and watched friends go out on the weekends as he counted pennies. He started to think the decision was a big mistake The co-founder’s mother loaned $1,200 to keep CoSchool going As a social entrepreneur, you have to be convinced that your work matters One of his former, at-risk students in the UK who was into philosophy was convicted of murder. Events like that give Henry the convictio

#41: One teacher's quest to create an education movement in Colombia—with Henry May

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