Madhupe Akinnola

Leadership can come from anywhere.

And so I'm trying to instill my students with that knowledge so that they can also help those ahead of them who are more senior to them embody some of that philosophy.

Because the young folks are getting it.

They get it so much more right now.

They're like, I'm not happy, I'm leaving.

I'm not happy, I'm going to do self-care.

So we need to learn from them and listen to them a lot more because I think that's where some of the challenges will be solved.

You know, I will just talk about some of the big ones.

Oh, yeah, the wealth gap, income inequality, people who are still homeless, there are still people who are food insecure.

And I was so inspired by so many different talks.

For instance, I think it was Slutty Vegan and how Pinky created Slutty Vegan because she actually really wanted to give opportunities for people to get access to food or something like that.

So we need everything.

creative, innovative solutions that help us with reducing the wealth gap, with educating kids at a young age.

There's a nonprofit, for instance, that gives seniors $1,000 to learn how to invest that money.

And then once they're in college, they get that money and they see how it's appreciated and valued.

We can't change the wealth gap if we don't educate people on what wealth is and what it isn't and how to

accumulate it.

And so I'm hoping that many of these organizations that have a lot of wealth will use some of it towards educating others around wealth and helping them to be more financially viable humans.

I am seeing my parents tonight, and I will emphasize that even more.

Or maybe I'll just make sure that they listen to this.