Degree2Destiny

- Backed by Northeastern University’s startup founder co-op from Boston, USA, D2D has impacted over 3500+ students across India in just 6 months of full-time operations.
- Created pathways for students to connect academic achievements with real-world careers, enhancing their professional readiness in a competitive global market.
- Spearheaded the development of the CAN (Communication, AI, Networking) model to enhance generative AI skills, communication abilities, and networking strategies.
- Focused on bridging the gap between traditional education and the workforce by providing tailored, actionable skills that align with industry demands.

Founder

Notion

- Hosting in-person and virtual events to introduce students and faculty to Notion's powerful tools.
- Creating and sharing Notion templates to streamline workflows and boost productivity.
- Collaborating with student organizations and departments to implement Notion for better organization and project management.
- Building an engaged Notion community through social media content, workshops, and peer-to-peer support.
- Providing feedback to Notion's product team and participating in brand campaigns to promote new features.

Campus Leader

Northeastern University

- Leading 10+ campus tours every semester for prospective students, providing insights into the student experience at Northeastern.

Husky Ambassador

GyanDhan

- Supported a community of 21,000+ students with expert guidance on study abroad opportunities, including application processes, scholarships, and visa requirements.
- Empowered aspiring international students by providing personalized advice and fostering a resourceful, supportive community.

Ambassador

WEvolve together

- Featured on Future Egalitarian Ethical Liberal Leaders Changemaker List 2022 and myKolkata The Telegraph for exceptional work.
- Mentored over 20+ students with low-income backgrounds in India with college applications for institutions in USA and UK.
- Conducted 3 workshops on Gender Equality engaging over 20+ individuals in collaboration with Goethe Institute for the ‘Gender Week’.
-Spreading awareness about gender-related issues through Instagram Marketing (@wevolve.together) 

The WEvolve Podcast, Host
-Discussing gender equity and roles in society
-Conducting interviews with changemakers who are influential and empowered individuals discussing gender in society and how that has impacted their lives.

Founder and Podcast Host

YOUTHTOPIA

- Part of a community of Youth Change-makers across the world.

Circle of Youth Member

D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University

- Collaborated in designing CEM programming and conducting interdisciplinary research on emerging markets with Faculty Fellows.
- Enhanced student engagement through strategic outreach efforts, increasing CEM's visibility across
Northeastern University.
- Represented and led a diverse group of students from three colleges, aligning CEM initiatives with varied academic and career goals.

Center for Emerging Markets Student Associate

- Provide guidance to undergraduate business students navigating the co-op process.
- Review student resumes and conduct mock interviews to enhance employability.
- Facilitate small group workshops and lead networking events.
- Mentor students on preparing for and reflecting on professional co-op experiences.
- Serve as a co-op role model, fostering growth through one-on-one and group support.

Peer Mentor and TA

NU Entrepreneurs Club

- Directing a flagship program within the largest campus organization, consisting of over 2000 active members.
- Fostering a collaborative platform for Northeastern’s aspiring entrepreneurs to learn new skills and build their entrepreneurial toolkit.

Co-Director of Engage

MeriPocket

- Leading problem-solving initiatives to address challenges in promoting our advocacy and expanding our reach.
- Shaping brand identity to resonate with our target audience, and make a compelling case for the need for pockets in women's clothing.
- Leveraging digital marketing strategies to boost online presence, engage with audience, and drive our campaign forward.

Brand Strategist

Technoplat

#TechTuesdaysUK is the Knowledge Platform, launched by Technoplat (www.WeAreTechnoplat.tech), in January 2023.  It’s a member-driven community, that aims to bring together creators and innovators in the technology industry. My role as a Volunteer was the following.

•	Coordination with the guests, 
•	Scheduling the events on the first Tuesday of every month and 
•	Interviewing leaders from the tech sector.

Volunteer

Learning LinkedIn as a super skill | Sophomore at Northeastern University

I’m a 21-year-old entrepreneur building an AI-powered startup to fix what we are not taught.

As a student, I saw a recurring gap — students had potential, but lacked the tools, confidence, and systems to convert it into careers. So I launched Degree2Destiny to bridge the space between education and employment, blending AI with mentorship and real-world skills.

In just 8 months of full-time operations, we've impacted 3000+ students through our CAN model (Communication, AI, Networking). I’ve spoken at the Grace Hopper Celebration, mentored 30+ peers as a  teaching assistant and built workshop programs now run across India and the U.S.

My next milestone? Scale D2D to impact 1 million students, become revenue-positive by year one post-grad, and launch our digital platform to help every student build their career with AI, not just a degree.

If you care about the future of education, youth empowerment, or want to collaborate on bold ideas — I’d love to connect. Let’s reimagine what student success can look like.

Anjali Laddha

Someone congratulated me for a talk I never gave.

I was at the AI Impact Summit.
And someone messaged:

“Congrats on speaking!”

I wasn’t speaking.

But here’s what’s wild

A week before that, I was in Boston at the Harvard Women in Business Conference.

Snowstorm.
-10°C.
Layers on layers.
Freezing.

Then I flew to Delhi for the AI Impact Summit,
where I was selected in the Top 150 for the AI by HER Impact Challenge.

From snowstorms to Delhi heat in less than a week.

Two climates.
Two continents.
Two high-stakes rooms.

And somehow, part of me still felt like I had snuck in.

That gap is dangerous.

Because when you hesitate,
the room doesn’t.

Harvard felt electric.
Ambitious women talking capital, leadership, ownership.

AI Impact felt different.
Fewer women.
Same ambition.
Higher stakes.

And I’ll say something that might not be popular:

I don’t want to be celebrated for surviving in male-dominated spaces.
I want to dominate in them.

Yes, gender bias exists.
Yes, funding gaps are real.

But constantly centring the struggle isn’t strategy.

Positioning yourself as powerful anyway?
That’s strategy.

If you’re a young woman building something, read this carefully:

→ Apply before you feel ready.
→ Enter rooms that intimidate you.
→ Speak even when your voice shakes.
→ Stop waiting to feel “qualified.”
→ Let your ambition be louder than your insecurity.

Because here’s the truth:

You don’t grow into rooms.
You grow because of them.

40 hours of travel.
Snowstorms to heatwaves.
Investor conversations to wedding conversations.

And one realisation hit hard:

The biggest barrier isn’t the room.

It’s the version of you that still thinks you’re lucky to be there.

This is your sign to believe in yourself more.
Because someone out there is already rooting for you.

Anjali Laddha 🌟

AI Trainer helping students + colleges turn degrees into careers 🚀 | Founder @Degree2Destiny | 4,000+ students & faculty trained | Author of CANnected 📘

Women might become the best users of AI.

And the last year convinced me.

Over the past 12 months, I’ve spent a lot of time talking to women.

Women who:

• run startups
• work at big corporations
• teach in schools and universities
• run entire households
• and somehow still show up for everyone around them

Different lives.

One common thread kept coming up:

AI.

Not as hype.
Not as a buzzword.

But as leverage.

Because women have always been the original multitaskers.

Careers.
Families.
Communities.
Households.

All at once.

AI doesn’t replace that.

It amplifies it.

And what surprised me most is that this isn’t just happening in tech circles.

Recently, under Degree2Destiny, we hosted an International Women’s Day workshop in India for everyday women running their households.

Not founders.
Not executives.

Women who manage homes.

And the moment we showed them how AI could help with:

• planning meals
• organizing household tasks
• writing messages
• learning new skills
• making better decisions

Because the first decision-makers in most homes are women.

They manage time.
Money.
Schedules.
Relationships.

In many ways, they’re already running a small operating system.

AI just makes that system smarter.

This is personal for me too.

I grew up hearing this equation:

Bad grades + woman = arranged marriage.

So I rewrote it.

Built a podcast.
Used LinkedIn to find opportunities.
Started Degree2Destiny to teach students AI, communication, and networking.

Now I meet girls, and women who were told the same thing.

And then they learn AI.

And suddenly the story changes.

Confidence.
Opportunities.
Options.

If AI is the biggest productivity shift of our generation…

Women mastering it: from boardrooms to households, will change the game.

Happy International Women’s Day 🩷

Government of Tamil Nadu

Young Nutrition Ambassador 

The First Step Hasini

We strongly believe that every child is born with a quality of gunnius but , unfortunately only a few understand this and that is why I choose this platform to convey my message for the need of the first step .

I am 12 YO studying 8th standard, Received Global Kids achiever award from Dream Catcher and Freelance Weiter for The Hindu in school and Brainfeed Magazine.

I interview a Young archiver, My mission is to empower children. I believe children are born talented, the only thing is they need to realize the same.

YouTuber

GYM- Guiding Young Minds

The Hindu

Freelance Writer

EMERALD PUBLISHERS

Book Author

ALERT

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hasinilakshminarayanan_happy-to-share-that-i-have-been-appointed-activity-6913832628752199680-FICZ?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

ALERT Young Ambassador 

CHILD CHAPTER

I am blessed to announce I am part of the team that is serving deserved children worldwide..

Board Member

Local conference of youth india

Delegate

UNICEF

UNICEF in collaboration with Yuwaah and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India is hosting the #ImPact With Youth Conclave in Chennai on 12 August 2023 in Chennai. The conclave is being organized to celebrate the international youth day.   This conclave is poised to champion the co-creation of change and the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals with youth, with a central focus on this year's International Youth Day theme – Green Skills. 
 
On the occasion, Ms Cynthia McCaffrey, Representative, UNICEF India delivered the introductory remarks while Mr Sanjay Wijesekera, Regional Director, UNICEF South Asia Region and Mr Shombi Sharp, United Nations Resident Coordinator, India joined online and Mr  Anurag Thakur, Hon'ble Minister of Sports, Youth Affairs, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting was the chief guest at the event.
 
Five young delegates will also be participating from the south Asia region. Ms Hasini Lakshminarayanan, a 14-year-old delegate from Chennai was present at the event venue.

Speaker at Youth Conclave - Unicef

Target

I was a one of the speaker for their annual tech event

Public Speaker

I am Hasini, a 16-year-old social Enterprenuer #youtuber, Young Nutrition Ambassador for the Government of Tamilnadu, and the Youngest Journalist . I am also a freelance writer for The Hindu In School, a public speaker, and the founder of Guiding Young Minds Monthly Magazine.

My passion for empowering children led me to start The First Step, a platform where I interview young achievers and showcase their journeys. My mission is to inspire children to believe in themselves and their abilities, and I truly believe that all children are born with the qualities of being geniuses.

Through my work, I aim to encourage children to take the first step toward their dreams, and I am excited to continue making a positive impact on the next generation.

If you would like to address your employees, any forum, or students, please feel free to reach out to me at slakhminarayanan@gmail.com. I would be happy to discuss how I can contribute to your event or program.

If you want to know more about me and my work, please feel free to connect with me on my social media channels:

For the Speaking event pls do an email to slakshminarayanan@gmail.com 

Magazine : www.guidingyoungminds.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/thefirststephasini

Hasini LakshmiNarayanan

Another IB lore ? 

As an IBDP Visual Arts student, I’m constantly chasing my inquiry question like it’s hiding just out of reach. 

Everyone talks about having a clear conceptual direction, but some days mine feels blurred at the edges. 

The other day in the studio, instead of forcing myself to abstract morden and conventional ways , I found myself shaping a traditional Thanjavur Thalaiyatti Bommai aka The dancing dolls!

Btw one that I’ve never done before and hey , this requires some physics 

What started as a simple experiment with form slowly became something more personal.

There was something grounding about working with a form so rooted in my culture and memory. 

The rounded base, the gentle tilt of the head, the quiet rhythm in its movement - it felt symbolic. 

A thalaiaati bommai nods no matter what, always returning to balance. 

I couldn’t help but see myself in it, navigating uncertainty yet trying to stay steady.

As I painted and assembled the figure, I realized maybe my inquiry doesn’t need to be forced into clarity. 

Maybe it can emerge through process, through touch, through reconnecting with heritage. 

That small nodding doll in the studio didn’t give me answers, but it reminded me that exploration itself is part of the art!

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I owe LinkedIn an apology. I vanished.

Sorry :) 

The past few weeks weren’t a “taking a break” phase. They were a roll up your sleeves, get on the ground, make it happen phase!!!!!!

A while ago, I and two other friends pitched an idea to Sambhali Trust in Rajasthan , Jodhpur - for a full fledged Project Week? 

Not just sessions. Not just talks. But a structured, themed, immersive week that focused on real skills , issues and real conversations.

They said yes.

So we showed  up. And then disappeared from here , campus , LinkedIn . 

Project Week meant English lessons in the morning, math sessions that didn’t feel like math, honest conversations on menstrual hygiene, self-defence drills that seemed powerful, and skill building sessions like sewing that directly link to livelihood.

It was messy. It was exhausting.

But  it was beautiful.

There were days I was drained. There were moments I questioned whether I’d taken on too much. 

But watching confidence build in real time with the girls and women we worked with? Worth it.

Sometimes impact doesn’t look aesthetic. It looks like sweat, chalk dust, and hoarse voices.

I’m back now.

And I have mannnyyyyyy stories to tell.

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