Ep 28 - JEDI in education ft former Olympian Julia Rivard CEO of Shoelace Learning

The Human Challenge

11-04-2024 • 45 mins

After witnessing her son's challenges with reading, Canadian Olympian-turned-entrepreneur, Julia Rivard, started Shoelace Learning to create engaging applications to improve reading.


Julia shares about her upbringing from Northern Ontario, her journey to the Australian Olympics, and how she approached her "athlete retirement" as an opportunity to reinvent herself -- which led to Shoelace Learning. Julia is particularly passionate about inclusive learning in schools for educators and students; she shares Shoelace's JEDI content review process to maintain their commitment to DEI in education.


Recorded during International Women's Month, Julia and Vanessa get incredibly vulnerable around the challenges of being a woman, the role of shame in society, and how they believe there is a shift in society toward a more matriarchal society.


The Human Challenge is an Amazon Music x ACAST "Indie Podcast Amplifier" 2023.


Be invited to stay in touch with Vanessa on Instagram @vanessaferlaino or vanessaferlaino.com.


Learn more about Shoelace Learning here.


Watch this full episode on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@vanessaferlaino/featured


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