Making It Real with Jesse Pound: Understanding the Problem and Implementing the Best Solutions

The Knowledge Society

A conversation between TKS alum Isabella Grandić and ⁠Jesse Pound ⁠about community, travel, global impact, and root cause analysis. They dive into:

• Jesse’s experience as a mechanical engineering student at Queen’s and as a founder working on Vunatec, a transparent, inclusive and efficient ecosystem based in Kenya that works as a digitized value chain from farm to market to payment to eliminate post-harvest loss.
• The value of taking gap years (or semesters), optimizing for finding the best communities, becoming friends with likeminded people, and pursuing projects that move you toward your ultimate vision and goal in life
• Understanding how to get to the root cause of problems and breaking them down into manageable solutions
• Global food systems, regenerative agriculture and the potential for its exponential impact on climate

Making It Real is a podcast by ⁠⁠⁠The Knowledge Society (TKS)⁠⁠⁠ where host ⁠⁠⁠Isabella Grandić⁠⁠⁠ catches up with alumni from all over the world to talk about life after TKS. This episode was edited by TKS alum, ⁠⁠Rachel Lee⁠⁠.