While I am far from being a luddite, I also wouldn't claim to be the most savvy guy when it comes to technology. I mean, you're talking to someone who was stoked to beat his son to the punch on buying a iPad Pencil cap holder.
And while my time in the world of business has essentially forced me to keep up with at least the big changes in tech, I can't say I've spent a lot of energy thinking about how much time has gone in to adapting to new systems.
Of course, the pandemic forced all of us to pivot harder into a digital future. But just like most great leaps forward, there are often too many either forgotten or intentionally left behind.
Thankfully, there are folks like my guest today, Lukas Simianer, who are working to bridge the digital-gaps.
In 2020, Lukas founded Clusiv, the world’s first e-learning platform built for and by the blind and visually impaired.
Founded with the mission of reducing the net amount of suffering in the world, Clusiv has established itself as the leader in accessible upskilling and vocational training.
And Lukas’s path to becoming a leader in this has been anything but ordinary.
At the age of 17, he became one of the youngest service members to be awarded his jump-wings, earning a coveted assignment to the historic 82nd Airborne. He received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Afghanistan at the age of 19.
Lukas would eventually discharge from the service and so began the hunt for what he terms “a calling”
We discuss that journey, the leadership lessons - both good and bad - he learned during his time in the service, and why brokennesses isn't just inevitable, it's a strength.
Enjoy the show!