Robyn Scott

Robyn Scott (born 9 January 1981) is a British-born writer and entrepreneur.She studied at Auckland University and Cambridge University. She was a Gates Scholar. Her first book, Twenty Chickens for a Saddle,a memoir about growing up in Botswana, was published in March 2008. Her second book, Big Like Coca-Cola, is about a group of maximum security prisoners in South Africa who have adopted AIDS orphans.Scott is also a co-founder of start-up OneLeap, and of Southern African social enterprises Brothers for All and Mothers for All. She is presently CEO of policy platform Apolitical. Quotes Would you be content using only 50% of your brain, if you could instead use 100%? Similarly, any rational society surely profits from deploying in its economy 50% more of its human capacity and potential. The number and the enormity of important problems that exist to be solved – and the brief time and chance each have to help solve them. I hate generalisations around particular traits or characteristics – even if there is some truth in them. Diversity per se, is generally a good thing – reducing the risk of ‘group think’, for one and bringing more women into business is a powerful way to increase diversity. Depersonalise it. We all feel hesitant. If you’re unconvinced, read the studies on ‘imposter syndrome’ amongst senior executives. Get in the ring. It’s the only way to find out what your abilities really are – and to start improving them. Work on something you care deeply about. The bumps are easier if succeeding will benefit others. An extraordinary entrepreneur friend of mine, Priv Bradoo, shared some great advice she got from a male mentor. He said that to succeed, you need a big ego. If you don’t have a big ego, you need a strong sense of purpose to compensate. External links Category:Living people Category:Women born in the 1980s Category:entrepreneurs Category:Businesswomen from New Zealand