Steve Youngwood
Chief Executive Officer, Sesame Workshop
Life lessons from Big Bird – the future of educational media
Steve has been involved for almost 30 years with TV, book, and video game growth, working with big names such as Viacom, Disney, and GSV Ventures—a venture capitalist firm that invests in EdTech. Now, as the CEO of Sesame Workshop, he’s leading the world-famous nonprofit educational organisation to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder, aiming to provide impactful early learning. Steve shares what he’s learned from Big Bird, and how Sesame Street teaches children and promotes social and academic literacy—like having a healthy self-identity and sense of belonging, in full celebration of our diverse world—and how the brand is evolving to reach more cultures and countries around the world at a local level.
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