011 Kritz Sciessere | Big Sister Experience

16-05-2022 • 37 mins

"Social Media, Sisters & Mental Health"

Mental health affects a child’s performance in school and in life. And yet, there’s very little focus on the mental wellbeing of children.

This realisation pushed Kritz Sciessere and her sister to leave teaching and build The Big Sister Experience, a social enterprise that works with schools and communities to provide mental health education and support to children from year 5 all the way to year 12.

Kritz joins me in this episode, and we discuss:

What The Big Sister Experience does for young people
What it's like starting and running a business with a family member
Navigating the turbulence of being a business owner during a global pandemic

Key Highlights

00:43 About Kritz Sciessere
04:02 How social media affects children from the perspective of a teacher
05:59 How The Big Sister Experience was born
09:31 Kritz reveals what parents can do to truly connect with their children and encourage open communication
11:15 Kritz talks about running a business with her sister and reveals why they’ve been successful together
15:22 Struggles that Kritz and her sister have had to overcome while running The Big Sister Experience
19:02 Kritz on navigating the global pandemic as a business owner
22:10 The pandemic magnified mental health issues and made mental wellbeing a priority for schools and organisations.
25:46 Two big insights Kritz got after starting The Big Sister Experience

Rapid-Fire Questions

28:24 What is a fundamental value that you’ve woven throughout everything that you do, and why is it important to you?
29:00 What is your go-to remedy when you’re having an off day?
29:19 What is the most important lesson you’ve learnt so far in your business?
30:07 What is the big dream?
31:07 What is a resource/tool/system that you use in your business that you couldn’t live without?
32:30 What is something that has happened recently in your business that you’re proud of?
33:19 What is a hot tip about your industry that people might not know?
34:35 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to someone who’s thinking about starting a business or at the beginning of their business journey?
35:50 If you were to give one piece of advice to young people around mental health, what would it be?
36:20 Final word for listeners

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