STORIES OF CHANGE
Where Passion Meets Mindfulness
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Meagan Fallone
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Calm but adventurous, Meagan is an entrepreneur with a purpose. Six years ago, she landed in Tilonia, Rajasthan to take on the role of CEO at Barefoot College. She had one goal in mind: to build an organization that could operate at its full potential and to identify & carry forward insights from her experiences from the villages of Rajasthan to countries outside of India that are facing the same problems.
She was selected to be a part of the Dasra Social Impact- Leadership Program (2016-17) and leveraged the program as an opportunity to ask questions, learn new ideas and unlearn what she believed before.
Meagan says “what the program has done has been contagious for the organization”. Using what she learned at the program, she curated a 2 ½ week Leadership Retreat where she brought 26 members of her global team to Ajmer, Rajasthan to discuss concepts like strategy, mission, vision, and more. By the end of the retreat, each person created an individual roadmap that was aligned with the mission of Barefoot College. Through the Leadership Program, Meagan found a unique opportunity to convert learning into action. She gained a deeper understanding of some of the other key players in the sector and how they approach some of the same challenges, and was able to make synergies between their work and the work of Barefoot College. The program also helped her build meaningful relationships with other leaders in the sector.
She was selected to be a part of the Dasra Social Impact- Leadership Program (2016-17) and leveraged the program as an opportunity to ask questions, learn new ideas and unlearn what she believed before.
Meagan says “what the program has done has been contagious for the organization”. Using what she learned at the program, she curated a 2 ½ week Leadership Retreat where she brought 26 members of her global team to Ajmer, Rajasthan to discuss concepts like strategy, mission, vision, and more. By the end of the retreat, each person created an individual roadmap that was aligned with the mission of Barefoot College. Through the Leadership Program, Meagan found a unique opportunity to convert learning into action. She gained a deeper understanding of some of the other key players in the sector and how they approach some of the same challenges, and was able to make synergies between their work and the work of Barefoot College. The program also helped her build meaningful relationships with other leaders in the sector.