The Next Chapter - Camila Sáenz | Camilia Sáenz | TEDxAS Taichung Youth

Camila Sáenz, founder of TUTEEMI and OutliersGT, shares her personal path in this TEDx talk aimed at high school students who feel pressure about college applications and future pathways. She describes accepting different versions of herself, exploring a range of passions, and continuing through setbacks, which eventually led her to start her own company. She encourages students to try different pathways during high school and to keep believing in themselves when circumstances are difficult. Sáenz is also a Ph.D. candidate in Business Management researching gender equality in executive leadership. The talk was given at an independently organized TEDx event.

• Coping with stress about college applications and future steps
• Accepting different versions of oneself and exploring many passions
• Lessons from setbacks on the path to founding a company
• Encouragement to explore pathways in high school

The Next Chapter aims to inspire high schoolers, who are often stressed about their next steps, whether working on their college applications or beginning to think about their future pathways. Camila describes how she accepted different versions of herself, explored her various passions, and never backed down from setbacks. Guiding students through her journey that ultimately led her to found her company, she encourages students to explore different pathways in high school and believe in themselves, even when things are hard. Camila Sáenz is the Founder of TUTEEMI, an EdTech platform connecting +150 foreign language tutors with Taiwanese students in person, and the Founder of OutliersGT, a community of globally minded leaders driving change in Guatemala. She is also a Ph.D. candidate in Business Management at National Taipei University of Technology, where her research focuses on gender equality in executive leadership, exploring how cultural norms and organizational practices shape sustainable development. Her entrepreneurial journey has taken her across more than 60 countries, and she has spoken at organizations like Google, Amazon, TED and more than 16 different universities. Beyond her work, Camila is a certified yoga instructor, scuba diver, and photographer who once published unDifferent, a photobook after traveling through 33 countries. At the heart of it all, Camila is driven by curiosity, connection, and a belief that meaningful change begins when people come together to share ideas. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx