How I made six figures at 22 | Omar Ghanem | TEDxYouth@TWSDubai

Did you ever wonder what the secret to success is? Believe it or not, it's failure. Your fear of failing is the only thing holding you back. Did you ever wonder what the secret to success is? Believe it or not, it's failure. Omar is an award-winning entrepreneur & storyteller obsessed with business for purpose. In 2018, after graduating from the American University of Sharjah, he started a social enterprise with his co-founders called U-Light with a goal to end energy poverty. However, prior to becoming an Expo Live Innovation Program Winner, Arabian Business Future Star, Forbes 30U30 Social Entrepreneur Nominee & a Hult Prize United Nations Finalist - there were a lot of failures leading up to those moments. Today, Omar shares his journey from inside the walls of his high school, all the way to the UN HQ where he pitched his business for a million dollars, and lost - only to continue leading U-Light to landing a six figure grant, getting them closer than ever to their goal. To learn more about his journey visit www.u-light.co or follow him on instagram @omarghanem77 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