Thinking like an entrepreneur leads to more success in life--growth mindset, grit, redefining failure, and opportunity seeking are core attributes of this way of thinking that leads to radical transformation for ALL learners. This podcast is designed for educators in K-12 schools who are interested in engaging students with hands-on, innovative experiences that provide practical training for success in life.
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Welcome to "Entrepreneurial Mindset," the podcast that delves into the inspiring journeys of entrepreneurs and innovators from diverse backgrounds and industries. Each episode features in-depth conversations with dynamic founders and leaders, exploring the highs and lows of their entrepreneurial paths. Whether aspiring or passionate about innovation and social impact, "Entrepreneurial Mindset" offers valuable insights and inspiration to help develop and capacitate your journey.
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In a world that seems to favor top performers, we often overlook the mindset and the methods of everyday entrepreneurs—the underdogs and the misfits who have no particular advantage in life—yet somehow manage to succeed. Author and entrepreneur Gary Schoeniger has traveled the world interviewing entrepreneurs and exploring the research to expose the hidden logic that exposes opportunities, optimizes engagement, and unleashes human potential. Whether you want to start a business, engage your ...
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Raising Entrepreneurs: A Parent’s Guide to Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset focuses on equipping parents with strategies and tactics for raising kids who think and act entrepreneurially. Hosted by Tameka Montgomery, a mom on a mission to raise kids who are self-reliant and financially independent. In each episode, she explores topics related to being entrepreneurial and looks at them through a parental lens. Through conversations with experts, authors, parents and young entrepreneurs, sh ...
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We showcase entrepreneurs especially those with an immigrant background. They have built businesses and we would love to share their experience, successes and challenges with our listeners.I’m sure you may have the question, Why are we calling it the Risky Mindset Show? Well, Entrepreneurs take on challenges that are normally seen by others as risky. But we would have it no other way. We have goals and dreams and would forge through obstacles to achieve them.We call it jumping from the plane ...
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John Wooden famously said, "When opportunity comes, it's too late." If we're going to be the kind of people who think like entrepreneurs, we have to be ready to seek and chase opportunity when it shows up--that is not the time to plan and prepare. This requires having a readiness mindset, developing our skills, creating systems and habits, and prep…
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As we explore this idea of antifragility more and more, it becomes apparent that there are key techniques we can implement into our lives that will help us build systems to encourage antifragility (as opposed to fragility). First, this means we need to lean into redundancy and second this means we need to actively get rid of the things making us fr…
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Beyond Resilience: Building a Mindset of Antifragility
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We focus a lot, when it comes to the entrepreneurial mindset, on resilience and the development of grit. We like to consider ourselves elastic enough that we can "bounce back" from difficulty and return to our normal state. What if, however, there was a way for us to go beyond resilience and build a mindset of antifragility so that the volatility a…
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Five Questions To Use in Conversation with Other People
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At a networking event and not sure how to proceed? Want to strike up a conversation with someone but unsure of what to say? Want to avoid saying things like, "what's your name?" and "what do you do?" These five questions will guide into meaningful conversation and allow you to get to impact through connecting with other people: they will enable you…
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The Entrepreneurial Journey with Ezekiel Rochat
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Ezekiel Rochat has lived and continues to live the entrepreneurial journey - starting his website building business in his early 20's, he has experienced all the aspects of thinking and pivoting like an entrepreneur. The one common theme through it all is movement--he keeps going and trying new things and growing his business. You can follow Ezekie…
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Finding Fortunato With Adam Pearson
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In this episode, we speak with Adam Pearson, co-founder of Fortunato No.4, a family-owned business producing some of the world’s finest chocolate. Their journey—from the streets of San Diego to the jungles of Peru—is an adventure you won’t want to miss. After losing their family business, Adam, along with his father and brother, had to start over. …
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Always Be Moving: Avoid the Risk of Inaction
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To have an entrepreneurial mindset is to have a mindset biased toward action--if we are biased toward action, then when the decision comes to do or to not do, we will lean toward doing. In this, we will be able to steer and course correct along the way, but we if never act, we never make movement, which leads to the ongoing regret of inaction.…
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Don't Break the Chain: A System for Your High Return Habit
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The famous "don't break the chain" system is famous because it works--once we identify our high return habit (the habit that creates enormous momentum toward our vision) then we can use this system to create accountability around our daily completion of this habit.Bởi Stephen Carter
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The irony is we want both comfort and growth and yet comfort and growth cannot co-exist--which is to say we have to make intentional choices regarding how we will pursue growth. Growth does not come naturally--our natural inclination is toward comfort and ultimately the path of least resistance, but when we embrace growth, we find a higher sense of…
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Drift is Inevitable: Calibrating is Essential
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We will drift--the only way to avoid drift is to stay out of the water, but with the entrepreneurial mindset, we are biased for action which means we will be getting in the water and chasing down our dreams. It also means we will fall victim to longshore drift and regularly get off track. With a system of calibration, we can ensure we get back on t…
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"Go Out and Test": A Conversation with EdTech Consultant Jacob Kantor
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When it comes to the entrepreneurial mindset, Jacob Kantor has lived this since coming to America at the age of five. As he tells his impactful story of entrepreneurship, he touches on the importance of effort and the role of having a growth mindset. Throughout this conversation, he showcases the power of helping other people along the way and how …
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The Future Of Learning And Work With Jaime Casap
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In this episode, we talk with Jaime Casap, former Chief Education Evangelist at Google. We discuss the evolving nature of learning and work, and why all students need to develop entrepreneurial attitudes and skills. Jaime challenges us to rethink how we prepare students for today's world, shifting the question from "What do you want to be when you …
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Knowing what you don't want is not the same as knowing what you do want. When it comes to vision, it is essential that we look at what we want to be true in our lives and then craft a plan to bring that truth about. This involves determining what we want and then determining why we want that--once we do that, we can establish the habits and daily a…
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When we focus on continuous improvement, day after day after day, what we are really doing is fine tuning our system. Our system, or our daily habits, is the engine that will drive us toward our goals. By establishing a goal, we are essentially putting a destination into the GPS of our life, but the vehicle to get us to that destination is our syst…
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How A Circus Clown Became a Successful Entrepreneur With Bob Kramer
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In this episode of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Project, we dive into the extraordinary journey of Bob Kramer, a master bladesmith and founder of Kramer Knives, known for crafting some of the world’s finest cutlery. Bob’s path is anything but conventional—ranging from clown college to oceanography and the culinary arts. Through undiagnosed dyslexia …
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Navigating the Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship with Claire Keet
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A different way to startup? Moving into venture building for someone else from co-founding startups! We explore an enriching journey with our esteemed guest Claire Keet. When Claire studied Journalism at Rhodes, her favourite project had this brief: "design a 120 page magazine". That was it. Her first taste of the complete freedom that comes with d…
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Impact and Intentionality toward the process of becoming grittier
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When we focus in on grit with intention, we begin to move the needle. When we do this with consistency, it leads to impact. When we create impact, we change the world. Taken from a keynote talk on the topic of grit, this episode gets into clear tangible ways we can work on becoming grittier in our own lives.…
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The Most Important Principle about Grit
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When we start with a growth mindset, we understand that grit can be taught and developed-it is not a fixed trait but rather something we can foster through intentionality in order to create lasting impact. This episode is taken from a recent keynote talk I gave to a group of educators around how to intentionally teach grit to students.…
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Entrepreneurs are biased for action and this means going out and SEEKING opportunity--not just sitting back and waiting for opportunity to come to them. Armed with a growth mindset, with the necessary grit, and a redefinition of failure, we can all look at problems and see them as opportunities. Once we do this, we become unstoppable. Let's Go!…
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Navigating the Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship with Kudakwashe Mazhetese
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Ubuntu is a term widely used in Africa, which means Humanity, also referred to as " I Am Because We Are"! This is exactly the audacious mission Kudakwashe Mazhetese (he, him, his) from Bantu Stall set out to achieve when starting his business. For people within Africa and outside of our country to feel, connect and experience what the spirit of our…
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Curiosity is a skill and like any skill, it can be developed. But in order for it to be developed, we have to remove the blockers that often keep us from embracing a curious mindset. When we tackle three blockers in particular (our phones, our routines, our comfort zones), we are poised to ask the key questions of curiosity in order to fully seek o…
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Taking Calculated Risks With Dan Thorenson
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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Project. Today, I’m speaking with Dan Thorenson, a former Navy mechanic who became an unlikely entrepreneur. Growing up in a small town in North Dakota, Dan floundered in school, that is until he discovered an auto shop program that took him from the very bottom of his class to the…
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Navigating the Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship with Bonolo Vilane
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Entrepreneurs are often driven to solve world problems in a unique way. They are more inclined to be led by purpose, people and planet. Consumers are becoming more conscious of their purchasing choices to be more environmentally friendly. Employees seek employment opportunities that are congruent with their values and purpose, serving humanity and …
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Navigating the Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship with Andrew Marsh
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Navigating uncharted territory in Entrepreneurship Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey promises tons of uncertainty. Start-up founders are usually ecstatic during the initial stages. Ideas are innovative, driven by curiosity & passion to positively impact those they serve. Whilst this phase presents its unique challenges, transitioning from st…
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If we are to develop our entrepreneurial mindset and experience the transformation that comes from the renewing of our mind, then developing our grit is essential. But moving from become gritty for the sake of being gritty, we must tether our growth and development of grit to a larger purpose, which Angela Duckworth defines as "intention to contrib…
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Leveraging the Law of Association and Influence
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You are an average of the five people you hang around with the most--this stems from the law of influence. If you could directly influence your overall happiness, your net worth, and your quality of relationships, would you do what it takes? It is really just about surrounding yourself with the right people.…
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Navigating the Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship with Winnie McHenry
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Entrepreneurs who start businesses with an intent to preserve our planet, serve through educating/empowering communities, with the audacious goal of inspiring large organisations to reduce their waste impacts. Whilst simultaneously creating economic prospects for many, by transforming waste into valuable products through upcycling. I am thrilled to…
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Welcome to another episode of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Project. Today, I’m speaking with Doug Katz, who is an award-winning chef and an amazing entrepreneur. People open restaurants every day, and, as you probably know, the failure rate is extremely high. Yet Doug seems to have mastered the craft not only as a chef but as an entrepreneur. While …
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"To have more than you've got, become more than you are" - Jim Rohn's words of wisdom ring as true today as when he first said them years ago. This principle goes alongside his seven strategies for wealth and happiness which become powerful tools for helping us make ourselves as valuable as possible.…
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Are You Going to Be the Same in Five Years?
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Charlie "Tremendous" Jones is famous for saying "you'll be the same person you are now in five years with the exception of the people you hang around with and the books you read." So, what are you reading? Are you reading books that align with the vision of who you want to be in five years? Are you moving from BELIEVER to "EXPECTER" to ACHIEVER?…
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Navigating the Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship with Rashieda Panday
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What is social entrepreneurship & are we giving it the attention it deserves? Social entrepreneurs recognise the need to pursue innovative business opportunities for societal value and the greater good of humanity. To share their dream and attract buy-in to their cause, is often faced with insurmountable rejection. How might private companies, gove…
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The entrepreneurial mindset is rooted in movement, in momentum. It is about being biased for action--take the leap, step into the unknown, go for it. Too often planning becomes its own form of procrastination that keeps us from going after the things we need to do in order to create lasting change in our lives.…
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Navigating the Highs & Lows of Entrepreneurship with Paseka Lesolang
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Who doesn't love heart-touching stories of entrepreneurs of WHY they started? When I first met Paseka Lesolang, his reason for starting a business was so noble, to support his grandmother to overcome huge utility bills due to water leaks from their toilet. His story is nothing short of remarkable, as this relentless pursuit quickly shifted to ease …
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Applying the Principles of Entrepreneurship
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“Principles are concisely worded statements of truth that transcend circumstance” (quote from Alex Judd of Path for Growth) and as a result, it imperative that, as educators, we work to point out principles for our students and teach them to leverage these principles in their lives. In other words, principles are always at work regardless of our ac…
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You Cannot Be What You Cannot See With Camillo Archuleta
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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Project Today, I’m speaking with Camillo Archuleta, an aspiring entrepreneur who stumbled into an opportunity to teach his eight-year-old daughter how to think like an entrepreneur. It all started when he challenged his daughter to raise the money she needed for a school fundraiser…
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Building Your Own House - Making Yourself as Valuable as Possible
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We focus a lot on investments and getting a return on our investment but often we don't focus on the return we get by investing in ourselves. Through making ourselves more valuable, we become more valuable to others (and therefore to the marketplace and to society at large). Let's focus some intentional investing in our personal growth to become as…
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Empathy is the superpower of the person with the entrepreneurial mindset--after all, understanding the customer's problem is at the root of what it means to be a successful entrepreneur. When it comes to empathy in action, I can think of no better example than Sara and the way she inspired an entire crowd at a high school track meet.…
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Sometimes you just have to say yes and then figure it out after. When it comes to the entrepreneurial mindset, we have to be willing to take certain acts of faith and embrace a certain degree of risk that says "we may not have it all figured out and we may not have a fully developed plan but we are going to say yes and move forward anyway."…
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A focus on "having" leads to discontent: we focus on the destination and what we "don't have yet" which puts us in a situation to never be satisfied. If, however, we focus on "becoming" then we are looking at the journey and the value we are creating along the way. This is key to the entrepreneurial mindset. Let's Go!…
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Why do some people have amazing ideas and aspirational thoughts while others sit in frustration over their lack of inspiration? The answer is so simple its frustrating--what we consume directly impacts the quality of ideas we have. If we want better ideas, we need to consume better content.Bởi Stephen Carter
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All Kids Need the Opportunity to Be Entrepreneurs
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All kids should have the opportunity to be entrepreneurs--and it is our job as adults to encourage them and buy from them. Pure and simple. Remember the lemonade stands from back in the day? Remember how you pushed your dad's lawn mower from yard to yard to earn extra money? Those experiences shaped you and when we encourage our youth to embrace th…
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The Four Stages of Starting a Business
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These four stages, when built upon the firm foundation of the entrepreneurial mindset, exponentially increase the odds of success when it comes to starting a new business. We talk about ideation, creation, launch, and growth and how to do this from the launchpad of the entrepreneurial mindset. Let's Go!…
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The core of the entrepreneurial mindset is an approach of radical transformation--we, as people who think like entrepreneurs, are called on to transform ourselves so that we can transform the world. And that's no small feat--but it is made possible through small daily applications of renewing our mind. Let's go!…
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Get Serious About Change by Getting Serious About Habits
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We can talk all day long, day after day, about the power of the entrepreneurial mindset, but until we commit to making serious and lasting change, it is all just talk. Time to take ACTION- time to get starting with real change to create the ideal life in order to become the person that we want. We can make the choice today to become better, but it …
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From Foster Care To Harvard With Rodney Walker
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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Entrepreneurial Mindset Project. Today I’m speaking with Rodney Walker. This is truly an amazing story you won’t want to miss. Raised on the south side of Chicago, Rodney was born to parents who both struggled with addiction. At the age of five, he was cast into the foster care system, where he was separa…
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What if I fall? Oh, but what if you fly?
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We cannot fully live out the entrepreneurial mindset until we are willing to truly redefine failure--true failure is not trying in the first place. If we allow ourselves to become paralyzed by the fear of not succeeding, we will not only miss out on opportunity but we will leave ourselves at risk of living a life of regret on what "might have been.…
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When we choose a goal, we are looking for something that will stretch us and cause us to move beyond that which we thought possible. This is especially true if the goal is for a team or even a family. When we can come together and rally around the completion of this goal, it creates a powerful bond that best represents the power of the entrepreneur…
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I had the unique privilege of sitting down with three time cancer survivor Johnathan Sams who, just after finishing chemotherapy treatment, walked an entire marathon (all 26.2 miles) through the halls of the hospital. Johnathan's take on life is that every day is awesome and it is up to us to live up to it--and to do this, we have to break out of t…
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We all have "if onlys" in our life--if only we had more money, if only we had more time, if only we didn't have so many people relying on us, if only we had more opportunity...often these "if onlys" are excuses that weigh us down and cause us to accept mediocrity. But no more--now we can use them as the superpowers they are to help us find creativi…
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Entrepreneurs are biased for action and when in doubt, they act. This attribute is central to seeking opportunity--we have to overcome the paralysis of analysis and get up and seize the opportunities that are all around us. That's what Marcus and Nate did in order to successfully launch their business--these two high school students got up and figu…
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