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Entrepreneurial Mindset for Transformative Education with Stephen Carter
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 leaders and educators in K-12 schools who are interested in the transformative power of engaging students with hands-on, innovative experiences that provide practical training for success in life.
Episodes
95 episodes
The Flywheel Effect: How Momentum Builds in Transformative Schools
This episode dives into one of Jim Collins’ most powerful ideas: The Flywheel Effect. Stephen Carter explores why real, lasting school transformation doesn’t come from flashy launches or one-time events—but from consistent, mission-ali...
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Episode 94
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13:12
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Consistency Compounds: The 20 Mile March and the Power of Disciplined Progress
Discipline beats intensity. Steady, consistent effort—regardless of external conditions—is what drives breakthrough results. This is the 20 Mile March—a metaphor for setting and sticking to clear performance markers no matter the circumstances....
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Episode 93
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13:08
Preserve the Core, Stimulate Progress: The Secret to Engaged, Future-Ready Schools
Why do some schools seem to innovate without losing who they are… while others lose their identity in the process?In this episode, we explore the Jim Collins concept behind the necessity of preserving the core (holding tightly to your mi...
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Episode 92
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12:06
True Collaboration and Culture Building: A Conversation with Joel Hazard
Dr. Joel Hazard, the Head of Academic Collaboration and Culture at Fellowship Christian School in Roswell, Georgia, has amazing insights when it comes to transforming the school experience around true collaboration. On a mission to provide the ...
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Episode 91
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52:07
Negotiation, Saying "No," and the Entrepreneurial Mindset
After a chance encounter with Chris Voss, author of Never Split the Difference and CEO of the Black Swan Group, I walked away with a valuable lesson around negotiation tactics.Voss suggested that the key to a negotiation is to get what y...
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Episode 90
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9:48
Engage the Flywheel: Executive Director Weston Kurz on Transforming Education
Ready to fully engage your students around transformative education? Weston Kurz, executive director of Dayspring Christian Academy, breaks down key leadership thoughts in a discussion around creating synergistic wins for students.In a d...
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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52:37
Insatiable Curiosity: The Driver of the Entrepreneurial Mindset
People who have developed an entrepreneurial mindset tend to have a few things in common including an insatiable sense of curiosity.This sense of curiosity causes us to ask "Why?" with a true desire to understand, with a quest to get to ...
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Episode 88
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10:26
Give Them Ownership: A Conversation with Superintendent Tom Isaacs
What happens when you take a group of students, many of whom struggle with a disability, and you put them in an Educational Service Center that is launching an entrepreneurial initiative? In a word: engagement. Tom Isaacs, sup...
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Episode 87
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55:17
Teach Them About Money: Financial Literacy and the Entrepreneurial Mindset
Let's face it - of all the things we CAN teach our students, one of the most practical is how to manage their money.Poor management of money is a clear formula for anxiety, stress, and broken relationships. A strong sense of how to prope...
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Episode 86
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22:03
Head of School Teresa Chambers on How to Get Started with Entrepreneurship Education
Ask students at First Baptist Academy in Houston, Texas what they are most excited about and chances are, their answers will be related to entrepreneurship. Two years ago, Teresa brought an entrepreneurship program to her campus and engaged her...
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Episode 85
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44:25
Helping Students Flourish with the Entrepreneurial Mindset: A Conversation with Ryan Moore
"Failure as fuel to future success" - Ryan Moore, Director of the Business Academy at North Cobb Christian School, outlines the key ways his entrepreneurship program has grown and is impacting students through the development of the entrepreneu...
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Episode 84
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40:49
Entrepreneurship Education is a Movement: Embracing Entrepreneurship as a Calling, Not Just a Course
This episode of the Entrepreneurial Mindset for Transformative Education Podcast features a short clip from our entrepreneurship symposium event where we launched the premise that All of us are called to be entrepreneurial in how we think and a...
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Episode 83
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8:54
Creativity in the Business Space : The Power of Entrepreneurship Education with Charleigh Wright
When you bring a creative, artistic person and put them into a business setting, things don't always work out. But if that business setting is a space where the entrepreneurial mindset flourishes, good things are bound to happen: you will be fo...
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Episode 82
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38:14
What if We Are All Called to be Entrepreneurs? Embracing a New Definition
The word "entrepreneur" is not just hard to spell--it is loaded with meanings both literal and suggested, to the point that we need clarity around what the term actual means and represents.In this episode, we explore Jordan Raynor's defi...
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Episode 81
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18:45
Go Out and Sell Something: A Powerful Opportunity for Our Students
As part of the foundations of entrepreneurship program as we work to instill the entrepreneurial mindset in our students, we give them a project where they go out and sell something. And the real kicker is it has to be to someone they do not al...
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Episode 80
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13:19
Dr. Jen Bennett on The Time for Christian Entrepreneurship Education is Now
Wow--talk about a supercharged podcast episode! Dr. Jen Bennett, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Endowed Faculty in Business Entrepreneurship at Indiana Wesleyan University dives into the heart of what it means to think like an entr...
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Season 1
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Episode 79
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51:47
Creativity and Entrepreneurship with Bella Randle
Bella Randle is flourishing in every sense of the word - since graduating from the entrepreneurship program at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (where she led the flagship business, The Leaning Eagle Coffee Bar), Bella has entered into an Ent...
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Season 1
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Episode 78
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55:49
Is It Really Collaboration or Is It Just Cooperation?
Understanding the true difference between cooperation and collaboration is key to getting to the heart of the transformative power of working together toward a shared goal. When we embrace true collaboration, we bring about critical thinking, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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12:31
The Ideal Environment for Entrepreneurial Flourishing
We wouldn't plant seeds in a garden without ensuring the proper nutrients, water, and sun, so why would we attempt to plant the seeds of the entrepreneurial mindset in our students (and ourselves) without first ensuring we have the three necess...
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Season 1
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Episode 76
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10:17
The Two Most Important Areas for Healthy Growth
When it comes down to it, the two most important areas for healthy growth are CLARITY and ACCOUNTABILITY. Whether it is healthy growth in a relationship, in a business, in a school, in a classroom, or in any setting, having a clear vision of wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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10:15
Conducting a Failure Audit: Four Key Questions for Growth
When we take the time to really dig into "failure" we discover that it really isn't failure at all--if anything, it's a key to unlock greater learning and exponential impact. The best tool to do this is a failure audit. In this podcast, I walk ...
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Episode 74
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14:14
We Must Redefine Failure: Moving from Perfection to Progress
In this episode of the Entrepreneurial Mindset for Transformative Education podcast, Stephen Carter discusses the transformative power of redefining failure and its essential role in growth and education. He emphasizes that failure should not b...
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Season 1
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Episode 73
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21:22
Preparing All Students with a Mindset to Thrive in Uncertainty
In this episode, I include the full audio from my breakout session at the CESA Symposium where I discuss how the entrepreneurial mindset offers a transformative approach to education that takes students from "surviving" to "thriving" in face of...
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Season 1
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Episode 72
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1:16:33
Becoming Unstoppable: Taking Stock of Where We Are and Where We Want to Be
When we come to value principles, we can create unstoppable momentum in our lives. This begins when we accept that we must balance our production with our production capacity, what Stephen Covey calls the P/PC balance and this requires taking s...
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Episode 71
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21:22
Collaboration is Key to Entrepreneurship and Life
Entrepreneurship is often seen as a solo endeavor, but true success often hinges on collaboration. In this episode, we explore why teamwork and synergy are essential entrepreneurial skills, challenging the myth of the "lone wolf" entrepreneur. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 70
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9:38