Whether good entrepreneurs are born or made is a question that’s been debated and dissected for years. Can the essential skills entrepreneurs need to survive — risk-taking, dedication and creativity — ever truly be taught? Or is it simply like driving a car, which can be learned and eventually mastered with enough time and practice?

For some of today’s most successful founders, entrepreneurship is a life lesson that never stops teaching. Innate talent plays a role in building up a successful business, but it’s not the only deciding factor.

Sean Mullin, the executive director of the Brookfield Institute, believes combining practical at theoretical is beneficial for individual hoping to launch their own company.