Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast! In this episode, we meet partner Jim Van Eerden -- father of 11, husband of 1, and founder of Thinker Education. Join us as Jim shares his journey in discovering the importance of asking good questions and initiating conversations that matter, both at home and in the workplace, and learn what you can do to join the movement of countercultural conversations!

Episode Highlights

0:00 Welcome back to the River Foundation Podcast!

0:25 A call from Cackalacky: River Foundation partner Jim Van Eerden from Thinker Education

1:10 How two first-time parents' desire to engage their son in asking big questions inspired Thinker Education

2:56 Tech in the blood! How Jim's love for media and storytelling led him to entrepreneurial work with Kingdom-minded businesses

5:13 A day in the life of Jim Van Eerden: creating work that points the world to truth

7:23 Reversing the cycle of entitlement: the River Foundation resource that's impacted Jim's family's dinner table conversation (and his businesses, too!)

9:26 Conversation matters! Jim's challenge to you, our River Foundation shareholders

12:10 Want to learn more about how you can join the movement of engaging this generation in conversations that matter? Visit www.thinker.education!

Resources

Video: Edison Van Eerden

Website: Thinker Education

Website: Sevenly