Fervent Four

Dawn Brotherton, of Blue Dragon Publishing, talks with Tim and Zack about the four different types of publishing, how she's able to help aspiring authors become published, how to break down the process of writing a book.

Steve Waddell, founder of Nasoni and Dave Scouler, business relationship manager, talk with Tim and Zack about how the team met to get Nasoni where it is today, their pitch and origin, and how easy are the faucets to install?

Joel Ankney, founder of Ankney Law, talks with Tim and Zack about discerning law for entrepreneurs, legal considerations when raising capital, and the reasons to write a book as a professional.

Blake Luse, Managing Director of Ferguson Ventures, shares his perspective on customer-focused entrepreneurs, what he looks for in Founders, and the power of relationships.

Lee Sheridan, owner of Two Maids and a Mop Virginia Beach, joins the show to talk about expanding his business model on the fly, following key metrics, and the challenges of staffing.

Entrepreneur and financial advisor Xerxes Nabong shares his perspective on money relationships and the source of confidence.

Joe Bucci, Entrepreneurship Professor at Regent University, shares his perspective on redemption, the power of vulnerability, and running to gain perspective.

Kempsville Business and Entrepreneurship Academy professors and students join the show to talk about raising money, persistence, and inspiration.

Knowing that, it's no surprise to see that Virginia Beach wanted to jump on the proverbial bandwagon and introduce entrepreneurship to the classroom.

So, this begs the question. Can entrepreneurship be taught? And at what age is too soon?

Insert Meghan Timlin and Ashley Houcins, two of the minds behind the program that launched in 2016 after a year of planning, pivoting, modeling and whatever other business jargon words you can think of.

Unlike an MBA or an incubator program. This program was designed for high school students. To get access, students have to apply and up to 125 can be accepted per school year.

Insert 2020, where all kinds of madness were introduced and forced this program to "pivot" and move towards a more online (exclusively online at this point) approach.

Tim Ryan, lead man at Startwheel and Zack Miller, author of Anomaly, welcomed #TeamKempsville to the Fervent Four show to discuss the origins, the madness, pitches, Pharrell Williams and new ideas.

Meghan Timlin, Kempsville Entrepreneurship and Business Academy Coordinator, Virginia Beach Schools

Ashley Houchins, Entrepreneurship teacher at Kempsville

Evan Nied, who is a current junior in our program and founder of Planting Shade which is a non-profit (he is also working on another business through Ashley's class currently)

TT Wills & My'Anna Williams, two recent graduates from the program who started a non-profit organization called BCI and have run this non-profit for the past two summers, they also are our students who pitched their business idea to Pharrell Williams when he was in town two years ago for Something in the Water.

https://khsentrepreneurshipacademy.weebly.com/

The main theme of this episode isn't about teaching entrepreneurship, rather to think more entrepreneurially.

The overall goal of the Entrepreneurship and Business Academy is to provide students the business skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in any career related fields of study in post-secondary education and in the workforce. Specific academy objectives include the following:

Students will:

● successfully complete a sequential program of study that focuses on specific skills, knowledge and technology in the fields of entrepreneurship, business information technology and corporate finance.

● have opportunities to earn an Associate's degree/post-secondary credit.

● exceed the objectives of Virginia Beach City Public Schools curricula and Commonwealth of Virginia Standards of Learning tests.

● participate in job shadowing, mentoring, and/or internship programs that extend, enrich, and refine student learning and create linkages with the academic and business communities.

● complete a long-term project through an internship/mentorship experience with a culminating presentation in the senior year featuring an in-depth study of an issue of related concern to their related industry and present ideas/solutions as viable options to address the issue to a panel of business and community leaders.

Deany Dormer, CEO of Executive Events, chats with Tim and Gary about big virtual event mistakes, as well as the number one prerequisite for planning a virtual event (it's not what you may think).

Jaynee Sasso, Founder of SeniorRuns, joins the show and talks about Tenacity, Consistency, and Positivity, some of her daily routine, and knowing what the market wants.