StartEdUp Podcast

The holiday's are upon us.

I have THE PERFECT gift for your:

Children

Parents

Students

The results may shock you!

(Bad attempt at click bait).

Jeremy Williams is a leading educational influencer in the Middle East and is the Head of School of Manor Hall International School in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Also, he is the host of Dismissed, a podcast focused on entrepreneurship, education, and expat life. In the UAE, Jeremy is hyperfocused on connecting students to their purpose and passion. Lastly, he is the leading K-12 expert on Blockchain technology in the UAE.

Anthony ONeal is on a mission to get more students to understand the power of money.

Financial literacy is the topic of the day, and this discussion of responsible money and kids is practical and important!

You can buy his book at: https://www.amazon.com/Graduate-Survival-Guide-Mistakes-College/dp/1942121083/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1543966640&sr=1-1&keywords=anthony+oneal

Being uncomfortable with comfort is answering the call to adventure. To break free of the day to day.

We are designed to overcome and embrace the next journey. The problem: it really feels awful to take that first step.

But it feels worse to accept the day to day when you know that you can do more. The pain of regret is worse.

Mac Gosnell is an 8th Grade "Passion Project" teacher at Bermudian Springs Middle School in York Springs, Pennsylvania .

The Passion Project is an 8th grade class at Bermudian Springs Middle School based on the idea of 20% time which provides students with the opportunity to pursue projects of their own choosing.

You can contact Mac at:

Twitter: @gosnellmac (professional account)

@gosclass (Passion Project account)

LinkedIn: Robert Gosnell

Adrian Solgaard is an inventor and entrepreneur based in NYC. In this episode we talk about his journey from high school entrepreneur, to traveling through Europe, and designing Time Magazine's "2018 Best Product of the Year."

You can find his "Global Citizen" products at: https://solgaard.co/

Adrian's Bio:

I love making products that solve problems for people everyday, and making those available at scale. I have run 3 successful Kickstarter campaigns, raising $2 million through crowdfunding. Born to a Norwegian mother, I grew up on a farm outside of Vancouver Canada, I moved to New York in 2017 after spending 6 years living in Amsterdam, Spain, and Denmark. I embrace the term 'global citizen' and speak 5 languages. I'm on a mission towards sustainability in manufacturing, especially using recycled ocean plastics and other sustainables.

One of the best pieces of advice came (dramatically) on the first day of class my sophomore year of college.

Dr. Carr came in and dropped some SERIOUS wisdom.

I won't tell you what I'm thankful for.

Rather, I want YOU to see what YOU might not notice- and be thankful for.

Julie-Anne Lutfi is a lawyer, attorney, wife, and mother. How she makes that all work is the subject of this amazing podcast, and her new book, "Diapers, Date Nights & Deadlines."

We get into the changing roles of women in the workplace, but also have some surprises along the way. This interview (and book) goes waaaaay beyond the typical "work-life balance" talk.

I highly recommend you follow Julie-Anne on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-anne-lutfi-1a86ba20/

Having expectations, yet not being "too soft" is a balance in parenthood and as a teacher.

Sometimes it takes a team (good cop, bad cop routine), sometimes you have to show both sides in one talk.