Join Joe Woodward as he shines the spotlight on RJ Richards, one of the current students in the Student Startup program and the owner of his own power washing business!

In this episode, we’ll hear how RJ sets himself apart from the competition, his effective time management strategies, and his ambitious goals for the future. You’ll gain valuable insights and advice from this young entrepreneur as he shares his secrets to success. 

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In this episode, Joe Woodward takes center stage at the 2023 Kansas Homeschool Expo, as he shares valuable insights on how to grow your own lawn mowing business.

During the workshop, he focuses on the three key elements needed to grow a lawn mowing business successfully and provides practical tips and strategies for young entrepreneurs to implement. You will gain valuable insights into the mindset of a successful entrepreneur while learning how to establish trust with customers, manage finances effectively, and optimize your time and resources.

Tune in and embark on a journey to grow your lawn mowing business with confidence and success!

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Join Joe Woodward as he chats with Mike Ferguson about career preparation. Mike is the owner and founder of Life Saver Learning Inc. where he’s made helping and educating others his life work. Together, they discuss his journey to becoming a business owner, how others can prepare for their own careers, and using a business to serve others. Mike also shares great advice on discovering what to do with your life, how to view others’ success, and being open to learning new lessons and methods.

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Join Joe Woodward and Dr. Kevin Hoppock as they dive into money and investing, looking at it through the lens of entrepreneurship. Dr. Hoppock shares about his entrepreneurship journey - how he started as a boy scout selling popcorn, grew a lawn business that paid for college and med school and is now a successful practitioner with a heart for generous giving. They also discuss money management, having a healthy perspective toward finances, debt, investing, and more!

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In this episode, Joe Woodward is joined by Lisa Herren to talk about applying the 7 win-win principles for business and life to our relationships. Lisa deep dives through each principle and also gives young entrepreneurs some very practical how-to’s when considering partnership and tips for doing this well long-term.

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In this episode, Joe Woodward is joined by Abraham Rodriguez to discuss an entrepreneurial approach to education, and how Student Startup’s 7 principles for business and life can be applied to maximize the value of your fall semester and beyond.

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In today's episode, Joe Woodward and Garett Butler discuss Money Management, including good saving habits, investing in Roth IRA's and other financial management topics.  

Garett interviews the author of "Mentoring Warriors" David Riffel discusses the need for and benefits of having a mentor. 

Check out the Mentoring Warriors Website (mentoring-warriors.com) for more resources from David. 

In today's episode Joe and Garett Discuss Loanliness as an Entrepreneur and how to manage it.  

This episode includes a recording of a recent parent meeting hosted by our executive director, Joe Woodward and board member, Pastor Brandon Redic.