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In this week's episode, I was delighted to host Matt Beaudreau. As a Keynote Speaker, Consultant, and Coach to organizations worldwide, Matt's\n\nclients have ranged from Wells Fargo, Honeywell, and Lockheed Martin to American Eagle, Cedars-Sinai and the United States Air Force. Matt has a reputation as a provocative thought leader in educational and personal development practices. He is a two-time featured TEDx speaker, and he was named Corporate Trainer of the Year at Stanford University, having spoken to over 250,000 people across the world.\n\n\n\nIn 2017, Matt Beaudreau Founded Acton Academy Placer Schools, schools that utilize the Socratic method with an emphasis on self-direction and cultivating confident, independent young people with a strong sense of character and personal responsibility. He has since helped to open multiple campuses\n\naround the world.\n\n\n\nPulling from his experience in the Acton model, in January of 2021, Matt co-founded Apogee Strong with Tim Kennedy, a mentorship program designed for young men from 12 to 22 to take on challenges presented by men who have come before them to learn to lead. Through mentorship, action, and self-discovery, it is a right of passage so young men can become true leaders. This has blossomed into a mission to bring back classic masculinity in the home and fueled the Apogee Strong Dads Program launch in 2023.\n\n\n\nHis podcast, The Essential 11, is also geared towards emerging leaders, garnering advice from the world's leaders in business, sports, music and entertainment.\n\n\n\nLast but certainly not least, Matt is the founder of the Apogee Strong Foundation, a 501(c)3 that provides scholarships for school, experience, camp, and leadership opportunities for young men worldwide.\n\n\n\nIn this episode, Matt shares his journey through the schooling system and ending up at the White House and what he noticed was wrong with schools. Matt and I talk about some of the challenges in the education system and what parents can do to have more of an influence on their children's education. We also discuss our personal experiences and why speaking up against the system is hard for teachers. \n\n\n\nPlease find Matt online and on Instagram: @mattbeaudreau and @apogeeprogram \n\nhttps://apogeestrongdads.com\n\nhttps://apogeestrong.com\n\nhttps://apogeestrongfoundation.org\n\n\n--- \n\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/furkhan-dandia/support\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices