Episode 80: Are Our Educators Preparing Future Marketers? Interview with Don Wettrick, Author
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In his book Pure Genius, Don Wettrick encourages teachers and administrators to collaborate\\u2013with experts, students, and one another\\u2013to create interesting, and even life-changing opportunities for learning. Innovation is the key to equipping today\\u2019s students for tomorrow\\u2019s marketplace. By incorporating the concepts Don explains in Pure Genius, you can empower the next generation to be free thinkers who can create new concepts and products that can change the way we live. Don and I discuss the state of innovation and startups, our own business, and how innovation is being taught (or not being taught in our school systems). Don is a good friend and an amazing talent in the education industry. He\'s running against the current and you\'ll hear how he started his programs and the results with the children whose lives he\'s touched. Be sure to visit Don\'s initiative StartEdUp
Special Guest: Don Wettrick.
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- StartEdUp — StartEdUp is a global network of the most renowned innovators, educators and entrepreneurs. We define and employ the tactics of real innovation and leave the buzzwords in the dust.
- Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level — In Pure Genius, Don Wettrick encourages teachers and administrators to collaborate--with experts, students, and one another--to create interesting, and even life-changing opportunities for learning.