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Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Brian Weisfeld talks with us about his focus on empowering girls (and all children) on pursuing their dreams, he shares his book series called The Startup Squad (which teaches entrepreneurial principals in a fun way), and his latest book in the series - Face the Music. This is episode 306 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Brian Weisfeld has been building businesses his entire life. In elementary school, he bought 95 pounds of gummy bears and hired his friends to sell them. As a teen, he made and sold mixed tapes (ask your parents what those are), sorted baseball cards (he got paid in cards), babysat four-days-a-week after school, and sold nuts and dried fruit (and more gummy bears) in a neighborhood store.
As an adult, Brian helped build well-known, billion-dollar companies including IMAX Corporation and Coupons.com. Then he watched his oldest daughter struggle to sell Girl Scout cookies and he also became frustrated with some of the less-than-empowering influences he saw for his two girls. So he bought a copy of Writing Children’s Books for Dummies and decided to write a novel series to inspire girls to open their first lemonade stands or other businesses and to empower them with an entrepreneurial mindset. The first book in The Startup Squad series was released by Macmillan in May, 2019 and the second book - Face The Music has just been released in May 2020.
Brian is the Founder and Chief Squad Officer of The Startup Squad, an initiative dedicated to empowering girls to realize their potential and follow their dreams, whatever their passion. The Startup Squad is his first book and is co-authored with Nicole C. Kear. Brian lives in Silicon Valley and can often be found eating gummy bears with his wife while watching his two daughters sell lemonade from the end of their driveway.
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https://www.brianweisfeld.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianweisfeld/
https://www.thestartupsquad.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thestartupsquad/
https://www.facebook.com/thestartupsquad/
https://twitter.com/thestartupsquad
https://www.pinterest.com/thestartupsquad/
https://www.facebook.com/chiefsquadofficer
Length - 36:18
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Helen Lee Bouygues talks about critical thinking, the Reboot Foundation, and "The Benefits of Using Pencil and Paper in Math" on episode 305 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Helen Lee Bouygues is one of the most successful women in business transformation. She has served as interim CEO, CFO, or COO for more than a dozen companies. She is also the founder of the Reboot Foundation, a columnist at Forbes, and working on a book on critical thinking.
A former partner at McKinsey & Company, Bouygues has helped transform more than 25 firms. Over the course of a twenty-year career, she has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in capital, renegotiated billions of dollars in debt, and brought dozens of companies into the black.
Established by Helen Lee Bouygues, the Reboot Foundation is devoted to critical thinking. In a time of vast technological change, the Foundation aims to promote richer, more reflective forms of thought in schools, homes, and businesses.
Bouygues has lectured around the world on business turnaround. She sits on multiple boards, including those of companies in the retail, manufacturing, oil and gas, renewable energy, and automotive-parts sectors.
She graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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The Reboot Foundation is devoted to elevating critical thinking. In a time of vast technological change, the Foundation aims to promote richer, more reflective forms of thought in schools, homes, and businesses.
Practically speaking, the Foundation funds efforts to better integrate critical thinking in the daily lives of people around the world. It conducts surveys and opinion polls, leads its own research, and supports the work of independent scholars.
The Foundation also develops practical tools for parents, teachers, employers, and others interested in cultivating a capacity for critical thinking.
The Reboot Foundation is not a traditional foundation. They find potential partners through their own focused research and they do not accept unsolicited grants.
Based in Paris, the Foundation is entirely supported by the generosity of Bruno and Helen Lee Bouygues. All of the resources developed by the foundation are provided without charge.
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Connect and Learn More:
https://reboot-foundation.org/pencil-and-paper-in-math/
https://reboot-foundation.org/
@RebootFndn - Twitter
@rebootfoundation - Facebook
Length - 33:22
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Michael Arterberry is the Executive Director of Youth Voices Center, Inc. and the creator of the Power of Peace Program, a dynamic motivational speaker and the author of Be Encouraged: 250 Days of Motivation and Encouragement. This is episode 304 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
As a teenager, Michael was fortunate to receive guidance from positive adult role models who helped him overcome adversities and set high expectations for his future. Grateful for the role these mentors played in his own development, Michael decided to dedicate his professional life to helping people navigate the difficulties of life and launch their future into motion.
In founding YVC - Youth Voices Center - in 2008, Michael drew heavily on his understanding and empathy for the pressures and difficulties of the teenage years. In addition to his own experiences growing up in poverty, Michael has worked with thousands of teens in a range of settings over the past 24 years as a social worker and counselor.
Michael decided to form Youth Voices Center while working on the Alternative to Violence Project (AVP) in Green Haven Correctional Facility. Serving as a counselor in AVP, Michael was impressed by the progress of inmates who entered the program with plenty of hesitation and resistance and left the program raving about how much it transformed their perception of themselves and others. Realizing the power of this type of experiential program, Michael founded YVC and launched the Power of Peace program to transform the lives of youth.
In 2010, Michael was selected to receive a USA Network Characters Unite Award, given to individuals who demonstrate exceptional commitment to combating prejudice and discrimination while increasing tolerance and acceptance within their community.
In 2014, he was the recipient of the 100 Men of Color Award for leadership in education, government, mentorship, entrepreneurial success and community service.
And in 2016, Michael was awarded the EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD from Y-COP, the Youth Community Outreach Program in Mt. Vernon.
Michael is also the subject of his wife’s book, “God Was Holding My Hand,” in which Rachel Arterberry chronicles his journey of coming to know the Lord. Spanning from his tumultuous childhood, to a college football injury that turned into spinal cord surgery, Michael becomes self aware that God was holding his hand each step of the way.
Lots to learn and think about today!
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Connect with Michael:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelarterberry/
https://www.facebook.com/YouthVoicesCenter/
https://www.facebook.com/michael.arterberry
https://www.michaelarterberry.com/
https://www.youthvoicescenter.org/
https://twitter.com/M_Arterberry
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyQ3SLGIQjDVZ_kIqbgjpHg
http://www.shakethedirtexperience.com/
michaelarterberryllc@gmail.com
Length - 44:54
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Ido Kedar discusses autism, communicating, writing books, and his latest novel - In Two Worlds on episode 303 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Ido Kedar is with us today.
He has autism and can’t talk.
When he was a kid he and his family were told he would not be able to communicate independently, but Ido learned to do just that.
Ido is the author of two books: Ido in Autismland and his most recent In Two Worlds.
Ido in Autismland contains dozens of “short, autobiographical essays each offering insights into autism, symptoms, effective and ineffective treatments and the inner emotional life of a severely autistic boy.”
In Two Worlds is a tale, that “sheds light on the inner and outer lives of children with non speaking autism.” In Two Worlds is one of “a few works written by a person with non speaking autism.”
Through the use of an iPad and other devices, Ido has learned to communicate with others.
Ido also serves on the board of “a non-profit group that advocates on behalf of all non-speaking humans.”
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Length - 20:30
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Michael S. Daigle discusses creating characters, writing, and his latest thriller - The Red Hand. This is episode 302 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
For 33 years, Michael S. Daigle was a journalist and editor at several newspapers in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Maine. He's applied his experience as a newsman to become an award-winning novelist. His newest book, The Red Hand, zeroes in on a serial killer that's tracked by a detective, Frank Nagler, as he solves crimes and tries to sort out his troubled life.
"I like creating messy mysteries with lots of moving parts and layers of story," says Daigle. "It lets my detective hero, Frank Nagler lead the reader through the twists and turns."
Daigle's modern mysteries are page-turners, filled with compelling characters and a setting that is more character than background. The hero detective is a recognizable American character. The Red Hand confronts the world of haves and have-nots. Nagler feels he is one of the have-nots, and it encourages his defense of common people. He shows how the impact of societal and economic change impacts a town and people.
Great read!
Lots to learn!
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Connect with Michael:
https://michaelstephendaigle.com/
https://www.facebook.com/daigleauthor/
@50eagle50 twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-daigle-80606311/
https://www.amazon.com/Michael-Stephen-Daigle/e/B00P5WBOQC/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
Michael Stephen Daigle
10 Aurora Street
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
908.619.6393
michaelstephendaigle@hotmail.com
Length - 51:56