Entrepreneurship: A Key Mindset For The Digital Age?

Dr. JD LaRock


Dr. J.D. LaRock is President and CEO of the Network for Teaching
Entrepreneurship (NFTE), a global nonprofit organization that
activates the entrepreneurial mindset and builds startup skills
in young people from underserved communities. Reaching more than
100,000 middle and high school students annually, NFTE works with
2,000+ schools and community partners in 10 metropolitan regions
across the U.S., as well as eight countries spanning Asia,
Europe, the Middle East and North America.


Aaron Trinidad is a high school senior at Holy
Trinity High School and is joined by teacher, Angela Miceli. He
is also founder of the app Lender, which pairs nonprofits with
volunteers based on interest, availability and location. This
business venture led him to be the winner of the 2019 National
Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge in New York City. Currently, he
is doing research into what it will take to get the app developed
and launched.


Links from this episode:


Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE):
https://www.nfte.com/


Holy Trinity High School, Chicago: https://holytrinity-hs.org/


RuPaul: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul


Greta Thunberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg


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