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Chris Aviles: Innovation, entrepreneurship & esports! Feb 26, 2020

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Chris Aviles is a teacher at Knollwood middle school in the Fair Haven school district in Fair Haven, New Jersey. There he runs the renown Fair Haven Innovates program he created in 2015. The Fair Haven Innovates program is Fair Haven school district’s 21st century life, innovation, and technology program for 4th to 8th graders. In FH Innovates, Chris guides students as they create and sell products that solve problems as part of student-run businesses that turn a real profit. Students can use a percentage of their profits to support the people and causes they care about through FH Gives. Two years ago, Chris started the first middle school esports team in the country as part of the program. He uses esports to teach social/emotional learning and career and technology education. You can keep up with chris on his website http://TechedUpTeacher.com and @techedupteacher on all social media

Nader Hamda: Ozobot CEO, Parent & Entrepreneur Feb 19, 2020

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Nader Hamda had a problem. He wanted his children to have access to more cutting edge curriculum that made programming and robotics fun. So he did something about it. He created Ozobot. As a serial entrepreneur specializing in products that use technology to make children’s lives better, Nader knew how to start, scale, and optimize a company that is on a mission is to inspire young minds to be prepared for the high demand skills in robotics. In this interview, Nader and Don get into a deep conversation on teacher feedback, student engagement, and potential collaborations. For more information, go to https://ozobot.com

Impero: Protecting and Empowering our Students Feb 12, 2020

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CEO of Impero, Justin Reilly is at the intersection of education, EdTech, security and innovation. In this episode, Justin and I go deep into what the future of education looks like, and how our students can collaborate in a global sense. We also talk about being an international company, and the challenges of protecting and empowering schools and students from around the world. Justin Reilly has more than 15 years leading EdTech businesses from around the world. Reilly's early career included teaching mathematics and ICT in UK secondary schools, so his background in education gave him a unique perspective as a CEO and former teacher. Reilly was also CEO of Mwabu Group, an African EdTech business, serving schools and ministries of education in some of the most remote regions. Justin was VP of technology delivery and strategic partnerships at Pearson Education and CEO of Fronter AS, a provider of learning management systems. For more information, please go to: https://www.imperosoftware.com/us/

Edthena CEO Adam Geller: From Educator to EdTech Creator Feb 05, 2020

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Adam Geller is the founder of Edthena, a video-powered professional learning platform, and author of professional development book Evidence of Practice. He started his career as a science teacher in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2011, Adam has seen Edthena evolve from a paper-based prototype into a research-informed and patented platform used by schools, districts, teacher training programs, and professional development providers around the world. To learn more about Edthena, visit www.edthena.com.

Garrett Mintz: Ambition In Motion Jan 22, 2020

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Garrett Mintz is the founder of Ambition In Motion, https://www.ambition-in-motion.com/ a company that helps grow company cultures and engagement through mentorship. Garrett's vision is a world where the vast majority of people are excited to go to work, believe their expectations meet reality when they are there, and when they come home they feel fulfilled. Garrett started Ambition In Motion in 2013 as a sophomore at Indiana University with the initial idea to help college students gain a more realistic idea of their career paths through mentorship. Garrett still serves college students but has since pivoted his focus towards companies to connect their employees together for mentoring relationships leveraging the science around Work Orientation and its correlation to successful mentorships. If you are interested in learning more about mentorship at your company or learning your Work Orientation and how that would impact a mentoring relationship, go to https://ambition-in-motion.com/companies. Feel free to connect with Garrett on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrettmintz/.

Has Anyone Noticed How Online Gambling Is Being Marketed? Dec 16, 2019

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Has Anyone Noticed How Online Gambling Is Being Marketed? by Don Wettrick

Why I Hate TikTok Pt2 w/ Jamal Crook Dec 13, 2019

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Why I HATE TikTok as a father and a teacher. This week Jamal joins me and we discuss. We really appreciated the feedback from last week. While some of you liked TikTok we really appreciated the feedback w/o it getting personal. This was our best week for good, constructive feedback. Thank you.

Musical Innovation: Richard Anderson III Dec 11, 2019

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Richard Anderson III wants more innovation and collaboration in music. He also wants to showcase the talent in the Indianapolis music scene. As a musician with over 15 years with a background in Neuroscience, Biotechnology, Business Development, he already knew how to start a business. Now he wants a "landing zone" for great meetups and collaboration. For more information: https://sndspc.com/

Maggie Donye: A gap year turned into a global mission Dec 04, 2019

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In 2005, Maggie Donye took a "gap year" to travel to northern India. During that trip, she spent time volunteering at a children's home in and a little girl won her heart. Since then she has started been honored as "CNN Hero of the Year." Her organization, Blink Now, is growing and thriving. Please visit: https://blinknow.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIso7l6Pma5gIVEdRkCh3N_gKuEAAYASAAEgIJ9vD_BwE Also, if you want to support the STARTedUP Foundation, please visit: https://startedupfoundation.org/donate

Ben Zand: Documenting War Zones, Drugs Lords, and R-Kelly Nov 27, 2019

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Ben journalist and filmmaker working primarily for the BBC from Liverpool, England. He makes documentaries for different channels in the UK and beyond as a documentary maker for BBC Studios and his own production company, ZANDLAND Films. He was formerly head of BBC documentary team, and also presents the BBC podcast, The Next Episode. His work on R Kelly made headlines and sparked a national dialogue. In this episode, Ben recalls stories and the challenges in shooting in dangerous and unpredictable zones. Lastly, he has AMAZING advice for young innovators.

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