{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders","title":"Every Student an Entrepreneur with Jeff Meade","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2666,"description":"Ross talks with Jeff Meade, Founding Director of Entrepreneurship at Paul Quinn College, about the \"Every Quinnite Is an Entrepreneur\" program — an initiative that requires every student to launch a real revenue-generating business before graduation. The conversation covers venture-based learning, why entrepreneurial thinking prepares students for an uncertain future of work, and how Paul Quinn is building a model that could help small colleges become more sustainable.\nJeff Meade is the Founding Director of Entrepreneurship at Paul Quinn College. With over 20 years of experience growing companies and advising businesses, Jeff has scaled marketing agencies to multimillion-dollar revenues and built client-side programs featured in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur Magazine. He is now pioneering venture-based learning — a model that equips students with an entrepreneurial mindset, creativity, and real-world experience to thrive as founders, innovators, and intrapreneurs in any field.\nIn this episode, we discuss:\nWhat \"Every Quinnite Is an Entrepreneur\" means and why every student must launch a real business before graduating\nVenture-based learning — experiential learning with real stakes, where students actually get customers, generate revenue, and run businesses\nWhy the future workforce demands entrepreneurial thinkers — and why rote skills alone no longer suffice\nHow entrepreneurial skills transfer to corporate, nonprofit, and any organizational role\nThe case for college as a place of exposure and exploration — and why it's a lot to ask a 17-year-old to know what they want to do\nAligning K–12, higher education, and workforce development around career readiness\nWhat students learn about themselves when they have to start a business — motivation, group dynamics, and accountability\nPattern recognition, diagnosing problems, and leading by influence rather than title\nPaul Quinn's corporate work college model — where students both start businesses...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dTOKoLexSWdGS9m1xLLhBBOf_FONz2hkdXtwCfQ_FHk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTUwLzE2ODM5/MDYwNDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}