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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2026 · 34 MIN

Ep. 15 - School Choice, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Education with Erika Donalds

from 50 Chairs · host Gary Hensley

Erica Donalds is an entrepreneur, education advocate, charter school founder, and former managing partner at a multi-billion-dollar fund. In this conversation, she shares the moment she walked away from a successful finance career to pursue education reform, why she believes parents should have more agency in their children’s schooling, and how charter schools, school choice, AI, and virtual reality are shaping the future of education.In this episode:Leaving finance to pursue education reformWhy school board service showed her the limits of the systemWhat she learned from launching charter schoolsHow parents can have more choice and ownershipWhy AI and virtual reality may change learningWhy entrepreneurship is essential to freedom and innovationListen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.@50chairs For the 50chairs Playbook from every episode go to www.50chairs.com

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Erica Donalds is an entrepreneur, education advocate, charter school founder, and former managing partner at a multi-billion-dollar fund. In this conversation, she shares the moment she walked away from a successful finance career to pursue education reform, why she believes parents should have more agency in their children’s schooling, and how charter schools, school choice, AI, and virtual reality are shaping the future of education. In this episode: Leaving finance to pursue education refo...

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