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Podcast | The MBA Is Dying, And Nobody Wants To Admit It (And What Smart Business Owners Are Doing Instead)

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The same complaints about MBA programs being theoretical, disconnected, and useless for small business owners existed in 1981 and nothing has changed. In this episode, we break down what's really happening with business education, why the trades are quietly becoming the most stable career path in America, and what the business crisis unfolding in Japan tells us about the real opportunity for operators here at home. Plus why our team, despite holding multiple graduate degrees, built the Operator Academy as the real-world MBA for entrepreneurs who want the education without the debt.

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