When Every Student Must Launch a Business to Graduate w/ Jeff Meade

Jeff Meade is the Founding Director of Entrepreneurship at Paul Quinn College, where he is leading a bold initiative: Every Quinnite is an Entrepreneur. The program ensures every student launches a venture before graduation, making entrepreneurship a core life skill rather than an extracurricular option. With over 20 years of experience growing companies and advising businesses, Jeff has scaled agencies to multimillion-dollar revenues and built client-side marketing programs that gained national recognition.Mentioned on the ShowFollow Jeff Meade on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmeadeLearn more about Jeff on his website: https://jeff-meade.com/Every Quinnite is an Entrepreneur – program details here: https://paulquinn.edu/entrepreneurship/Timestamps(00:00:00) O'Brien McMahon welcomes Jeff Meade of the Paul Quinn College Entrepreneurship program(00:02:07) How did Jeff Meade, an entrepreneur, get involved with a college?(00:06:40) Mentorship's role in entrepreneurship.(00:08:11) What qualifies as "starting a business" in the Paul Quinn program?(00:12:29) What's the biggest entrepreneurship lesson Jeff Meade wishes he'd learn earlier?(00:13:28) What core entrepreneurship principles does Jeff want his students to walk away with?(00:18:49) What is the ultimate goal of the Paul Quinn College entrepreneurship program? (00:24:15) What are some examples of student projects?(00:27:20) What is Jeff's day-to-day role and how hands-on is he with students?(00:30:56) Are these businesses group projects or solo ventures?(00:33:06) What does the accountability process look like?(00:39:20) What are the biggest transformations you see in students over the course of the program?(00:41:23) Does the curriculum include psychology or mental toughness training?(00:48:16) Final thoughts from Jeff Meade.