#199: Adam Braun—Why You Need to Value Competency Over Credentials

The EntreLeadership Podcast

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.7 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2017

⏱️ 57 minutes

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If you’re struggling to recruit talent, listen in. Because according to this week’s guest, Adam Braun, your traditional candidate pool is about to get a lot deeper. The founder of Pencils of Promise, a nonprofit that builds elementary schools in third-world nations, has recently launched a new form of higher education. MissionU is an alternative to college that teaches students the hard and soft skills they need to thrive in any 21st century career. And did we mention that every student graduates without being saddled with debt? This is a fascinating conversation that explores a rising trend you can’t ignore. entreleadership.com/podcast Summit Event EntreLeaders Guide to Hiring

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0:00.0	Music
0:06.0	Helping business leaders grow themselves.
0:09.0	They're team and they're profits.
0:12.0	This is the Andre leadership podcast.
0:15.0	Now, here is your host, Ken Gold.
0:19.0	Broadcasting from the Music City, this is the podcast of leaders,
0:22.0	by-leaders, four-leaders.
0:23.0	Thank you so much for joining the conversation.
0:25.0	Our feature conversation this episode is with Adam Braun,
0:29.0	a great entrepreneurial mind, and he is behind a whole new,
0:34.0	I believe, wave.
0:37.0	Mission U is what he is doing.
0:39.0	You're going to hear about it, but there's a much bigger conversation
0:42.0	that we're going to have.
0:43.0	This idea of, what does the future of college education look like?
0:47.0	As it relates to new people coming in the workforce,
0:50.0	and then, why does that matter to you?
0:53.0	As people who are hiring, well, it matters big time,
0:57.0	we'll unpack that for you.
0:59.0	And then we have a clip of Dave Ramsey himself talking about hiring.
1:04.0	This is important stuff, all on message, because again,
1:07.0	we believe that your greatest assets are your people.
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