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As a young person, I had my fair share of jobs, babysitting, receptionist at a local

church, assistant at a doctor's office.

I was always doing something.

My parents funded my private school education, so at an early age, I understood that I needed

to pay for the extra things I wanted, like the latest gap sweater.

For hot, Nike airs, an outside of my fashion obsession, paying for my other obsession, basketball.

I wanted to get better at the sport, which meant going to basketball camp over the summer,

all paid for by my own hard earned money.

This created a work ethic in me that has largely influenced who I am today.

And let me tell you, who knows where I would be now, without that entrepreneurial spirit

I had as a child.

It has helped me to be successful in business and academia, which makes me wonder, what are

some of the key skills we need as children?

How do we effectively teach this spirit and how early in life can we actually start learning

these skills?

I'm Madu Backanola, this is Ted Business.

Our speaker today is Tamika Montgomery.

She's a mother and CEO of core strategy partners, a research insights and strategy firm that

focuses on the human experience.

In this talk, Tamika offers five strategies that can ultimately help set young people

up for success.

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