592: Adam Braun, Founder of Pencils of Promise & MissionU

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2017

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Do you think a college degree is really that important anymore? Will college even be around in 10 years? The institution, as we know it, is starting to transform thanks to visionaries like Adam Braun, our guest today, who's recently launched a college alternative called MissionU.

You may know Adam as the founder of Pencils of Promise, a non-profit that has built more than 400 schools around the developing world. Now he's launching a very different type of college experience called MissionU, a one-year program that offers students the modern skills and experience to launch a successful career.

Adam was first exposed to what he describes as a broken higher education system when he witnessed his wife's experience. She had over $100K in college debt and no bachelor's degree to show for it. MissionU became Adam's solution for a higher-quality, debt-free education that positions students for success.

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0:00.0	So Money episode 592, Adam Braun, founder of Pencils of Promise, and Mission You.
0:07.8	You're listening to So Money, with award-winning Money Guru Farnu
0:11.0	Farnu Shorabi. Each each day get a 30 minute dose of
0:14.4	financial inspiration from the world's top business minds authors, influencers
0:19.0	and from Farnuus yourself. Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:25.0	Sorry, you're in the wrong place.
0:28.0	Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.
0:31.0	Welcome to So Money. Do you think a college degree is really that
0:37.1	important anymore? Welcome to So Money everyone. I'm your host
0:40.5	Farnoosh Tarabi. You got to wonder, right? Will college even be around in 10 years, 20 years?
0:47.6	The institution, as we know it, is starting to transform thanks to visionaries, like my guest today Adam Braun
0:55.0	who's recently launched a college alternative
0:58.0	called Mission You.
1:00.0	And you may know Adam as the founder of Pencils of Promise.
1:03.7	It's a nonprofit that's built more than 400 schools around the developing world and now
1:08.9	he's launching a very different type of school experience, college experience, called Mission U.
1:15.8	It's a one-year program and it offers students the modern skills and
1:20.5	experiences to launch what he believes to be a successful career.
1:24.7	Adam was first exposed to what he describes as a broken higher education system
1:29.6	when he witnessed his own wife's experience.
1:32.1	She had over $100,000 in college loans and no bachelor's degree to show for it.
1:37.8	So Mission You became Adam's solution for a higher quality debt-free education that positions students for great jobs.
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