Adam Braun built over 200 schools through Pencils of Promise

Entrepreneurs on Fire

John Lee Dumas

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2014

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Adam is the Founder of Pencils of Promise, an organization he started with $25 on the side of his finance career that has now built more than 200 schools around the world. He is also the Author of The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change.

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0:00.0	Entrepreneur on Fire, 500 in 13.
0:04.0	John Lee Doomis is here with your daily dose of inspiring entrepreneurs.
0:09.0	Welcome to Entrepreneur on Fire and prepare to ignite.
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0:50.0	Okay, Fire Nation. Let's get started.
0:54.0	I am simply thrilled to introduce my guest today, Adam Braun.
0:58.0	Adam, are you prepared to ignite?
1:00.0	Yes.
1:01.0	All right.
1:02.0	Adam is a founder of Pencils of Promise.
1:04.0	An organization he started with $25 on the side of a finance career that has now built more than 200 schools around the world.
1:13.0	He is also the author of the Promise of a Pencil.
1:16.0	How an ordinary person can create extraordinary change.
1:20.0	I've given our listeners just a little overview, Adam.
1:23.0	So take a minute.
1:24.0	Tell us about you personally.
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