Every large organization is sitting on a competitive advantage hiding in plain sight. It isn’t technology, capital, or market position. It’s the entrepreneurial potential of its own people. That’s the question at the heart of this conversation with Gifford Pinchot III, the man who wrote the book on intrapreneurship. His 1985 bestseller Intrapreneuring introduced a simple but powerful idea: the entrepreneurial spirit can thrive inside large companies, if you create the right conditions. In
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In a world that often celebrates high-tech founders and overnight success stories, The Entrepreneurial Mindset Project turns the spotlight toward a different kind of hero—the everyday entrepreneur.
Hosted by internationally recognized author and educator Gary Schoeniger, this podcast features candid conversations with entrepreneurs, educators, and changemakers who are unlocking human potential through entrepreneurial thinking.
From classrooms to boardrooms, from overlooked communities to global institutions, we explore the powerful mindset that enables ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things. Whether you’re looking to start a business, lead a team, or reinvent your life, this podcast will challenge you to think differently, act boldly, and create meaningful change—wherever you are.
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Many people at work just go through the motions because they have never been permitted to contribute in a meaningful way. But if they are given a chance to build an entrepreneurial movement, they can unlock so much more in their career journey. Gary Schoeniger is joined by Maria Racho, an intrapreneur, angel investor, and former organizational effectiveness leader at Allstate, who explores what happens when an entrepreneurial spirit enters a compliance-driven organization. They
What if the future belongs not to those who follow directions, but to those who can think for themselves? That’s the question at the heart of this conversation with Don Wettrick — an educator, speaker, and founder of the Innovate Within movement. Long before “future-ready skills” became an educational buzzword, Don was building classrooms where students were given something rare: autonomy, purpose, and the freedom to pursue problems that actually mattered to them. In
If life is not a dress rehearsal, then what will you do with it? That’s the question at the heart of this conversation with Nico Yeats Zeelie — an entrepreneurial mindset facilitator from South Africa who, after attending a faculty training workshop with ELI, took a simple framework back to his students and watched it change the way they saw themselves and what was possible. In this episode, Gary and Nico explore what happens when
What happens when someone with slightly-above-average talent learns how to optimize their mind? That’s the question at the heart of this conversation with Evan Bush — a professional goalkeeper in Major League Soccer who, at 39 years old, is still competing at the highest level. At 15, Evan discovered he could train his brain the same way he trained his body — through visualization, mindfulness, and intentional preparation. More than 25 years later, those