Entrepreneurial Mindset Education In South Africa With Zimkhitha Peter
October 1, 2026
How do you keep students engaged when youth unemployment is hovering at sixty percent? Today’s guest is Zimkhitha Peter, CEO of Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy South Africa — one of Africa’s most influential foundations tackling poverty, unemployment, and inequality through entrepreneurial thinking. They’re also one of ELI’s most impactful global partners, and the first in the world to localize the Entrepreneurial Mindset Program for classrooms and communities across South Africa. Since 2023,…
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Unlocking Entrepreneurial Potential Inside Organizations With Gifford Pinchot III
August 13, 2026
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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Building An Entrepreneurial Movement Inside A Large Organization With Maria Racho
July 2, 2026
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…
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How The Entrepreneurial Mindset Reignites Learning With Don Wettrick
June 18, 2026
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…
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Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal With Nico Yeats Zeelie
May 21, 2026
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…
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