"Fixing schools to allow kids to be creative and entrepreneurial" - Lauren Goldstein

My guest, Lauren, feels very strongly that kids need to be able to explore, be curious, be creative, and think more like entrepreneurs. She also feels very strongly that our current school system is not allowing kids these opportunities and that is a big problem. This isn't a new sentiment, but it was really interesting to explore this issue and why Lauren felt so strongly about it. She is really thoughtful and rational in her thinking, so we uncovered some good questions and insights as we worked through the topic. As we progressed it became apparent that part of Lauren's belief is centered around the idea of humans getting back to their nature. She thinks we rely too much on technology and we are so focused on structure, rules, and compliance that we've lost what makes us human. At one point Lauren actually acknowledged that she thought our generation (80's kids) was really special and unique. Maybe we were at the exact sweet spot of leveraging technology to improve society, but still having enough of our fundamental human nature in tact? Or maybe we are just biased by what we learned to be "normal" or "natural" as kids and assume that any deviation from that is a problem? That is why we have these conversations, to try to answer those types of questions. A big thanks to Lauren for being on and exploring this topic with me. Here is a more complete bio for Lauren below: Lauren Goldstein is the founder and CEO of the business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership. Her clients lovingly nicknamed her “The Biz Doctor” because her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business. Lauren is an expert at helping business owners diagnose the real root cause of their team and operational challenges so their business can sustainably and profitably scale without burning out. She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, and Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to Fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others. For those interested, Lauren has also offered a free link to one of her business tools that can be found here- https://www.goldenkeypartnership.com/scorecard?utm_source=What’s the Value?Podcast &utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=interview&utm_id=podtour