Podcast appearances and mentions of jeff sandefer

Jake Thompson is the founder of Heroes Academy, an Acton Academy in Boise, Idaho that he opened in 2016. Jake is also now the head of the entire Acton Academy network, which includes over 300 learner-driven schools serving thousands of students worldwide.  Check out Kerry's LiberatED interview with Acton Academy network cofounder, Jeff Sandefer. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly LiberatED e-newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.

Watch this 15-minute Acton Academy Documentary on YouTube. It provides a strong foundation for our discussion in this episode. After watching, return here to dive into the details.Are you familiar with Disruptive Education? Join me today as Nick and Jessica Bahr introduce a revolutionary approach to learning with Acton Academy and their new affiliate school opening this fall in the Topsail area, Acton Academy Topsail.Imagine a school without traditional teachers. Instead, they have guides who answer students' questions with more questions, encouraging critical thinking and self-discovery. No letter grades here—instead, students earn points and badges. Learners set their own pace, pursue their passions, and embark on their own Hero's Journey alongside their peers in a collaborative studio environment.If you're looking for an innovative school option in Topsail, tune in to today's episode. And be sure to share it with anyone interested in new educational opportunities.Website: https://www.actontopsail.com/Phone: 385-210-7404Email: nick@actontopsail.comAddress: Coming Soon!Follow Acton Academy Topsail on Facebook and Instagram!Order “Courage to Grow” on AmazaonTopsail Insider is Sponsored by Saltwater Suites & Resort - Topsail Island's premier luxury hospitality experience! Book your beach getaway today at SaltwaterTopsail.comor call (910) 886-4818!Topsail Insider is also Sponsored by Surf City Line! Come out for Beachin' Bowls, Margaritas, and Live Music, and enjoy your meal on their top deck with Ocean Views! Visit SurfCityLineNC.com for their full food, bar, and brunch menus!Topsail Insider is edited by Jim Mendes-Pouget.jimpouget@gmail.com | Send Christa a message! Please leave your contact information if you'd like a response. Support the Show.Please Follow/Subscribe to Topsail Insider on your favorite podcast-listening platform so you don't miss a single episode!Please also visit www.topsailinsider.com and sign up for our Mailing List where you'll get early access to upcoming episodes. Or leave a Voicemail for Topsail Insider right from the website - your message just might be featured in an upcoming episode! Follow Topsail Insider on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and YouTube!If you are a Greater Topsail business owner or nonprofit, Register to be a Guest on our website at www.topsailinsider.com! Or if you wish to Sponsor or Advertise with Topsail Insider, please email christa@topsailinsider.com or call/text 910-800-0111. Thanks - I'll see you around Topsail!

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy speaks with innovator and educator Jeff Sandefer about entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and education. Jeff Sandefer founded Sandefer Offshore and Sandefer Capital Partners, both of which performed exceedingly well, the former generating $500 million in profits over a five-year period, before going on to found the Acton School of Business and Acton Academy. Jeff has been a longtime board member of National Review , the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Philanthropy Roundtable, and the Harvard Business School. He belongs to the Mont Pelerin Society and is one of the youngest people ever elected to the Texas Business Hall of Fame.What makes a great entrepreneur? Some say it is fearless risk-taking, but Jeff argues it is more a tolerance for ambiguity. Jeff offers insights on higher education reform, case-method teaching, and the importance of real-world experience. He also explains why he and his wife created Acton Academy and its unique learner-driven model of education, where children pursue their passions and personal genius. To close, Jeff shares his approach to philanthropy and the wisdom offered to him by Bernie Marcus. We'd love to hear your thoughts, ideas, questions, and recommendations for the podcast! You can shoot Katie Janus, GDT's producer, an email anytime!Be sure to follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube to make sure you never miss an episode!Center for Civil Society's YouTube Channel

This week on the Team Never Quit Podcast, Marcus and Melanie delve into the dynamic world of education and entrepreneurship with special guests, Jeff and Laura Sandefer of Acton Academy. Jeff, a seasoned entrepreneur and esteemed Socratic Guide, has a remarkable dual life, having founded multiple successful businesses and earned accolades as an outstanding teacher at the University of Texas. Laura, co-founder of Acton Academy and an author, takes us on her Hero's Journey in education, chronicled in her book "Courage to Grow." Acton Academy's learner-driven model has spread across the globe with over 130 locations, emphasizing real-world projects, apprenticeships, and Socratic discussions. The school's foundation lies in the Hero's Journey, a narrative pattern guiding children through adventures, victories, and transformations. Laura passionately discusses Acton Academy's commitment to inspiring children to find their callings, employing adaptive game-based programs and online tools like Khan Academy to teach core skills. Laura and Jeff share their passion for giving children hands-on entrepreneurial experience through Acton Academy's Children's Business Fairs. These fairs provide children with opportunities to be entrepreneurs, fostering confidence, imparting valuable lessons, and preparing them for success in a rapidly changing world.  Join us on this insightful journey with Jeff and Laura Sandefer as they discuss Acton Academy's innovative approach to education, combining entrepreneurship, the Hero's Journey, and hands-on experiences to inspire and equip the next generation of independent thinkers and lifelong learners. Website – https://www.actonacademy.org/ Sponsors: - aeropress.com/TNQ - Uncommongoods.com/TNQ In this episode you will hear: • The best teacher in the best school in Austin TX just told us not to send our children to traditional school because they'd be chained to a desk and lectured to all day. (7:17) • I'm not homeschooling. That wasn't in my blood at all. (7:33) • One of the narratives of the experience is The Heroes Journey. (9:25) • An ordinary person hears a call, sets out on an adventure, wrestles monsters, has mentors and guides, seeking a treasure all the way. And they may or may not get the treasure, but they return home a changed person, ready to share their new ideas and character with the world around them. Then, they set out on a new adventure again. (9:38) • Every time they get knocked down – they may not win, but they'll get back up. (10:13) • What a hero's journey does is distinguish hero vs victim. Any child at an Acton Academy starts claiming the identity of the hero. That's not someone who wins all the time; its someone who gets back up after they fall down. (10:23) • The hero takes responsibility and starts problem-solving, whereas a victim outs the blame on somebody else. (10:59) • They learn ways to work through problems with gritty decision-making (11:28) • The 3 big monsters starting at age 6: We start wresting with Victim-hood, Resistance, and Distraction. (12:18) • Sometimes your big brother needs to pick you up and say “get back in the fight.” (16:11) • IQ is so overrated - because its perseverance, grit, and getting along with people. That's what really matters. (19:30) • People who are there because they want to be there, they choose to be there, and they're on a mission for their life (21:08) • No adult on campus is ever allowed to answer a question. (25:43) • Things get chaotic – Part of the model is letting things fall into chaos, and let order arise as the young people figure out how to solve the problem. (26:41) • What's the best thing about Acton Academy? They'll say freedom. (27:11) • We believe every single child is a genius, who deserves to find a calling and change the world. (42:15) • The cave you fear to enter is where your treasure lies. (44:37)

It is such an honor to have Jeff Sandefer on the podcast today to talk about his experience as the co-founder, along with his wife Laura, of the fast-growing microschool network, Acton Academy. Jeff and Laura launched the first Acton Academy in Austin, Texas in 2009. Today, there are over 300 Acton Academies worldwide, serving thousands of learners.  *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.

When Jeff Sandefer and his wife, Laura, started Acton Academy in 2010 with a single school in Austin, Texas, they had no idea that their network of schools would grow to 325 campuses in 26 countries just 13 years later. In this episode, Sandefer, a former oil and gas executive who has taught entrepreneurship at the college level, explains why every child is a “genius” who must embark on their own “hero's journey” and why he believes Acton's model has gained so much traction among “parent entrepreneurs.” (Recorded October 23, 2023.) 

Steph interviews Laura Sandefer, co-founder of Acton Academy, a revolutionary design for K-12 learning. Acton is dedicated to inspiring each child to see life as a Hero's Journey, where someone with curiosity and character can find a 'calling' and foster a true love of learning. Steph shares examples of how the transition out of public school to Acton Academy has significantly impacted her children's happiness and education. They discuss how children can embrace heroism versus victimhood, the importance of failure, why grades and homework aren't required for success, and skills kids actually need to thrive in the modern world. They offer tools for all parents to consider and practice in their house to help their kids build resilience. You'll walk away with a new perspective on  early education that offers the child more agency, joy, and independence. Topics Discussed: Steph's experience with Acton Academy. The underlying belief about children and learning that Acton is built on. The difference between heroism and victimhood. Three things a mom can do at home to build the mindset of hero so her child avoids the pitfalls of victimhood. What children really need to be healthy and happy.  What happens when you step back and let kids lead. Show Notes: Check out the Be Family - Dinner table card game Purchase the Courage to Grow book Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate! Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood. Listen to today's episode on our website Laura Sandefer: Co-Founder, Acton Academy. Laura lived on both US coasts and in between as a child, then settled into Vanderbilt University for her undergraduate studies. After being awarded the Walter Wattles Fellowship at Lloyd's of London, Laura worked in the aviation insurance industry in New York City. Deciding to follow her calling into the world of education, Laura returned to Nashville and earned her second Vanderbilt degree with her Master of Education. This led her to her work at the Oklahoma Arts Institute, creating fine arts education programs for teachers and talented high school students. Laura married Jeff Sandefer and is the happy mother of Sam and Charlie and step-mother to Taite. It is the inspiration of these children that led Laura and Jeff to co-found Acton Academy, a revolutionary design for K-12 learning, and the Acton Children's Business Fair. Today there are over 300 Acton Academy locations around the world and over 1,000 Children's Business Fairs impacting the lives of over 16,000 children. Laura is the author of “Courage to Grow” - a true story documenting the journey she and her family took to create a new vision of learning that has started a global movement in education. Her passion now includes equipping families to build deep connection around the family dinner table with her conversation game, "Be Family."  This Episode's Sponsors  Enjoy the health benefits of PaleoValley's products such as their supplements, superfood bars and meat sticks.  Receive 15% off your purchase by using code DOCTORMOM at checkout or head to paleovalley.com/doctormom  Discover for yourself why Needed is trusted by women's health practitioners and mamas alike to support optimal pregnancy outcomes. Try their 4 Part Complete Nutrition plan which includes a Prenatal Multi, Omega-3, Collagen Protein, and Pre/Probiotic. To get started, head to thisisneeded.com, and use code DOCTORMOM100 for $100 off your first 3 months of Needed's Complete Plan! Active Skin Repair is a must-have for everyone to keep themselves and their families healthy and clean.  Keep a bottle in the car to spray your face after removing your mask, a bottle in your medicine cabinet to replace your toxic first aid products, and one in your outdoor pack for whatever life throws at you.  Use code DOCTORMOM to receive 20% off your order + free shipping (with $35 minimum purchase). Visit BLDGActive.com to order. INTRODUCE YOURSELF to Steph and Dr. Elana on Instagram. They can't wait to meet you! @stephgreunke @drelanaroumell Please remember that the views and ideas presented on this podcast are for informational purposes only.  All information presented on this podcast is for informational purposes and not intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a healthcare provider. Consult with your healthcare provider before starting any diet, supplement regimen, or to determine the appropriateness of the information shared on this podcast, or if you have any questions regarding your treatment plan.

Dr Jordan B Peterson and Jeff Sandefer discuss the k-12 education machine, its origins and failures, and how the Acton Academies are making leaps to correct the system. Jeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur and Socratic teacher. He started his first business at 16 and graduated from Harvard Business School. Jeff has started and runs many successful companies, his most recent being Sandefer Capital Partners, an oil and gas investment firm with several billion dollars in assets. He has also started multiple academic programs and schools, such as the Acton School of Business, whose students were named the “most competitive MBA's in the nation” by the Princeton Review. This has since extended into k-12 with the Acton Academy, a cutting-edge program that blends a one-room schoolhouse, the Socratic Method, and 21st-century technology to empower each student to change the world.

Acton Academy was one of the very first national microschool networks to get started back in 2010, before microschools, or small, mixed-age, personalized learning environments, became one of the fastest-growing and most popular educational trends of the 21st century. Founded in Austin, Texas by Laura and Jeff Sandefer, Acton Academy now has about 280 independently run but Acton-affiliated schools in more than 30 states and 25 countries.  Its growth and impact is continuing and accelerating, as Acton gains notoriety among parents, learners, and entrepreneurial educators. One of the latest Acton microschools to open is Acton Academy Fort Lauderdale, that was launched recently by our guest today, Tobin Slaven, along with his wife Martina. Rising Demand for Learner-Driven Education Spurs Acton Academy Growth (Forbes.com) Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at fee.org/liberated.

Today's guests are people who are near and dear to Matt's heart. Jeff and Laura Sandefer, the founders and creators of Acton Academy, are the people who started it all. What started as something they wanted to build for their own children has grown into an alternative education program with locations across the world. After being awarded the highly competitive Walter Wattles Fellowship at Lloyd's of London, Laura worked in the aviation insurance industry in New York City. Deciding to follow her calling into the world of education, Laura returned to Nashville and earned her Master of Education at Peabody College. This led her to her work at the Oklahoma Arts Institute, creating fine arts education programs for teachers and talented high school students. Laura married Jeff Sandefer and is the happy mother of Sam and Charlie and step-mother to Taite. It is the inspiration of these children that led Laura and Jeff to co-found Acton Academy. As an entrepreneur, Jeff founded his first company at age 16 and went on to found or co-found seven successful businesses. As a Socratic teacher at the University of Texas, Jeff's students five times voted him the school's Outstanding Teacher and Businessweek named him one of the top Entrepreneurship professors in America. Jeff went on to co-found the Acton School of Business, an MBA program perennially ranked by the Princeton Review among the best in the nation. In 2012 The Economist honored him as one of the top fifteen Business School professors in the world. Jeff is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, where he served for over twenty years on the school's governing committees. He was a longtime director of the Philanthropy Roundtable and National Review magazine and one of the youngest members ever elected to the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Now, hear their take on the Essential 11 Questions. More places you can find Jeff & Laura: Instagram - @laurasandefer, @actonacademy Website - https://www.actonacademy.org/austin Book - Courage to Grow

In this part 2 episode of the Hero's Journey, we continue with our dive deep in Rev Robert Sirico & Jeff Sandefer's compelling book, A Field Guide for the Hero's JourneyKey Points from the Episode:Rev Robert Sirico's story that he "is not a true socialist"Horrific nature of tyrannical regimes often associated with aggressive Communistic, Marxist, and Socialist dictatorships Asking those three vital questions of ourselves to kick off our own Hero's journey Other resources:Want to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!Because we care what you think about what we think and our website, please email David@teammojoacademy.com, or if you want to leave us a quick FREE, painless voicemail, we would appreciate that as well.Be sure to check out our very affordable Academy Review membership program at http:www.teammojoacademy.com/support

In this episode, we dive deep in Joseph's Campbell popularizing of "A Hero's Journey" concept, and we enlist the help of authors Rev Robert Sirico & Jeff Sandefer in their compelling book, A Field Guide for the Hero's JourneyKey Points from the Episode:Intro to Joseph Campbell's 'monomyth'Asking the important questionsRealizing NOT every answer to the important questions is a final solution or the final puzzle piece needed in a life full of meaningOther resources:Want to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appreciate it greatly, thank you so much!Because we care what you think about what we think and our website, please email David@teammojoacademy.com, or if you want to leave us a quick FREE, painless voicemail, we would appreciate that as well.Be sure to check out our very affordable Academy Review membership program at http:www.teammojoacademy.com/support

In Episode 79, Dr. Daniel O'Neill, Board-certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with an added Certificate in Sports Medicine, and a Doctorate in Exercise and Sports Psychology, Author of Survival of the Fit: How Physical Education Ensures Academic Achievement and a Healthy Life, and master of physical identity, talks with Phil about physical identity, his books, the negative side of tech and screens, why we need a “PE Revolution” in our schools, why we need to exercise in the morning, the need for more free play, athletes vs. non-athletes, “safetyism,” why parents shouldn't go to all their kids' games, why we don't need to teach our kids to win, and the different ways specialization is hurting our kids, among other important topics. Specifically, Dr. O'Neill discusses:   His story, how he developed his passion for physical fitness, physical identity, and leadership, why he wrote Survival of the Fit, and how he was able to get so many degrees and certificates to get where he is today (2:29) His personal why and how he is living it out every day (5:49) The shadow side of tech and why he believes more and better Physical Education for our children will ensure academic achievement and a healthy life (8:24) Why it's so important for us to get some exercise in the morning (11:56) Some practical tips to getting exercise for ourselves and our kids at school (16:08) The concept of physical identity, the physical identity crisis we have in the US, and why we need to understand it and fight against it (19:11) Organized play vs. free play, parental involvement vs. kids playing without parents, athletes vs. non-athletes, and why these distinctions and implications of the distinctions are critical to understand (23:42) The concept of “safetyism” and how it is impacting the lack of physical fitness and identity in our children, as well as cancel culture and other negative issues in society. How the premises of “safetyism” are flawed, how we can counter the negatives, and why we need to get out of our comfort zones (29:06) How he believes specialization is hurting our kids in a lot of different ways (43:12) Why he believes that Physical Education in schools furthers children's academic achievement and physical identity more than organized sports (1:01:10) The studies showing that the more screen time a child has, the more mental health issues the child will have, and what we can do about it (1:04:37) How he defines the markers of a “good youth coach” (it might surprise you) (1:14:50) The implications of the athlete/non-athlete distinction and why it matters (1:17:05) His other book, Knee Surgery, and how it can help people who are recovering from knee surgery (1:21:10) How he uses lessons learned from playing sports or other free play in his personal relationships, and why we don't need to teach our kids to win (1:23:05) His recommendations for us (1:27:25) Resources and Links from this Episode Dr O'Neill's Website Survival of the Fit: How Physical Education Ensures Academic Achievement and a Healthy Life, by Dr. Daniel O'Neill, MD, EdD Knee Surgery: The Essential Guide to Total Knee Recovery, by Daniel F. O'Neill Uncut Video of the Episode HSEL Facebook Group Coaching the Bigger Game information Warrior Way information Phil Darke's email address The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation of Failure, by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt Think Orphan Episodes with Jeff Sandefer

In this episode, we bring you a keynote address that was delivered as part of the 2017 Education and Freedom Conference, featuring Jeff Sandefer, co-founder of Acton Academy, a new and innovative K–12 school that offers a nontraditional approach to education—an alternative to standardized testing and rote memorization. Sandefer opens his address by questioning the typical education model: “Common Core, standardized tests, control, regurgitation, [and] oversight—19th-century solutions in the 21st century. Perhaps this makes sense to some until you ask the question, ‘What if children really are far more capable than we ever imagined?'” Subscribe to our podcasts Acton Academy Jeff Sandefer — Acton Academy Co-Founder A Field Guide for the Hero's Journey — Acton Bookshop Ian Rowe on “Agency”: Empowering all children to achieve success — Acton Line Podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we're bringing you a panel discussion featuring Betsy Devos and Sal Khan that was delivered as part of Acton University Online 2021. The Panel was moderated by Jeff Sandefer, entrepreneur and founder of the Acton School of Business. An educated citizenry is fundamental to securing a free and flourishing society. Innovation, technology, and entrepreneurial endeavors are transforming education in many ways. This panel examines common myths about learning and the provision of education, highlights the great entrepreneurial efforts to improve its quality and accessibility, and explores what the future holds in providing an education that secures creative opportunity, growth, and fulfillment for everyone.Bio | Sal Khan Bio | Betsy DeVos Bio | Jeff Sandefer America's Public Schools: Crisis and Cure - Chapter 1 What's driving the decline of religion in America? Secular education A silver lining in the Golden State's school shutdowns The Myth of a Value-Free Education The Entrepreneur as Servant The Biblical Case for Entrepreneurship Subscribe to Acton Institute Events podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we’re bringing you a panel discussion featuring Betsy Devos and Sal Khan that was delivered as part of Acton University Online 2021. The Panel was moderated by Jeff Sandefer, entrepreneur and founder of the Acton School of Business.   An educated citizenry is fundamental to securing a free and flourishing society.  Innovation, […]

Jeff Sandefer lives a dual life as an entrepreneur and a Socratic Guide. As an entrepreneur, he founded his first company at age 16 and went on to found or co-found seven successful businesses. As a Socratic teacher at the University of Texas, Jeff's students five times voted him the school's Outstanding Teacher and Businessweek named him one of the top Entrepreneurship professors in America. Jeff went on to co-found the Acton School of Business, an MBA program perennially ranked by the Princeton Review among the best in the nation. In 2012 The Economist honored him as one of the top fifteen Business School professors in the world. Jeff is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, where he served for over twenty years on the school's governing committees. He was a longtime director of the Philanthropy Roundtable and National Review magazine and one of the youngest members ever elected to the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Sandefer has worked with entrepreneur-teachers to build a nationally acclaimed entrepreneurship program, winning numerous teaching honors in the process. But ask him about success, and he makes it clear that money and awards aren't what matter. Key Takeaways: 00:09 What is your favorite thing about working with young learners? 00:47 What is Acton Academy? 02:23 Acton's Origin Story 07:15 How prescriptive is Acton in terms of methodology and rules? 08:38 What makes a successful Acton Academy affiliate? 16:02 What do Acton Learners do after graduation? 20:05 Acton and Montessori 36:05 Metaphor on comparing Conventional School with Acton Quotes: "We want them (young learners) to be game-makers in their own lives, and we hope that they find that hero's journey in life, that they find a calling that will change the world." "We are parents who wanted something better for our children." "You just can't imagine what young people can do. And adults often underestimate that." "It's whether our graduates need college at all. They can get into high-end colleges, but the question is, do they need to go?" "It's the growth mindset. Heroes never give up." Social Links: Website - https://www.acton.org/about/author/jeff-sandefer Acton Academy - https://www.launchactonacademy.com/about Courage to Grow by Laura Sandefer

Father Robert A. Sirico is president of the Acton Institute, which he co-founded in 1990, because of his concerns over the lack of training religious studies students receive in economic principles, leaving them ill-equipped to understand today's social problems. He is a member of the Mont Pèlerin Society, the American Academy of Religion, and is on the Board of Advisors of the Civic Institute in Prague. Father Sirico's pastoral ministry has included a chaplaincy to AIDS patients at the National Institutes of Health, and he is currently the Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Grand Rapids, Michigan.     Father Sirico joins me today to share his experience of growing up in multicultural Brooklyn in the 1950s and tells us the story of his unusual encounter with a neighbor and what that taught him about the human person's dignity without regard to their race. He explains why he admires and embraces the concept of servant leadership and what he learned about that from the head of the Michelin tire empire, amongst others. Father Sirico also discusses why it's more productive for you to work in your sphere of genius and learn to outsource task and responsibilities to other experts    "If you want to become virtuous, follow a virtuous man. Watch what he does, then you just keep doing that, and you will become virtuous.”  - Father Sirico    “We need to see Jesus in distress, in disguise, in the poor and the vulnerable, and hungry.” - Father Sirico    “If you do not have flexibility in business, you will not survive, you will not seize market opportunities, you will not be able to be a good servant to other people, to your consumers, because you won't see the things. You will have already had the blinders on, and you're going down one path, and nobody can interrupt you.” - Father Sirico    This week on The Wow Factor:  How and why we both give and receive spiritually when we embrace the principles of generosity  The effect of the Vietnam War on the process of conversion in his life and why the effects of what he learned in that period changed his trajectory  Father Sirico's thoughts on the inherent flaws in Marxist philosophy why we don't have to redistribute our resources but can concentrate on growing them instead  Themes and characteristics that Father Sirico has noticed in successful business leaders that he has met  Father Sirico's role at the Acton Institute and how the non-profit helps religious organizations to benefit from free enterprise  The true meaning of the parable of the rich man getting into the Kingdom of Heaven and why we need to look a little closer to find the real meaning of the story      Connect with Father Sirico:  Acton Academy  Father Sirico on LinkedIn  Acton Academy  Father Sirico on LinkedIn  Father Sirico on Twitter  Field Guide for a Hero's Journey by Jeff Sandefer and Robert Sirico  Call of the Entrepreneur by Robert Sirico       Connect with The WOW Factor:  I Like Giving: The Transforming Power of a Generous Life  by Brad Formsma  Words of Wisdom Website  Brad Formsma on LinkedIn  Brad Formsma on Instagram Brad Formsma on Facebook  Brad Formsma on Twitter       

I was introduced to my guest today, Travis through a mutual friend, Joy Anderson, who is also a previous guest on this podcast. She said to me... you've really got to meet this guy. He's doing incredible work with teens and entrepreneurship, so naturally I was curious to find out more. I did a little bit more digging and turns out he's a pretty super creative guy. He's a product designer and business developer. He designed a travel toothbrush that cleans itself, which sounds pretty cool, that blew up big on Kickstarter. But even more than that, he's really super passionate about investing in young people... the future generation. He founded a nonprofit that helps teens start their own businesses. He's been doing that for about four years now, and he's worked with over 100 young people, mentoring them as they walked through a process that he calls the Creator's Path. He's also working in an Acton Academy school, which is a cutting edge K to 12 school that Jeff Sandefer, who was in our third episode, launched. And so we get a chance to learn a bit more about that. Today we'll explore how his model of entrepreneurship is changing teen lives for the better, preparing them for an uncertain future, and how your teen can get involved if it's the right fit for them.

I was introduced to my guest today, Travis through a mutual friend, Joy Anderson, who is also a previous guest on this podcast. She said to me... you've really got to meet this guy. He's doing incredible work with teens and entrepreneurship, so naturally I was curious to find out more. I did a little bit more digging and turns out he's a pretty super creative guy. He's a product designer and business developer. He designed a travel toothbrush that cleans itself, which sounds pretty cool, that blew up big on Kickstarter. But even more than that, he's really super passionate about investing in young people... the future generation. He founded a nonprofit that helps teens start their own businesses. He's been doing that for about four years now, and he's worked with over 100 young people, mentoring them as they walked through a process that he calls the Creator's Path. He's also working in an Acton Academy school, which is a cutting edge K to 12 school that Jeff Sandefer, who was in our third episode, launched. And so we get a chance to learn a bit more about that. Today we'll explore how his model of entrepreneurship is changing teen lives for the better, preparing them for an uncertain future, and how your teen can get involved if it's the right fit for them.

We have an amazing guest on the podcast today. Jeff Sandefer is the co-founder of the Acton School of Business and Acton Academies. He has tons of experience inspiring kids to be the best they can be. In this episode, we talk about how to be your own boss, how to overcome your fears, how to be truly successful, how to abandon the victim mindset, and more. Jeff even summarizes the key to wealth in one single sentence. Tune in to find out what it is!

Grab your 6 piece Education Prize Pack! Simply subscribe, rate, and review the show to claim your prizes - discounts, free memberships and more on high quality modern education products. On this episode we have Jeff Sandefer. In 2010 he and his wife Laura started Acton Academy, a cutting edge K12 school that blends a one room schoolhouse, the Socratic Method and 21st century technology to equip each student to change the world . Acton Academy has over 270 affiliates around the world and over 18,000 applications from parent-entrepreneurs who want to launch a new school. By 2019, Acton’s Children’s Business Fairs also had served over 25,000 young entrepreneurs in over 200 cities. Jeff wowed us with his #1 advice for parents looking for better school options. It's a must-listen!

Grab your 6 piece Education Prize Pack! Simply subscribe, rate, and review the show to claim your prizes - discounts, free memberships and more on high quality modern education products. On this episode we have Jeff Sandefer. In 2010 he and his wife Laura started Acton Academy, a cutting edge K12 school that blends a one room schoolhouse, the Socratic Method and 21st century technology to equip each student to change the world . Acton Academy has over 270 affiliates around the world and over 18,000 applications from parent-entrepreneurs who want to launch a new school. By 2019, Acton’s Children’s Business Fairs also had served over 25,000 young entrepreneurs in over 200 cities. Jeff wowed us with his #1 advice for parents looking for better school options. It's a must-listen!

Enjoy listening to Matt Beaudreau (founder of Acton Academy Placer) as he talks about life, learning, relationships, critical thinking, adaptability, wonder, and the healthy habit of facing your dragons, and what all this might mean as a young learner in a community-oriented, self-directed, and curiosity-driven learning landscape. Visit his Acton Academy Placer here: https://www.actonplacer.com/ See his "The Essential 11" podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL1KcYujlcZBejXj8zmUj1w ______ Landing page to learn more about founding an Acton Academy, or to learn more about it's original founders (Laura and Jeff Sandefer): https://www.launchactonacademy.com/about ______ Seth Godin's "Stop Stealing Dreams (What is school for?)" (pdf): https://seths.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stop-stealing-dreams6print.pdf Ken Robinson's "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" (TED Talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY John Taylor Gatto's "The Purpose of Schooling" (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4eYRPjfGYQ "FINDING JOE: A story about Joseph Campbell and The Hero's Journey." (Documentary on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8nFACrLxr0 ______ "When you follow your bliss...doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors, and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else." ~Joseph Campbell "The need for education should manifest itself like hunger." ~Leo Tolstoy" How to live your life is the only real knowledge." ~Leo Tolstoy "The attempt to steer a person can make it hard for them to move, because it inactivates their own guidance system." ~Ray Peat "Knowledge does not keep any better than fish." (The Aims of Education, 1929) ~Alfred North Whitehead "The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him [or her] to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently." ~Friedrich Nietzsche "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." ~John Dewey "You cannot make children learn music or anything else without to some degree converting them into will-less adults. You fashion them into accepters of the status quo—a good thing for a society that needs obedient sitters at dreary desks, standers in shops, mechanical catchers of the 8:30 suburban train—a society, in short, that is carried on the shabby shoulders of the scared little man—the scared-to-death conformist." ~A.S. Neill "I hold that the aim of life is to find happiness, which means to find interest." ~A.S. Neill "Most children are curious, they want to know; but their eager inquiry is dulled by our pontifical assertions, our superior impatience and our casual brushing aside of their curiosity. We do not encourage their inquiry, for we are rather apprehensive of what may be asked of us; we do not foster their discontent, for we ourselves have ceased to question. Most parents and teachers are afraid of discontent because it is disturbing to all forms of security, and so they encourage the young to overcome it through safe jobs, inheritance, marriage and the consolation of religious dogmas. Elders, knowing only too well the many ways of blunting the mind and the heart, proceed to make the child as dull as they are by impressing upon them the authorities, traditions and beliefs which they themselves have accepted. Only by encouraging the child to question the book, whatever it be, to inquire into the validity of the existing social values, traditions, forms of government, religious beliefs and so on, can the educator and the parents hope to awaken and sustain his [or her] critical alertness and keen insight." ~Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jeff Sandefer started his first business at age sixteen. After earning an MBA, he founded Sandefer Offshore, an oil and gas company that generated over $500 million in profits in less than five years. He then ran Sandefer Capital Partners, a multi-billion dollar energy firm. Over the last fifteen years, Sandefer has worked with entrepreneur-teachers to build a nationally acclaimed entrepreneurship program. In this episode, Isaac and Jeff talk about Jeff’s history with entrepreneurship, finding meaning in reimagining education, and insights on starting your career. In this episode: * How Jeff’s family influenced his development as an entrepreneur * Learning that he wanted to choose his own boss * Why incentives matter in work * Finding success in business and focusing on meaning * Finding your superpower * Your career as a heroes journey * You have to be willing to suffer to succeed We also want to hear your story. If you've created an opportunity and found a career that makes you feel alive, send it to Isaac [at] crash.co

Jeff Sandefer started his first business at age sixteen. After earning an MBA, he founded Sandefer Offshore, an oil and gas company that generated over $500 million in profits in less than five years. He then ran Sandefer Capital Partners, a multi-billion dollar energy firm. Over the last fifteen years, Sandefer has worked with entrepreneur-teachers to build a nationally acclaimed entrepreneurship program. In this episode, Isaac and Jeff talk about Jeff’s history with entrepreneurship, finding meaning in reimagining education, and insights on starting your career. In this episode: * How Jeff’s family influenced his development as an entrepreneur * Learning that he wanted to choose his own boss * Why incentives matter in work * Finding success in business and focusing on meaning * Finding your superpower * Your career as a heroes journey * You have to be willing to suffer to succeed We also want to hear your story. If you've created an opportunity and found a career that makes you feel alive, send it to Isaac [at] crash.co

In this fascinating discussion, we interview Jeff Sandefer, Co-Founder of Acton Academy. What he and his wife Laura have done, along with the support of hundreds of families across the globe, is create a revolution that has reignited a love of learning. Not simply for the sake of "knowing", but for the joy of "becoming". Acton Academy is focused on "equipping children to share learning with each other, in a close-knit community with extremely high standards of excellence." The model for all academies is very unique but rooted in philosophies that have existed for centuries. Calling upon the Socratic Method (starting with a great, overarching question and letting the learners grapple with the potential answers), the Guides at Acton introduce students to experiments, case studies, and resources that bring about a journey of discovery, rather than bell schedules and lectures.Since its formation in 2010, Acton has grown to more than 270 campuses across the globe with more on the way. We invite you to listen in and learn more about this amazing journey of two entrepreneurs who saw a need and found a way to provide children with a transformative experience in their education.To purchase Laura Sandefer's book, The Courage To Grow, visit your favorite book retailer and you'll find it.To learn more about Acton Academy, please visit their website at ActonAcademy.org. You can also follow them on Social Media:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ActonAcademy/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/acton-academy/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/actonacademyatx/For comments, questions, or suggestions about future episodes of this podcast, or to learn more about Thrive Mortgage, please send an email to Thrivenomics@ThriveMortgage.com.We also invite you to visit our website at ThriveMortgage.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Thrive Mortgage is an Equal Housing Lender, NMLS ID #268552.

Today's guests are people who are near and dear to Matt's heart. Jeff and Laura Sandefer, the founders and creators of Acton Academy, are the people who started it all. What started as something they wanted to build for their own children has grown into an alternative education program with locations across the world. After being awarded the highly competitive Walter Wattles Fellowship at Lloyd’s of London, Laura worked in the aviation insurance industry in New York City. Deciding to follow her calling into the world of education, Laura returned to Nashville and earned her Master of Education at Peabody College. This led her to her work at the Oklahoma Arts Institute, creating fine arts education programs for teachers and talented high school students. Laura married Jeff Sandefer and is the happy mother of Sam and Charlie and step-mother to Taite. It is the inspiration of these children that led Laura and Jeff to co-found Acton Academy. As an entrepreneur, Jeff founded his first company at age 16 and went on to found or co-found seven successful businesses. As a Socratic teacher at the University of Texas, Jeff’s students five times voted him the school’s Outstanding Teacher and Businessweek named him one of the top Entrepreneurship professors in America. Jeff went on to co-found the Acton School of Business, an MBA program perennially ranked by the Princeton Review among the best in the nation. In 2012 The Economist honored him as one of the top fifteen Business School professors in the world. Jeff is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, where he served for over twenty years on the school’s governing committees. He was a longtime director of the Philanthropy Roundtable and National Review magazine and one of the youngest members ever elected to the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Now, hear their take on the Essential 11 Questions. More places you can find Jeff & Laura: Instagram - @laurasandefer, @actonacademy Website - https://www.actonacademy.org/austin Book - Courage to Grow

Imagine your young kids aged 7 & 5 are just starting out their educational journey… fast forward 10-12 years… do you like the outcome you see from the options available? Laura Sandefer, the Founder of Acton Academy, and her husband Jeff Sandefer were not crazy about what they saw. Yet they believe deeply in children and their ability to change the world. Thanks to their drive, perseverance and determination, after ten years there are now more than 200 schools worldwide in the Acton Academy Network, more than 60% of the world’s micro-schools.

"Grit beats IQ every time." Jeff Sandefer, co-founder of the Acton network of 270+ schools Jesse McCarthy | https://www.montessorieducation.com/podcast/success-acton-academy-jeff-sandefer Jeff Sandefer | https://www.actonacademy.org

Co-Founder, Acton Academy. Laura lived on both US coasts and in between as a child, then settled into Vanderbilt University for her undergraduate studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.     After being awarded the highly competitive Walter Wattles Fellowship at Lloyd’s of London, Laura worked in the aviation insurance industry in New York City. Deciding to follow her calling into the world of education, Laura returned to Nashville and earned her Master of Education at Peabody College. This led her to her work at the Oklahoma Arts Institute, creating fine arts education programs for teachers and talented high school students.     Laura married Jeff Sandefer and is the happy mother of Sam and Charlie and step-mother to Taite. It is the inspiration of these children that led Laura and Jeff to co-found Acton Academy and the Acton Children's Business Fair. Now, ten years later, there are over 200 Acton Academy locations around the world and over 400 Children's Business Fairs. Her book, "Courage to Grow - How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down" documents her personal journey through disrupting the traditional model of school.       In this episode, Karen and Laura discuss Laura’s Heroine’s Journey:   Laura’s Call to Adventure   Ordinary Live-Comfort Zone   We started our journey to reinvent school.  Transformational Leaps  Selling is not icky; it is selling is serving and telling stories and matching people with something that can change their lives.  Embrace Full Life   The power of having a growth mindset – knowing you can learn anything, even through struggle, for in struggle is learning.  Return with Treasures   Curiosity and the acceptance of suffering.  How does Laura FLIP TIME to LOVE LIFE?         "Accepting feedback is one of the most powerful and essential things for personal growth."- Laura Sandefer         *Flip Time/Love Life - Listener Giveaway*   Go here to receive your FREE Curiosity Quiz and sign up for the monthly newsletter to inspire your own Hero’s Journey!     Connect with Laura Sandefer:       Twitter: @LauraSandefer  Facebook: Acton Academy  Website: ActonAcademy.org & ActonAcademyParents.com  Book: Courage to Grow: How Acton Academy Turns Learning Upside Down  LinkedIn: Laura Sandefer  Instagram: @actonacademyatx     About the Podcast      Join host Karen Briscoe for Flip Time Friday each first Friday to learn how you can love the life you have as you create and co-create the life of your dreams. Tune in to hear Heroine’s and Hero’s Journeys that will inspire you on your Call to Adventure. Karen shares the transformational leaps and treasures along her Call to Adventure from her book Flip Time / Love Life - A Heroine’s Journey:  A 5 Minute Success Story.          Here’s to your Call to Adventure!         Connect with Karen Briscoe:      Facebook:Flip Time / Love Life  Instagram: 5 Minute Success  Twitter:@5MinuteSuccess   Website:5MinuteSuccess.com   Email:Karen@5MinuteSuccess.com      Subscribe to 5 Minute Success Podcast      Learn more about Karen’s books:   Flip Time / Love Life ~ Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day  Commit to Get Leads Success in 5 Minutes a Day - 66 Day Challenge     Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day"      Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!      Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.   

We are here with the wonderful and inspiring Jeff Sandefer who helped start the youth entrepreneurship movement that is changing young lives throughout the nation and around the world. This is not just for teens, tweens, or aspiring entrepreneurs. This episode is for everyone. Music CC: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/topics/topic/businesscommercial/6/ 

On episode three of the Emergent Order podcast, John interviews Jeff Sandefer, an oil industry veteran, entrepreneur and educator. Sandefer describes the personal and professional journey that led him to establish the nonprofit Acton Academy school network. In this episode we will also unpack Sandefer's views on the education system as a whole and why The Acton Academy works, with an emphasis on how Acton embodies bottom-up systems. More from our guest: Acton School of Business Bio Amazon Author Page References from this episode: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand The Case Against Education by Bryan Caplan God and Man at Yale by William F. Buckley The American Health Care Paradox by Elizabeth H. Bradley & Lauren A. Taylor The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan

The fact is that all parents want their children to be successful, confident and happy. A lot of us agree that the traditional school system has many flaws, and sometimes even prevents our kids from expressing creativity and discovering their passions. If you agree, you will love this interview with Jeff Sandefer. He co-founded Acton Academy with his wife Laura, as the solution to the problem of schooling their children, whereas they would learn the essential skills required to find their calling and make a difference in the world. The academy was a success, and now teaches children at over 100 locations. Over the last fifteen years, he has worked with entrepreneur-teachers to build a nationally acclaimed entrepreneurship program, winning numerous teaching honors in the process. He is convinced that the world today doesn't need more clerks and factory workers, but rather entrepreneurs and people who think. If you want to know how to raise entrepreneurial children, listen to this episode! Listen on Show Notes Hi everybody, this is Warrior Family and I’m Smillion Mori. My friends, you are all here because you believe that we can create and live the life worth living, but in order to do this we have to do something about it. And my goal within his show is to bring you friends, guests, experts, to introduce you to their belief system, their strategies, their hacks, that can help you become a better person, better parent, better businessman, a better friend, and create and live the life worth living. Today I have a special guest, his name is Jeff Sandefer. Lives, he lives a dual life as an entrepreneur and a socratic guide. As an entrepreneur, he founded his first company at age 16, and went on to found or co, and co, co-found seven successful businesses at age 16. As a socratic teacher at the University of Texas, Jeff’s students five times voted him the school’s outstanding teacher, and ‘Businessweek’ named him one of the top entrepreneurship professors in America. Jeff went onto co-found the ‘Acton School of Business’, an MBA program ranked by the ‘Princeton Review’ among the best in the nation. In 2012, ‘The Economist’ honor him as one of the top 15 business school professors in the world. Jeff is a graduate of the ‘Harvard Business School’ where he served for over 20 years on the school’s governing committees. He was a long time director of the ‘Philanthropy Roundtable’ and ‘National Review’ magazine, and one of the youngest member ever elected to the ‘Texas Business Hall of Fame’. .inf_infusionsoft .inf_infusionsoft_optin_27 .inf_infusionsoft_form_content { background-color: #ffffff !important; } .inf_infusionsoft .inf_infusionsoft_optin_27 .inf_infusionsoft_form_container .inf_infusionsoft_form_header { background-color: #000000 !important; } .inf_infusionsoft .inf_infusionsoft_optin_27 .carrot_edge .inf_infusionsoft_form_content:before { border-top-color: #000000 !important; } .inf_infusionsoft .inf_infusionsoft_optin_27 .carrot_edge.inf_infusionsoft_form_right .inf_infusionsoft_form_content:before, .inf_infusionsoft .inf_infusionsoft_optin_27 .carrot_edge.inf_infusionsoft_form_left .inf_infusionsoft_form_content:before { border-top-color: transparent !important; border-left-color: #000000 !important; } @media only screen and ( max-width: 767px ) {.inf_infusionsoft .inf_infusionsoft_optin_27 .carrot_edge.inf_infusionsoft_form_right .inf_infusionsoft_form_content:before, .inf_infusionsoft .inf_infusionsoft_optin_27 .carrot_edge.inf_infusionsoft_form_left .inf_infusionsoft_form_content:before { border-top-color: #000000 !important; border-left-color: transparent !important; } }.inf_infusionsoft .inf_infusionsoft_optin_27 .inf_infusionsoft_form_content button { background-color: #000000 !important; } .inf_infusionsoft .inf_infusionsoft_optin_27 .

Tune in for a discussion with Acton Academy founder Jeff Sandefer about how you can help your kids become entrepreneurial creative thinkers. “If you’re in the middle of a startup, you need permission from your significant other and your kids that you’re not going to be around as much. And then you need to go back and make that up after the startup phase.” - Jeff Sandefer Learn more about this episode of Ready Set Love at www.readysetlove.com/episode-29

Jeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur and socratic teacher. He started his first company at 16, and his latest venture grew to several billion dollars in assets. The Economist magazine named him one of the world’s top 15 business school professors. Now, he’s a full-time teacher at Acton Academy, a cutting-edge K-12 school whose one-room school house for the 21-century model is spreading across the globe, with over 80 affiliates and over 8,000 applications from parent entrepreneurs who want to launch a school.

Jeff and Laura Sandefer started Acton Academy eight years ago with the single goal of providing a learner-driven education for their two sons. What transpired was a global network of today’s most innovative schools. Jeff Sandefer tells the origin story of Acton Academy, shares lessons learned from experiments in education, and discusses how Acton inspires students to find a calling that will change the world. Special Guest: Jeff Sandefer.

This week Dr. Kevin Roberts interviews Jeff Sandefer, Co-founder of Acton Academy, a global network of innovative K-12 schools focused  on providing competency-based education.”

Jeff Sandefer started his first business at 16 and has run 5 successful companies since then. Now, most of his time is spent developing innovate educational curriculum for the Acton Academy and My Entrepreneurial Journey and teaching at the Acton School of Business. The Courage to Grow - By Laura Sandefer, about the journey of creating Acton Academy How Acton started, powerful story. Socratic teacher at the graduate level for 20 years. Confident that we could pull off pieces Sugata Mitra - Not in the school reform business, just trying to do our own little thing. Frankenstinian mashup of pieces. Montessori, socratic methods, game-based method. Pods of 36 students interacting with each other throughout the day. Multi-age campus. Age levels tend to disappear. Middle schoolers who may have finished calculus. Self-management and self-government. We are like game makers. We are not allowed to utter a declarative statement. There is an entropy among human beings to do nothing and waste time. Auto-didacts are fairly rare. Most people want to hang out with their friends and have fun. To stay in this fun place, you have to work hard. Competitive personally, but also Freedom and responsibility are tied together. Feedback loops: Would you recommend Acton to a friend? The harder you work and the kinder you are, the more freedom you get. 360 peer satisfaction surveys once per session - warm hearted and tough-minded. Entirely enforced by the peers. The council has the right to adopt something different. Parents retain ultimately responsible for students. Mission of the school: Each person will find a calling that will change the world. The Hero’s journey. It’s about transformation. The heroes are the ones that call against the entropy of mankind. Entire community can fall apart from time to time. Allow Lord of the Flies from time to time. Pure democracy, democratic republic or benevolent dictator. Creating challenges - Half come from the top, and half come from the bottom. They’ll be fine. I don’t want them to be fine. I want them to be better. Heroes don’t always win but they do always get up. Most difficult thing is the parents. Parents have to be on a heroes journey also. Parent badges as well as badges for students. How do you keep track of your badges? LMS to keep track of the badges. Laszlo Bock Give templates and the kids go do the work for How to be a transformative principal? Every young child deserves to find a calling to change the world. Every child is a genius. Schedule a call with Jethro Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life! Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Take Control of your email Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey    

Jeff Sandefer is an entrepreneur and a teacher. As an entrepreneur, he founded a number of successful companies -- his first at age 16; his largest with billions of dollars in assets. Business may be his day job, but Jeff’s passion is teaching. While he was at the University of Texas, his students five times voted him the school’s Outstanding Teacher and The Economist named Jeff one of the fifteen top Business School professors in the world. In 2009 Jeff and his wife Laura started Acton Academy, a cutting edge K12 school named after Lord Acton, a 19th-century scholar who championed freedom, whose most famous quote is “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Acton Academy’s learner-driven model is spreading like wildfire across the globe, with over 150 locations launched or soon to launch, and thousands of applications pending to open a leaner driven community. In an age where Google shares information, Uber shares cars, and Airbnb shares rooms, Acton Academy turns learning upside down by equipping children to share learning with each other, in a close-knit community with extremely high standards of excellence. Learn more about Acton Academy at http://www.ActonAcademy.org

  You've set this massive goal for yourself…maybe your business. You realized there is so much to do in order to hit that goal and your feeling a little overwhelmed. What do you do? There are many things you can do, but what's the one? Whats the one thing you are not currently doing that if you started doing immediately, would help you accomplish your goal? I had a chance to catch up with my mentor Geoff Woods, the creator of The Mentee Podcast. Geoff helped me break down the sales cycle and dynamics of where I'm struggling as a leader in my business. In today's episode we gave you three tips on how and where to focus: 1. First, lead with a powerful question every day. 2. Second, what's the true definition of leadership? 3. Third, narrowing your focus is hard but must be done. There is a big lesson in this episode guys… where do you need to focus most? -- This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Acton School of Business, which Princeton Review rated as having the most competitive students five years in a row. Jeff Sandefer created Acton to train aspiring entrepreneurs like you how to make an impact. If the status quo is not enough for you and you want to embark on a challenge to change the world and create something of your own, head over to ActonMBA.org/Mentee. The exclusive group of entrepreneurs teaching at Acton will help you develop the habits you need to navigate difficult decisions and succeed as an entrepreneur. -- For those of you who are ready to surround yourself with the right people, it's time! We are planning our next exclusive VIP Mastermind experience. This is a very exclusive, high-end mastermind, that is application only to be considered. If we mutually agree it's a fit, this event will bring you targeted mentorship, accountability partners and open the doors to being a lifetime part of something truly special. If you are interested, be sure to apply now here! Links & Tools From This Episode * http://menteepodcast.com/ Apply for The Mentee Mastermind: * www.menteepodcast.com/mastermind Join The Inner Circle *www.menteepodcast.com/innercircle If you've enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the Mentee Podcast on iTunes and leave us a review for the show. - Free Resources at http://menteepodcast.com/resources/

You want to learn more about yourself, but are you willing to struggle? There is a point for you to learn more about yourself. It's taking the first step to getting into Flow. But what is that first step… and are you willing to take it? Today's episode is the concluding part of last weeks call, where we get personal with the real life struggles of three listeners of The Mentee Podcast, a group of guys that met because of Geoff Woods and the show he created. If these individuals never decided to upgrade their top five this episode would never have happened. In today's episode we're gave you three tips on how to struggle less in your life: 1. First, what's the difference between your life and your life situation? 2. Second, what are you doing to condition yourself to keep momentum going in your life? 3. Third, what's the first step to getting into FLOW? There is a big question in this episode guys… Are you willing to struggle? -- This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Acton School of Business, which Princeton Review rated as having the most competitive students five years in a row. Jeff Sandefer created Acton to train aspiring entrepreneurs like you how to make an impact. If the status quo is not enough for you and you want to embark on a challenge to change the world and create something of your own, head over to ActonMBA.org/Mentee. The exclusive group of entrepreneurs teaching at Acton will help you develop the habits you need to navigate difficult decisions and succeed as an entrepreneur. -- For those of you who are ready to surround yourself with the right people, it's time! We are planning our next exclusive Mentee Mastermind experience, version 2.0. This event is limited to 15 people…and there is an interview process you must go through to be a part if it. This event will bring you targeted mentorship, accountability partners and open the doors to being a lifetime part of something truly special. If you are interested, be sure to apply now: menteepodcast.com/mastermind Links & Tools From This Episode * http://sustainablegrowthstrategies.com/ * http://michaelsealyignites.com/ Apply for The Mentee Mastermind: * menteepodcast.com/mastermind * https://www.facebook.com/thementee/?ref=br_rs If you've enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the Mentee Podcast on iTunes and leave us a review for the show. - Free Resources at http://menteepodcast.com/resources/

You are a learner, a giver, a go getter. You consume content and subscribe to everything. But are you moving the ball forward? Are you taking action or are you just in motion? You cannot steer a parked car and consuming content and taking action are two different things. Today's episode gets personal with the real life struggles of three listeners of The Mentee Podcast, a group of guys that met because of Geoff Woods and the show he created. If these individuals never decided to upgrade their top five this episode would never of happened. In today's episode we're gave you three tips on how to struggle less in your life: 1. First, What is the biggest distraction to understanding yourself at a deeper level? 2. Second, What two letter word is holding you back from success? 3. Third, Is having a plan B holding keeping you uncommitted? There is a big lesson in this episode guys… you must say NO, so that you can say Yes. -- This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Acton School of Business, which Princeton Review rated as having the most competitive students five years in a row. Jeff Sandefer created Acton to train aspiring entrepreneurs like you how to make an impact. If the status quo is not enough for you and you want to embark on a challenge to change the world and create something of your own, head over to ActonMBA.org/Mentee. The exclusive group of entrepreneurs teaching at Acton will help you develop the habits you need to navigate difficult decisions and succeed as an entrepreneur. -- For those of you who are ready to surround yourself with the right people, it's time! We are planning our next exclusive Mentee Mastermind experience, version 2.0. This event is limited to 15 people…and there is an interview process you must go through to be a part if it. This event will bring you targeted mentorship, accountability partners and open the doors to being a lifetime part of something truly special. If you are interested, be sure to apply now: menteepodcast.com/mastermind Links & Tools From This Episode * http://sustainablegrowthstrategies.com/ * http://michaelsealyignites.com/ Apply for The Mentee Mastermind: * menteepodcast.com/mastermind * https://www.facebook.com/thementee/?ref=br_rs If you've enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the Mentee Podcast on iTunes and leave us a review for the show. - Free Resources at http://menteepodcast.com/resources/

Do you struggle to form relationships with people who have achieved more than you perceive to be possible? We know that finding the right mentors can feel impossible at times, but we also know how valuable and powerful those relationships can be. There are few people better suited to help you form mentor relationships than Dr. Shannon Irvine, a business mentor who helps others master their thoughts, habits, emotions, and schedules to live a life and business that honors God and their priorities. She was kind enough to feature Geoff Woods on her podcast, Epic Success, and we want to share that valuable conversation with you, too.   The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Ask yourself this question: What is the ONE thing I’m not currently doing that – if I started doing it immediately – would make a massive impact on my life? We love and honor the fact that you invest your time by listening to this podcast, and we know the greatest results will come to you when you implement the content.   In this episode you will learn... [3:35] Why you sometimes need to experience pain before you are compelled to make a change. [9:30] Why showing up as a mentee offers your mentor tremendous value. [36:20] The ONE success habit that Gary Keller talks about most.   AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! [FREE Training] How to Start Time Blocking TODAY!   Links & Tools From This Episode Learn more about Dr. Shannon Irvine: DrShannonIrvine.com | Twitter | Facebook Listen to the Epic Success podcast If you are interested in a coach, email us at mastery@the1thing.com   -- Do you ever wonder what it takes to develop the mindset of a master entrepreneur? Jeff Sandefer created the Acton School of Business to train aspiring entrepreneurs like you. If you want to learn alongside business legends and develop the mindset to become a great entrepreneur, head over to ActonMBA.org/ONE. The exclusive group of entrepreneurs teaching at Acton will help you develop the habits you need to navigate difficult decisions and succeed as an entrepreneur.   -- Production & Development for The ONE Thing Podcast by Podcast Masters

A business isn't just something that makes money, helps customers, or delivers value – it's a vehicle for you to live a BIG life and finance your life's purpose. However, if you want to build that vehicle, you need to start by building a sustainable company. Babak Azad is the former Senior Vice President of Media and Acquisition at Beach Body, creators of P90X, Insanity, and Shakeology. He led the team that grew the company from $100M to $1B in revenue, and he did it while building trust with their customers. He shares how you can develop a mindset that will help you strike a balance between delivering short-term revenue and building a brand that people trust.   The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: If you want to build a sustainable business, you need to make the word brand part of your daily lexicon and treat your customers the way they want to be treated. You can start by considering the following questions: What is the experience your customers want and prefer? How can you create a great experience for them? Living The ONE Thing is a lifelong journey, and the goal is not to be perfect. You're a human, and you're likely going to fail... but will you get back on the horse, move forward, and try to do better the next day?   In this episode you will learn... [8:10] The two key components of a brand. [11:05] ONE question we wish we had asked ourselves earlier. [16:20] How you can strike the right tension between short-term revenue and long-term trust.   AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! [FREE Training] How to Start Time Blocking TODAY!   Links & Tools From This Episode Read Babak’s blog: BabakAzad.com Learn more about Round Two Partners: RoundTwoPartners.com   -- Do you ever wonder what it takes to develop the mindset of a master entrepreneur? Jeff Sandefer created the Acton School of Business to train aspiring entrepreneurs like you. If you want to learn alongside business legends and develop the mindset to become a great entrepreneur, head over to ActonMBA.org/ONE. The exclusive group of entrepreneurs teaching at Acton will help you develop the habits you need to navigate difficult decisions and succeed as an entrepreneur.   -- Production & Development for The ONE Thing Podcast by Podcast Masters

Tanya and I connected after a friend reached out to us and said hey… she would be an amazing guest on the show… and she did not disappoint. It was amazing to hear her journey going from Discovery to Nickelodeon to launching ESPN 3 and then founding her own company… Goalsetter.co. Life is a journey folks and along all our journeys…we all have mentors, coaches, and people who help us along the way. For Tanya it was about surrounding herself with mentors from all walks of life and making this an intentional focus every day. In today's episode she gave us the following three about mentorship and leadership: 1. How to ask a high level achiever for help. 2. The two most important lessons she learned about leadership. 3. What are the the two dimensions you must evaluate every new hire on. There is a big lesson in this episode guys… Leadership comes in all places and at all levels. Today were diving deep… Tanya Van Court! If you thought this episode was great… please leave us a review. It would mean the world to us here at the Mentee. We want to keep adding value to you and the only way we know how to continue that is by hearing from you. With that, we will see you all… next week! -- This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Acton School of Business, which Princeton Review rated as having the most competitive students five years in a row. Jeff Sandefer created Acton to train aspiring entrepreneurs like you how to make an impact. If the status quo is not enough for you and you want to embark on a challenge to change the world and create something of your own, head over to ActonMBA.org/Mentee. The exclusive group of entrepreneurs teaching at Acton will help you develop the habits you need to navigate difficult decisions and succeed as an entrepreneur. -- For those of you who are ready to surround yourself with the right people, it's time! We are planning our next exclusive Mentee Mastermind experience, version 2.0. This event is exclusive…and there is an interview process you must go through to be a part if it. This event will bring you targeted mentorship, accountability partners and open the doors to being a lifetime part of something truly special. If you are interested, be sure to apply now: menteepodcast.com/mastermind Links & Tools From This Episode * http://www.goalsetter.co (www.goalsetter.co) Apply for The Mentee Mastermind: * menteepodcast.com/mastermind * https://www.facebook.com/thementee/?ref=br_rs If you've enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the Mentee Podcast on iTunes and leave us a review for the show. - Free Resources at http://menteepodcast.com/resources/

What is the Give element at the heart of your business that will win over the heart of the world? Gary Keller and Jay Papasan don't just build successful businesses – they've learned how to leverage strategic giving and turn their businesses into vehicles for change that leave a lasting mark on the world. Jay returns to the show so he can teach you how to become a Strategic Giver using a five-stage model that, ultimately, will allow you to give away $1M.   The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: How can you bring purpose into what you do every single day? What is the Give element at the heart of your business? Finding your purpose is a journey all of us have to take, and we're still on the journey ourselves. We don't have clarity about the Give element at the heart of our business yet, and that's okay – because we are committed to discovering that purpose and weaving that Give element into our business model. We hope that you'll join us on this journey to bringing more purpose into your business and leaving the legacy that you deserve. What can you do, today, to start leaving your legacy?   In this episode you will learn... [9:00] Why simply offering gratitude for giving creates an atmosphere of more giving. [7:35] How you can give something more valuable than money – your time. [15:30] Why you should give what money you can spare (because even small amounts can make a huge difference). [21:10] How you can give your leadership. [24:00] How to build your business around a mission, and Strategic Giving.   AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! [FREE Training] How to Start Time Blocking TODAY!   Links & Tools From This Episode The Millionaire Real Estate Agent: It's Not About the Money...It's About Being the Best You Can Be! by Gary W. Keller, Dave Jenks, and Jay Papasan Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant   -- Do you ever wonder what it takes to develop the mindset of a master entrepreneur? This episode is brought to you by our friends at the Acton School of Business, which Princeton Review rated as having the most competitive students five years in a row. Jeff Sandefer created Acton to train aspiring entrepreneurs like you how to make an impact. If the status quo is not enough for you and you want to embark on a challenge to change the world and create something of your own, head over to ActonMBA.org/ONE. The exclusive group of entrepreneurs teaching at Acton will help you develop the habits you need to navigate difficult decisions and succeed as an entrepreneur.   -- Production & Development for The ONE Thing Podcast by Podcast Masters

Many successful business owners are trying to live The ONE Thing in their lives... but how can you bring those lessons into your business? Raman Sehgal, Founder of ramarketing, has experienced transformational success because he successfully implemented The ONE Thing into the culture of his business. He shares what he and his team have done, and how you can bring these lessons into your professional life as well.   The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Raman didn't try to do it all – he started by implementing ONE thing, which led to the next thing and then the next thing. When you do one thing, the right thing, it will topple over many things. How can you get started today?   In this episode you will learn... [3:15] What it looks like when you start living The ONE Thing. [5:15] Why having a single focus in your business is a huge advantage. [10:30] How you can leverage time blocking in your business. [17:45] Why you have to start implementing The ONE Thing, slowly, over time. [22:50] ONE simple tool that will help you and your employees focus on your 20% work.   AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! [FREE Training] How to Start Time Blocking TODAY!   Links & Tools From This Episode Connect with Raman: LinkedIn | Twitter Learn more about ramarketing   -- Do you ever wonder what it takes to develop the mindset of a master entrepreneur? Jeff Sandefer created the Acton School of Business to train aspiring entrepreneurs like you. If you want to learn alongside business legends and develop the mindset to become a great entrepreneur, head over to ActonMBA.org/ONE. The exclusive group of entrepreneurs teaching at Acton will help you develop the habits you need to navigate difficult decisions and succeed as an entrepreneur.   -- Production & Development for The ONE Thing Podcast by Podcast Masters

In Episode 54, you will hear from Jeff Sandefer, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Acton Academy. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com

In Episode 53, you will hear from Jeff Sandefer, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Acton Academy. For full show notes, please visit www.thinkorphan.com

Jeff Sandefer, co-founder of Austin-based Acton Academy, shares more with Tom Vander Ark about this K-12 student-centered private school where adults rarely make an appearance in the classroom, and students are tasked with "finding a calling to change the world."

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Jeff Sandefer runs an energy investment firm, Sandefer Capital Partners, that holds over a billion dollars in assets. For the last sixteen years, Mr. Sandefer has also taught entrepreneurship at the graduate level. Four years ago Mr. Sandefer and a band of successful entrepreneurs left a nationally recognized program they had built at the University of Texas to start the Acton School of Business. For two consecutive years, Acton was rated among the top MBA programs in the country by the Princeton Review, which called its students the "most competitive" MBAs in America and rated the faculty in the top three in the nation. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22735]

Jeff Sandefer runs an energy investment firm, Sandefer Capital Partners, that holds over a billion dollars in assets. For the last sixteen years, Mr. Sandefer has also taught entrepreneurship at the graduate level. Four years ago Mr. Sandefer and a band of successful entrepreneurs left a nationally recognized program they had built at the University of Texas to start the Acton School of Business. For two consecutive years, Acton was rated among the top MBA programs in the country by the Princeton Review, which called its students the "most competitive" MBAs in America and rated the faculty in the top three in the nation. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22735]

This is the seventh sermon in "The Difference Christ Makes" sermon series preached to the congregation of Emmanuel Baptist, Enid, Oklahoma.

Ethics Panel Panelists Include: Donald H. Chew Trevor Harris Jeff Sandefer Sheridan Titman Ronald J. Naples Moderator - John Martin

Jeff Sandefer, Acton co-founder and entrepreneur-teacher and highly successful oil and gas entrepreneur, discusses Acton in an interview with SkyRadio for American Airlines.