The Entrepreneurial Journey: High-Impact Lessons to Equip Your Teen | Dan Bauer
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- Justin Chung / Dan Bauer
- Published
- Wed 16 Apr 2025
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#066. In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Dan Bauer—entrepreneur, mentor, and founder of the MBA Exchange and Young Entrepreneurs Initiative. Dan brings decades of experience from the corporate world, higher education, and startup mentoring to the table.
We dive into Dan’s unique journey from working in advertising and finance to founding and scaling his own company, eventually selling it and launching an entrepreneurship program for high school students in partnership with Inc. Magazine. Along the way, he shares what it really takes to make the leap from corporate to entrepreneurship, the importance of building a strong team, and how to raise and mentor the next generation of entrepreneurial thinkers.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How Dan transitioned from a corporate executive to a successful entrepreneur
- Lessons learned from scaling and exiting a business
- How to mentor teens into becoming resilient, business-minded leaders
- Why passion, purpose, and pivoting are essential for entrepreneurs
- How parents can help their kids think like entrepreneurs—even if they don’t become one
Dan’s story is full of wisdom for anyone navigating the shift into entrepreneurship or looking to inspire the next generation.
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