Screw The Naysayers Podcast

Don Wettrick is President of the StartEdUp Foundation, where he and his team are on a mission to help students 14-18 develop and nurture an entrepreneurial mindset.   It has been anything but a direct path for this award winning middle school and high school teacher who decided to step away from the classroom after more than two decades. He puts the blame on Gary Vee, who challenged Don to see the world as his classroom.  The origins of the STARTedUP Foundation evolved from the work Don undertook in the classroom at Noblesville High School, his book “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level,” his tireless efforts as host of the StartEdUp Podcast, and his own efforts at entrepreneurship. It’s rare to find someone with Don’s level of passion and commitment that is combined with the courage to act and step outside of his comfort zone. In this episode Don talks about: The origins of the StartEdUp Foundation How working with people like Seth Godin and J.T. McCormick a