Power Hour Episodes

Check out our past episodes of educator Power Hours.

 

Strengthening Students' Financial Literacy

December 3, 2025

  • Dr. Sonia Toledo, Dignity of Children 
  • Lindly Fernandez, VentureLab
  • Marsha Masters, Economics Arkansas 
  • John Bakalar, Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools

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AI's Impact on Teaching and Learning Students' Financial Literacy

October 22, 2025

Doan Winkel, John Carroll University

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Launching an Entrepreneurial Club 

September 24, 2025

  • Michelle Person, Just Like Me Presents
  • John Bledsoe, Co-Angler
  • Elizabeth Chois, Young Entrepreneur Institute

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Designing Your Entrepreneurial Classroom

August 27, 2025

  • Scott Mann, VentureLab
  • Stephanie Leffler, National Inventors Hall of Fame
  • Denice Schafer, Junior Achievement

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Books to Inspire Entrepreneurial Teaching

June 11, 2025

  • Kim Gorsuch, Weeva
  • Bree Galbraith, Wednesday Wilson Series
  • Brenda Turner, Author; Educator; Speaker
  • Marissa Wilson, Young Entrepreneur Institute

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Youth Markets and Selling Opportunities

April 23, 2025

  • Jessica Dragar, Young Entrepreneur Institute
  • Justin Lepley, Young Entrepreneur Institute
  • Elizabeth Chois, Young Entrepreneur Institute

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Business Simulation Workshop with GoVenture

April 7, 2025

Matthew Georghiou, MediaSpark

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Building Leadership Skills in Students

February 26, 2025

  • Kelly Biggar, Effective Leadership Academy
  • Joseph Moheban, 220 Leadership
  • Lisa Riegel, Jakapa 
  • Kimberly Kay, Scott Family Amazeum

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Guest Speakers in the Classroom

January 27, 2025

  • Anne Hribar, Incarnate Word Academy
  • Ethan Holmes, Holmes Mouthwatering
  • Patty Owens and Robin Eisen, Young Entrepreneur Institute

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Creative Strategies to Jump Start the New Year

December 16, 2024

  • Laura Manning, LaJAshley
  • Dawn Bowlus, Jacobson Institute
  • Lisa Taylor, Teaching the Stars

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Teaching Entrepreneurship Through the YEI Pitch Challenge

September 19, 2024

  • Marissa Wilson, Young Entrepreneur Institute
  • Karen Sunderhaft, Hamon Middle School
  • Eric Mathews, North High School
  • Nadia Mullin, YIPPEE
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Connecting Entrepreneurship Into Your Curriculum

August 29, 2024

  • Amy Fox-Sir Louis, Homeschool Educator
  • Jeff Pierce, University School
  • Justin Lepley, Northside Marketplace

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YIPPEE! For Educator Training

May 1, 2024

  • Dawn Bowlus, BizInnovator StartUp
  • Joanie Weber and Gary Schoeniger, The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative
  • Annette Kratcoski, Kent State University
  • Lindly Fernandez, VentureLab
  • Karen Sunderhaft, Harmon Middle School

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Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of a Lemonade Stand

April 10, 2024

  • Tweenzette Ross and Nicole Cassier-Mason, Lemonade Day
  • Harshita Jerath, Cooler than Lemonade
  • Kim Gorsuch, Weeva Kids
  • Brittney Dias, Looking Lens
  • Matthew Georghiou, GoVenture
  • Karen Sunderhaft, Harmon Middle School

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EntrepreNew: Assessing Entrepreneurial Growth

March 14, 2024

Emily Kilgore and Nadia Mullin, EntrepreNew Pathways and StartUp TradeUp

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Building and Assessing Leadership Skills

March 7, 2024

  • Rachel DePriest, Effective Leadership Academy
  • Gavin Pringle, Jakapa
  • Matthew Georghiou, GoVenture
  • April Alexander, Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries

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Tools for Teaching Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship

February 27, 2024

  • Danielle Espiritu, WeThrive
  • Denice Schafer, Junior Achievement
  • Matthew Georghiou, GoVenture
  • Dr. Sonia Toledo, Dignity of Children
  • Reiley Selinger, Venture Valley
  • Jessica Dragar and Matthew Podl, Young Entrepreneur Institute

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EntrepreNew Curriculum Workshop: Mentor Mapping

February 6, 2024

Emily Kilgore and Nadia Mullin, EntrepreNew Pathways and StartUp Tradeup

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Celebrating Black Entrepreneurship

January 25, 2024

  • Diondraya Taylor, Mindset & Milestones
  • Michelle Person, Just Like Me Presents
  • Krisarean Irons, Element 26 Fitness
  • Ethan Holmes, Holmes Mouthwatering
  • Laura Manning, Little Science Lab

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Using Improv and Storytelling to Build Entrepreneurial Skills

December 7, 2023

  • Nathan Minns, GreenLight Improv
  • Marisa Matero-Maury, Interactive Storytelling
  • Permjot Valia, MentorCamp

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EntrepreNew Problem Solving Project

November 30, 2023

Emily Kilgore and Nadia Mullin, EntrepreNew Pathways and StartUp Tradeup

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Using Competitions to Build Entrepreneurial Skills

November 14, 2023

  • Chic Thompson, WagiLabs
  • Eric Tao, MegaMinds
  • Brian Costanzo, BUILD
  • Kelly Biggar, Young Entrepreneur Institute

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EntrepreNew Discussion on Partnerships

November 2, 2023

Emily Kilgore and Nadia Mullin, EntrepreNew Pathways and StartUp TradeUp

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Entrepreneurship Pathway to Workforce Readiness Workshop

September 20, 2023

Kelly Biggar and Liz Nusken, Young Entrepreneur Institute

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EntrepreNew Curriculum Workshop

September 7, 2023

Nadia Mullin, EntrepreNew Pathways and StartUp TradeUp

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Lessons to Bring Entrepreneurship into your Classroom

August 15, 2023

  • Scott Mann, VentureLab
  • Brandi Newry, Empowered
  • Cathy Nicholson, Cuyahoga Falls High School
  • Tim Zaun, The Halle School of Inquiry
  • Annette Kratcoski, Kent State University

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YIPPEE for Summer and Professional Development

June 12, 2023

  • Annette Kratcoski, Kent State University
  • Eric Matthews, North High School
  • Karen Sunderhaft, Harmon Middle School
  • Kim Kauffman, Midview East Intermediate School
  • Allison Golem, Mayfield Middle School
  • Carla Neely, Warner Girls Leadership Academy

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Summer Resources for You and Your Students

April 20, 2023

Kent State University, BizInnovator StartUp, VentureLab, Lemonade Day, CEOs of Tomorrow, GoVenture, My Pitch Challenge, Learning About Business, Shaker Rocks, Camp Invention, Startup Squad, BizCamp

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More Than Monopoly: Using Interactive Games to Teach Business

March 16, 2023

  • Matthew Georghiou, GoVenture
  • Nick Night, Singleton Foundation
  • Robin Eisen, Young Entrepreneur Institute

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Emerging Entrepreneurs 

February 9, 2023

Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

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Finding and Using Guest Speakers

January 19, 2023

  • Kim Dehmel, Genesee Intermediate School District
  • Kelli McCorvey, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
  • Holly Coughlin, Shaker Schools Foundation
  • Brian Weisfeld, The Startup Squad

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Maker Spaces

December 1, 2022

Western Reserve Academy, Invent2Make, Beyond School Bells

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Revolutionizing Education with Dr. Sonia Toledo

November 17, 2022

Dignity For Children

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Elevator Pitching

September 29, 2022

WagiLabs, VentureLab, Mindset + Milestones, Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum, Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge

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Finding Speakers for Your Class/Program Using YIPPEE Exchange

August 25, 2022

  • Chic Thompson, WagiLabs
  • Ethan Holmes, Holmes Mouthwatering
  • Michelle Person, Just Like Me Presents

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Planning Activities Using YIPPEE Exchange

August 18, 2022

Banyan Global Learning, The Startup Squad, Upcycle Parts Shop

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Planning Entrepreneurial Curriculum Using YIPPEE Exchange

August 11, 2022

VentureLab, Junior Achievement, BizWorld

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Curriculum Mapping Using YIPPEE Exchange

August 4, 2022

Storytelling with Marissa, National Inventors Hall of Fame, "If Not You" Brands, Western Reserve Historical Society, Power Speakers, CEOs of Tomorrow, Make with Max, 220 Leadership, Who Owns the Ice House

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