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Feb 2024
1h 4m

Montessori - Entrepreneurs in the Making

Jesse McCarthy
About this episode

Jeff Bezos was a Montessori child -- and became one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history.

Is there a connection between early Montessori education and later success in business?

Our guest today, the ed-tech entrepreneur William Kelly, thinks there can be, if an individual chooses such a career path for his or her life.

And Will himself is proof, being a former Montessori child who now attributes much of his success as an adult to his Montessori schooling.

from The Montessori Eduction Podcast with Jesse McCarthy,  https://www.montessorieducation.com/podcast/montessori-entrepreneurs-in-the-making

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