Don Wettrick

Don Wettrick, CEO of the StartEdUp Foundation, champions entrepreneurial education by transforming high school students into proactive problem solvers. He discusses leveraging AI to enhance opportunity recognition and design thinking skills. Wettrick emphasizes entrepreneurship as a universal skill set useful across various careers. He highlights the Innovate Within pitch competition, which encourages tackling real-world problems and the creation of innovation hubs in schools. His insights inspire young entrepreneurs to engage in meaningful challenges and foster community connections.