Mike interviews educator and entrepreneur Benjamin Burg. Mike opens with a long-winded story (3:14) about how he met Ben, while at the same time providing some free advertizing (6:30 to his crowdfunding consultant, Lisa Ferland. Of course he mentions his book (6:50) one more time and his impending launch on Kickstarter. In the interview, Ben talks (8:23) about his progressive education and stint with Green Peace. He then tells us (12:23) how he ended up in Poland. The story takes a wonderfully personal turn (13:40) as he gets reacquainted with extended family in the process of joining the Peace Corp. In the last part (17:39), Ben shares about his conversion from 'teacher' to educator, and what he is currently doing with World Class Scholars (20:20) and his initiative The Open House for Peace & Understanding (21:22). Most importantly, he mentioneds (22:38) how you can help. The Open House for Peace & Understanding can be found here: https://www.tripsbeyondtheclassroom.com/ World Class Scholars - https://worldclassscholars.org/ Aspiring indie author's should give Lisa Ferland a ring @ https://lisaferland.com/ My boooook! You can read the first chapter and sign up to get access to valuable rewards when I launch on Kickstarter. https://sullyworks.com/ What in the world is Kickstarter? https://www.kickstarter.com/ Tanya Menon's Ted Talk Video https://www.ted.com/talks/tanya_menon_the_secret_to_great_opportunities_the_person_you_haven_t_met_yet

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