Raising an Entrepreneur: How to Help Your Children Achieve Their Dreams - 99 Stories from Families Who Did

by Margot Machol Bisnow, Elliott Bisnow (Foreword by), Austin Bisnow (Foreword by)

Overview

Learn how successful entrepreneurs were raised! Could your children start a company that disrupts existing industries? Or a non-profit that helps people around the world? Or follow their passion as an artist or activist? And most important, lead a life of joy and purpose, to be happy and fulfilled? Margot Machol Bisnow, mother of two thriving entrepreneurs, reveals how to raise creative, confident, resilient, fearless kids who achieve their dreams, through 99 stories of families who did it.

Read stories from 70 families who raised true game changers. See family photos of these thriving entrepreneurs, both when they were young and today, and learn the secrets of how they were raised. The entrepreneurs include: film director Jon Chu; YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki; method products co-founder Eric Ryan; Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley; Under Armour founder Kevin Plank; Chef Nyesha Arrington; Life is Good co-founder Bert Jacobs; TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie; actor Emmanuelle Chriqui; League of Legends gamemaker Thomas Vu; sweetgreen co-founder Jonathan Neman; Mama Hope founder Nyla Rodgers; Blue Bottle Coffee CEO Bryan Meehan; Grammy-winning songwriter Benny Blanco; Aviator Nation founder Paige Mycoskie; film director Unjoo Moon; charity:water founder Scott Harrison; supermodel Karolina Kurkova; Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg; Daybreaker co-founder Radha Agrawal; Union Heritage Capital CMO Nia Batts; breakthrough coach Quddus; Blue Man Group co-founder Chris Wink; FEED Projects co-founder Ellen Gustafson; Qey Capital co-founder Dhani Jones; TV host Tommy McFly; Hello Alice co-founder Elizabeth McGee Gore; Altimeter Capital founder Brad Gerstner; Modo Yoga co-founder Deena Robertson; designer Breegan Jane.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781098377748
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	05/18/2022
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Margot Machol Bisnow is a writer, wife, and mom who speaks on raising fearless, creative, entrepreneurial kids who are filled with joy and purpose. She is the author of Raising an Entrepreneur. Margot has a BA in English and an MBA, both from Northwestern, and spent 20 years in government, mostly in international development, including as an FTC Commissioner and staff director of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Both her kids are now grown: Austin started a popular band, Magic Giant; Elliott founded Summit, a noted international conference series for Millennial entrepreneurs and creatives, and led the purchase and development of Powder Mountain ski resort in Utah as a permanent home for the Summit community. She is honored they co-authored her book's Foreword. Her husband Mark was a late-blooming entrepreneur, and wishes his parents had read her book when he was growing up, so he might have started his company before he was 50. Margot is on the Board of Capital Partners for Education, that mentors low-income DC area high school kids.Foreword writer Elliott Bisnow founded Summit, a noted international conference series for Millennial entrepreneurs and creatives, and led the purchase and development of Powder Mountain ski resort in Utah as a home for the Summit community.Foreword writer Austin Bisnow is the founder & lead singer of popular alt-band Magic Giant.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Introduction 1

What About Money? 3

Spotting a Future Entrepreneur 4

The Rule of All Rules: Believe in Your Child 6

The Secret of All Secrets: Mom Power 7

Rule 1 Support a Passion 13

Trust Your Child's Passion 13

To Hollywood, with No Connections Jon Chu 15

Playing for Keeps Michael Chasen 21

A Balance Between Limits and Freedom 22

Supporting Without Understanding Thomas Vu 24

Encourage Exploration 27

A Little Red Wagon Hitched to a Dream Joel Holland 29

Hearts, Rainbows, and a Sewing Machine Paige Mycoskie 36

Finding a Better Way Kevin Plank 38

"If You Want It, Make It Happen" Alexis Jones 41

The Power of Stepping Aside 44

Pursuing Different Passions Greg Gunn 45

Mr. Fix-It Robert Stephens 48

My Family: Figuring It Out On Their Own 52

Rule 2 Let Your Child Learn to Win-and Lose 54

The Importance of Grit 57

Unstoppable Chris Wink 58

Disappointment ≠ Defeat Simon Isaacs 62

Lessons from the Basketball Court Adam Scooter Braun 65

Game Face On Alan Chan 68

Method and Moxie Eric Ryan 71

Shifting into Drive Erika Paola Gutierrez 76

The Legendary Soccer Twins Radha Miki Agrawal 79

Sharing Support, Sharing Struggles Blake Paige Mycoskie 83

Learning to Fail 85

Ready for a Rematch Elliott Bisnow 88

Understanding Failure Maja Kermath 91

Everything on the Line Reggie Aggarwal 95

Not Afraid to Fail Nia Linder Batts 99

It's Not Failure, It's Feedback 102

Rule 3 Don't Worry About Straight A's 104

Schools Don't Always Nurture Entrepreneurs 107

Not a Problem Benny Blanco 109

Stealth Superstar Dhani Jones 112

Different Kind of Brain Austin Bisnow 115

What Parents Can Do 116

Not By the Book Jeff Marx 118

True Grit Jaclyn Mason 123

Different Learning Jenna Arnold 125

Voice for the Voiceless Erica Ford 128

What Schools Can Do 131

Rule 4 Mentors Can Be Great 135

Fanning the Flame 136

A Second Vote of Confidence Benny Blanco 137

Trusted to Do It Right Jesse Genet 140

Encouraging Bold Choices 143

A Nudge in the Right Direction Tom Scott 144

Three Wise Men Alan Chan 148

The Gift of Inspiration 150

Figure It Out Elizabeth McKee Gore 151

Mentored for Grit Nyesha Arrington 155

The Voice of D.C. Tommy McFly 159

Where You Come In 161

Rule 5 Instill Confidence 162

The Power of Belief 163

Best Paperboy in Town Michael Saylor 164

Learning to Think Globally Jessica Jackley 167

Encouraged to Be Curious Tania Yuki 170

The Power of Trust 172

You Can Do It Susan Anne Wojcicki 173

There's More Than One Way to Raise a Great Kid 176

A Model Upbringing Karolina Kurkova 178

Freedom to Choose D. A. Wallach 181

Walking the Walk Kathy Roth-Douquet 185

They Let Me Fly Michael Skolnik 187

Standing Up for Your Child 190

His Biggest Champions John Arrow 191

I'll Find Something Dhani Jones 195

Rule 6 Embrace Adversity 198

Obstacles as Opportunities 199

Follow Your Heart Bryan Meehan 200

Outlasting the Mean Kids Ellen Gustafson 204

The Power of Being Seen Sara Minkara 207

No Time for Self-Pity 209

Outcome Oriented Sean Stephenson 210

There Are Many Paths Jenna Arnold 215

Resilient for Life 218

Turning Grief to Action Nyla Rodgers 219

Live Every Moment Deena Robertson 224

Focus and Keep Going Hooman Radfar 228

Rule 7 Nurture Compassion 232

A Caring Vision 233

Sweet Charity Scott Harrison 234

Room for Compassion Adam Scooter Braun 238

A Wider Window 241

Creating a Double Bottom Line Blake Mycoskie 243

Blessed to be Different Breegan Jane 246

Turn Compassion into Action 250

Rule 8 Be a Great Family 251

From Great Families to Great Companies 252

Just Say Yes Deena Jess Robertson 253

Company as Family Blake Mycoskie 257

Incubating Entrepreneurship 258

There When It Counted Ellen Gustafson 260

Rich In Love Alexis Jones 263

Dropout to Superstar Matt Mullenweg 266

I Am Strong, I Am Invincible Unjoo Moon 270

Entrepreneurs Raising Entrepreneurs 274

Not Entitled Brad Gerstner 275

Withholding Our Agenda Robert Stephens 277

Resilience Is Everything Caren Merrick 279

Part of the Team Susan Wojcicki 281

He'll Find His Way Unjoo Moon 283

"I Don't Do That?" Arturo Nunez 285

Up to Par Michael Wilbon 287

The Freedom to Explore Thomas Vu 289

You Are Your Children's Example Karolina Kurkova 291

Raising Kids with Grit and Values 292

Rule 9 Show Them There's Something Bigger 294

Matt Mullenweg 295

Kevin Plank 295

Adam and Scooter Braun 296

Blake and Paige Mycoskie 296

Scott Harrison 296

Jon Chu 297

Caren Merrick 297

Nia Linder Batts 298

Erica Ford 298

Finding Their Own Compass 298

Quddus: Choosing His Own Way 300

Inspiration in Action 303

So Much Grace and Beauty Emmanuelle Chriqui 304

A Model of Love Mike de la Rocha 307

Working to Solve Poverty Darius Baxter 310

Faith and Fearlessness Maimah Karmo 314

The Importance of Belief 317

Rule 10 Lead by Following 319

Do What You Love, Love What You Do 321

Passion and Purpose Make the Sweet Life Jonathan Neman 322

Let Them Find Their Way 325

Always Another Chance Brooks Bell 326

Open to Opportunity Caren Merrick 330

Life Really is Good Bert Jacobs 333

"I Did It!" Amanda Judge 339

Give Unconditional Support 341

Recipe for Success Jesse Barber 343

Mom Taught Me to Move On Nicole Patrice DeMember 346

Help Them Find Their Strengths 348

Encouraged to Trust Herself Ellen Gustafson 349

They're Who They Need to Be Adam Scooter Braun 352

The Joy of Parenting Eric Ryan 354

Conclusion: Believe in Your Child 357

What Doesn't Matter 359

What Matters 362

What Matters Most 365

Believe in Your Child 367

Beyond Entrepreneurship 368

Bonus Track: Stumbling Into (Some of) the Rules 371

Entrepreneurs in this Book 379

References 382

Acknowledgments 385

Author Biographies 386