Optional videos that teachers should consider showing to their students to inspire them to think about their future: June 22 2020 Video Title and Speaker’s Name Length Comments “Turning Passion into Profit” Ms Marisa Sergi, Founder & CEO of RedHead Brands Speaker Bio 13:20 As a middle school student, Marisa was bullied As a young woman, only three years out of college, she pursued her passion, launching and growing a national wine brand Marisa shares her inspirational story with students, including her three main entrepreneurial turning points and her top ten tips for success (Talk given at Youngstown State University.) Believe In Yourself: The Journey Of A Young STEM Entrepreneur Mr JeShaune Jackson Owner and President, BioComm 17:40 Mr Jackson was an average student who worked extraordinarily hard to become successful at a very age While he discusses some of the many successes of the Cleveland Clinic with a focus on STEM cells, he also discusses his inspiring entrepreneurial journey - While this is an older video, one of our BiO teachers brought this to my attention as a video that he continues to show to his students today It remains relevant today My experiences developing Nostalgia which is an app that helps reconnect families to their loved ones with Alzheimer’s BGSU Student Entrepreneur Jacob Kielmeyer Speaker Bio 12:03 In this inspiring video student entrepreneur, Jacob Kielmeyer talks about his startup that helps Alzheimer patients and their families reconnect with each other through music, videos, photos and puzzles There's a Shark Tank Business in All of Us Mr David Levine, President, Wireless Environment Speaker Bio 14:12 High School Students Can Make a Difference Mr R.K Khosla, Chief Business Officer of Black Beret Life Sciences, LLC Speaker Bio 8:20 Disruptive Technologies Affecting Tomorrow's Workforce Mr Jim Cossler, Entrepreneur in Residence at the Youngstown Business Incubator Speaker Bio 14:37 Rep Jay Edwards Inspirational Message to High School Students Rep Jay Edwards, Majority Whip, Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Bio 5:08 Embrace the future, believe in yourself What you must to prepare for your future Dr Julian Earls Retired Director, NASA John Glenn Research Center 11:42 A nationally recognized inspirational speaker, Dr Earls calls on students to embrace their future and believe in themselves The theme of his message is not to allow anyone to tell you that you can't succeed Think entrepreneurially, work hard, be persistent and determined You can this! Will you be a competitor or a benchwarmer? Competing & winning in the flat world Mr Johnathan Holifield Co-Founder, ScaleUp Partners 14:52 Given in front of an audience of 600 high school students in Northeast Ohio in 2014, this excellent, inspirational talk has equal application today for students anywhere in Ohio Mr Holifield asks the students, "Will you be a competitor or a benchwarmer?" He further makes an "All Hands on Deck" innovation and competitiveness appeal to all students, urban/rural, male/female, or black/white/ Latino, to step forward and create the future (Talk given at Bowling Green State University.) There's a Shark Tank Business in All of Us This is the story of his product, Mr Beams® which was sold to Ring Video Door Bell, which was later acquired by Amazon (Talk given at Lorain County Community College.) Mr Khosla, an entrepreneur, talks about two ideas his kids came up with, iMage Toaster & VeloBuddy, one a success, and one a failure, and lessons learned, and that “High School Students Can Make a Difference” (Talk given at Youngstown State University.) Disruptive Technologies – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Vision, Robotics, Additive Manufacturing This video is one of the most thought-provoking talks that we have ever had (Talk given at Kent State University.) Rep Edwards received the 2019 STEM & Entrepreneurship Champion Award After accepting the award, he spoke to the students about his inspiring personal journey Students seeking a role model to emulate should look to Rep Jay Edwards (Talk given at Ohio University.)