In this uplifting episode, Dr. John Dentico welcomes Kayshree Govender, the powerhouse South African entrepreneur behind Dreamers and Founders, a global movement teaching kids aged eight to eighteen how to swap screen time for CEO time and build actual businesses before they graduate. Kayshree's story kicks off with a ten-year-old girl bold enough to start her own dance school and evolves into a purpose-driven mission that spans seven countries. Facing $30,000 in debt after divorce and her mother's death, Kayshree found her way forward through her iPad-addicted son's simple request for an app, which she transformed into a chocolate chip cookie business that changed both their lives.

Together, John and Kayshree explore how entrepreneurial learning ignites confidence, creativity, and curiosity in kids who might otherwise see technology as just another distraction. They dig into the art of "failing forward," the critical role parents play in modeling belief (not perfection), and why today's future might need more problem-solving plumbers than TikTok influencers. This conversation is a warm reminder that leadership doesn't begin in boardrooms; it begins at home, with resilience, purpose, and one brave hour a day.

• 00:00 Introduction: Meet Kayshree Govender, Youth Empowerment Advocate
• 02:00 Growing Up in South Africa: Dance Schools and Early Entrepreneurship
• 03:00 The "Sell Me This Pen" Interview That Changed Everything
• 05:00 Why Now? The Birth of Dreamers and Founders
• 07:00 From iPad Addiction to Cookie Business: A Mother-Son Journey
• 09:00 Finding Purpose Through Depression and Debt
• 11:00 Turning Screen Time Into CEO Time: What It Actually Means
• 13:00 Founder Circles: Building Global Communities of Young Entrepreneurs
• 15:00 Teaching Kids About Risk in a Safe Environment
• 16:00 Failing Forward to Success: Redefining Achievement
• 18:00 Seven Countries and Growing: The Global Expansion
• 19:00 Cultural Patterns in Nurturing Young Leaders
• 21:00 The Mindset Shift Parents Need to Make First
• 23:00 AI as Empowerment Tool, Not Job Stealer
• 25:00 Why Your Future Plumber Might Be a Billionaire
• 27:00 Let Them Fail: Life's Hard Lessons Start at Home
• 28:00 Final Thoughts: Controllers, Not Victims

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