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title: How You Build Entrepreneurs Before They Enter the Workforce
description: Explore how Dr. Jeremy Qualls, Executive Director of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (EIC) and CTE at Williamson County Schools is reshaping student entrepreneurship.
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# How You Build Entrepreneurs Before They Enter the Workforce

[![](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/hubfs/Jeremy%20Q.png) ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lOW4Tq0kL0)

[PODCAST] Parallel Entrepreneur Channel

*By: Mark A. Cleveland, Johnny Anderson on February 17, 2026*

- What does it look like when entrepreneurship is taught as a lived experience, not a future aspiration?
- How do you build leadership, confidence, and ownership before a job title ever exists?
- And what happens when schools are designed to develop people, not just credentials?

In this episode of The Parallel Entrepreneur Innovation Series, Mark Cleveland and Johnny Anderson sit down with Dr. Jeremy Qualls, Executive Director of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (EIC) and College, Career & Technical Education at Williamson County Schools, to explore those questions.

Jeremy leads one of the most forward-thinking entrepreneurship models in the region, giving high school students hands-on experience launching real businesses, products, and services while earning academic credit. 

From this conversation, you’ll learn:

- Why entrepreneurship is a mindset, not a career path
- How leadership development changes when it starts earlier
- What founders can learn from education systems—and vice versa
- Why culture and coaching matter more than curriculum
- How community partnerships create real-world opportunity

[Read More](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lOW4Tq0kL0)

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