Founder of Parachute Bridge in Nashville, Tennessee Rutledge Long joins this episode. Rutledge talks about:
- Pivoting his business from Experience, In-Person based to Virtual.
- Removing Barriers-to-Entry in his business with a greater impact on customers.
- The power of a Gap year for students and a major University that encourages it.
- The insanity of Student-Loan debt and why only 37% of College students have a positive outcome.
- The amount of open positions that do not require a College degree.
- Growing up in Charleston, SC and leaving the South to go to college in Maine and graduating in the 2008 Recession.
- Through focusing on serving others, finding his true calling.
- Realizing the power of a dollar.
- Founding his company through a Graduate school project.
- Everything getting faster and cheaper except College and failing to keep up with a changing economy and technology.
- The "New Collar" jobs that are emerging in today's economy.
- Taking ownership of your own learning.
To learn more about Parachute Bridge go to www.parachutebridge.org
@Parachute Bridge on Instagram or connect with Rutledge at rutledge@parachutebridge.org
