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Entrepreneur in Residence at Somerset College

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About Baden U'Ren

Baden U'Ren is an entrepreneurship educator and Entrepreneur in Residence at Somerset College, a role formalised in 2021 after he began working with the school in 2017. He is also festival director of Somerset's annual Celebration of Entrepreneurship.

He was the inaugural Dean of Business and Dean of Creative at CG Spectrum. Before that he led the entrepreneurship and innovation disciplines at Bond University for more than a decade and was the inaugural director of its commercialisation centre. His work centres on designing entrepreneurship education programs and helping organisations build innovation strategies.

On Day One's History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem series, he explained why young people should be taught entrepreneurship.

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3 episodes

Start hereBaden U’Ren on the importance of teaching our youth entrepreneurshipHis full interview on teaching young people entrepreneurship.

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 3

With Michael Batko, Wayne Gerard, Petr Adámek, Peter Devine, Rohit Bhargava, Terry Hilsberg, Peter Bradd, Zrinka Tokic, Rachael Neumann, Zoe Piper, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Murray Hurps, Rachel Yang, Yolanda Redrup, Peta Ellis, Sarah Pearson, Niki Scevak, Colin Kinner, Mark Pesce, Colette Grgic, Ian Gardiner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Melissa Widner, Cameron Adams, Georgie Turner, Evan Thornley, Alan Noble, Kate Jones, Kate Cornick, James Alexander, Dharmica Mistry, Emily Rich, Lars Rasmussen

Documentary: The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem

The History Of The Australian Startup Ecosystem - Part 6

With Leslie Delaforce, Darryl Lyons, Megan Sebben, Wayne Gerard, Nicole O'Brien, Alex Carpenter, Evan Thornley, Tim Fung, Trevor Folsom, Peter Davison, Craig Swann, Moira Were, Colette Grgic, Allan O'Connor, Rachael Neumann, Chad Renando, Annie Parker, Brendan Hill, Aaron Birkby, Malcolm Turnbull, Jodie Fox, Susan Oliver, Silvia Pfeiffer, Yolanda Redrup, Andrew Nunn, Melissa Widner, Alfred Lo, Sarah Pearson, Phil Hayes-St Clair, Colin Kinner, Lauren Capelin, Matt Barrie, Kate Cornick, Cheryl Mack, Andrea Gardiner, Niki Scevak

Go straight to the good bits.

Key moments from Baden U’Ren on the importance of teaching our youth entrepreneurship.

  1. 0:24Meet Baden U'Ren
  2. 0:45Baden's Current Ventures
  3. 1:23The Unconventional Group's Focus
  4. 2:12Transition from Academia to Corporate Education
  5. 2:52The Impact of Education on Entrepreneurship
  6. 4:40Motivation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
  7. 6:31Challenges in Australia's Education System
  8. 7:26Leaving Bond University
  9. 8:06Early Exposure to Startups
  10. 9:37The Australian Startup Ecosystem

In their own words.

“Action gets traction, and traction is everything. Traction trumps everything.”
Baden U'Ren — Baden U’Ren on the importance of teaching our youth entrepreneurshipThe History of the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Interview Series · 7 April 2022

The path so far.

  1. Now

    Entrepreneur in Residence · Somerset College

  2. Earlier · Startup

    Co-founder · The Unconventional Group

  3. Earlier · Startup

    Co-Founder · Pet Wellness Centre

  4. Earlier

    Inaugural Dean of Business and Dean of Creative · CG Spectrum

  5. Earlier

    Led entrepreneurship and innovation disciplines; inaugural director of the commercialisation centre · Bond University

Sources: badenuren.com

Somerset College on Day One

Somerset College is an independent, co-educational day school in Mudgeeraba on the Gold Coast, Queensland, for students from Pre-Prep to Year 12.

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