Flying Planes, Switching Lanes, & Being Memorable

About this episode

Students interview business leaders about building a business and the importance of empathy and potential.

What do you absolutely need to build a business? Franklin Towne Charter High School and North10 PHL students interview Jake Leone, President & CEO of Corporate Interiors and Ron Scheese, President and CEO of F.M. Brown's, and discuss empathy vs. sympathy, looking beyond challenges to see potential, and creating unique spaces.

People in this episode

Guests: Jake Leone, Ron Scheese

Topics covered

• business building
• empathy
• potential
• unique spaces
• student interviews

Keywords

• business
• empathy
• students
• interview
• unique spaces
• challenges
• potential

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Franklin Towne Charter High School, North10 PHL, Corporate Interiors, F.M. Brown's

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