Episode 59: Regulating Memes, Creative Entrepreneurship, and More with Micah Burk [Challenge Series]

Summary

Is entrepreneurship a real career? In this conversation, Robert talks with Micah Burk, a Classical Conversations® Challenge graduate and recent college graduate of Oklahoma Christian University, where she studied public communications and leadership development and served as student body president. Starting her first business at age eleven, Micah shares her experience finding her feet in the world of entrepreneurship—from founding a social media agency and landing a first client to viewing her business as a creative outlet and why rejecting clients is sometimes the best decision. In addition, Micah speaks to what it means to achieve success as a Christian, offers book recommendations (and general reading advice) for driven individuals, shares her thoughts on why teenagers should get involved in politics, and discusses the importance of knowing your “why” when it comes to achieving goals. Finally, Micah addresses a question on every homeschool parent’s mind for their student: did she feel prepared for college? After their conversation, Robert breaks down the Biden administration’s recent ban on incandescent light bulbs and examines the UK’s attempt to hold crypto memes up to financial guidelines.

Resources

• Oklahoma Christian University
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek | Amazon
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear | Amazon
• The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. by Robin Sharma | Amazon
• TeenPact Leadership Schools
• Micah Burk (@micah.burk) | Instagram
• Micah Burk | Linkedin
• “Biden admin begins enforcing nationwide lightbulb bans, igniting backlash from GOP: ‘Liberal fantasies’” | Fox News
• “How to Dispose of Lightbulbs” | Home Depot
• “What You Need to Know About LED Bulbs” |Money
• “Crypto memes can be considered financial promotions, says UK watchdog” | Cointelegraph
• “Trial of 2016 Twitter Troll to Test Limits of Online Speech” | The New York Times

A Classical Conversations® parent who recently completed the Classical Learning Cohort said that the program helped her to become “a better communicator, listener, assessor, and teacher in [her] home with [her] girls.” To learn more about the Classical Learning Cohort, click here.