“We really believe in the power of innovation to lift people out of poverty.” - Kenton Lee Kenton Lee is the founder of Because International, a local nonprofit organization. After college Lee wanted to travel the world and set out for one year … [Read more...]
IDS-025 Kieran Donahue – It’s About Helping Our Victims
Kieran Donahue Kieran Donahue is the sheriff of Canyon County and the founder of the Man Up Crusade. His work as a detention deputy, detective in the narcotics divisions, and six years spent undercover to help turn around gang violence opened his … [Read more...]
IDS – 022 : Rebecca Hupp Helping Make Boise the Most Livable City in the Country
Rebecca Hupp Rebecca Hupp, the director of the Boise Airport, received her degree in Aviation Management from the Florida Institute of Technology before going on to work in several different airports. She was recruited for the Boise Airport in 2012, … [Read more...]
IDS-014 Joel Flake and the Importance of Hard Work
Joel Flake An Idaho entrepreneur who has founded many businesses, including Gemtek Pest Control and Gemtek Housekeeping. He is managing member of Business Advisory Services, LLC, and the incoming president of Entrepreneur’s Organization. Flake … [Read more...]
IDS-011 Dave and Austria Lakhani, Independence through Entrepreneurialism
Dave Lakhani, the president of Bold Approach, helps businesses grow. Lakhani is a business acceleration strategist, speaker, and trainer who has authored a half dozen bestselling books. His ideas have been applied to some of the biggest companies in … [Read more...]
IDS-007: Dr. Vincent Kituku, the Power of Your Story
Dr. Vincent Kituku Highly sought-after motivational speaker and corporate trainer Dr. Vincent Kituku stops by the Idaho Speakeasy to talk about his calling, becoming a motivational speaker, and his organization Caring Hearts and Hands of Hope. Dr. … [Read more...]
Shaun Buck on Thriving Through Rapid Growth
Shaun Buck Thrives Through Rapid Business Growth Shaun Buck is a serial entrepreneur who started creating businesses in high school. He now operates the largest newsletter printing company in the world — The Newsletter Pro, based in Boise. The … [Read more...]
How Sucking At School Made Me A Better Entrepreneur
Growing up on an island in Alaska was a cool adventure, but as a teenager all I could think about was getting off that rock. With only 13 miles of roads, the town just kept feeling smaller and smaller. Many of my friends were getting into bad habits … [Read more...]
Building My Tribe
The Best Education Hack I Ever Learned
I recently told the story of How I Lost an Election, which had the side effect of me enrolling in night classes at my local community college while I was still in high school. It was during that year of taking both college and high school courses … [Read more...]