hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan today’s
another edition of ask Evan today’s
another edition of ask Evan today’s question comes from one of my YouTube
question comes from one of my YouTube
question comes from one of my YouTube viewers who asked about getting a
viewers who asked about getting a
viewers who asked about getting a college degree and you wrote insane what
college degree and you wrote insane what
college degree and you wrote insane what college degree do you think is essential
college degree do you think is essential
college degree do you think is essential for anyone to have when certain
for anyone to have when certain
for anyone to have when certain Enterprise if any so this is always a
Enterprise if any so this is always a
Enterprise if any so this is always a tough question should I go to college or
tough question should I go to college or
tough question should I go to college or not and if you’re if you’re gonna get a
not and if you’re if you’re gonna get a
not and if you’re if you’re gonna get a college degree I would probably suggest
college degree I would probably suggest
college degree I would probably suggest something in business commerce finance
something in business commerce finance
something in business commerce finance just so that you understand how that
just so that you understand how that
just so that you understand how that world works especially if you’re coming
world works especially if you’re coming
world works especially if you’re coming from a different background so if you’re
from a different background so if you’re
from a different background so if you’re a scientist or someone from the arts and
a scientist or someone from the arts and
a scientist or someone from the arts and you’ve never done anything in business
you’ve never done anything in business
you’ve never done anything in business before it could help you a lot to get a
before it could help you a lot to get a
before it could help you a lot to get a degree in business just to understand
degree in business just to understand
degree in business just to understand that world and don’t be able to figure
that world and don’t be able to figure
that world and don’t be able to figure it out through textbooks it’s not the
it out through textbooks it’s not the
it out through textbooks it’s not the necessarily the best learning experience
necessarily the best learning experience
necessarily the best learning experience but you’re gonna learn a lot more than
but you’re gonna learn a lot more than
but you’re gonna learn a lot more than if you kind of stuck to the science and
if you kind of stuck to the science and
if you kind of stuck to the science and arts program about how to run a business
arts program about how to run a business
arts program about how to run a business one thing I found really helpful about
one thing I found really helpful about
one thing I found really helpful about my university education so I had a
my university education so I had a
my university education so I had a bachelor’s degree from University of
bachelor’s degree from University of
bachelor’s degree from University of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto I majored in finance commerce and
I majored in finance commerce and
I majored in finance commerce and economics and the education side for
economics and the education side for
economics and the education side for running the business was not fantastic I
running the business was not fantastic I
running the business was not fantastic I was already running my company at the
was already running my company at the
was already running my company at the time and I found that learning a lot
time and I found that learning a lot
time and I found that learning a lot more through hands-on experience than I
more through hands-on experience than I
more through hands-on experience than I did from the textbooks in the class and
did from the textbooks in the class and
did from the textbooks in the class and you’ll find that in general you’ll get
you’ll find that in general you’ll get
you’ll find that in general you’ll get the best learning experience from
the best learning experience from
the best learning experience from actually hands-on training and going
actually hands-on training and going
actually hands-on training and going after what you’re interested in I don’t
after what you’re interested in I don’t
after what you’re interested in I don’t want to suggest not going to get an
want to suggest not going to get an
want to suggest not going to get an education
education
education because it can also provide a great
because it can also provide a great
because it can also provide a great back-up plan
back-up plan
back-up plan you know not everybody is meant to be an
you know not everybody is meant to be an
you know not everybody is meant to be an entrepreneur and if it doesn’t work out
entrepreneur and if it doesn’t work out
entrepreneur and if it doesn’t work out you want to have something that you can
you want to have something that you can
you want to have something that you can fall back on and easily be able to go
fall back on and easily be able to go
fall back on and easily be able to go out and get a job because if you don’t
out and get a job because if you don’t
out and get a job because if you don’t have a job and don’t have an education
have a job and don’t have an education
have a job and don’t have an education it’s a lot harder to get those jobs so
it’s a lot harder to get those jobs so
it’s a lot harder to get those jobs so it is a good backup plan and you can
it is a good backup plan and you can
it is a good backup plan and you can also make some good connections so
also make some good connections so
also make some good connections so you’re meeting with people who might
you’re meeting with people who might
you’re meeting with people who might have similar mindsets to you my first
have similar mindsets to you my first
have similar mindsets to you my first two business partners were at the same
two business partners were at the same
two business partners were at the same university that I was at
university that I was at
university that I was at we will form our company out of the
we will form our company out of the
we will form our company out of the University so meeting meeting them and
University so meeting meeting them and
University so meeting meeting them and being able to start the company was
being able to start the company was
being able to start the company was extremely helpful and that happened
extremely helpful and that happened
extremely helpful and that happened through the university so you know if we
through the university so you know if we
through the university so you know if we weren’t all at the University would it
weren’t all at the University would it
weren’t all at the University would it have happened you know maybe maybe not
have happened you know maybe maybe not
have happened you know maybe maybe not but that was a useful thing as well so
but that was a useful thing as well so
but that was a useful thing as well so you can get connections and if you ever
you can get connections and if you ever
you can get connections and if you ever end up selling to big business a lot of
end up selling to big business a lot of
end up selling to big business a lot of the guys who are in your class are gonna
the guys who are in your class are gonna
the guys who are in your class are gonna go get jobs and they could be potential
go get jobs and they could be potential
go get jobs and they could be potential leads into sales so you can make with
leads into sales so you can make with
leads into sales so you can make with your company down the line so I think
your company down the line so I think
your company down the line so I think the best experience you’re gonna get is
the best experience you’re gonna get is
the best experience you’re gonna get is the hands-on I’ve cut my teeth on
the hands-on I’ve cut my teeth on
the hands-on I’ve cut my teeth on entrepreneurship really early with my
entrepreneurship really early with my
entrepreneurship really early with my own little businesses and through
own little businesses and through
own little businesses and through programs like Junior Achievement where
programs like Junior Achievement where
programs like Junior Achievement where they make you start a business in
they make you start a business in
they make you start a business in elementary school and that stuff was was
elementary school and that stuff was was
elementary school and that stuff was was awesome so I still think I’m gonna get
awesome so I still think I’m gonna get
awesome so I still think I’m gonna get the most from your hands-on experience
the most from your hands-on experience
the most from your hands-on experience but I don’t want to say don’t go to
but I don’t want to say don’t go to
but I don’t want to say don’t go to school because it’s a great back-up plan
school because it’s a great back-up plan
school because it’s a great back-up plan if you’re not from a business background
if you’re not from a business background
if you’re not from a business background you’ll be able to get some some good
you’ll be able to get some some good
you’ll be able to get some some good skills that’ll teach you the the
skills that’ll teach you the the
skills that’ll teach you the the fundamental basics about running the
fundamental basics about running the
fundamental basics about running the business and you can also make some
business and you can also make some
business and you can also make some great connections that can help you
great connections that can help you
great connections that can help you learn more about yourself and also help
learn more about yourself and also help
learn more about yourself and also help you down down the road as you do grow
you down down the road as you do grow
you down down the road as you do grow your business so hopefully that helps
your business so hopefully that helps
your business so hopefully that helps some tough decisions for you to make if
some tough decisions for you to make if
some tough decisions for you to make if you guys liked the video please give it
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