The Road to Success in Entrepreneurship Part 2: Unlearning Things

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“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.”
— Gloria Steinem

“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”
— Albert Einstein

This is my second week writing about the road to success in entrepreneurship, my current series here on WordPress. The care and feeding of a successful entrepreneur has been on my mind lately. I have literally been on the road for the past two weeks in MA and TX giving educational related seminars, wearing both my Autism specialist/speech therapy and entrepreneur hats. It’s occurred to me (as both a professional speaker and female entrepreneur in particular),  that since I’ve experienced life differently the past few years,  the care and feeding protocols have changed. I’ve changed. My Theory of Mind and behaviors have changed as well.

As a consultant who is a female, bootstrapping, startup…

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Published by Dr. Bree E. Cook

Dr. Bree (Davis) Cook began her appointment as Vice President in May 2018. In this role Dr. Cook serves as the College’s Chief Academic Officer and as the Accreditation Liaison Officer. In her most recent position she served as associate dean of POC's School of Cultural & Family Psychology (SCFP). Dr. Cook has also held positions as the academic coordinator, assistant professor and clinical training coordinator in the SCFP. Prior to coming into higher education, Dr. Cook spent over 15 years in leadership and management positions in non-profits, serving as Family Based Services Director, Eden Dual Diagnosis Program Manager & IRB Chair and as a Staff Psychologist at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Dr. Cook holds a Psy.D. and master degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Multicultural & Community from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, and baccalaureate degree from University of California San Diego. She is also a Certified Family Life educator (CFLE). Dr. Cook has presented over 25 papers, seminars and workshops at a number of professional conferences such as, WASC Academic Resource Conference, Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference, National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates International Conference. She is a member of the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), National Association of African American Studies and the National Council of Family Relations.

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