How School of Rock's former CEO reinvented his life

Former School of Rock CEO Matt Ross joins The Big Idea to discuss entrepreneurship, purpose, creative education, personal reinvention, and the lessons that shaped his journey from media executive to founder. Ross shares how building businesses, overcoming personal challenges, and helping others find their creativity ultimately helped him discover his own purpose. Timestamps 00:00 Why Matt Ross left the media business 04:10 The opportunity that became School of Rock 07:45 Betting on himself and investing his own money 10:25 Growing from 5 schools to 55 12:30 Surviving the financial crisis 14:45 Why he started One River School 17:30 The biggest mistake entrepreneurs make 19:35 Why he wrote Grow or Fold 21:00 Treating yourself like a business 24:00 Finding purpose and creative inspiration 27:10 Why entrepreneurs start later in life #entrepreneurship #leadership #personaldevelopment #founderstory #schoolofrock #creativity #thebigidea #yahoofinance == AlphaSpace by Yahoo Finance: A Professional-Grade Investment Platform Built for Everyday Investors. 👉 alphaspace.finance.yahoo.com — https://www.facebook.com/yahoofinance — https://x.com/YahooFinance — https://www.instagram.com/yahoofinance/ — https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofinance — https://www.linkedin.com/company/yahoo-finance — https://finance.yahoo.com/