ATAR vs Real-World Skills - What Actually Gets You Hired | Rob Steffler - EP182

Rob Steffler gave every Year 10 student 30 days to build a business. After a decade running the DeLorean Project at Glasshouse Christian College and helping lead Silicon Coast and Forward Fest, he's seen what school misses.

You'll learn whether entrepreneurship can be taught, when to go all in on an idea, and why you should hold the problem tightly and the solution loosely.

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Get in touch with Rob Steffler

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-steffler-50779196/

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Robr's Quick Fire Answers

What does success mean to you?"Taking the opportunities you have and making the most of them. Using what you have and doing something that matters, adding value to the people around you at the time. And a big part of success is not leaving your loved ones in the wake."

What does happiness mean to you?"It's more of a feeling when you sit there and go, are these my people? Am I doing something that matters? Am I leaving the people and places better off than they were before I was around? The school venture and innovation hub are great, but if my family's not happy, I don't think we can be successful or happy."

What's your normal morning routine these days?"I've got three teenagers at the moment, so very seldom is anything about me. I'm up anywhere from 5am to 6am and try to get to the gym, and have failed miserably at that recently. Then it's lunches and uniforms and getting kids out the door."

What piece of advice would you put on a billboard for the world to see?"Don't be complacent. Don't accept the situation you're in as what it has to be, especially if it's not where you want it to be. Have the courage to challenge the status quo, have the curiosity to figure out how to do things better, and don't be defined by age and stage."

Who would you suggest as a future guest on the show?"Owen Bowling. What a story, and he's a local. Health and fitness, bootstrapped a couple of companies, working on some really cool stuff now and getting traction after some hard yards. Just a great human being with a great story."