S2E08 - w/ Juan Manuel Lopera: From Medellin to Entrepreneur: Math Teachers Make a Difference

As we head into 2022, I think we’re all looking for a little inspiration. Here’s a story that will remind all of us about the influence a teacher can have on students living in difficult, desperate conditions. Our next guest was one of those students.

In today’s episode, we meet Juan Manuel Lopera, the founder and CEO of TOMi. TOMI is a digital device that is providing millions of students and their teachers with off-line learning where internet is not available. The impact of Juan Manuel’s entrepreneurship alone makes this an incredible story. But from an educator’s perspective, what makes this story even more compelling is that Juan Manuel Lopera emerged from the violent streets of Medellin, Colombia in the 90s. And he says he owes it all to his middle school math teacher.

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