86 - Matt Ross - Transforming Art Education in America
In today’s episode, Tyler talks to Matt Ross, the founder, and CEO of One River School of Art + Design and became an investor and founding CEO of the School of Rock. Drawing inspiration from his childhood love of classic rock music, Matt made School of Rock a national name and it was eventually sold to a private equity firm. Now is doing the same with One River Schools, teaching art and digital designs in a more fun art education experience.
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Show Notes
In today’s episode, Tyler talks to Matt Ross, the founder and CEO of One River School of Art + Design and became an investor and founding CEO of the School of Rock.
Drawing inspiration from his childhood love of classic rock music, Matt made School of Rock a national name and it was eventually sold to a private equity firm. Now is doing the same with One River Schools, teaching art and digital designs in a more fun art education experience.
Key Topics Discussed:
- Time to shift in direction (01:20)
- How the School of Rock filled a vacuum in the suburbs (02:56)
- The right side of the brain needs to be tap too (05:51)
- Music and Art (10:14)
- Mission in life (17:16)
- Born to be an entrepreneur (20:57)
- Creativity can change the way you think (23:54)
Learn more about the content discussed in this episode:
One River School of Art + Design
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