Don Wettrick is a veteran educator, author, speaker, and the founder and CEO of the STARTedUP Foundation. Through his work with students, Don has made it his mission to shift school culture from one of compliance to one of creativity, agency, and entrepreneurial thinking. Don has delivered numerous keynotes across the U.S. and internationally, including three TEDx talks. Don lives in Indiana with his wife and has three children. He proudly carries on the legacy of his first teacher—his father, Chuck Wettrick—and remains passionate about creating school ecosystems where students can learn how to fail, grow, and solve real-world problems.