Entrepreneurial Leadership

65 percent of today's students will move on to careers that don't yet exist.

- MacArthur Foundation

Entrepreneurial Leadership Curriculum

The EL Curriculum includes the following courses:

Speech I: Speech and Leadership

Economics of Business: An introduction to Entrepreneurship

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

Managerial Finance

Marketing (for Entrepreneurs)

Civics: An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship

Applied Models of Economics: Capstone

To graduate with an EL distinction, a student must complete six credit hours and complete Applied Models of Economics: Capstone. All Upper School students may take EL classes as electives.

The Entrepreneurial Leadership Program at BGA equips students with skills and mindsets to creatively solve real-world problems through hands-on active learning. Entrepreneurial Leadership is about creating a critical thinking toolbox that empowers students in the classroom, the college lecture hall and in their future careers. Students engage with methods like Design Thinking, Lean LaunchPad, and a host of resources used by top institutions like Stanford University.

Senior Capstone Project

During the 2018-2019 school year, BGA's Entrepreneurial Leadership Capstone class partnered with Initial State, a data streaming and visualization platform, to create a useful product through the use of Raspberry Pi computing. An idea for a school security device arose and the student project picked up real speed from there; these students have now received national coverage for their efforts! Click here to see the creation of this student team of BGA entrepreneurs.

Meet the Team

List of 6 members.

Hallie Heiter

Director of Entrepreneurial Leadership

(615) 567-8526
Andy Graham

Associate Head of School, Entrepreneurial Leadership - Civic Partnerships

(615) 567-8489
Jonathan Hackett

Entrepreneurial Leadership - Economics of Business & Microeconomics, Asst. Athletic Dir, US Baseball

(615) 567-9007
Nathan Johnston

US Speech and Debate

(615) 567-8365
Kate Monfils

US Math, Entrepreneurial Leadership - Managerial Finance, US Girls Soccer

(615) 567-8523
Jared Street

Associate Director US Admissions, Entrepreneurial Leadership, US Boys Basketball, Wildcat Den Host

(615) 567-8464