Michael Carter

* Working with entrepreneurs to make them as successful as possible. * Love growing and encouraging life long learning in myself and others * Building a business I founded 37 years ago that was awarded Boutique Investment Bank of the Year in 2023 * Making a difference by founding many ventures and being a change agent. Examples: • Founder of Carter Morse & Goodrich – Investment Bank of the Year in 23 • Founder of Push for Entrepreneurship – a fundraiser for innovation education for low income school districts. In Fairfield, CT and NYC. Since founding ten years ago raised $550,000. • Led effort to get lights on football field in our town • President of Little League - changed the baseball experience • Formed Rescue Afghan Woman Now – to help keep safe Afghan women soldiers who we left behind and get them out of Afghanistan * Empowering children 1. Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation: • Board of Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - left as Vice Chairman of Fairchester Chapter • Board of NextMinds 2. Coached youth sports

• Our education “system” and lifestyle in Connecticut, incorporating formal education, importance of tests and grades, culture, wealth, peer pressure, social media, and discomfort with risk, is “programmed” to reduce innovative thinking and entrepreneurship • There is no “curriculum” to learning nor teaching innovation. The Importance: • Innovation is important because it drives progress, solves complex problems, and creates new opportunities. Innovation enables us to find better, faster, and more effective solutions to challenges. • It is important to inspire us to question existing ideas, explore new possibilities, develop critical thinking skills and push the boundaries of what’s possible. • Innovation thrives on curiosity and creativity

Curiosity, Entrepreneurship, Fitness, Innovation, Israel

Long time listener......became an organizer of a TEDx event in 2025

Push Ups.