How School of Rock’s former CEO reinvented his life

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0 June 4, 2026 15:45

Former School of Rock CEO Matt Ross joins The Big Idea to discuss entrepreneurship, purpose, creative education, personal reinvention, and the lessons that shaped his journey from media executive to founder. Ross shares how building businesses, overcoming personal challenges, and helping others find their creativity ultimately helped him discover his own purpose.

Timestamps
00:00 Why Matt Ross left the media business
04:10 The opportunity that became School of Rock
07:45 Betting on himself and investing his own money
10:25 Growing from 5 schools to 55
12:30 Surviving the financial crisis
14:45 Why he started One River School
17:30 The biggest mistake entrepreneurs make
19:35 Why he wrote Grow or Fold
21:00 Treating yourself like a business
24:00 Finding purpose and creative inspiration
27:10 Why entrepreneurs start later in life

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