The OpenEd Podcast

I Bought My Daughter a Cookie Shop (We Have 7 Kids)

July 29, 2026·54 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Jeremy Cioara never planned to homeschool - or to become an entrepreneur. Twenty years and seven kids later, the longtime tech trainer has a simple method for raising kids who actually love to work: bring them along. In this episode, he tells Ela Bass how a haircut turned into buying his daughter a cookie shop, and what 20 years of hiring taught him about degrees versus doing.FIND JEREMYLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-cioara-4860573/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cioarajeremy/CHAPTERS00:00 How the Cioaras decided to homeschool (and bought a cookie shop)06:38 Advice for homeschool dads who aren't on board10:09 Bringing your kids along: what a dad's role looks like13:18 Dads knowing dads17:53 From training career-changers to raising kids who work24:14 How the family talks about work and unique giftings31:44 The practicalities of developing each kid's gifts38:53 Why homeschool sports over going pro46:23 Passing the mantle of decision-making49:31 Rapid fire: getting kids to love work53:57 Where to find Jeremy

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