>>> JOHN CRESTANI, THE
SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR WITH AN
INCREDIBLE STORY THAT ALL START
INSIDE THAILAND, AND I'M SO
HAPPY TO WELCOME HIM TO THE SHOW
WITH YOU.
>> HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> I JUST ABSOLUTELY AM SO
INSPIRED BY YOUR STORY.
YOU'VE BEEN FEATURED IN FORBES
MAGAZINE BY THE WAY, AND YOU
WENT TO THAILAND WITH THE BIBLE,
HINDU SCRIPTURE AND A BOOK ABOUT
HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM THAT
9:00 TO 5:00 AND THAT'S TRULY
WHERE YOUR JOURNEY BEGAN, RIGHT?
>> I WAS KIND OF FINDING MYSELF.
THIS IS ON A SEMESTER ABROAD
DURING COLLEGE, AND I WAS TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WANTED TO
DO AND JUST SEEMED LIKE
ENTREPRENEURS HAVE THE MOST
FREEDOM AND THE MOST FUN, SO I
GOING.
>> I LOVE THAT THAT WAS KIND OF
YOUR IDEA AND YOU WENT FOR IT.
YOU WENT FOR IT ALL THE WAY.
I THINK A LOT OF US IN OUR EARLY
20S ARE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU,
WHERE WE WANT TO GO IN LIFE.
NOT ALL OF US HEAD OFF TO
THAILAND TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
SO PRETTY BRAVE AT 20 YEARS OLD.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE WHEN YOU GOT
THERE?
I ASSUME YOU DIDN'T KNOW
ANYBODY?
WAS THERE A LANGUAGE BARRIER?
HOW DID YOU SURVIVE?
>> THERE'S A LOT TO FIGURE OUT
TRAVELING, BUT I LOVE THAT KIND
OF RUSH OF BACKPACKING AND YOU
KIND OF GO AROUND AND MEET
PEOPLE AND SEE HOW DIFFERENT
CULTURES DO THINGS, IT AND
REALLY KIND OF -- I LIKE TO
THINK OF THINGS FROM A FIRST
CLARIFIED EVERYTHING.
REALLY SHOCKED THE SYSTEM.
I LIKE IT, THOUGH.
>> I LOVE THAT.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT GOT YOU HERE
TODAY.
TRAVELING NOW.
WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO NEXT?
>> WELL, LITTLE CRAZY, BUT I'M
ACTUALLY OFF TO BURNING MAN NEXT
MONTH.
IT'S PRETTY CRAZY.
I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY IT
ONCE IN THEIR LIFE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT IS WIFE AND BABY THINK
ABOUT THIS BY THE WAY?
ARE THEY GLOBETROTTERS OR MORE
HOMEBODIES?
>> IT'S A LITTLE TOO DIRTY.
THERE ISN'T AS MUCH -- IT'S WIFE
AND BABY ARE STAYING HOME, YEAH.
>> OKAY, OKAY.
WELL, HOW -- LET'S TALK ABOUT
EDUCATION.
YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESSES, BUT TODAY YOU'RE
REALLY TRYING TO FOCUS ON
EDUCATION.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
>> THERE'S SO MUCH CHANGE THAT
SYSTEM.
FOR ONE I THINK IT'S A LOT --
EXPENSIVE.
LOOK AT THE AVERAGE 20-YEAR-OLD
STARTING OFF IN LIFE AND THEY'RE
SADDLED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS OF DEBT.
IT'S NOT THAT FUN EITHER.
YOU LOOK AT -- I REMEMBER I WAS
IN COLLEGE AND YOU LOOK AROUND
THEIR PHONES.
>> I KNOW, I NOTICED THAT TOO.
IT DRIVES ME CRAZY.
AND NOW IT'S AT DINNER TABLES
AND EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
FACEBOOK.
>> AND SO IT'S NOT THAT FUN.
IT'S WAY TOO EXPENSIVE, AND IT'S
BASICALLY WE NEED TO MAKE IT
MORE ENGAGING.
WE NEED TO MAKE IT CHEAPER, AND
WE NEED TO MAKE IT MORE
CONVENIENT TOO BECAUSE RIGHT NOW
IT'S YOU HAVE TO DRIVE FAR AWAY.
YOU HAVE TO GO TO A WHOLE
DIFFERENT STATE AND IT SHOULD BE
BEING -- YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO
DO IT AT HOME ON YOUR TV.
IT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
>> SURE.
THIS IS NOT -- THIS IS A LITTLE
STARTUP I'M WORKING ON, BUT
BASICALLY WE'RE WORKING ON
CREATING AN APP, ADAPTIVE
EDUCATION PLATFORM TAAT PEOPLE
CAN BASICALLY GET FREE EDUCATION
FROM TOP-QUALITY INSTRUCTORS
THROUGH THE TV, AND WE'RE REALLY
CHARGING HARD ON THIS, AND WE
WANT EDUCATION TO BE FREE, BUT
AT THE SAME TIME I THINK WE
NEED -- WE'RE CREATING A MONOA
MONOTEIZATION MODEL.
TEACHERS SHOULD BE THE BEST-PAID
IN OUR SOCIETY.
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE COLLEGE IS SO
EXPENSIVE, YET TEACHERS ARE
UNDERPAID.
THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
THERE'S SOMETHING FUNDAMENTALLY
WRONG THERE.
>> JOHN HAS AN INCREDIBLE STORY.
WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
I COULD TALK TO YOU FOR HOURS,
BUT IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW
THAT TRIP TO THAILAND ENDED, HOW
HE BROKE FREE FROM THE 9:00 TO
5:00.
JOHN CRESTANI.COM AND YOU CAN
GET ALL THE INFORMATION.
AND IF YOU'RE TRAVELING BACK TO
US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.