The Entrepreneurship Course

A hands-on program designed to give teens & young adults the practical skills, mindset, and confidence to build successful ventures. Our curriculum combines real-world challenges with proven business principles—taught by entrepreneurs who've built and scaled businesses themselves.

The 2025 Jax Founders Summer Program Schedule:

🗓️ When:

Start Date: Monday, June 2nd at 5:00 PM

Recurring Schedule: Mondays & Wednesdays, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Duration: 4 weeks (8 total sessions)

📌 Where:

The PLAYERS Community Center

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Curriculum

Course Structure

4 weeks | 8 sessions | 2 hours each | In-person | Ages 15-21

Week 1

Session 1: Entrepreneurial Mindset & Thinking

  • Entrepreneurial mindset

  • First-principles thinking

  • Identifying opportunities

  • Debunking myths about entrepreneurship

    Session 2: Introduction to Startups & Idea Exploration

  • What is a startup?

  • Turning problems into ideas

  • Evaluating ideas

Week 2

Session 1: Understanding the Problem & Target Audience

  • What makes a problem worth solving?

  • Targeting an audience

  • Customer research

Session 2: Customer Validation & Feedback

  • Filtering signal from noise

  • Product-market fit

  • Iterating based on feedback

Week 3

Session 1: Exploring Possible Solutions

  • Why simple solutions win

  • Testing multiple solutions

  • Minimum-Viable-Product (MVP) fundamentals

Session 2: MVP & Product Development

  • What is an MVP?

  • Finding your first customers

  • Testing and refining your MVP

Week 4

Session 1: Pitch Fundamentals & Storytelling

  • Crafting a compelling pitch

  • Confidence in public speaking

  • Structuring a startup pitch

Session 2: Final Pitch Presentations

  • Live pitch presentations

  • Judges and peer feedback

  • Final takeaways

Meet Your Entrepreneurship Mentors

Chris Engl

After 20+ years as a Director-level sales professional at Deutsche Bank, Chris transitioned to entrepreneurship, helping launch a classical academy with 1,200+ students and serving on its Board of Directors.

He now works on natural language processing projects while actively investing in ambitious economic development initiatives, including Próspera, a prosperity-focused project in Central America.

Rob Swymer

Rob is a TEDx speaker, best-selling author, global business leader and founder of Peak State Performance, Rob is an expert in Physical Intelligence, helping individuals and teams unlock peak performance by understanding and optimizing the body's natural chemistry—hormones, neurotransmitters, and biochemicals that drive success.

Rob’s mission is absolute: to ignite the next generation of leaders in life and business, empowering them with the mindset, strategies, and physical intelligence to lead with purpose and perform at a peak state.

Isaiah Miller

Isaiah is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of MCM Retail Group, an outdoor retail startup. Previously, he founded Patient Magnet, which helped dentists attract specialty procedures at 80% below industry average marketing costs, Jacksonville IT Solutions, and co-owned Glow Balance Spa, a medical spa in Saint Augustine.

Isaiah brings practical experience in marketing, tech, and creating profit-first businesses.

Turn Ideas Into Businesses

A Hands-On Entrepreneurship Experience for Teens and Young Adults

A free 4-week summer course where teens and young adults learn to start a business, solve problems, and develop real-world entrepreneurial skills.