--- title: Meeting the Next Generation of Leaders & Entrepreneurs description: Richard Morris shares his visit to Birchwood High School, inspiring Business Studies students by discussing his career journey, challenges, and lessons learned. image: https://rjmorris.com/hubfs/1762966014888%20800x400.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://rjmorris.com/word-salads/meeting-the-next-generation-of-leaders-entrepreneurs#main-content) [![Richard Morris (1)](https://rjmorris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Richard%20Morris%20(1).png?width=600&height=150&name=Richard%20Morris%20(1).png)](https://rjmorris.com/) - [Home](https://rjmorris.com/) - [About](https://rjmorris.com/background) - [EOS](https://rjmorris.com/eos) - [TheGivingMachine](https://rjmorris.com/thegivingmachine) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [My Biz Books](https://rjmorris.com/bizbooks) - [The One Books](https://rjmorris.com/the1books) - [Givenomics](https://rjmorris.com/givenomics) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://rjmorris.com/) - [About](https://rjmorris.com/background) - [EOS](https://rjmorris.com/eos) - [TheGivingMachine](https://rjmorris.com/thegivingmachine) - Resources Show submenu for Resources - [My Biz Books](https://rjmorris.com/bizbooks) - [The One Books](https://rjmorris.com/the1books) - [Givenomics](https://rjmorris.com/givenomics) - [Contact](https://rjmorris.com/word-salads/meeting-the-next-generation-of-leaders-entrepreneurs#contactme) [Contact](https://rjmorris.com/word-salads/meeting-the-next-generation-of-leaders-entrepreneurs#contactme) 18 November 2025 # Meeting the Next Generation of Leaders & Entrepreneurs ![Picture of Richard Morris](https://rjmorris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Richard%201000x1000%20transparent.png?width=50&name=Richard%201000x1000%20transparent.png) [Richard Morris](https://rjmorris.com/word-salads/author/richard-morris) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://rjmorris.com/word-salads/meeting-the-next-generation-of-leaders-entrepreneurs) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://rjmorris.com/word-salads/meeting-the-next-generation-of-leaders-entrepreneurs) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://rjmorris.com/word-salads/meeting-the-next-generation-of-leaders-entrepreneurs) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://rjmorris.com/word-salads/meeting-the-next-generation-of-leaders-entrepreneurs) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://rjmorris.com/word-salads/meeting-the-next-generation-of-leaders-entrepreneurs) Earlier today, I had the ple![1762966014888](https://rjmorris.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1762966014888.jpg?width=398&height=299&name=1762966014888.jpg)asure of visiting [Birchwood High School](https://www.linkedin.com/company/birchwood-school/) in Bishop’s Stortford to speak with two groups of Business Studies students, invited by Eman Dervish, their Head of Business. I first met some of these students at the Bishop’s Stortford Means Business event, where their curiosity and confidence really stood out. I was so impressed that I reached out to the school to let them know — and was delighted when they asked me back to share my career journey, challenges, mistakes (many of these) and lessons learned along the way. We had some great conversations about everything from the realities of building a business to how to handle setbacks and make smart money decisions. Their questions were thoughtful and full of insight and Eman was clearly a very motivated teacher — a real reminder that the future of business is in good hands. Thank you to Eman and everyone at Birchwood for making me so welcome. 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