Capitalism: The Remix | Matt Barinholtz

In this episode Jeff is joined by Matt Barinholtz, CEO of Future Makers. They discuss the company's mission to bridge the gap between learners and educators, particularly in elementary education. Matt shares his journey from being an educator in a secure facility to founding Future Makers, emphasizing the importance of hands-on learning experiences. They explore the challenges faced by educators, the need for practical, experiential learning, and the transformative impact of creative educational approaches. Highlighting how Future Makers aims to inspire and empower young people through innovative, engineering-based educational experiences.

About Matt

He exists to spark hands-on learning.  His work connects learners, educators, and youth workers to traditional skills, creative technologies, and serious play. From his roots as a visual artist and maker serving underserved and disenfranchised youth, Matt spent a decade as an unconventional vocational educator and leader making shop-based learning available to homeless and incarcerated youth. Matt is proud of his midwestern roots, loves Baltimore, and believes small hands with big ideas deserve opportunities to explore, make things to keep, and the support of confident, caring, and playful educators. 

About Future Maker

 Seeing the opportunity to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, Matt founded FutureMakers to help elementary educators confidently integrate tools and hands-on learning in historically underserved classrooms across the Baltimore-Washington corridor.  

Matt’s Top 5 Albums/Artists 

1. The Ink Spots - If I Didn't Care.
2. Take Five
3. Steely Dan - Asia
4. Joni Mitchell
5. The Flamingos-  I only have eyes for you

Learn more about Matt at http://www.mattbarinholtz.com.

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