Democracy Café

How do we make sure that every human being, no matter the circumstances in which she starts out her life, has the opportunity to fulfill her promise? Adam Braun (AdamBraun.com) is an extraordinary young entrepreneur, father of twins, civic mover and shaker without compare, who is at the forefront of efforts to make ours a world in which all people can live a life in which they realize their potential to the fullest. Founder of Pencils of Promise (PencilsofPromise.org), and most recently of MissionU (MissionU.com) -- a pioneering endeavor that holds great promise of revolutionizing the world of higher education -- not to mention author of runaway bestseller "The Promise of a Pencil) and electrifying public speaker -- Socratizes with me about how we can make sure that all of us live, at every age and stage, a life in which we can put our great promise into excellent practice each and every day. I had the pleasure of meeting Adam in person years back when we both received the Distinguished American Leadershi