Wisdom Based Entrepreneurship

If you've spent any time around Hildegard, you've probably heard us use the phrase:

Wisdom-Based Entrepreneurship.

In a culture obsessed with questions like, "What will make the most money?," "How can we grow faster?," and "How can we get more people to pay attention?," we begin with a different set of questions. 

We ask questions like, What is money for? and What ought we to be growing toward? And for those answers, we turn to classics — writers like Plato, Augustine, Shakespeare, and Newton, who prompt us to pause our hustle and reflect on the higher goods of our actions. Their insights provide an often-ignored foundation for navigating the challenges of today.

Questions like:

• Who is God?

• What is the Good?

• What is Nature?

• What does it mean to be Free?

• What is the Human Condition?

• What makes a society Just?

These questions—and the wisdom handed down through generations—shape our understanding of work. That's why we pair the Liberal Arts with Entrepreneurship.

For us, wisdom is not merely theoretical, and entrepreneurship is not simply about building a business. It is the practice of identifying opportunities to serve others, solve meaningful problems, and create value that helps people and communities flourish.

The goal is to become the kind of person capable of doing meaningful work with wisdom, courage, and integrity.

You can watch Jeff Tanner's introduction to Wisdom-Based Entrepreneurship HERE.