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John Papola

CEO + Co-Founder
Emergent Order Foundation

John Papola is a father, filmmaker, serial entrepreneur, and the CEO and founder of Emergent Order Foundation, a non-profit studio dedicated to heroic storytelling that promotes a culture of American freedom. An economics autodidact, John explores free enterprise through film for millions of viewers through his original content, including Love Gov, The Kronies, EconPop, and his Keynes vs. Hayek and Mises vs. Marx rap videos, which have garnered over 70 million global impressions to date and growing. John’s feature documentary At The Fork, debuted to critical acclaim, an international premiere at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival and global distribution by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Amazon Prime. His new film The Pursuit, starring NY Times best seller Arthur Brooks, about the search for happiness and global prosperity in our age of populism premiered on Netflix.

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Events featuring John Papola
Events featuring John Papola