Entrepreneur Dusty Wunderlich exposes the catastrophic consequences of the student loan crisis using simple economics and explains how an oversupply of highly educated Americans is flooding the market and crushing student borrowers' ability to thrive. Dusty proposes solutions for a more sustainable economic future, and outlines a new way of decision making for parents, students, universities, and employers.

Dusty Wunderlich is founder and CEO of Bristlecone Holdings, a fintech startup financing under-served consumers in distinct markets. Dusty is a passionate economist determined to foster a healthier economy through innovation and civic engagement. He challenges the status quo through business, community activism and politics. Prior to Bristlecone Holdings, he founded Optimum Strategy Group, an institutional advisory firm and served as a Principal and Advisor at DCA Capital Partners,a leading strategic advisory firm. He recognizes frustration in a marketplace hungry for innovation and is devoted to making effective change. Dusty’s broad worldview, collaborative mindset and ability to overcome drives his political activism in his home state of Nevada. Dusty builds a better business environment everywhere he goes. Follow @DustyWunderlich on twitter.

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