Abstract
This retrospective study explores the often-overlooked role of students' taken-for-granted lived experiences in entrepreneurship education (EE) pedagogy and effectiveness. It argues that entrepreneurship is a unique journey filled with experiences that begins in early childhood. These experiences serve as the building blocks that ultimately shape the entrepreneur personally and professionally. Data were collected through qualitative, semi-structured one-on-one interviews with eight entrepreneurs across Finland and Nigeria. Questions center around their upbringing, childhood experiences, entrepreneurial training, and eventual decisions to create a new venture. The data were subjected to a thematic analysis process, identifying themes and subthemes that led to an understanding of the components of the entrepreneurship process as a journey. This study is motivated by the quest to understand the role of students' lived experiences in the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education and its pedagogical delivery. The findings of this study will have a significant impact on practices associated with entrepreneurship education and its delivery.