"An apprenticeship, first and foremost, is a full-time job that happens to have built-in training, both formal and informal."– Ryan Craig“College or Chipotle?” shouldn’t be the only options for high school graduates. Over the past 20 years, average student loan debt...
Rethinking Online Work & Learning with Beth Hollenberg, CEO of Everspring
"The array of choices that prospective students have and the array of modalities is going to lead to a really exciting innovation in this next chapter of American higher education."– Beth HollenbergPeriods of extreme challenge often spark the most significant...
Siya Raj Purohit Open AI Education GTM – Building Career Resilience
"Building career resilience means having a strong foundation in your skills and knowledge, and at the same time, being adaptable and willing to learn new things."– Siya Raj PurohitThis is such an exemplary On Work and Revolution podcast episode for 2 reasons: the...
Manny Smith CEO of EdVisorly: Day-in-the-life of an EdTech Pre-seed Founder
"I’m here for student success and I'm not just saying that as a sound bite."– Manny SmithThe life of an EdTech startup entrepreneur can be a grind, especially if you’re a minority founder. So this week on the podcast, we’re giving you a behind the curtain look at what...
Lessons from an EdTech Leader: James Stoffer Shares Abre’s Customer-Centric Approach to Growth
"At the end of the day, educators want to know that you give a damn."– James StofferIt is not often that you hear a highly successful sales leader mention the words ‘patience’ and ‘high growth’ in the same conversation. Yet, James Stoffer, President and Chief...
Jamee Herbert CEO BridgeCare – Hiring for ‘fit’ in Early Childcare
"Childcare is an issue that is only known by the people who are experiencing it. And it's one of the reasons it perpetuates as a problem."– Jamee HerbertOn this week’s episode of the On Work and Revolution podcast, we have Jamee Herbert in the guest chair. Jamee is...
Mark Grovic, Founder of New Markets Venture Partners Gives us a Status Update on Investing in Edtech
"It's a little cliche, but when you hunker down and you focus on profitability, you do come out stronger on the other side of a crisis."– Mark GrovicOn a search for a frank and realistic assessment on the challenges the EdTech industry is facing amidst the ongoing...
Solving the Data Privacy Crisis in K-12 Schools with Robert Iskander, CEO of GG4L
"A typical school district shares their data with about 1000 vendors."– Robert IskanderOne wrong click on a malicious link, and your kid’s data can be in the hands of some of the smartest cyberattackers in the world! This week on the On Work and Revolution podcast,...
Tanya Van Court, CEO of Goalsetter: Revolutionizing Financial Literacy for the Next Generation
"I launched Goalsetter with the hope of changing these kids who were senders and spenders of money into savers and investors and financially knowledgeable and capable by the time they left their parents’ houses."– Tanya Van CourtI was thrilled to discover that there’s...
Navigating EdTech’s Future: Matt Greenfield of Rethink Education on AI, Biases, and the Importance of Empathy
"The biggest cause of failure of early-stage startups is failure of product-market fit, which you could also describe as a failure of empathy for your intended customers, a failure to understand who your customers are and what their day is like and what really matters...