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Trish Sparks leads Clever as CEO. Previously she was VP of Customer Success and Sales. Trish came to Clever with a wealth of executive leadership experience at companies such as LinkedIn, where she scaled a global customer success organization, and at DemandBase, where she was Chief Customer Officer. As a North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholar, she started her career as a middle school teacher in Wake County Public Schools. Trish holds BS degrees in Business and Education as well as an MBA from Meredith College. After living in the Bay Area for 20 years, Trish now resides in Chapel Hill, NC.
đĄ 5 Things Youâll Learn in This Episode:
- How Clever has grown to serve 28 million students and teachers across the U.S.
- The role of digital identity platforms in securing and simplifying education technology.
- Insights from Cleverâs âClassroom of the Futureâ report on AI adoption in education.
- How AI and automation are reducing teacher workloads and improving teaching conditions.
- Cleverâs innovative cybersecurity solutions tailored for K-12 schools.
⨠Episode Highlights:
[00:02:47] Trishâs journey from teaching to leading Clever and her passion for EdTech.
[00:04:54] The critical role of identity platforms in protecting student data and facilitating digital learning.
[00:08:04] Key findings from Cleverâs âClassroom of the Futureâ report
[00:09:41] The rapid adoption of AI in EdTech and its evolving role in education
[00:11:12] Cybersecurity challenges in K-12 schools and Cleverâs solutions to mitigate risks.
[00:14:44] Exciting EdTech trends, from addressing teacher shortages to advancing student data protection.
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