Usually, one-on-one coaching is reserved for business executives, but Joel Nicholson’s mission is to bring it to students. Joel is the co-founder of Youthfully, a coaching and development platform for students. He’s our guest on the show today.

Joel explains Youthfully’s holistic and non-directive coaching philosophy. He walks us through their process, starting with an intake assessment all the way through application of the student’s stated goal. He also lays out his vision for scaling up the platform so more families can benefit from it.

Bloom’s 2 Sigma problem has been around for a few decades now– how do we achieve the outcomes of one-on-one teaching while being limited by resources. Joel is tackling this problem head-on and has a lot to teach us about the lessons he’s learned along the way.

To learn more, visit: pastfoundation.org

We unbox:

What the term ‘holistic’ means in education
How to scale up one-on-one coaching
The three levels of the Youthfully process: foundations, experiences, applications

Resources:

Learn more about Bloom’s 2 Sigma problem
Explore Youthfully.com
Connect with Youthfully on LinkedIn
Follow Youthfully on Instagram
Watch Youthfully on YouTube
Follow Youthfully on TikTok
Connect with Youthfully on X
Link up with Youthfully on Facebook

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