The EdUp Experience

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #31 - In this episode, we welcome Dr. Emily Barnes, Interim President at Cleary University. Cleary University is dedicated to providing an intimate and inclusive, student-centered business education that instills the values of the Cleary Mind.  Emily talks to us about how to nurture women leaders, her transition from Provost to Interim President and how she uses pressure as a great motivator! Provost Emily Barnes, MLS, Ed.D., is the eleventh president (interim) of Cleary University who assumed office on May 8, 2020. Barnes is the University’s first female provost and first female interim president. In 2020, she acquired a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership. She completed her graduate studies in academic librarianship and human-computer interaction at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing. She specializes in inclusive pedagogical methods, cognitive disruptive technologies, curriculum development, and concepts of adaptable leadership. Thanks so much for tuning in.  Join us again next time for another episode!  Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we talk with Senior Vice President of Everfi, Rob Buelow.  Rob talks to us about how today's students demand more from their campus experience, evaluating institutions on their commitments to safety, health and wellness, and inclusion.  Rob enlightens us about Everfi's Social Impact Index ranking and why there is a necessity to look at emerging factors which are key indicators for the future of higher education's relevance.   Rob Buelow is the Senior Vice President of Higher Education and Impact at EVERFI, an international technology company driving social change through education. With one foot in higher education and one foot in social impact technology, he brings public health passion, social science rigor, and high-tech innovation to solve the most pressing challenges facing colleges and universities. Rob has managed major public health projects across sectors and has received state and national recognition for his work, including the 2009 Outstanding Prevention Educator Award from the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. He has authored peer-reviewed research on innovative prevention initiatives, served as a keynote speaker at national and international conferences, and provided expert testimony on preventing workplace harassment for the EEOC and combating the opioid epidemic for the D.C. Council’s Committees on Health and Public Safety. Appropriately, Rob lives in Boston -- the nation's college capital. Thanks so much for tuning in.  Join us again next time for another episode!  Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, Joe and Liz talk with Robert Morse, Chief Data Strategist with US News & World Report.  Bob talks to us about the data, data analysis, indicators, strategy, and reasons for the rankings and why it can be used as a decision point for parents and students looking to make a higher ed decision.  However, rankings are not without controversy - so we ask questions about debt, inclusion, online education, and return-on-investment.  Bob gives us his take on the controversy but solidifies his belief in his work and the value of the ratings in higher education.  Do you agree or disagree with the validity of the rankings? Robert Morse is the chief data strategist for U.S. News. He takes the lead role in survey design, ranking methodology and higher education research as well as monitoring data collection for all of the company’s academic rankings, including Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools and Best High Schools, as well as Best Global Universities and Best Online Programs. Morse developed almost all of the current methodologies that are used in the Best Colleges and Best Graduate Schools ranking projects and has been working full-time on both the Best Colleges and Best Graduate Schools editions since 1989. Thanks so much for tuning in.  Join us again next time for another episode!  Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this episode of The EdUp Experience podcast, we welcome Andrew Lang, CEO of Omega Notes.  Andrew talks with Joe and Liz about how Omega Notes works to help students, Generation Z and Millennials in particular, engage with course work using a social media style platform to increase retention rates. They also talk about Andrew's thoughts on open educational resources (OER), how Covid has changed learning behavior and his thoughts on the future of higher education.  Andrew's passion for EdTech stems from one simple realization: the best learning outcomes are achieved collaboratively, starting in higher education and flowing naturally into corporate cultures. Andrew developed Omega Notes as a means to engage people to learn using their social culture as the platform.  He believes that individuals who learn socially integrate into corporate cultures smoothly and deliver results more quickly with less investment from their employer. Thanks so much for tuning in.  Join us again next time for another episode!  Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #30 - In this episode, we welcome the President of Saybrook University, Dr. Nathan Long.  Saybrook University is dedicated to transformative social change by focusing on the elements that make us human.  Nathan talks to us about the necessity of the humanistic elements being embedded in the online experience to create the right engagement for effective learning.  Nathan also touches on why it's so important that we "check-in" with each other during difficult times.   Saybrook University is part of The Community Solution Education System (TCS Education System).  The TCS consortium allows schools to share services as a pathway to a sustainable future - and this might just be the future of higher education for many private schools across the country. Thanks so much for tuning in.  Join us again next time for another episode!  Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this episode of The EdUp Experience podcast, we welcome Andrew Ko, Founder of Kovexa.  Andrew founded Kovexa to modernize education by accelerating and promoting companies that create pathways for high-tech skills and drive the use of advanced analytics assisting educators.  In addition to discussing Kovexa, we talk to Andrew about educational value, data being the new currency, and educations role in the future of technology Prior to Kovexa, at AWS, he was the Managing Director for Global Education and Workforce responsible for Global Education business growing double digital annually while creating new programs for upskilling and creating new incubation sites in over 30 countries. These initiatives created innovative solutions with cloud-based solutions for EdTechs, Higher Education Institutions, and K-12 systems improving student outcomes and enabling the workforce. Thanks so much for tuning in.  Join us again next time for another episode!  Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this BONUS EdUp Embedded episode of The EdUp Experience, Dr. Joe Sallustio goes one on one with Robert Keiser, COO/Executive Director of Southeastern College & Institute.  Robert discusses the absolute necessity of institutional choice for students citing that students are different, so there needs to be a myriad of institutional types to serve them - this includes career training colleges focused on job skills.  Joe and Robert discuss the stigma of a "for-profit" college and explore how every single college is for-profit - no college ever says they are "for deficit".  This is a fascinating conversation with a humble and servant leader in Robert Keiser. Robert is an ambitious and committed lifer in Higher Education who strives to help students change their lives and achieve their goals. He has discovered that learning is a never ending process and that the more you learn the more you realize how little you actually know. Thanks so much for tuning in.  Join us again next time for another episode!  Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we talk to Dr. Kevin Kruger, the President of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the body representing Student Affairs professionals at every level.  In this timely and important conversation, Kevin talks to us about the state of student affairs across college campuses given the pandemic and the exhaustion student affairs professionals have been feeling.  We discuss different operating models, why student affairs may see cuts with declining enrollment and the fact that spring is right around the corner. Dr. Kevin Kruger draws on more than 40 years of experience in higher education. Since 2012, he has served as president and CEO for NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Prior to his role as president, Dr. Kruger worked for 18 years as the associate executive director and served as the chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO) for NASPA. He has held a range of student affairs positions at Southern Methodist University and the University of Maryland. As NASPA president, Dr. Kruger represents student affairs at a variety of national forums and is a frequent contributor to higher education news stories on the college student experience. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, our guest is Greg Shepard, Founder & CEO of Boss Capital Partners.  Greg talks to us about the harsh realities for today's entrepreneurs, how the wealth gap inhibits innovations, and why higher education is stuck in the "ratchet effect".  The Business Operating Support System (BOSS), which Greg created, helps acts as a catalyst to help prevent a business from failing.  Greg says there are three valuation drivers - growth, margin, and retention.  These concepts apply to any business in any context!  What do today's venture capitalists think about the state of higher education?  How has COVID sped up the ed-tech sector?  Find out in this episode, it is simply fascinating. Greg Shepard is the CEO and founder of BOSS Capital Partners. He is a Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker and Angel Venture Capital Investor with a legacy of building and running sustainable growth businesses. Driven by a transformational leadership style, Greg has spearheaded multiple company exits in the BioTech, TransitTech, AdTech, and MarTech space. Two of his former companies were acquired by eBay Enterprise Marketing Solutions in January 2016 as a part of a cross-brand deal totaling largely over $900M. The transaction comprised the purchase and sale of numerous companies, two of which were Greg’s.  He has won: Tech Deal of the Year Over $250 million, Private Equity Deal of the Year Over $500 million to $1 billion, and Cross Border Deal of the Year Over $500 million to $1 billion to name a few. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

On this EdUp Experts episode, Justin Nguyen, CEO/Founder of GetChoGrindUp and a LinkedIn expert who receives over 200K views on his content each month, goes over the exact method on how creating content can be a unique differentiator when looking for a job. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience.  ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!