The EdUp Experience

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience!  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology, we welcome Julia McLaughlin, Assistant Director of the Bryant Fund, Bryant University!  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Julia about fund raising in higher education. 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!

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience!  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology, we welcome Victoria Sickinger, Senior Digital Strategist & Bridgett Walthall, Senior Renewal Programs Coordinator, University of Kansas!  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Victoria & Bridgett about their presentation at the conference.  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!

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience!  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology, we welcome Connor Dehlin, VP Sales, Gigg!  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Connor about social media in higher education! 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!

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #81.  In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology, we welcome Dr. Dean Fisher, President, College of Southern Idaho!  This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Dean about why he decided to attend the conference! 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!

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by EvoLLLution, we welcome Ken Burke, Founder & CEO, entrepreneurNOW!    This episode is fascinating - Ken talks to us about the "compelling event" that is Coronavirus and how that affects all businesses.  More organizations need to think about defining and offering a minimum viable product (MVP) to maximize revenue and gain market share.  Along with that, Ken discusses the necessity of identifying the target audience - figure out what the consumer wants, not what you want to give them.  And he tells us not to succumb to analysis paralysis, especially in higher education.  Ken Burke began to understand that his life’s purpose was to teach entrepreneurs while running the eCommerce business he’d started in 1996, MarketLive. After twenty years of running MarketLive, developing into a widely-published thought leader, keynote speaker, and coach to entrepreneurs, Ken sold the business and turned his attention full-time to helping entrepreneurs to launch, run, and grow their businesses. (Somehow, traveling the world just wasn’t cutting it—though be sure to ask him about historic landmarks in Rome the next time you run into Ken!)  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!

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by the Black History and Culture Academy, we welcome Terence Sawtell, Founder, GOAT.   Terence talks with Liz and guest host Ashanti Martin about design and development in higher education.  Website user experience, aka student experience, is critical to move students through an application and enrollment process.  Hear what Terence thinks is critical to ensure that students have an experience that doesn't deter them from attending your school! Terence hails from Prince George, British Columbia and will never shy away from telling you how awesome his hometown is.  He personifies what living in the north is like. He plays Hockey, loves very basic beer and spends much of his spare time working on old cars and "living the dream". Before Goatsocial, Terence spent 6+ years at TELUS honing his craft and learning how to be a leader. He worked up from the call centre to a management role within 2 years, and never looked back.  Goat (formerly Goatsocial) was founded when a poor experience getting quotes for a website led to Terence re-learning how to build websites after many years dormant. He built his first website in 2004.  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!

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by Claremont Lincoln University, we welcome Daniel Dyboski Bryant, Co-Founder of Educators in VR.   Daniel comes to The EdUp Experience to talk to us about virtual reality in education.  Simply put, according to Daniel, higher education may not be adopting VR soon enough.  VR can be explored from a number of different angles and have a number of different applications, and the budget to get started does not have to be as significant as one might think!  A school can buy headsets first, use VR via 2D desktops, THEN move to immersive, creative perspectives.  This is a future-thinking episode! Daniel is a life-long educator specializing in virtual and augmented reality, immersive technologies, 360 media, teacher training, communication and languages. He speaks 5 languages. He is a founder of Educators in VR, an open membership-based community of educators, trainers, researchers and startups who meet, share and collaborate in and with VR and AR across multi-user platforms. Here Daniel is also working on a remote VR learning network. His driving aim is to continually explore, test and develop immersive educational resources and methods that democratize education actually deliver improved learning results. 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!

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Mildred Garcia, President, American Association of State Colleges & Universities (AASCU)! Millie is President of an organization with 400 state colleges and regional comprehensive colleges.  These institutions are educating the NEW majority of America.  With high-impact practices, state colleges and universities have the responsibility to train the 21st-century workforce, but first, they must re-engage students that have dropped out due to the pandemic (every institution is focused on this).  Millie goes on to talk about the necessity of having educated students in our democracy - while we close the equity, wealth, and gender gaps by making education accessible to all.  Millie also co-chaired the groundbreaking Postsecondary Value Commission Report released by the Gates Foundation earlier in 2021.  She is a powerhouse - don't miss this. As AASCU's president, Dr. García is an advocate for public higher education at the national level, working to influence federal policy and regulations on behalf of member colleges and universities; serving as a resource to presidents and chancellors as they address state policy and emerging campus issues; developing collaborative partnerships and initiatives that advance public higher education; directing a strategic agenda that focuses on public college and university leadership for the 21st century; and providing professional development opportunities for presidents, chancellors, and their spouses. She is the first Latina to lead one of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, D.C. Another episode sponsored by our great friends at MDT Marketing! Get your free marketing consultation today! mdtmarketing.com/edup 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!

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast!  In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dustin Ramsdell.  Dustin is the Director of Student Affairs with Noodle Partners and he is also a fellow podcaster who hosts his own show called HigherEd Geek. Dustin discusses the impact of Noodle and their ability to deliver service to online partners - from a la carte all the way to full-cycle student recruitment and retention.  He talks about the networked approach that Noodle can wield to reduce costs for colleges and universities to offer additional services at a premium.  Dustin also dishes on the HigherEd Geek Podcast which everyone should check out asap! Dustin Ramsdell is a founding member of ConnectEDU, a higher ed geek, blogger, and podcaster who has been producing episodes for various shows for over four years. He worked on the Student Affairs Collective podcast, creating over 100 episodes with higher ed professionals. Now he hosts his own show, The Higher Ed Geek Podcast, where he explores the intersections of our passions and strengths with his various guests. Dustin also currently works as a Student Affairs Lead at Noodle Partners, where he helps enable universities to develop their digital education programs. Another episode sponsored by our great friends at MDT Marketing! Get your free marketing consultation today! mdtmarketing.com/edup 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!

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #80.  In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Ronald L. Shape, President, National American University!  Ron comes on the show to talk to us about the regulatory challenges of tax status among other salient topics.  He discusses NAU's shift from physical campus locations to a centralized online unit well before coronavirus - and the significant barriers that exist when trying to exit physical space.  Schools across the country have had to reimagine what 'space' looks and feels like post-pandemic - learning from a pioneer in the for-profit ed space will lend insight to what schools face today.  Since 1991, Dr. Shape has held various leadership roles at National American University, most recently serving as Chief Executive Officer & System Interim President. Dr. Shape was officially appointed on January 25, 2016. Dr. Ronald Shape began his career at National American University as a Student Account Specialist at the Ellsworth Air Force Base campus in Western South Dakota. He was quickly promoted to System Assistant Director of Financial Aid in 1992. He then served the university in various capacities, including System Controller, Executive Vice President at the Sioux Falls campus, Regional President for the Minnesota Region, Assistant to the University President of National American University, Chief Fiscal Officer and later in a dual role as Chief Fiscal Officer and Chief Operating Officer. He became Chief Executive Officer in 2009, successfully growing the institution throughout his tenure and launching the University’s “Service Center” education model. Dr. Shape also served as a faculty member at the school from 1995 to 2002, teaching accounting, auditing, and finance courses. Another episode sponsored by our great friends at MDT Marketing! Get your free marketing consultation today! mdtmarketing.com/edup 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!