Tuesday, October 15, 2024

RPP #221 David King of Flywire

  • Interview with David King, CTO of Flywire, a company that provides software solutions for student financial services. The interview discusses the company’s history, evolution, and its current focus on addressing challenges faced by universities, such as the need to automate processes, improve student recruitment and retention, and streamline the student financial experience. David also highlights Flywire's commitment to technological innovation, particularly in the realm of mobile-first design and AI integration. He emphasizes the company's mission to simplify the financial journey for students and parents, from enrollment to endowment, including the digitization of 529 payments and the introduction of a third-party invoicing product.
    • Introduction and Background
      David King, CTO
    • Challenges and Transformations in Higher Education
    • The Role of Technology and Innovation
    • Addressing Financial Literacy and Student Transitions
    • Expanding Services and Future Innovations
    • Addressing Key Pain Points and Future Roadmap

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

RPP #220: Ethan Webb of Mindsmith

  • Interview with Ethan Webb, Founder & CEO of Mindsmith, a next-gen eLearning authoring tool that uses generative AI to make it easy to create and share learning content. We discuss:
    • Ethan Webb, CEO
      Founders' inspiration & background
    • Mindsmith's competitive advantages
    • Serves corporate, higher education, and K12 audiences
    • Engages instructional designers and learners
    • Turns instructional designers into course architects
    • eLearning industry challenges
    • Generative AI: creating and sharing content
    • LMS integration using advanced SCORM via Mindsmith Cloud
    • Embeds interactive learning widgets
    • What's next? Mindsmith's future roadmap
Duration: 32:19

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

RPP #219: Linda Bonnar of Upstrive

  • Interview with Linda Bonnar, Co-founder & Director of Content at Upstrive. "Get stronger results for students, staff, and your school through deeper insights and evidence-based tools." See Video Podcast Version. We discuss:
    • Linda's educational background
      Linda Bonnar
    • Her initiation into incorporating coaching into the classroom
    • The evolution of the Upstrive app
    • Upstrive's targeted demographics: primary, secondary, and higher education
    • Enabling students to anonymously communicate their emotions to teachers via Upstrive
    • Utilization of emojis by students to depict their current mood within Upstrive
    • Enhancement of student and teacher well-being through Upstrive
    • Provision of resources supporting student well-being, such as lesson plans, activities, and videos
    • Challenges encountered in utilizing technology to address student and teacher well-being
    • Linda's vision for the future development of Upstrive
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Duration: 50:19

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Monday, February 26, 2024

RPP #218: Misty Reinhardt of Scribbles Software

  • Interview with Misty Reinhardt, Director of Product Management for Scribbles Software. "Streamline Student Records and Enrollment and Engage Students and Families Through One Accessible, Cloud-based System."
    • Misty Reinhardt
    • K-12: Manages records, enrollment, and documents. Integrates with existing student information systems (SIS).
    • Higher Education: The new ScribForward product streamlines electronic document processing with colleges' CRM systems, automating data entry and enhancing security via blockchain.
    • Benefits:
      • Students: Easy transcript requests to multiple colleges.
      • High Schools: Reduced paper usage, efficient electronic delivery.
      • Colleges: Faster, secure document processing with automated data entry.
    • Future: Expanding CRM integrations and exploring AI.
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Duration: 29:15

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