EdUp Extra Episodes

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Sarah Holtan , Assistant Provost, Carroll University , & Host of the Get Down to College Business Podcast In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR co-host is Darius Goldman , Founder & CEO, Career-Bond YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ How does Carroll University achieve its largest incoming c...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Gary Stocker , Founder, College Viability YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does a guy helping a friend prepare for a college presidency discover in 2015 that there was zero merger partner data available & end up founding College Viability in 2018 to create...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Dr. LaMont Jones , Managing Editor for Education, U.S. News & World Report YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman , Founder & CEO, Career-Bond YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How can families leverage U.S. News' 8 billion yearly impressions, free rankings & 10,000 plu...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Brent Richard , CEO, IMG Academy YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does a 50 year old tennis academy transform into a 600 acre boarding school with 1,600 student athletes taking 4 hours of academics & 4 hours of sports daily while teaching resilience like a...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Dr. Susan Ray , Associate Professor of English, Delaware County Community College YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does an AI transparency journal transform students from viewing AI as "always cheating" (35%) to becoming confident digital citizens? What ha...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is CT Turner , CEO, GED Testing Service YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman , Founder & CEO, Career-Bond YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does a proficiency based program serve 1 million test takers yearly & achieve 85.5% semester to semester college persistence? What happens when a 39 year old single mom with an autistic son us...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Justin Papadakis , Deputy CEO & Chief Real Estate Officer, United Soccer League (USL), YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does the USL's partnership with Bellevue University provide 4 year scholarships to professional soccer players & why does this allow athletes to pursue both professional careers & higher education simu...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our new EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life): YOUR guests are Jonathan Sparling , VP Strategic Partnerships, College Well , & Karen Kristof , Dean of Admission, Colorado College YOUR host is Elvin Freytes What makes a private college education uniquely impactful, echoing throughout a student’s career & life? How can students know if private college is the right fit for them, & what myths about private ...