InsightsEDU 2026 Episodes

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Quentin Young , President, University of the Cumberlands In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ How does the fastest growing private university go from 6,500 to 25,000 students by meeting learners in the living room instead of making them travel to campus? Why does cutting tuition from $23,000 to under $10,000 come back to transparency when students ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chris Domes , President, Neumann University In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ How does the most diverse institution in Philadelphia with 61% first generation & 58% Pell eligible students achieve 91% fall to spring retention when those students have lots of exit ramps & anything unraveling in their life could take them off the highway? Why are in...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Stacy Chiaramonte ⁠ , Senior Vice President, Strategy & Operations, ⁠ UPCEA ⁠ , & ⁠ Jeni McRay ⁠ , Assistant Provost, Internationalization & Strategic Initiatives, ⁠ Fort Hays State University In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ How does a rural regional comprehensive university with the lowest tuition in Kansas choose to blow it up & build a professi...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Charlie Nguyen , Founder & CEO, Employer-Funded Financial Aid (EFFA) Inc. In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ How does flipping the tuition reimbursement model from pay first to direct bill finally solve the problem when employees take out loans, get reimbursed & then spend the money instead of paying off the debt? Why is tuition benefit no longer a n...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Kevin Halle , VP for Enrollment Management, Wayne State College In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a campus of 4,500 students with 50% first generation & 40% Pell eligible create an environment where even the newest employee feels it's conducive to welcoming new students? Why do Wildcat Chats at Starbucks & meetups in the community matter when famili...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Maura Flaschner, Assistant Vice President Undergraduate Admissions & Student Success, Florida Atlantic University In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does combining undergraduate admissions & student success under one leader ensure that the students who enroll are best fit students who are going to retain & graduate? Why are students saying they found yo...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Jamie Ceman , Senior Executive VP of Reputation Services, & Myla Edmond , VP of Integrated Marketing, EducationDynamics In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does reputation management become a long game driver for revenue when your reputation is in the room long before students are making a decision? Why do marketing & communications leaders get relegate...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Kate Kruger , Partner/Principal, Elizabeth Palmer , Senior Director, EY-Parthenon In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does EY Parthenon's 25 year practice verify career is top priority when college grad unemployment reaches 5 to 6% nearing non degree holders? Why do students choose majors based on AI exposure when business & marketing are highly exposed ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Ariana Keil, Senior Growth Marketing Manager , Canto In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a Digital Asset Management (DAM) company founded in 1990 serve 30% higher ed customers with the same pain points around finding content & version control? Why does streamlining workflows make 3 to 4 person marketing teams feel like 10 when they can't spend 90 mi...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Charlie Parker, CMO / Vice Chancellor of Enrollment , Keiser University In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does Florida's largest independent institution serving 20,000 to 25,000 students with 100,000 graduates position as a unicorn between Level 6 schools & career workforce schools? Why does focusing on brand & student experience over lead generation r...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Mark Milliron , President, National University In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a 50,000 student nonprofit serve " ANDers" , students who are also parents, employed & deployed, through 4 week single courses, a 1 to 1 Oxford graduate model & world class student experiences? Why do 70% of prospective students now go straight to AI summaries never c...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Alex Minot , Client Partner, Snapchat In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does Snapchat reach 9 out of 10 13 to 24 year olds while 1 in 3 users are now over 35 making it the only platform that can target under 18 for undergraduate enrollment? Why do lead generation forms that auto fill within the app create frictionless conversions when users never leave...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Karolyn Pearson , Senior Executive Vice President Operations , EducationDynamics , Matt Harris , Sr. Director of Communications, & Scott Bacon, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Jacksonville University In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does AI create feedback loops for crisis comms by writing coverage in both positive & negative light to prep...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with David A. Armstrong , President, St. Thomas University In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a Catholic university serving 75% students of color, 61% Pell & 47% first gen grow from 3,800 to 8,700 students while building the largest JD program in Florida? Why do the 4 most impactful words yes, no, can, can't determine if you keep admissions counselors w...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Greg Clayton , President of Enrollment Management Services, & Katie Tomlinson , Senior Director of Analytics & Business Intelligence, EducationDynamics In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does the Modern Learner Report show 51% of students now use AI to research schools up from 37% last year when the funnel is dead & students orbit multiple institutions ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Brent Ramdin , CEO, EducationDynamics In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does the EDDY Intelligence Platform built on billions of records & tens of years of proprietary data consume information from admissions through graduation creating continuous intelligence loops? Why do 51% of students now select institutions based on AI search requiring universiti...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Tracy Kreikemeier , Chief Relationship Officer, & Bethany Moran , Senior Vice President, Partnerships, EducationDynamics In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does the EDDY Intelligence Platform replace fragmented AI point solutions with 1 enterprise solution across marketing, enrollment & human capital? Why do modern learners never stop shopping post enro...