EdTech Episodes

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 Braden Weissman & Cooper Weissman , Co-founders, Nerd Apply In this episode, sponsored by the ​ ELIVE 2026 ​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​ HigherEd PodCon ​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is ⁠ Dr. Jodi Blinco How did 2 brothers who were Pell Grant recipients from Arizona public schools build the largest qualitative data set in college admissions history with 140,000 applications? Why did t...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Bill Grau , Executive Director, SUNY SICAS Center In this episode, sponsored by the ​ ELIVE 2026 ​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​ HigherEd PodCon ​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a 55 person team support 48 SUNY campuses across R1s, community colleges & specialized institutions through 1 student information system? Why does clean data entry from admissions thr...

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 ⁠ Shadi Figuli , CEO & Co-Founder , & Aaron Paxton, Co-Founder, Nemonx In this episode, sponsored by the ​ ELIVE 2026 ​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​ HigherEd PodCon ​ II happening July 16 & 17 YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio How do 2 higher ed veterans with 20 plus years of combined experience in operations, admissions & regulatory compliance create a platform that improves institutional efficiency while enhancing student experience? What happe...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Rhea Vitalis , Vice President of Marketing, Everspring In this episode, brought to you by Career-Bond , YOUR co-host is Darius Goldman , Founder & CEO, Career-Bond YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ How is AI creating a visibility crisis affecting enrollment when students search by skills, careers, & values instead of brand names, making even universities with phenomenal brand stories invisible if their distribution strategy & digital presence aren't optimized for...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Madhavi Chandra , Chief Product & Strategy Officer, Entrinsik In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR cohost is Dr. Karen Holding-Jordan , Dean of Records & Registration for Workforce Continuing Education, Wake Technical Community College YOUR host is ⁠ Elvin Freytes ⁠ How can higher ed leaders avoid AI sprawl by implementing i...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. David Hatam i, Managing Director & Chief Policy Officer, EduPolicy.ai In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR cohost is Dr. Michael Horowitz , Chancellor & Founder, The Community Solution Education System YOUR host is ⁠ Elvin Freytes ⁠ How does EduPolicy.ai translate complex AI regulations into actionable guidance for higher ed...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Shouvik Paul , COO, Copyleaks In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by ⁠ Integrity4Education YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch , CEO, Integrity4Education YOUR host is ⁠ Elvin Freytes ⁠ How is CopyLeaks (named #153 on Inc. 5000 in 2025) bringing enterprise grade AI technology used by Bloomberg, Forbes, BBC & 450 plus companies to over 500 educational institutions & why are 10 to 15 universities switching to them monthly? How does Copyleaks' AI t...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Jenny Maxwell , Head of Education (GM), Superhuman (formerly Grammarly) In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by ⁠ Integrity4Education YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch , CEO, Integrity4Education YOUR host is ⁠ Elvin Freytes ⁠ How does Superhuman support millions of students with AI that enhances writing, builds curiosity, & strengthens learning rather than enabling cheating? Why was the authorship workflow created, & how does it protect studen...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Chris Klaus , CEO, Fusen . & Co-Founder, Georgia Tech CREATE-X Startup Accelerator In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR cohost is Samyr Qureshi , Executive Chairman, Knack YOUR host is ⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a Georgia Tech alum who built a cybersecurity startup in his grandmother's guest bedroom end up creating the Klaus b...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with France Hoang , Founder & CEO, BoodleBox In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR cohost is Dr. Susan Ray , Associate Professor of English, Delaware County Community College YOUR host is ⁠ Elvin Freytes ⁠ How does an AI platform resolve the tension between productivity & productive struggle by making human to AI collaboration transparent while keeping student work private? What happens when you bui...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Darren Cooke ⁠ , Interim Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, ⁠ UC Berkeley ! In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin , CEO, EducationDynamics YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a university with over 100 innovation & entrepreneurship organizations on campus coordinate them all to become #1 in the world for venture backed startups founded by undergraduate alum...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, sponsored by Studiosity YOUR guest is Jack Goodman , Founder, Studiosity YOUR cohost is Dr. Carmin Chan , Vice Provost of NAU Online, Northern Arizona University YOUR host is Elvin Freytes How does a company founded 23 years ago transform from providing study support through public libraries to serving 200 universities & colleges across Australia, the UK, North America & the Middle East while maintaining its core mission to increase life chances for stude...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Kees Bol , CEO, 2U YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does a CEO turn around a company 9 months after emerging from bankruptcy & what assumptions proved right about 2U's core assets? What happens when over 50% of all students now take some education online & why are the bright lines between on campus & online education disappearing? How does AI tutoring ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Dr. Donnell J. Butler , Founder & President, Prelude YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a South Bronx kid who started at McDonald's at 14 transform a Citibank internship into a mission to create economic freedom for underserved youth? What happens when 95 high school students earn $6 dollars for 10 hours per week in year long paid internships wh...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Samyr Qureshi , Co-founder & CEO, Knack YOUR co-host is Dr. Bruce C. Kusch , President, Ensign College YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a gig economy tutoring model create jobs for high achieving students while providing free support to struggling peers through peer to peer learning? What happens when 65-70% of students who never used tutoring...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Rusty Cowher, Founder & CEO, Scholarly YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How is AI transforming faculty lifecycle management in higher education? What does it mean to build software specifically designed for faculty affairs? How can institutions centralize disparate faculty data from multiple systems? Listen in to #EdUp Thank YOU so much for tuning in. ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Click here to support Elvin & Joe! In this episode, brought to YOU by HigherEd PodCon YOUR guest is Gavin Cooney , CEO & Founder, Learnosity YOUR host is ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Dr. Jodi (Ashbrook) Blinco ⁠ , Vice President for Enrollment Management Consulting, ⁠ EducationDynamics How is AI transforming assessment creation & feedback in education? What makes Learnocity's "building block" approach unique in the EdTech landscape? How is AI-powered feedback doubl...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, brought to YOU by HigherEd PodCon YOUR guest is Vanessa Roth Didyk , CEO, ZeeMee YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How is ZeeMee helping students build community before they arrive on campus? What makes their engagement platform different from typical social media? How are predictive analytics helping universities prevent melt & improve retention? What strategies are universities using to convert prospects with ZeeMee's data? Ho...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, brought to YOU by HigherEd PodCon YOUR guest is Kim Fahey , CEO, Collegis Education YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How did a company spin out from a single university partner to serve 52 higher education institutions? What does it mean to combine data, technology & talent to drive real impact for students? How is AI transforming higher education marketing, recruitment & retention services? Why do schools need clean data & prop...

⁠⁠⁠It's YOUR time to #EdUp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, brought to YOU by HigherEd PodCon YOUR guest is Ashish Fernando , Chief Noise Maker, EDMO YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How is AI transforming the college admissions process? Why should institutions prioritize "starts" over "admits"? How can AI reduce transcript evaluation time from weeks to seconds? What role should humans continue to play alongside AI in admissions? Why must student intent be the focus of enrollment stra...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, brought to YOU by HigherEd PodCon YOUR guest is Dr. Anne Clancy , National Executive, Higher Education Strategy, T-Mobile YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio How is T-Mobile helping close the digital divide in higher education? What makes ubiquitous connectivity essential for today's students? How can universities justify the investment in technology infrastructure? Why did one college see a 5% increase in retention with T-M...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, recorded LIVE from Ellucian LIVE 2025 in Orlando, Florida, YOUR guests are Dr. John O'Brien , President, & Dr. Jenay Robert , Senior Researcher, EDUCAUSE YOU cohost is Dr. Chris Moloney ⁠ , Principal Strategic Specialist, ⁠ Ellucian YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ How is EDUCAUSE serving as a trusted advisor for higher education technology? What does the 2025 AI landscape study reveal about institutional preparedness? Why is digital transfor...