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Volt Santos Miran: Why Higher Ed Websites Still Look the Same
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Volt Santos Miran: Why Higher Ed Websites Still Look the Same
EVP, Brand & Web Strategy, Carnegie
1 hr 27 min
32
Carol Keese: A CMO Says Marketing Isn’t the Fix
VP for University Communications & CMO, University of Oregon
56 min
31
Jaime Hunt: Empathy Is Not a Soft Skill
Founder, Solve Higher Ed Marketing · Author
1 hr 22 min
30
Alia Poonawala: Building a Film Like a Startup Raise
Filmmaker · Institutional Executive
55 min
29
Diane Querey: 20 Years of Digital Transformation at WWF
VP Digital Platforms, World Wildlife Fund
1 hr 14 min
28
Adrienne Cooper: Building Cultures Where People and Ideas Thrive
Founder, GLADsome Work Inc.
47 min
27
Dayana Kibilds: The Language Problem Killing Higher Ed Access
VP of Strategy, Ologie · Author, Mailed It.
1 hr 4 min
26
DEEO Returns: Art, AI, and Why Humans Decorate
Ft. Monica Sanchez & Yianni Mathioudakis
1 hr 29 min
25
Designing Resilience with Sabrina Depestre
Senior Director of Enrollment Marketing, MICA
56 min
24
Kris Land: The Infinity Within
Entrepreneur, Technologist, Author
1 hr 10 min
23
Brain Tumors, Bigness, and Believing in Everything with Jen Dary
Founder, Plucky · Leadership Coach · Author
1 hr 51 min
22
Second Harvest: The Power of Connection
Ft. Richard Banfield & Devon McDonald
1 hr 14 min
21
Elizabeth Stauderman: Creative Thought in Action
VP Communications & Marketing, Skidmore College
1 hr 9 min
20
Sarah Patterson: Tango with the Numbers
Fractional CFO · Founder, EssJay
1 hr 21 min
19
Mallory Willsea: Build the Stage
Media Builder · AI Strategist · Host, Higher Ed Pulse
1 hr 5 min
18
Christina Melito: Designing for Tension
Creative Director, Fifteen4
1 hr 7 min
17
Traci Barrett: Navigating the Journey
Founding Member, HGTV · Author · Executive Coach
58 min
16
Brigid Lawler: Rethinking Enrollment in an Age of Disruption
Enrollment Strategist · Higher Education Consultant
59 min
15
What Today’s Students Actually Want from Colleges
Ft. Romy
38 min
14
Pete Mackey: Listening Is Where Strategy Starts
Strategist · Poet · Founder, Mackey Strategies
36 min
13
Richard Banfield: The Art of Being Human
Artist · Author · Former Agency CEO
1 hr 9 min
12
Tracy Gosson: Surviving Stage 4, Redefining Everything
Brand Strategist · Founder, Sagesse
1 hr 20 min
11
Carl Smith: Burnout, AI, and Bullsh*t
Community Builder · Founder, Bureau of Digital
1 hr 2 min
10
Ashley Budd: Mailed It!
Senior Marketing Director, Cornell · Co-author, Mailed It!
56 min
09
Elizabeth Bawol Round 2: Creative Director at Wide Eye
Creative Director, Wide Eye
1 hr 14 min
08
Nancy Lyons: Work Like a Boss
CEO & Co-founder, Clockwork · Author
58 min
07
Miles Kemp: CEO at Variate
CEO, Variate
59 min
06
Chris Gilbert: Creative Developer
Senior Creative Developer
1 hr 0 min
05
Kara Redman: Showing Up Authentically
Founder & Lead Strategist, Backroom
53 min
04
Edit Barry & Allison Le: E&A Collaborative
Co-founders, E&A Collaborative
1 hr 1 min
03
Elizabeth Bawol: Senior Brand + Creative Director
Creative Director, Wide Eye Creative
57 min
02
Yianni Mathioudakis and Monica Sanchez: DEEO
Co-founders, DEEO
49 min
01
Dave Look: Chromatic
CEO, Chromatic
50 min
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