Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchShe Rebuilt a 120-Year-Old Brand to Survive the Enrollment Cliff | Lauran Hundshamer
Season 1 Episode 350
Lauran Hundshamer, VP of Marketing & Enrollment at St. Catherine University, shares how she rebuilt a 120-year-old brand strategy to compete—and grow…
18 hours ago
"This Is a Calling, Not a Job" — 25 Years in Mission-Driven Leadership | Heath Einstein, TCU
Season 1 Episode 347
Heath Einstein, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at Texas Christian University, shares how his team uses data, AI, and radical hospitality to r…
5 days, 18 hours ago
He Manages 22,000 Applications with a Small Team — Here's the System | Todd Rinehart
Season 1 Episode 346
Todd Rinehart from the University of Denver shares how he manages 22,000 applications a year with a small team — and the outreach, AI, and relationsh…
1 week ago
High Touch, High Tech: Reaching More People Without Losing the Human Connection | LeAnn Hughes
Season 1 Episode 345
LeAnn Hughes, Senior VP of Enrollment & Marketing at Valparaiso University, shares how she built a human-centered leadership philosophy after losing …
1 week, 1 day ago
28 Years Fighting for Education Access — What Every Mission Leader Needs to Hear | Ethan Logan
Season 1 Episode 344
Ethan Logan, VP of Enrollment Management at the University of Hartford, shares how 28 years of mission-driven leadership in higher education has shap…
1 week, 4 days ago
From Failing College to Becoming VP: How Jeremy Taylor Is Opening Doors for First-Gen Students
Season 1 Episode 343
Dr. Jeremy Taylor, VP of Enrollment Management at Defiance College, shares how he reversed 10 years of declining enrollment — growing 78% in Year 1 a…
1 week, 6 days ago
Real Leaders Go to Therapy First, Then Lead Their Teams Through It | David Cooper
David Cooper, Director of Community Outreach at Central Community House, shares how he left a corporate career, took a major pay cut, moved back to t…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
She Never Wanted the CEO Title — And That's Why She's One of the Best
Season 1 Episode 342
Jamie Merrill — President & CEO of Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida — walked across her college graduation stage six months pregnant, on Medicaid…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
What Happens to Your People at 2 AM? This VP Built a System So No One Falls Through the Cracks
Season 1 Episode 341
Chris Thomas, VP for Student Affairs at West Texas A&M University, shares how he built a culture of mentorship, belonging, and authentic leadership —…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Mission Is the Strategy: First-Gen Leadership, Access, and the Power of Showing Up
Season 1 Episode 340
Katie Condon, VP of Enrollment Management at Eastern Michigan University, shares how a first-generation college student with no family roadmap climbe…
3 weeks, 1 day ago