51 episodes

International educators are a unique breed! They work tirelessly around the world to promote global education and stewardship. Whether they’re recruiting a student, promoting study abroad opportunities, or ensuring student success on campus, they open new doors and make dreams come true. They change lives and bend destinies.

And along the way, many of their own lives are changed and their own destinies bent.

If you’re interested to hear more about the international educators whose mission it is to change lives and bend destinies, this is the podcast for you.

Jessica Guiver and Girish Ballolla engage in candid conversations with guests to learn more about their journeys, when they realized they were bending destinies, and how their own lives have been changed in the process.

Destiny Benders Jessica Guiver & Girish Ballolla

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International educators are a unique breed! They work tirelessly around the world to promote global education and stewardship. Whether they’re recruiting a student, promoting study abroad opportunities, or ensuring student success on campus, they open new doors and make dreams come true. They change lives and bend destinies.

And along the way, many of their own lives are changed and their own destinies bent.

If you’re interested to hear more about the international educators whose mission it is to change lives and bend destinies, this is the podcast for you.

Jessica Guiver and Girish Ballolla engage in candid conversations with guests to learn more about their journeys, when they realized they were bending destinies, and how their own lives have been changed in the process.

    Ravi Ammigan: putting students first

    Ravi Ammigan: putting students first

    We speak with Ravi Ammigan, Associate Provost at University of Deleware.  

    • 42 min
    Melissa Deschamps: I never imagined myself here

    Melissa Deschamps: I never imagined myself here

    We speak with Melissa Deschamps, EducationUSA REAC: Regional Director, Middle East & North Africa (Interim, Western & Northern Europe).  

    • 45 min
    Linda Calhoun: Empowering Girls Everywhere

    Linda Calhoun: Empowering Girls Everywhere

    We speak with Linda Calhoun, Founder & CEO of Career Girls:   www.careergirls.org

    • 53 min
    Boris Walbaum: Impact Entrepreneurship

    Boris Walbaum: Impact Entrepreneurship

    We speak with Boris Walbaum, Founder and President of Forward College.

    • 42 min
    Rich Kurtzman: Why am I smiling so much?

    Rich Kurtzman: Why am I smiling so much?

    We speak with Rich Kurtzman, Founder and Executive Director of Barcelona SAE.

    • 46 min
    Fanta Aw: A Connector of People

    Fanta Aw: A Connector of People

    We speak with Fanta Aw, the CEO and Executive Director at NAFSA: Association of International Educators. 

    • 56 min

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