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EdVenture offers a fresh perspective by introducing shift-shaping perspectives on breakthrough trends, upstart ventures, professional practices, innovations and marketing changing the postsecondary higher ed landscape. We summon the insight of researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, leaders, and instigators to help make meaning of the complex world that defines the future of talent cultivation.

  1. 19H AGO

    Apprentice Nation: Why Work-Based Learning Is the Future of Careers | Author & Invest Ryan Craig

    In this episode of Edventure, Ahmad Mansur sits down with Ryan Craig, Managing Director at Achieve Partners, a venture investment firm focused on edtech innovation and new models for developing skills in the future of work. Ryan has been a leading voice advocating for work-based learning, which includes internships, apprenticeships, and cooperative education as a more effective path for preparing talent. In this conversation, he makes a bold case: institutions that fail to adapt to shifting workforce demands risk becoming increasingly irrelevant in a rapidly changing economy. Drawing from his latest book, Apprentice Nation, Ryan outlines the growing importance of “earn-and-learn” models as viable alternative to traditional higher education. He also shares insights into how Achieve Partners is investing in a new category of intermediaries, what he calls “InternshipService Providers,” a delivery model designed to better connect learners with meaningful, paid work experiences at scale. This episode is a candid and forward-looking discussion on the future of education, the changing nature of careers, and what it will take to build a more effective system for developing talent.

    37 min

  2. MAR 17

    Inside Sierra College’s Workforce Partnerships with Bosch | Amy Shultz, Dean of Workforce Development

    In this episode of Edventure, Ahmad Mansur sits down with Amelia “Amy” Schulz, Dean of Workforce Development at Sierra College, to explore how community colleges are redefining their role in preparing talent through a comprehensive workforce ecosystem approach. Amy shares how Sierra College has built a powerful network of partners including high schools, chambers of commerce, regional industry associations, and employers—to createlearning pathways from education to employment. coordinated across the full spectrum—from early exposure and training to job placement with participating companies. Amy provides compelling examples of this approach in action, including Sierra College’s partnership with Bosch to train workers for silicon carbide chip production in Roseville, and the college’s mechatronics programs, which preparestudents for careers in industrial automation and robotics with companies like Medtronic.

    36 min

  3. FEB 7

    Being Career Ready In the AI Era | Christine Cruzvegara, Handshake

    In this episode of Edventure, Ahmad Mansur sits down with Christine Cruzvegara, Chief Education Strategy Officer at Handshake, for a timely and insightful conversation on career readiness in the age of artificial intelligence. As entry-level roles continue to shift — and in some cases disappear — today’s graduates are navigating a rapidly changing career landscape. Christine shares why demonstrated capability now matters more than static credentials, and how students can intentionally build career capital before graduation. The conversation also examines the rising importance of judgment as a skill in an AI-enabled workplace, emerging trends, the power of networking, and the growing urgency for stronger partnerships between colleges and industry to close elusive skills gaps. This episode is packed with insight for educators, students, and higher ed leaders preparing for the future of work.

    37 min

  4. 05/28/2025

    Lisbon's EDU Hub, a collaborative campus

    In the heart of Lisbon, there is an ambitious development project underway that is focused on leading the future of education. It is aptly named the EDU Hub. This is 28,400 sqm campus anchored in a KS1 International School with world class facilities for academic and extracurricular endeavors, including - sports, arts, and technology, as well as renovated warehouses for office space for companies, exhibition, and events. EDU Hub led by the Elegant Group, one of Portugal’s most trusted luxury brand of hotel, commercial and residential properties. EdVen speaks with Luis Santos, EDU Hub’s Business Manager, about the current state, vision and its impact the future of education. application of new learning.

    25 min

  5. 02/15/2025

    A Conversation with "The Godfather" of workforce development | Bernard Ashcraft, Business Roundtable

    Special Edition: In his episode, EdVenture speaks with Bernard Ashcraft, CEO of the Business Roundtable in Oakland, CA. EdVenture have proclaimed Bernard as “The Godfather” of workforce development. Bernard’s legend starts with his unflappable commitment to creating real opportunities for people who are often overlooked and undervalued in the labor market. For decades, Bernard operated the Regional Training Technical Center, in partnership with the largest companies in the San Francisco Bay Area that trained people and secured well-paid jobs for his graduates. Bernard’s highly skilled ability to mobilize leaders across industry sectors is a superpower that consistently produced results envied by better resourced incumbent institutions. To understand why The understand why “The Godfather” stands above the crowd in workforce development is to know his incredible narrative as a Navy serviceman, UC San Diego lab technician, a city council chief of staff, as a Jim Crow survivor, political organizer, and always as the best dressed cat in the room.

    41 min

  6. 01/26/2025

    Hacking learning spaces with her suitcase | Change Darer, Daniela Marzavan

    Self-described as a "pracademic," Daniela Marzavan is a dynamic design leader who transverses academic and business environments to help drive innovation in enterprises and communities at-large. ,Daniela the founder of Change Darer, has developed quite a reputation for her annual teaching tour that lands her on the campuses of Europe's most elite business and design schools to engage students with her unique human-centered approach to solving complex challenges. Daniela shares what she does to hack learning spaces with her traveling companion, a suitcase. Please join Edventure in unpacking what lies ahead.

    32 min

  7. 10/23/2024

    Inclusive Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program at University of Texas | Ruben Cantu

    The Department of Inclusive Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas is succeeding in making underrepresented and non-tradition visible in the world of social entrepreneurship. A program works from a premise of 4 core principles: wealth creation, innovative thinking, community stewardship and social impact. EdVenture catches up with visionary Director Ruben Cantu via his vehicle to talk about student learning experience, core programs, start-ups, work preparation and the future. Please join us.

    39 min

  8. 09/10/2024

    Dreambound's Quest to Onramp Career & Technical Education Programs

    Athena Kan is a Harvard training engineer, start-up founder and plumber. Yes, that's right, plumber. Athena is the CEO of Dreambound, a tech platform that provides users with the capabilities to search for career technical programs in locales across the US. She was indeed inspired by her own skills training she undertook. Today, Athena he seeks to assist under-resourced individuals with the ability to find life-changing career options in technical professions. Please joing EdVenture as we open up a conversation about Dreambound's capabilities, which includes their lovable AI coach, Skipper.

    25 min
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EdVenture offers a fresh perspective by introducing shift-shaping perspectives on breakthrough trends, upstart ventures, professional practices, innovations and marketing changing the postsecondary higher ed landscape. We summon the insight of researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, leaders, and instigators to help make meaning of the complex world that defines the future of talent cultivation.

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    Edventure Magazine
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    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
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