Martina Iwala
Demonstrated in all aspects of her being, Martina’s charming and inquisitive demeanor, paired with an innate sense of self-awareness, authenticates her progressive experience from FinCorp to entertainment to media production…
Education is one of those things everyone has an opinion about and nobody thinks is working well enough. The founders in this section agree, and they’re doing something about it. They’re building schools, platforms, tools, and programs that reimagine how people learn.
These interviews span the full education spectrum. K-12. Higher ed. Corporate training. Online learning. EdTech. Tutoring. Test prep. The kind of education that happens in classrooms and the kind that happens everywhere else. Because learning doesn’t stop when school does.
What makes these founders interesting is the variety of their approaches. Some are working within the system. Others are building around it. A few are trying to blow it up entirely. All of them have strong opinions about what’s broken and thoughtful ideas about how to fix it.
You’ll find conversations about curriculum design, student engagement, the role of technology in learning, and the economics of education. Which, it turns out, are complicated. Also the challenge of measuring outcomes. Because “did the students learn something” is a surprisingly hard question to answer well. If you care about education, these are conversations worth having.
Demonstrated in all aspects of her being, Martina’s charming and inquisitive demeanor, paired with an innate sense of self-awareness, authenticates her progressive experience from FinCorp to entertainment to media production…
Arash Fayz is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at LA Tutors 123, a premier test preparation, academic consultation, and private tutoring company. His company is featured on CBS, HuffPost, Barron’s,…
Paula Wallace founded SCAD in Savannah, Georgia, in 1978. As president of SCAD, she has led the university’s expansion to locations in Atlanta, and Lacoste, France, and pioneered the award-winning…
Always talk to people on the ground. They know what’s going on – and know what they need. Sujit Choudhry, is the I. Michael Heyman Professor of Law at the…
Lisa is the founder and CEO of Almost Fun, an education tech non-profit dedicated to providing culturally-relevant and accessible educational resources to low-income students and students of color. She was…
Every company can use the assistance of college students – whether it be for sales, marketing, product development, or insight. Every college student needs work experience to complement a degree…
As President of New Frontiers, Daniel provides the overall strategic direction and short/long term planning agenda, while overseeing the financial, marketing and business development aspects of the business. NF is…
Aaron Velky is an entrepreneur, writer, coach, speaker and author from Baltimore, Maryland. He’s the CEO of Ortus Academy, a financial intelligence company, that’s focused on changing the narrative of…
Oznur Aytekin is the founder and CEO of Edhabit. Edhabit is a learning discovery platform for finding the best resources like articles, videos, books, online courses, and more. Oznur held…
Vandana Semwal was born in India and completed a Master’s in Accounting from Bombay University. She has held various roles in Finance and Accounting before coming to the United States…
Zach Robinson has more than doubled, every year, the number of youth served and the financial growth of Spark-Y since he became Executive Director in 2013. Committed to his staff…
Nina originates from Denmark but has through her traveling become a world citizen. Having spent 15 years living in the Middle East and Africa has allowed her to develop a…