In this episode of the Campus Changemakers Podcast, Ben Hallett sits down with Dr. Shanna Jackson, President of Nashville State Community College, live from the Dream Conference 2026. With over 25 years in higher education, Dr. Jackson shares how Nashville State is transforming from an access-focused institution to one centered on completion and post-graduation success. From launching a bold Vision 2030 strategy to scaling student support through success coaches and data-driven decision-making, this conversation explores what it truly takes to improve outcomes at scale.
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In this episode of the Champions Coffee Podcast, Vygo’s Co-Founders, Joel Di Trapani sits down with Paul Le Blanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University. Paul is also an Ascend Fellow at the Aspen Institute which is a premier leadership program advancing opportunity and equity. He was a winner of the Global Leadership Award in 2018. He is also a current Board advisor at the Guild Education.
In this episode of the Broken Education Podcasts, Vygo’s Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Joel Di Trapani, sits down with Deborah Quazzo. Deborah is the Managing Partner of GSV Ventures, a venture fund investing in education and workforce skills technologies that are disrupting the $7 Trillion global sector.
In this episode of the Broken Education Podcasts, Vygo’s Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Joel Di Trapani, sits down with Yuying Chen-Wynn, Head of AI at Peak 6. Yuying looks to evaluate AI tools, platforms, and solutions for company use as well as AI companies of all stages for investments. She was also Executive Member - Product Leaders, Big Data and AI, EdTech, IWB, Board Readiness at Chief.
In this episode of the Broken Education Podcasts, Vygo’s Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Joel Di Trapani, sits down with Kate Ballinger from Firework Ventures which invests in early-stage tech driving economic mobility. Kate also serves as a board observer for multiple companies, including Mirza and Tilt. Before joining Firework Ventures, Kate was at the Boston Consulting Group and holds an MBA from MIT Sloan.
In this episode of the Broken Education Podcasts, Vygo’s Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Joel Di Trapani, sits down with Dustin Ramsdell, who is the creator and host of the Higher Ed Geek Podcast, which features leaders in higher education discussing their work and current events in the field. Dustin strongly believes in the potential of people and the possibilities that technology enables within the community.
