The Balancing Act with Andrew Temte, PhD, CFA

Junior Achievement Rocks! (with Holly Garner)

I've always admired the work of Junior Achievement and am thrilled to introduce you to Holly Garner, Junior Achievement's VP, New Channels, and Head of Workforce. Holly and I talk about the balancing acts education-focused sales professionals play, alternative pathways into the world of work, skills-based hiring, and touch on how new education technologies can help create higher-fidelity signals of workplace competency. Tune into episode 112 to hear Holly's story, her 'rocket-booster' moment, and her thoughts on Junior Achievement.

Creating Extraordinary Leaders (with Kate Lander)

This week, we travel virtually to the UK to catch up with Kate Lander, CEO at Ivy House London - experts in leadership development and behavioral change. Kate is also the former CLO for Fitch Learning and served as head of education for CFA Institute EMEA. We spend our time this week exploring the balancing acts that third-party leadership development firms play, Ivy House's unique approach, and engage in a start-stop-continue exercise for leadership development professionals. Tune into episode 111 to hear Kate's story, her 'rocket booster' moment, and her thoughts on all things leadership development.

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Seeing Beyond the Numbers (with Dave Bookbinder)

In business, it's easy to get immersed in key performance indicators and financial performance. Focusing solely on the numbers distracts leaders from investing in a business's most valuable asset -- its people. To help us explore this critical balancing act, we have Dave Bookbinder joining us on this week's show. Dave is the author of “The New ROI: Return on Individuals,” host of “Behind the Numbers,” and executive director, valuation services at Haefele Flanagan. Tune into episode 110 to hear Dave's story, his 'rocket booster' moment, and his thoughts on The New ROI: Return on Individuals.

 

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Our Most Precious Resource (with Trace Blackmore)

This week on the show, we're taking a look at a new industry segment, at least for our show, the world of industrial water treatment! Trace Blackmore, owner of Blackmore Enterprises and host of Scaling Up H2O podcast joins us to help us understand more about how one of our most precious resources - water - is used in industrial applications around the world. Tune into episode 109 to hear Trace's story, his 'rocket booster' moment, and his thoughts on the world of industrial water treatment.

 

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The World of University Services (with Beth Hollenberg)

What's the best way for colleges and universities to innovate and adapt to the modern learning landscape? This week, Beth Hollenberg, co-founder and CEO of university services leader Everspring joins Andy to explore the ever-evolving landscape of third-party university services and online program management (OPM). Tune into episode 108 to hear Beth's story, her 'rocket booster' moment, and her thoughts on the world of public-private university partnerships.

A Superior Learning Experience (with Barry Kelly)

Frustrated with bland, vanilla, page-turner corporate learning and training programs? Want to improve learning experience at your corporation or institution? Barry Kelly, CEO of Thought Industries, joins me this week on the show for an engaging conversation on all things learning experience. How can we fuel the desire for lifelong learning? How can we prioritize and make sense of corporate learning technology stacks? Tune into episode 107 to hear Barry's story, his 'rocket booster' moment, and his thoughts on the world of education technology.

 

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They Saw Something in Me (with Roberto Reif)

This week we have Roberto Reif joining Andy on the show. Roberto is founder and CEO of ScholarU - a start-up focused on education and training in data analytics. He is also the former executive director at data science bootcamp Metis. The conversation ranges from the balancing acts that founders and start-up leaders play to how to grow data analytics and literacy skills in today's workforce. Tune into episode 106 to hear Roberto's story, his 'rocket booster' moment, and his thoughts on the world of data analytics and literacy.

Recognize the Milestones (with Gregory Marino)

It's "back to school" time for students around the world, so there's no better time for us to welcome Greg Marino to the show. Greg is a friend, former colleague, and the CEO of Kaplan North America, one of the world's premiere innovators in lifelong learning serving individuals, businesses, and educational institutions. Our conversation spans the balancing acts CEOs play, improving post-secondary educational access, and innovations in alternative pathways into the world of work. Tune into episode 105 to hear Greg's story, his 'rocket booster' moment, and his thoughts on the world of education and training.

Building for the Future (with Charlie Cichetti)

Charlie Cichetti joins us this week on the podcast to discuss all things green building! We even get into a conversation about ESG investing and why ESG is getting a bad rap in our hyper-polarized political environment. Charlie is the CEO of Green Building Education Services and is also CEO and co-founder of Sustainable Investment Group. Tune into episode 104 to hear Charlie's story, his 'rocket booster' moment, and his thoughts on the world of LEED and green building education.

There are no Shortcuts (with Jesse Jackson)

To say we're excited about introducing you to this week's guest is a gross understatement! Jesse Jackson, Head of Consumer & Community Banking and Firmwide Operations New Joiner Experience at JP Morgan Chase joins us to discuss the work readiness of today's workforce, talent acquisition and the ongoing war for talent, and the relationship between learning & development and talent acquisition. Tune into episode 103 to hear Jesse's story, his 'rocket booster' moment, and his thoughts on the world of talent acquisition and work readiness.