An Educated Guest
An Educated Guest is a podcast that dives deep into the innovations and trends shaping the future of education. The host is Todd Zipper who has over two decades as an entrepreneur, executive, and investor across K-12, Higher Education, and Workforce Development. He brings together visionaries, innovators, and operators from the education industry to explore the solutions that are transforming learning and work.
An Educated Guest
Latest Episodes
Ep. 76 | The Diplomatic Chancellor: Leading Flagship Universities Through Turbulent Times with Nick Dirks, President of the New York Academy of Sciences
Is the "Iron Triangle" of higher education—cost, quality, and access—officially under siege? In this episode of An Educated Guest, Todd Zipper sits down with Nick Dirks, President of the New York Academy of Sciences and former Cha...
S3E36 | The Apprenticeship Renaissance: How Achieve Partners is Reengineering Workforce Entry with Daniel Pianko
Is the $1.8 trillion student debt crisis a symptom of a broken "Iron Triangle" in higher education? In this episode of An Educated Guest, Todd Zipper sits down with Daniel Pianko, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Achieve Par...
S3E35 | The Forest is the Classroom: How Terris King II is Revolutionizing Early Education
The Forest is the Classroom: How Terris King II is Revolutionizing Early EducationCan the future of education be found in the woods? In this episode of An Educated Guest, Todd Zipper sits down with Terris King II, founder...
S3E34 | The 10 Pillars of AI Enablement: Norm Allgood on Rebuilding Saint Leo University
Is your degree program past its "sell-by date"?In this episode of An Educated Guest, Todd Zipper sits down with Norm Allgood, Dean and CEO of the Lyonova Institute at Saint Leo University, for a candid look at the ...
Closing the First-Gen Underemployment Gap with the Founder of Basta, Sheila Sarem
Getting into college is a massive achievement—but for first-generation students, graduating is often just the beginning of a new struggle. Why are so many talented graduates stuck in "underemployment" traps?In this episode, Todd Zipper s...