Dan Saavedra on How He (and Others) Built StriveScan
ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
English - November 10, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Business Careers college admissions leadership higher education colleges nacac higher ed enrollment management enrollment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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How does someone go from being a lawyer and a photographer to found and lead the company that has reshaped the college fair experience for millions of students and more than 15,000 admission professionals representing more than 2500 institutions around the world? Dan Saavedra, founder and president of StriveScan, tells us how he built StriveScan (spoiler, with trust and the friendliest client contract ... ever). Live through what their first college fair was like, as well as those moments when StriveScan created something out of nothing to foster connections for students and colleges in the early days of the pandemic.
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Walkout song: Good Life by One RepublicBest recent read: The Verge and Ars Technica, as well as NYT and WSJEager to read next: Wirecutter's coverage of the best coffee makers ... also bed sheetsFavorite podcast: Elevating Admission Voices with Angie Cooksy and The Admissions Directors Lunchcast with Nathan Ament and Teege MettilleFavorite thing to make in the kitchen: Bread ... especially baguettes.Taking and keeping notes: It has to work in SlackMemorable bit of advice: Find your sounding board.Bucket list: Go to BotswanaThe ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment