Episode 20: Rethinking Education with Megan O'Connor, EIR @ Kaplan
Lessons via Leaders
English - October 16, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Management startups lessons leaders Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Megan O’Connor is an entrepreneur that enjoys solving complex problems with a societal impact, especially related to education or the future of work. As the founder of Clark (acquired by Noodle), Megan set out to provide educators with the economic opportunities they deserve by giving them tools to start tutoring businesses. Under her leadership as CEO, Clark served thousands of educators and raised funding from Lightspeed Ventures Partners, Winklevoss Capital, Rethink Education, Foundation Capital and more.
Before Clark, Megan was a founding partner of New York-based startup studio Human Ventures and Director of Development at the nonprofit Pencils of Promise. Currently Megan is serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Kaplan, one of the world’s largest and most diverse education providers.
In this episode, Megan reveals what inspires her work in the educational realm. Stay tuned as we discuss how higher education is changing because of COVID. Plus, Megan predicts the future of online education and how college will evolve.
Find Megan O’Connor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganmoconnor/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganmoc/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/meganmoconnor
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