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Closing the Opportunity Gap in Higher Ed through Mentorships with Jackson Boyar
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Production team:
Host : Maria Xenidou
Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian
Introduction Voice: David Bourne
Contact us:
impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com
Music credits:
Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals
Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks
Where to find more about Jackson Boyar and Mentor Collective:
Jackson on LinkedIn
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Listen to this episode and explore:
Childhood: being influenced by his entrepreneur dad and his holistic education (3:15)
Jackson’s formative experience in China at age 16 (6:52)
Studying Chinese and Economics in college (8:33)
Getting involved with the international students' community in college (10:22)
The journey to co-founding Mentor Collective (13:27)
Mentor Collective: who they serve and what problems they address (17:05)
The skills students acquire during their mentoring programs (20:24)
Mentor Collective’s process for finding and training mentors (22:54)
Mentor Collective versus in-house mentoring in higher ed: a scalable and consistent experience (25:35)
What makes Mentor Collective’s process work (28:16)
Their entrepreneurial journey from their first contract to over 40,000 students (30:57)
How COVID-19 has affected Mentor Collective and their mentoring programs (34:49)
Taking care of students through distance mentoring during the pandemic (38:06)
Bringing Mentor Collective’s to community colleges through an impact investor (41:40)
The one thing Jackson wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (43:24)
Maria’s key takeaways and call-to-action (45:22)
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