ABOUT THE PODCAST
Transforming Career Ecosystems
The Career Ecosystem Era in Higher Education explores how colleges and universities are transforming career education to ensure every student is prepared for meaningful success after graduation. Each episode features leaders and innovators who are building stronger, more integrated career ecosystems on their campuses.
Hosted by Jeremy Podany, founder and CEO of The Career Leadership Collective and author of The Career Ecosystem Era in Higher Education, the podcast offers authentic stories, bold ideas, and practical strategies that drive systemic change across higher education.
Send us your career ecosystem questions, victories, and challenges so we can address them on the show by emailing us at podcast@careerleadershipcollective.com.
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EPISODES
The Career Ecosystem Era in Higher Education Podcast
Episode 5
The Big Dilemma: Reach
Guests
Nick Cattin, Senior Manager of Consulting, The Career Leadership Collective
Monique Frost, Consultant, The Career Leadership Collective
In This Episode
Jeremy is joined by two of his consulting colleagues from The Collective as they openly discuss the dilemma many colleges and universities face when trying to reach more students within their current career center model. They discuss how to refine ecosystem efforts to effectively support students' learning.
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“We are seeing ‘career success’ become a large market factor in why students and families choose their colleges…and career centers are compelled to reach more students…but what happens if all the students come to the career center?”
- Jeremy Podany
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Episode 4
Conceptualizing and Activating a Career Ecosystem with Faculty (Part 2)
Guests
Dr. Monica Roth Day, Faculty Director of The Career Readiness Project and Social Work Faculty, Metro State University
Dr. Caitlin Mahoney, Associate Professor of Psychology, Metro State University
In This Episode
Many faculty at Metro State University in Minneapolis, MN, have come together in a community of practice to cultivate a more integrated career ecosystem to benefit their students. In part two of this series, two faculty members dig into what they developed, how they integrated career readiness, the results they are seeing with students, and the joy and further curiosity it has brought them.
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"Our faculty fellows career readiness cohort created and discussed teaching artifacts that can serve as examples for other faculty about how to do this work easily and effectively…it’s been motivating during a time in higher education where it's been hard to find motivation."
- Dr. Monica Roth Day, Faculty Director of The Career
Readiness Project and Social Work Faculty, Metro State University
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Episode 3
Conceptualizing and Activating a Career Ecosystem with Faculty (Part 1)
Guests
Dr. Monica Roth Day, Faculty Director of The Career Readiness Project and Social Work Faculty, Metro State University
Bill Baldus, Career Center Director, Metro State University
In This Episode
Metro State University in Minneapolis, MN, has built a career education model where faculty are not only involved but feel a sense of ownership. The Career Center has intentionally repositioned itself from the primary service provider to a catalyst for change, empowering faculty to integrate career development directly into the curriculum. Learn how their Faculty Work Group from diverse disciplines shifted faculty mindset toward emphasizing the career relevance of their coursework and the implementation of small, incremental curriculum changes that make career learning more transparent for students.
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"Faculty now have a community of practice on career readiness."
- Dr. Monica Roth Day, Faculty Director of The Career
Readiness Project and Social Work Faculty, Metro State University
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Episode 2
Building an Ecosystem to Help Students Explore What Kind of Life They Want to Lead
Guests
Adam Weinberg, President, Denison University
In This Episode
College Presidents are more in tune than ever before with the need for and benefits of building a strong and effective career readiness ecosystem on their campus. In this episode, President Weinberg speaks to important topics such as why we need to act, how to gain faculty buy-in, skills infusion, bold commitments, career readiness AND a liberal arts education simultaneously, building public trust through career preparation, measurement, and his hopes for the future of higher education.
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“When we put our flag in the ground and said that we were going to redefine how we prepare students for careers, we stepped back and said, ‘What are the right questions?"
- Adam Weinberg, President, Denison University
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Episode 1
The Big Shift to Career Ecosystems
Guests
Nick Cattin, Senior Manager of Consulting, The Career Leadership Collective
Monique Frost, Consultant, The Career Leadership Collective
In This Episode
Once upon a time, just having a career center was enough to satisfy and impress students and families. Today? Not even close. In Episode 1 of The Career Ecosystem Era in Higher Education Podcast, Jeremy chats with his colleagues at The Collective to unpack the big shift toward Career Ecosystems—and why it’s one of the most important transitions higher education can make right now.
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“A Career Ecosystem is way more than a buzzword; it's a movement. That’s why we started this podcast.”
- Jeremy Podany
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