Today I'm joined by Michelle Weise. Michelle has an impressive resume. Michelle started her career as a TA at Stanford University where she secured her PHD in English following her undergraduate which she received from Harvard University.

She was a fulbright scholar, an assistant professor at Skidmore College and then went on to be the VP of Academic Affairs at Fidelis Inc. helping war veterans transition to civilian life. She was fortunate to co-author a short book with the late Clayton Christensen while a Senior Research Fellow at the Clayton Christensesn Institute and then assumed the role of Chief Innovation Officer at the Sandbox Collaborative, a product of SNHU.

She held the role of SVP of workforce strategies and Chief Innovation Officer at Strada Education Network and rounds out her impressive career having held a Board position at Entangled solutions (now Guild Education) among several other present day appointments, most notably alongside Josh Jarrett at the Skillup Coalition.

Michelle is currently a Senior Advisor at Imaginable Futures, a global philanthropic investment firm that believes learning has the power to unleash human potential. The main focus of our discussion today however surrounds her recent book entitled Long Life Learning published by Wiley. It's a terrific read and I'd highly recommend it. our conversation is a mere drop in the ocean relative to the value you'll receive from reading it cover to cover - get it today.

We cover vast terrain in the 30mins we enjoyed together as we chat about the drivers behind her chosen occupation; we discuss good and bad career navigation; time pressure and our hustle to survive; the burden on the adult student; value for learners; the way we need to think about skills between students, learning providers, and industry; education as signalling; AI; the learning ecosystem and funding the skills gap.

Michelle is delightful, she is a bundle of energy and with two young children, she personifies the audience of her work, the adult learner. Focused on social issues of importance, committed to advancing the interests of minority groups and just generally committed to making the world a better place, Michelle is someone you need and want to listen to. With that long but very necessary introduction, I bring you Michelle Weise.