Change Wave

Financial Coach and best-selling author Chris Hogan joins us from Dave Ramsey’s Ramsey Solutions. Chris shares his expertise on financial planning for your education and in general, job upgrades, and getting out of debt.

David is the Chief Evangelist for Amazon’s Alexa and Echo. He elucidates their features and challenges, tips on creating Alexa Skills, and implications for the future of voice interaction with machines.

Adam Braun is a New York Times bestselling author and Founder & CEO of MissionU, a revolutionary one-year program that gives students the skills and experience needed to launch a successful career in high growth industries, debt free.

Saron Yitbarek is a developer and founder of CodeNewbie, the most supportive community of programmers and people learning to code. She shares its inspiring origin, tips on making time for learning, imposter syndrome, and the role of a 4 year degree.

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world-renowned business educator and coach. He discusses his new book, Triggers, shares common mistakes in work and personal life, and delivers simple but challenging ways to achieve long-term, positive behavioral change.

Tony Schwartz is the CEO and founder of The Energy Project and bestselling author of The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working. He shares methods for cultivating a healthy and productive workplace by respecting and encouraging multifaceted energy management.

Baker Franke is the Curriculum Development Manager at code.org, a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science. Topics: Hour of Code, teaching coding to K-12, racial and gender diversity in CS, AP Curriculum.  

Barbara Oakley is a Professor of Engineering, author, and co-creator of the world’s most popular online course, Learning How To Learn. Topics: learning tips, beginners eyes, impostor syndrome, MOOCs, focused vs. diffuse modes, and her new book Mindshift.

We are joined by Rob High, IBM Fellow, Vice President, and CTO of IBM Watson, a cognitive computing platform. Topics include cognitive computing, deep learning, Watson and education, and developer opportunities via Watson as SaaS. Topics: IBM Watson, Cognitive Computing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, AI, Watson as SaaS.

We are joined by Nir Eyal, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products. He breaks down the four aspects of habit, the difference between habit and routine, and how these principles can be applied to product design and education. Topics: Virtual Reality and Education, Future of Education, Habit-Forming Products.