SupportED Learning Podcast
On a mission to speak with global education experts on how we can revolutionize the education system, especially in the dawn of AI.
Episodes
72 episodes
Episode 73 - Founder Of HECA, 30 Years Advising: Student-First Match Beats Prestige - Cyndy McDonald
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Cyndy McDonald, certified educational planner, founder of the Higher Education Consultants Association, instructor in UCLA Extension's College Counseling Ce...
Episode 72 - Certified Financial Planner: Your Family Actually Qualifies for Aid - Ann Garcia
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Ann Garcia, certified financial planner, wealth advisor at the Mather Group, and author of How to Pay for College, known to many families as The College Fin...
Episode 71 - SAT Tutor With 275K Followers: Stop Sending Your Kid My Videos - Daniel Ryave
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Daniel Ryave, founder of SAT Prep Tutor Daniel, who taught high school sophomores in Togo as a Peace Corps volunteer and earned a master's in publ...
Episode 70 - UWorld College Readiness Director: Practice Tests Teach You Nothing - Philip Bates
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Philip Bates, director of college readiness at UWorld and a former teacher and principal who led elementary, junior high, and high school campuses before mo...
Episode 69 - Test Prep Owner, 400 Students, UChicago Grad: Test Optional Is Already Over - David Blobaum
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with David Blobaum, co-founder of Summit Prep, board member and director of outreach for the National Test Prep Association, and a University of Chicago honors gradu...
Episode 68 - SAT/ACT Veteran: Junior Spring Is The Worst Time To Test - Mike Bergin
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Mike Bergin, president of Chariot Learning, co-founder of the National Test Prep Association, and co-host of the Tests and the Rest podcast, who has spent t...
Episode 67 - SAT Coach Who Tracks Every Student: Why Summer Prep Beats School-Year Prep - Steve Kirshenbaum
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Steve Kirshenbaum, CEO of SAT Preparation Group, a one-on-one test prep practice in Miami that he has run for 25 years after coming to education from a corp...
Episode 66 - PSAT Strategist: Sophomores Have Six Months To A Money Magnet - Jean Burk
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Jean Burk, founder of College Prep Genius, who has spent more than 20 years teaching families to approach standardized tests as logic puzzles rather than co...
Episode 65 - SAT Hackers Founder: 1300 To 1500 In Six Weeks, Desmos Strategy Nobody Teaches - Mobin Naybin
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Mobin Naybin, a computer engineer turned test prep specialist and founder of DSAT Hackers, a platform built entirely around the digital SAT.Dr. Joe ...
Episode 64 - SAT Author With A Perfect Score: The Shorter Passages Are Not Easier - Brian Stewart
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Brian Stewart, Princeton graduate, perfect SAT scorer, bestselling author of Barron's SAT, ACT, and PSAT prep books, and founder of BWS Education Consulting, to ta...
Episode 63 - Digital SAT Expert: Why I Refuse To Prep Kids For The May Exam - Mike Settele
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Mike Settele, Johns Hopkins graduate, author of the SAT Package Study Guide, and creator of one of YouTube's most trusted SAT prep channels, to explain what...
Episode 62 - 12 Years Alternative Educating: Stop Replicating School At Home - Cassie Olguin
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Cassie Olguin, alternative education content and events manager at Outschool, to talk about what actually works when a traditional classroom isn't the right...
Episode 61- SAT/ACT Prep Insider, 32 Years: Test Optional Is Collapsing - Amy Seeley
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Amy Seeley, president of Seeley Test Pros, founder of the LEAP program, and a fhttps://supportedtutoring.com/
Episode 60 - 8-Figure Founder Who Left College: The Passion Project Colleges Actually Want - Chris Stapleton
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Chris Stapleton, co-founder of the eight-figure business Clients & Community and founder of the software company Client Genie, to talk about what school...
Episode 59 - Founder Of The Socratic Experience: What Real Education Looks Like For A Stifled Kid - Michael Strong
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Michael Strong—founder of The Socratic Experience, author of The Habit of Thought, and co-founder of the Conscious Capitalism movement—who argues that the s...
Episode 58 - Brainscape CEO: The Better Way to Study for Exams - Andrew Cohen
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Andrew Cohen, founder and CEO of Brainscape—a smart-flashcard platform used by millions of students from AP through the bar exam—to explain why most of the ...
Episode 57 - Former Admissions Dean, 25 Years Inside: What To Put On Your Application - Dr. Cynthia Colón
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Dr. Cynthia Colón, who spent 25 years inside elite college admissions as a dean and school administrator and now runs Dream College Academy to help public s...
Episode 56 - Founder Of Magellan College Counseling: Why "Student-Led" Is The Secret To Admissions - Evelyn Jerome Alexander
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Evelyn Jerome Alexander—Certified Educational Planner, UC Berkeley instructor, and founder of Magellan College Counseling—whose whole philosophy treats coll...
Episode 55 - Carnegie Project Director: Why Education Reform Keeps Failing - Dr. Jill Perry
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Dr. Jill Alexa Perry—executive director of the Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate and the first full Professor of Practice at the University of Pitts...
Episode 54 - College Insider: What Admission Officers Look For (Not Grades) - Mark Stucker
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Mark Stucker, founder of School Match 4 U, co-host of the Your College-Bound Kid podcast, and author of College Admission: 171 Answers, to unpack why so man...
Episode 53 - College Essay Mentor: What Colleges Want In An Application - Chris Hunt
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Christopher Hunt, a former Wall Street Journal and Economist journalist and founder of College Essay Mentor, to break down how students can write a personal...
Episode 52 - Harvard Student Who Got Into 27 Colleges: The Admissions Secret Schools Won't Tell You - Elise Pham
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Elise Pham, a first-generation Harvard student on the premed track and founder of The Ultimate Ivy League Guide, to break down what top colleges actually wa...
Episode 51 - 6-Time USA Memory Champion: How Your Kid Can Memorize Anything For A Test - Nelson Dellis
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Nelson Dellis, a six-time USA Memory Champion and founder of the nonprofit Climb for Memory, to reveal why memory is a trainable skill—not a gift you're eit...
Episode 50 - World-Renowned Memory Coach: How To Memorize Anything For AP Exams - Anthony Metivier
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Anthony Metivier, a world-renowned memory expert, founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, and a former university professor who rebuilt his own memory after a health crisi...
Episode 49 - The - Godmother Of Silicon Valley: The 5 Things Every Successful Kid Needs - Esther Wojcicki
In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Esther Wojcicki—legendary educator, founder of the Palo Alto High School Media Arts Program, author of How to Raise Successful People, and the woman known as th...