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Confidently You: Women in Leadership Podcast

Different Perspectives Podcast

EMA's Impossible Questions Podcast

EMA’s Head of School Podcast

The Enrollment Spectrum Podcast

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January 8, 2021

Reimagined From the Ground Up: Northfield Mount Hermon's Lab Program [Ep.84]

A conversation with Brian Hargrove and Grant Gonzalez.

December 14, 2020

We’re All In This Together: How one group of enrollment leaders is working together to better serve families [Ep.82]

A conversation with Julie Wadland.

December 9, 2020

Re-inventing the International Student Program at Oaks Christian School [Ep.81]

A conversation with Nicole Oakes.

November 23, 2020

Stop Strategic Planning & Start ‘Strategic Do-ing’: How Baylor School Opened a COVID-19 Testing Lab [Ep.80]

A conversation with Dallas Joseph.

November 23, 2020

Redefining the Independent School Business Model at Providence Country Day School [Ep.79]

A conversation with Kevin Folan.

October 23, 2020

How Enrollment Leaders Can Think Like Rocket Scientists [Ep.76]

A conversation with Ozan Varol

October 23, 2020

Lessons From Higher Ed: The Role of Character in College Admission [Ep.78]

A conversation with Trisha Anderson and Brennan Barnard.

October 23, 2020

Live from AC20: a conversation with Homa Tavangar and Will Richardson [Ep.77]

September 15, 2020

Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions [Ep.75]

A conversation with Jeff Selingo

September 3, 2020

Fall Reopening: A Multi-Layered Approach at Avenues: The World School [Ep.74] [Sept 3]

A conversation with Matt Lai and Dave Buckwald.

August 21, 2020

Fall Reopening: An All Remote Approach at Stoneleigh-Burnham School [Ep.73] [August 21]

A conversation with Kristen Mariotti.

August 13, 2020

Fall Reopening: A Hybrid Approach at Tampa Prep [Ep.72] [August 17]

A conversation with Kevin Plummer.

August 13, 2020

Bennett Labs: Innovation with Intent to Share [Ep.71] [August 13]

A conversation with Dr. Kelly Page.

Fall Reopening: An In-Person Approach at Randolph-Macon Academy [Ep.70] [July 29]

A conversation with David C. Wesley, USAF, Retired.

The Governor Declared Schools Will Be Online in the Fall… Now What? [Ep.69] [July 23]

A conversation with Mark McKee and Laurel Baker Tew

Whittle GO! How One School Launched an Online Program [Ep.68] [July 10]

A conversation with Dr. Susan Emery.

Hungry, Humble & Nimble [Ep.67] [June 29]

A conversation with Anne-Marie Kee

Lessons From the Front Lines: From School Business Office to Long Term Care [Ep.66] [June 26]

A conversation with Melissa Orth.

Boarding School Enrollment Check In: We Go to our Values [Ep.64] [June 18]

A conversation with John Barrengos.

Does Admission Have a Strategy Problem or a Tactics Problem [Ep.65]

A conversation with Professor Nathan Grawe.

Introducing the Heads Podcast [Ep.63]

A conversation with Peter & Hans.

Head of School Podcast: The Role of Price [S1.E5]

What every head needs to know about enrollment management.

Head of School Podcast: How the Admission Funnel Has Changed [S1.E3]

What every head needs to know about enrollment management.

Head of School Podcast: The Enrollment Management Leader [S1.E6]

What every head needs to know about enrollment management.

Head of School Podcast: How the Customer Has Changed [S1.E4]

What every head needs to know about enrollment management.

Head of School Podcast: Framing the Problem [S1.E1]

What every head needs to know about enrollment management.

Head of School Podcast: What Is Enrollment Management [S1.E2]

What every head needs to know about enrollment management.

Make Better Use of Your Enrollment Data [Ep.62]

A conversation with Lisa Pullman.

To Lower Tuition or Not To Lower Tuition? [Ep.61] [May 28]

A conversation with Jay Rainey.

Colleges plan the fall: on campus, online, or hybrid? [Ep.59] [May 19]

A conversation with Jeff Selingo

Stimulate the Base: Bucking K-8 enrollment headwinds [Ep.60]

A conversation with Amy Jolly.

Paul LeBlanc from Southern New Hampshire University [Ep.58] [May 8]

Redefining and Reimagining Campus-Based Learning

From Enrollment Leader to Head of School [Ep.57]

A conversation with Jason Warnick

The Power of Serving Others [Ep.56] [May 1]

A conversation with Jason Kreutner.

Reconsidering your tuition for the fall? [Ep.55] [April 27]

A conversation with Tom Sheppard

Beyond the College List: Value, Parents & Independent School Enrollment [Ep.54]

A conversation with Leigh Moore

Steps to Financial Sustainability in a Time of COVID-19 [Ep.53] [April 20]

A conversation with Ari Betof

Learning How to Pivot [Ep.52] [April 3]

A conversation with Dr. Greg Martin.

Ensure Enrollment in the Fall by Thriving Today [Ep.51] [March 31]

A conversation with Ian Symmonds

Enrollment in Uncertain Times: Values, Kindness & Being Heard [Ep.50] [March 30]

A conversation with David Willows.

Announcing EMA's Idea Factory: A free online unconference [Ep.49] [March 25]

April 2, 2020 - stay tuned for details and sign up information!

How to adopt a startup mentality at your school [Ep.48] [March 25]

A conversation with Kirk Wheeler.

Financial aid in uncertain times: questions every school must ask today [Ep.47] [March 23]

A conversation with Mark Mitchell

Now is a Good Time to Launch an Idea Factory [Ep.46] [March 21]

Join us for a conversation with Suzanne Walker Buck, Head of School at Western Reserve Academy.

COVID-19: A Conversation with NAIS [Ep.45] [March 19]

A conversation with Tim Fish and Donna Orem.

COVID-19: A story from a school on the front line [Ep.44] [March 17]

A conversation with Rob Phillips from Seattle Academy

COVID-19 What We're Hearing [Ep.43] [March 13]

A joint conversation with EMA & NBOA.

Recruiting International Students: Trends, Opportunities & Pitfalls [Ep.42]

February 18, 2020

The Double Edged Sword of Diversity [Ep.41]

Dr. Derrick Gay is an internationally recognized consultant to businesses, educational, arts, and philanthropic organizations around the world regarding issues of diversity and inclusion.

February 10, 2020

Independent School Coronavirus Webinar [Ep.40] [Feb 10]

February 5, 2020

Let's start a satellite campus! A conversation with Sean Duncan [Ep.39]

January 22, 2020

Pathway to Leadership: A Conversation with Inez Odom [Ep.38]

January 13, 2020

Every school should be thinking about a merger [Ep.37]

Every school should be thinking about a merger, acquisition, or partnership. That’s the message Chad Tew, founder of LearnCollab.

December 16, 2019

Small Colleges are Under Threat, This School is Reinventing Itself [Ep.36]

A small school facing enrollment challenges and under threat from powerful external forces makes tough choices to reinvent itself. Sound familiar? Think we’re talking about an independent school?

December 4, 2019

Admission Scandal: Ethics, Consulting & Higher Ed [Ep.35]

When the college admission scandal broke, Mark Sklarow was inundated with calls.

November 18, 2019

Pathway to Leadership: A conversation with Reiva Kibbee [Ep.34]

What is your pathway to leadership? That's a question we dig into in detail with Reiva Kibbee, Director of Enrollment Management at the Oldfields School outside Baltimore, Maryland.

October 25, 2019

Creating a Culture of Retention at Lakefield College School [Podcast Ep.33]

A conversation with David Darby and Heather Avery

October 10, 2019

School Consolidation: A Roadmap for Successfully Assuming Another Institution [Podcast Ep.32]

Are you considering acquiring another school? Do you wonder if your school would be stronger if it became a part of another institution?

September 26, 2019

We Need a Theme Song [Podcast Ep.31]

Are you tired of the stock music that introduces every episode of the podcast? So are we - and we need your help!

September 26, 2019

Live at ACDC19: The Future of Boarding School Enrollment [Podcast Ep.30]

When we set out to record a live podcast at our annual conference we were pretty nervous. How would it work to have an unscripted conversation with two industry thought leaders in a live environment?

September 18, 2019

Is There an Independent School Tuition Bubble? [Podcast Ep.29]

How is tuition set each year at your school? Perhaps the board sets a 4% increase at budget season or maybe tuition is benchmarked in relation to local competition?

August 29, 2019

How to Create a Winning School Brand [Podcast Ep.28]

Whether you work at a small school or a larger institution you understand the value of your brand. But how can you leverage your brand to create superfans who internalize the values...

Meeting the Expectations of Today’s Independent School 'Buyers' [Podcast Ep.27]

Who owns the experience of parents while their child is enrolled at your school?

The Transformative Power of Enrollment Data [Podcast Ep.15]

In this episode we talk with Chris Baker of The Baker Group about the Chatham Experience, and the ways data can transform the admission practices of the past into the enrollment management strategies

Success in Numbers: Building the Boarding School Funnel [Podcast Ep.16]

Join Peter and Hans as they learn from Sheila Mitchell (formerly Miklos), VP of market growth & deputy managing director of TABS/NABI, how NABI has enabled boarding schools to work together towards ex

The Business of Enrollment: An Interview with Jeff Shields [Podcast Ep.4]

In this episode we talk with Jeff Shields, president and CEO of the National Business Officers Association (NBOA), about the business of enrollment management.

Demographics in Enrollment Management: An interview with Peace Bransberger [Podcast Ep.3]

In this episode we talk with Peace Bransberger, senior research analyst for the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), about WICHE’s “Knocking at the College Door” reports.

Where Advancement Meets Enrollment [Podcast Ep.10]

In this episode we talk with Kathy Hanson, senior consultant and principal at Marts and Lundy, about the challenges that advancement teams face.

GOAL! Enrollment Marketing that Works [Podcast Ep.18]

Peter and Hans find out how Scott Allenby, director of marketing and strategic initiatives for Proctor Academy, creates and refines the school’s enrollment marketing strategy to hit yearly enrollment

The Explosion of International Schools: An interview with Richard Gaskell [Podcast Ep.8]

In this episode we talk with Richard Gaskell, Schools Director, ISC Research, about the explosion of international schools.

Retention with Intention [Podcast Ep.21]

One of the first things Head of School Rik Dugan implemented when he arrived at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart was a comprehensive retention strategy.

A Novel Approach to Tuition Setting [Podcast Ep.22]

Sally Keidel, head of school at Montgomery School (PA) on the decreased tuition model that’s part of Montgomery’s A Bold Move Forward strategic plan, and how she accounted for lost revenue to meet bud

The Marketing and Enrollment Partnership: An interview with Stacy Jagodowski [Podcast Ep.6]

In this episode we talk with Stacy Jagodowski, independent school marketing veteran and a current strategic marketing consultant, about the marketing and enrollment partnership.

Making it Personal - National and Regional Enrollment Data and Your School [Podcast Ep.14]

In this episode we talk with NAIS' Myra McGovern, VP of media, and Joe Corbett, research analyst, about the latest issue and the national and regional data and trends that can make or break a school's

Getting a "Degree" in Enrollment Management: An interview with Jerry Lucido [Podcast Ep.5]

In this episode we talk with Jerry Lucido, USC Center for Enrollment Research Policy & Practice, about getting a "degree" in enrollment management.

Recapping Major Themes: Numbers, Aid, Career [Podcast Ep.20]

Twenty episodes in, Peter and Hans take a break to recap the season.

Schools on Social - What's Working? What's Not? [Podcast Ep. 12]

In this episode we talk with Brendan Schneider of SchneiderB Media about what's working in school social media marketing...and what's not.

When Schools Close Their Doors - Strategies for Moving Forward [Podcast Ep.19]

Peter and Hans talk with Amy Jolly, former head of school at Maine Girls’ Academy, about the process of closing the school and finding new homes for its students.

Implementing a Flexible Tuition Program [Podcast Ep.13]

In this episode we talk with Rick Branson, Head of School and Linda Dennison, Deputy Head of School and Chief Financial Officer from Indian Creek School, about why and how they developed, sold, and im

The Tools You Need to Become An Effective Head of School [Podcast Ep.11]

In this episode we talk with John Farber, managing director at RG175, about the tools enrollment managers should learn about and consider implementing in order to make the climb to headship.

Meet Peter and Hans [Podcast Ep.1]

We’re so pleased to announce our brand new podcast series, focusing on interviews with industry leaders to explore the central tenets of SEM.

The Journey to Headship: An interview with Jim Hamilton [Podcast Ep.2 ]

Peter and Hans chat with Jim Hamilton, associate head for external affairs at Brooks School in Massachusetts, about the transition from enrollment to headship.

Reinventing Your Tuition Model [Podcast Ep.17]

Peter and Hans talk with Head of School Noni Thomas Lopez and CFO Tom Cicatiello about their new Family Individualized Tuition (FIT) program, including its genesis and structure, working with their bo

The College Admissions Scandal and More: Critical Legal Admission Issues in 2019 for School Leaders [Podcast Ep.23]

Debra Wilson, general counsel at NAIS and the SAIS president-elect, on the current issues and some lessons for independent schools.

Pricing, Mergers, and More - An interview with Chad Tew [Podcast Ep.9]

In this episode we talk with independent school consultant Chad Tew of Tew and Associates, about the tough questions keeping so many heads, boards, enrollment leaders, and school administrators up at

Changing a School's Operating System: An interview with Liz Schmitt and Tim Quinn [Podcast Ep.7]

In this episode we talk with Liz Schmitt, Chief Enrollment & Student Affairs Officer, and Tim Quinn, Chief Academic Officer, Miss Porter's School, changing a school's operating system.

From Onboarding to Retention with Avery Coonley School [Podcast Ep.26]

Rebecca Malotke-Meslin, Director of Enrollment and Financial Aid at the Avery Coonley School shares details of her exceptional retention program which begins right as families join the school communit

Reducing Bias in the Admission Process [Podcast Ep.25]

Best Practices in Student Evaluation, Interviewing, and File Reading

The Evolving Landscape of International School Admission [Podcast Ep.24]

Deb Welch, Executive Director, the Academy for Internation School Heads, helps to flip challenges with enrollment concerns and intense competition.

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