Better Careers, Better Lives

By: Doug Donovan
  • Summary

  • If you want to know what it takes to create better careers, and better lives - well then grab your popcorn... or your steering wheel...and sit down with us every three weeks for a chance to listen as Interplay Learning's CEO & Founder, Doug Donovan, sits down with some of the leaders in the higher education, workforce development, and overall career readiness & betterment spaces to shed light on critical topics affecting the paths for better careers in America. Joined each week by a guest with a new perspective, you'll hear a new take on everything from trade jobs exposure in classrooms as early as Sixth grade, to fixing the skills gap and why there is a major accessibility crisis in higher education and employment opportunities. Subscribe to be notified with every new episode. Watch the video recordings on Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/c/InterplayLearning. And don't forget to check out interplaylearning.com for more information on our revolutionary online, on-demand training.
    2022 Better Careers, Better Lives
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Episodes
  • How EdTech is Revolutionizing Education with Ash Kaluarachchi
    26 mins
  • Breaking the Stigma of Trade School with Melaina Wilkin
    Aug 23 2022
    The sixth episode release of "Better Careers, Better Lives" is now available for streaming! Our host, Doug Donovan, CEO, and founder of Interplay Learning, welcomes guest Melaina Wilkin, Marketing professional at Austin Community College (ACC). Listen to learn how ACC aids in closing the skilled labor shortage by attracting students and adult learners to their industry-recognized skilled trades certification programs. From HVAC to welding, ACC’s certification programs provide learners with a new pathway to a better career in as little as five weeks, with some lasting up to 4 months. By providing a tailored education for all, Wilkin and ACC provide a path for all students in pursuit of Better Careers and Better Lives.
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    18 mins
  • Investing in Innovation with Laura McCoolidge
    Aug 2 2022
    Tune into the fifth episode of Better Careers, Better Lives with Doug Donovan as he sits down with Laura McCoolidge, VP of Strategic Investments at the Strada Education Network. Laura explains what she looks for when researching new founders or organizations to invest in, why change agents are making big waves in the education space, and why the alternative routes to a formal education should become the path more followed.
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    20 mins

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