Changing the Education Paradigm /// Brandon Stover /// EP144:Part1

 

Time continually evolves our needs and how we access those needs.  We have a thirst for knowledge and education, yet, it is increasingly less accessible to us. 

Especially education that captures what we want out of life.  Giving us the practical experience to pursue what we know we are good at, but it falls outside the parameters of traditional education.

We now can re-envision what education looks like for people and how it can be accessible and practical. 

Brandon is thinking differently about giving access to continued education in a way that challenges the status quo. 

 

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Brandon Stover believes that the evolution of the world requires the development of the individual. His work strives to evolve the individual by liberating and educating others to have the belief, willpower, & skills to change their lives and discover a fulfilling purpose to change the lives of others.

 

As a founder, Brandon is launching a personalized, online university that combines a student's passions with skill building to solve the world's most significant challenges. Constantly evolving himself through learning, he is obsessed with delivering this power to others and scaling its impact.

 

As a podcaster, Brandon is also the host and producer of the Evolve Podcast, a show about how social innovators and founders can change the world. From climate change to education to mental health, he mines the wisdom of visionaries and experts for the tools and tactics to solve these global issues. He also created the Power To Podcast 90 day audio course, which teaches podcasting in just 10 minutes a day and has over 75K downloads to date.

 

Before these ventures, Brandon has half a decade of experience as a designer, marketer, and educator. His portfolio and body of work can be found at brandonstover.com.

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Topics we discuss:

 

- Listening to Understand

                ○ Seek clarity

                ○ Validate another's emotions

                ○ Impact of Podcasting

- Higher Education

                ○ Evolution of value

                ○ Is it the golden ticket?

- Growing up

                ○ How it led to his awareness

• The challenges he faced

References:

 

• Brandon - LinkedIn
• Brandonstover.com
• Benjamin Mathes - Website
  • Episode with MIC
• Impact theory - Tom Billieu
• Evolvethe.world
• Power To Podcast
• Victor Frankel's - a man's search for meaning
• Our conversation on his podcast
• Conversation with Pete Mulroy
• Conversation with Jamil Smith

 

Credits:

 

Music:

Main Theme: "Eaze Does It" by Shye Eaze and DJ Rufbeats, a More In Common Podcast Exclusive.

All music created by DJ Rufbeats