On today’s episode, we chat with Service to School co-founder, Gus Giacoman. Gus is a graduate of West Point, earned his MBA from NYU Stern, currently works as a business management consultant, and the current chairman of Service to School’s Board of Directors. Gus shares about how friendships built at West Point and mutual passions to continue serving after the military led to the foundation of Service to School and the work we do today, supporting veterans and service members with college admissions.
Main Topics
- Gus’s introduction & background (0:26)
- Origins of Service to School, establishing camaraderie at West Point (1:25)
- Service together beyond the military, value of education among co-founders (7:12)
- Making the connection to college admissions & higher ed, importance of matching peer backgrounds for support (10:11)
- Biggest evolutions & growth of Service to School (14:35)
- Translating service experience for college admissions officers & the VetLink addendum(18:02)
- Biggest hurdles veterans face in college admissions (20:50)
- Vision of the future of S2S, working to solve under-matching among veterans applying to college (27:54)
- Gus’s advice for veterans and service members considering higher education (33:00)
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