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Product Chats PodcastProduct Chats PodcastStrategies for Planning Content and Measuring Success “We look at what conversations have happened, what conversations are happening and then, we validate the article with keyword research and join the conversation with new ideas versus finding keywords and then trying to push a conversation no one is interested in having.”   Content planning is just as much about listening as it is about producing. It’s about joining existing conversations with new ideas, not just publishing interesting thoughts. So, in this episode of Pragmatic Live, Rebecca Kalogeris, VP of marketing for Pragmatic Institute, interviews Pragmatic content marketer Kristy Sturgill about Pragmatic’s system for content planning.   They discuss: How to fin...2022-06-1740 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassLecture 9: Social Media in the WorkplaceThere are a few things I hope to achieve with this lecture. First, I want you to learn how to approach social media in the workplace in a way that you won't get fired for something you've posted. Then, I will introduce you to the power of employee advocacy, so if you are in a social media management position, you might be able to rally the people who work for the organization to help spread the word.2021-03-2618 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassLecture 8: Influencer Marketing on Social MediaSo, that brings us to the influencer's main value they offer and that is the engagement rate. They may have 10,000 or 20,000 followers, and maybe their average engagement rate is 15 percent, which is more than double the average you could expect for some platforms. So, if they have 20,000 followers, and their engagement rate is 15%, then you can expect nearly 3,000 unique accounts to like, comment, or share a post that is about your brand, product, service, or organization. It's clear that influencers certainly have a place in social media strategies, now all you have to do is the work...2021-02-2849 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassLecture 7: Social Media Ad FormatWe've looked at social media advertising with a deep dive into the Facebook Ads Manager, but we can't finish this section of the semester without talking about the creative side of social media advertising. There are some standard components of an ad you'll need to be familiar with when you start making advertising campaigns. Each platform will have nuances that a somewhat different but in general you will have a caption, headline, description, media and call to action and we'll cover each of those.2021-02-2112 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassFacebook Advertising Levels | Campaigns, Ad Sets, AdsThere are three levels to a Facebook ad.    1. Ad Campaign Level  2. Ad Set Level  3. Ad level   At the ad campaign level, you'll choose the buying type, the advertising objective. The next level is ad sets. This level is where you can start testing your audiences. You can build lookalike ad sets, retargeting ad sets, email list ad sets. Each campaign can have several ad sets. Finally, the last level is the ad level. This is where you import the actual creative for ads. You can use...2021-02-1215 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassFacebook Free Tools Explained: Business Suite, Business Manager, Ads Manger, Creator StudioThis week we are doing a deep dive into Facebook advertising simply because it is one of the most robust platforms. Facebook also owns Instagram, so it's no surprise the Facebook Business manager is also where you'll create and manage your Instagram ads. To start, we're going to examine how to access the ads manager where we will be building ads.    Terms you should know  1. Business Manager  2. Business Suite   3. Ads Manager  4. Facebook Creator Studio2021-02-1226 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassLecture 5: Follower PersonasOne of the key assets we're giving our clients this semester is a follower persona. A persona is a fictional representation of the real people who engage with your client's social media platform. This is more commonly referred to as a buyer persona in marketing circles, I've just adjusted the title to clarify these are personas specifically for social media platforms.2021-02-0519 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassLecture 4: Introduction to Social Media AnalyticsIn this lecture, we cover a variety of topics related to social media analytics. It serves as a primer for in-class discussions/workshops as we prepare to conduct an audit and research for our clients. 2021-01-2926 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassLecture 3: SMART Goals, Social Media Objectives & SWOT analysisIn this lecture, we cover the basics of setting goals for our social media clients and how to conduct a SWOT analysis. 2021-01-2219 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassLecture 2: Social Media Management JobsThis lecture covers the basics of social media jobs from the standard salary positions to contract opportunities. It also explores potential salaries and contract rates as well as common tasks and deliverables. 2021-01-2213 minMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationTerri White & Kristy Sturgill Reflect on 2020People can move from homelessness to housing and self-sufficiency and employment, to all kinds of possibilities in the future. We can't do any of this without our unique donors now or in 2021. I'm so proud and grateful to let them know how valuable they are to us and the impact that they're having on their community. -- Terri White We’re celebrating the end of 2020 by reflecting on the bright side of an unprecedented year we are so glad is almost over. To celebrate, Kristy  Sturgill, the Association’s director of Marketing, talks with the  Association's CEO, Terri...2020-12-3024 minMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration2019 Annual Report -- You Made a Difference"Now he's housed. He has support and he doesn't have to worry about surviving day-to-day now." -- Shelah Farley, program coordinator, Street Outreach and Rapid Response On today’s episode we’re going to feature two stories from our brand new 2019 Annual Report -- one about our housing and recovery services, and the other about our QPR suicide prevention training. Also, we invited the ever-brilliant Kristy Sturgill, who serves as the Association’s director of marketing, to talk about some of the highlights of the 2019 Annual Report that, by the way, should be in mailboxes as we...2020-08-1716 minMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationCOVID-19: Be Apart & Still Be A Part of Good ThingsMike Brose, CEO of Mental Health Association Oklahoma, and Kristy Sturgill, director of Marketing for the Association, join us to talk about the new campaign, Be Apart, and what life will be like as society begins to slowly emerge from quarantine.  Stay informed about the Be Apart campaign at https://mhaok.org/beapart2020-05-0130 minMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationCOVID-19 Series: Association Relief FundDONATE & READ FULL TRANSCRIPT AT MHAOK.ORG/PODCAST You're listening to the Mental Health Download from the nonprofit Mental Health Association Oklahoma. I'm Kristy Sturgill, the director of marketing for the Association. On today's episode, my co-host is Wendi Fralick, the Association's chief administrative officer. [00:00:24] Wendi, thank you so much for being here, and I just want to start this conversation by talking about the Association's COVID-19 Relief Fund. It's going on right now on the Mental Health Association Oklahoma Facebook page. The fundraiser is critical to support the Association's programs and services during this...2020-03-3121 minMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationCovid-19 Series: Tips for Dealing with Social IsolationWe're having conversations that I feel we've never had before. And I think that's really positive. We're talking about reading, and thinking and all of these things will hopefully make us better once this experience passes -- Kristy Sturgill Our CEO, Mike Brose, and Kristy Sturgill, our director of marketing, discuss their tips for dealing with social isolation during a time of Covid-19. Listen to all of our Covid-19 podcasts at https://mhaok.org/covid19-resources2020-03-2322 minMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and IncarcerationMental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration#SeeMe as a Suicide Prevention AdvocateOn this week's episode, co-hosts Matt Gleason and Kristy Sturgill talk with Stephanie Cherry and Angie Almond. Stephanie and Angie are two of the most dedicated suicide prevention advocates in Oklahoma. They both live in Piedmont, Oklahoma, which has had an average of five suicide incidents, attempts and deaths by suicide per year for the past four years. One suicide is too many. Together they talk about why they asked Mental Health Association Oklahoma to host two QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) trainings this year in Piedmont. QPR is appropriate for anyone 18 or older who would...2019-12-0926 minSocial Media Management ClassSocial Media Management ClassThoughts About Handling a Social Media CrisisMatt Gleason and Kristy Sturgill share ideas on what to do during a social media crisis. 2019-11-1236 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 54: American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship, an interview with Nicole DuvallIn this episode, Nicole Duvall communications director at the American Fire Sprinker Association discusses their annual quiz scholarships. The application should take less than 20 minutes and winners are chosen randomly. The high school scholarship has about 50,000 competitors and the college scholarship has about 25,000. High School seniors that graduate can apply to both.2017-04-0516 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 53: Batch Processing ScholarshipsTackling a lot of scholarships can be very difficult, especially if you have classes and a job. However, I found that batch processing scholarships helps complete the process faster. This means completing several scholarships around a particular theme in an effort to reuse sources. This episode discusses two very similar scholarships and how batch processing can help complete them or scholarships like them.2017-03-1015 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastCalling all students, to DoSomething.org: Scholarship opportunities, supplies and motivationDoSomething.org is on a mission to inspire young people to participate in their communities, give back and ultimately make a difference. In addition to helping students, the organization hosts about 25 scholarships a year. Marissa, who does marketing for the organization offers advice to students working to be great applicants. “It really comes down to the right intentions,” she said. “We want … to get young people excited to be agents of change. I would say that … the best way to not just win the scholarship but to be a leader in your community and a great volu...2017-03-0327 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 51: Common grammatical errors in a scholarship essayThis episode explores four common grammatical errors. 1. Passive Voice 2. Split Infinitive 3. Comma after an introductory phrase 4. Avoid prepositions at the end of a sentence. Regardless of rules, clarity is the overall goal.2017-02-1720 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 50: D.J. Nunez - IWSH Scholarship StrategiesD.J. Nunez, president of IAPMO, discusses strategies for the IWISH scholarship, which is hosted annually. He said he hopes to see quality research and creativity in this year's applicants.2017-02-1024 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastCappex VP and Publisher discusses financial aid, student debt and scholarship strategyMark Kantrowitz, Vice President of Strategy and Publisher at Cappex, discusses student debt, and provides practical tips for students looking to apply to more scholarship opportunities. “Financial aid is like speaking another language,” he said. “We boil it down to what you really need to know.” He recommends students to understand the different between the sticker price, net cost and net price. The sticker price is the total cost of attendance including room and board, textbooks and transportation. This number can be intimidating especially when some universities charge in excess of $60,000 annually in tuition...2017-02-0331 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 48: The difference between the two education tax credits AOTC and LLC. January 23 marks the first day of individual tax filing season. This is a great time to talk about the two educational tax credits; The American Opportunity Tax Credit (previously known as the HOPE tax credit) and the Lifetime Learning Credit. These two have very different eligibility requirements, and familiarizing yourself with the credits will be beneficial during tax season.2017-01-2031 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 47: FASFA requires new tax informationThe new FASFA requires prior-prior year in 2017. This episode we talk about the benefits and disadvantages of the new system. We also discuss tools that make the form much faster.2017-01-1414 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 46: United States Institute of Peace Scholarship and following directionsOne fast route to disqualification is failing to follow the directions meticulously, especially when a scholarship has as many directions as this week's feature scholarship. There are a few things to note as you read the directions such as deadline, demographic, and submission specifications. This episode we discuss strategies related to directions and how to tackle this great scholarship opportunity.  2017-01-0618 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 45: Frame your future and 6 brainstorming strategiesBrainstorming is an important, and often overlooked, part of the writing or creating process. It is easy to just run with the first idea rather than explore a variety of options. This episode outlines six brainstorming strategies, and highlights the Frame Your Future scholarship competition.2016-12-2926 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 44: How to edit essays effeciently and effectivelyThis episode discusses five steps to editing essays: reading the content aloud, cutting irrelevant information, analyzing words, evaluating research, and keenly reviewing the introduction and conclusion. This week's feature scholarship is a topic scholarship and it is hosted by expert exchange.2016-12-2219 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 43: Defining goals for a $10,000 scholarshipRonald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institution and GE host an annual $10,000 scholarship for high school seniors. One component requires applicants to succinctly express career and educational goals. This episode we discuss four steps to conduct in the goal-making process.2016-12-1517 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 42: Scholarship opportunity featuring college retention ratesRetention rate is an important number for colleges, and applicants for the scholarship hosted by Transtutors must write an 800-word essay on their perspective on why students drop out, and what can be done to prevent it. Retention rates are based on the number of students who return the the university after the first year or first semester. This scholarship can be tackled using a variety of strategies including highlighting several different reasons students drop out, conducting an in-depth analysis on one reason or looking at common universities or school-types that have lower retention rates. ...2016-12-0921 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 41: How to apply for scholarships when life gets busyEvery one has busy seasons, but it is important to keep scholarships a priority. Otherwise, it is easy for one week of not applying to a scholarship to turn into two weeks. The goal of this episode is to encourage you to consistently work toward your scholarship goals even while finals are looming ahead.2016-12-0110 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 40: Unique Scholarships and how to find your nicheThere are some fun scholarships out there, and you may be qualified to compete for some pretty interesting ones such as duck calling competitions, dorm waivers for twins, or just writing about how the world would be different without the internet.2016-11-1724 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 39: Volunteering Part 2 - writing a persuasive essayThis scholarship is hosted by papercheck.com and is a $1,000 award. The scholarship requires a 1,000 word minimum essay convincing others to volunteer in their communities. This episode discusses strategies on how to write a persuasive essay that will keep the judges engaged and that will flow logically. Again, this episode also continues to emphasize the importance of volunteering for scholarship opportunities.2016-11-1023 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 37: GIVA scholarship, journaling and how to start your storyGIVA Scholarship is an experience-focused scholarship due Dec. 1. It requires applicants to discuss their dreams, career goals, personal ambitions and how they plan to change the world. This episode discusses how to tackle this scholarship strategically.2016-10-2723 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 36: Fall Scholarship Marathon - Experienced-Focused ScholarshipsExperience-focused scholarships are all about telling a good story. It is your story that wins scholarships. It doesn't require extensive research like topic scholarships, but it does require reflections and deep thought. This episode features three different experience-focused scholarships all linked with a common theme.2016-10-2025 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 35: Fall scholarship marathon - Topic scholarshipsThis episode explores three different topic scholarships opportunities to tackle before the end of the Fall semester. Topic scholarships require research, writing, and editing. The purpose of the scholarship marathon is to encourage students to get out there and start applying.2016-10-1323 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 34: Scholarship Marathon Creative ContentCreative content scholarships include graphic design projects, poetry, photography and video. These scholarships can take many hours to complete, and applicants should pursue creative content scholarships that complete strengths.2016-10-0621 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 33: Is the Ultimate Scholarship Book worth it?The Ultimate Scholarship Book is an annual publication with hundreds of scholarships, but it is worth the time and effort necessary to find scholarships that matter? This episode explores the pros and cons on searching for scholarships in a book format.2016-09-2918 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 32: Purdue University introduces incoming-sharing agreements, interview with Ted MaloneTed Malone, Financial Aid Director at Purdue University, discusses how income-sharing agreements work, and how students can benefit from the opportunity. Income-sharing agreement is an arrangement to dedicate a specific percentage of a student's income to pay for college rather than to take out a traditional loan.2016-09-2234 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 31: Seven things I wish I knew as a seniorThis episode explores some common knowledge students learn while at college that they may not understand or know while in high school. It is always better to learn sooner rather than later.2016-09-1519 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 30: Big projects are key to more opportunitiesThis episode features Wyatt Hancock who is hosting a cancer care packaging event at his high school. These large events and projects help build resumes and open up new opportunities for high school students and college student. The work also gives young adults experience and stories to share for their scholarship applications and job interviews.2016-09-0830 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 29: Handling rejections and being positively persistantHandling rejection is an important part of the scholarship process. This episodes features some tools and strategies to keep going even when you keep hearing 'no.'2016-09-0126 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 28: Brainstorming and researching topic scholarshipsThis episode discusses strategies on how to brainstorm and do research quickly and effectively for topic scholarships. Topic scholarship are common, and quality essays are more competitive.2016-08-2521 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 27: Pros and Cons of AP Courses or Concurrent EnrollmentStrategies to reduce college debt can begin in high school by taking college courses or AP courses instead of simply high requirements. Here are the pros and cons of each option.2016-08-1824 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 26: How to be a competitive scholarship applicant while in collegeContinuing to search for scholarships after starting college is important, and there are ways to be more competitive. This episode presents six strategies to increase your scholarship opportunities.2016-08-1123 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 25: Kierstin Stapleton: College admissions and being aggressiveKierstin and I graduated from the same high school, and she and I both have decided to pursue helping students through higher education decisions. She focuses a lot of college admission. She is a current student at Tulsa University, and she regularly helps students have a competitive college admissions application. She also teaches students how to decide which college is best. College choice has a big impact on student debt, so this episode is full of strategies to further reduce overall student debt.2016-08-0449 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 24: Adam Carroll author of Broke, Busted and DisgustedThis episode features Adam Carroll the author of Broke, Busted and Disgusted - a pro-education film that discusses the costs of college. For more than ten years, Adam has encouraged families, students and academic institutions to teach the importance of financial literacy. He hosts a podcast called “Build a Bigger Life”  he has presented Ted Talks and conducted programs related to financial literacy. Adam is the the vision driver for Broke, Busted and Disgusted.  2016-07-2843 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 23: Seven questions to ask before starting application contentWe have discussed personal information with focus on avoiding scams and knowing how to test whether or not a scholarship is legitimate. We have also discussed recommendation letters and transcripts, and how to not let those items make you miss a deadline, and finally we are going to talk about the main content, which could be an essay, video, photography, or maybe even poem. 2016-07-2123 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 22: Strategies for transcripts and recommendation lettersTranscripts and recommendation letters are an important part of an application. In many cases, recommendation letters can be a major deciding factor for a scholarship applicant. This episode covers a variety of strategies related to completing the recommendation letters and transcript portion of the application process.2016-07-1420 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 21: How to discover scholarship scams and protect personal informationOne of the very first questions I encountered when I began my scholarship journey, was is this scholarship legitimate. I didn't want to waste my time or my put my information at risk. This episode covers some good strategies to avoid the scams, and how to report a scam if you come across one.2016-07-0719 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 20: Three strategies for "middle-of-the-road" studentsOn request, this episode is a conversation on how to manage feeling average, and winning scholarships even when you think you won't qualify for any. Specifically, students should search for one or two exceptional qualities or skills, focus on topic scholarships if experience-focused scholarships are a weakness and explore possible niche scholarship opportunities.2016-06-3018 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 19: Five rules for experience-focused scholarship applicationsOutside of the specific rules outlined for each scholarship, there are several other rules to keep in mind. This episode we discuss some great strategies to implement on experienced-focused scholarships including using SMART goals and storytelling.2016-06-2319 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 18: Finding time for scholarship applicationsFull time college students must manage their time well to be able to apply for scholarships while also finishing homework and sometimes managing a full or part-time job. Working in an entire list of activities into one day is difficult but possibly if you employ time management strategies. In this episode, we discuss some strategies that helped me maintain motivation during exhausting seasons.2016-06-1626 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 17: #CollegeCash with Jodi OkunJodi Okun is a financial aid expert who regularly helps families and students navigate the college funding process. She is an author and she host #CollegeCash every Thursday on Twitter. In this episode, she discusses some important strategies she has learned through her years as an advisor, and other important topics related to financial aid.2016-06-0937 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 16: Scholarship marathon, never undervalue a $500 scholarshipMany students get discourage when applying for a scholarship that is only a few hundred dollars and a lot of work, but strategic scholars never undervalue any scholarship. Every dollar in scholarship is one less dollar in debt, which is why we work hard and apply for every opportunity. This episode features two $500 scholarships, if you win them both that is probably at least a credit hour covered at most universities. Most of the work in this episode's feature scholarships will take less than ten hours to complete. 2016-06-0214 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 15: Scholarship Marathon, dealing with perspecitve differences and choosing the right formatThis is the second week of the three-week scholarship marathon. The purpose of the marathon is to apply for many scholarships in three weeks. The two strategies discussed in this episode with the two featured scholarships are how to handle scholarships when your prospective differs from the scholarship committee, and how to choose an essay format or video format if there is a choice on the scholarship application.2016-05-2618 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 14: Scholarship Marathon, the power of past winners and annual scholarshipsA big part of winning scholarships is completing scholarship application. Now that the Spring semester has ended, it is time to really get to work on scholarships. This is the first episode of three featuring various scholarships most students are eligible for, and great strategies to utilize. This episodes main strategies are the power of past winners and making the most of annual scholarships.2016-05-1932 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 13: Recent graduate Jenica Hallman discusses her loan repayment journeyFor about five years, Jenica has been paying back her loans, one small payment at a time. After graduating, loan repayment can seem daunting, but Jenica discusses how she handles the payments by making them a priority.2016-05-1234 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 12: Randy Levin: Tips for writing a better scholarship essayRandy Levin is a college admission essay coach and he serves up some great tips on writing better scholarship essays such as staying positive and avoiding cliches. He also encourages students to be authentic in their writing endeavors. Find more information about Randy at www.writeforcollege.com2016-05-0535 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 11: Defining Financial AidIt is not uncommon for students to struggle with knowing the different types of financial aid, and how the aid will impact personal finance. This episode defines various types of financial aid to help students be more prepared to make important decisions. 2016-04-2823 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 10: Lauren Gaggioli and ACT/SAT testing strategiesLauren provides some incredible insight on standardized testing, which is a great way to earn merit aid to public and private universities.2016-04-2143 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 9: Teaching abroad to reduce debt or increase savingsAlyssa Bailey discusses her experience teaching abroad in South Korea. Some students use teaching aboard opportunities to help reduce their student loan debt or increase their savings. International teaching programs often come with housing and meals provided, which helps students reduce living expenses and increase earning power.2016-04-1445 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 8: Is College Worth ItA lot of students wonder if all the work is worth it, and especially if the debt is worth it. Here is the basic answer to that question.2016-04-0719 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 7: Scholarship MisconceptionsScholarship misconceptions are often the cause of students avoiding the pursuit of scholarships or grants. The one misconception I hate the most is scholarships are free money. Actually, scholarship awards require a lot of hard work.2016-04-0616 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 6: Six strategies to avoid becoming a student debt statisticAvoiding student requires a two-fold approach: reducing costs and finding additional funding. Here are some tips to avoid becoming another student with crippling debt.2016-04-0518 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 5: The scholarship process from start to finish in 15 minutesThe scholarship process includes many steps and this episodes defines each part. The feature scholarship requires a statement about e-waste in 140 characters or less, and we discuss a law student who bankrupted out of a student loan.2016-04-0414 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 4: How to tell a storyLike it or not, a lot of scholarships require story telling. This episode discusses some story telling basics, features a $10,000 scholarships and briefly explores how to avoid debt repayment scams.2016-04-0227 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode Three: Prioritize the four types of scholarshipsThe four types of scholarships include Lottery Scholarships, Experience-focused Scholarships, Topic Scholarships and creative content. Organizing scholarships based on time commitment will allow you to strategically apply for more opportunities. However, once you know the rules, it is okay to occasionally break them.2016-04-0118 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode Two: How to find scholarshipsThis content is foundational. Some students may be very familiar with finding scholarships and others my find the task to be overwhelming. This episodes lists some very specific locations to look for scholarships and potential action items. If you think you know where all the great scholarships are at, great! Take a listen anyways, I have a unique strategy for finding business sponsored scholarships.2016-03-3124 minStrategic Scholar PodcastStrategic Scholar PodcastEpisode 1: Introduction to Strategic ScholarThe purpose of the strategic scholar is to connect students to financial aid strategies to help them navigate the college process and avoid unnecessary student loan debt.2016-03-3108 min