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Kristy Sturgill
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Product Chats Podcast
Strategies 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...
2022-06-17
40 min
Social Media Management Class
Lecture 9: Social Media in the Workplace
There 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.
2021-03-26
18 min
Social Media Management Class
Lecture 8: Influencer Marketing on Social Media
So, 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...
2021-02-28
49 min
Social Media Management Class
Lecture 7: Social Media Ad Format
We'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.
2021-02-21
12 min
Social Media Management Class
Facebook Advertising Levels | Campaigns, Ad Sets, Ads
There 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...
2021-02-12
15 min
Social Media Management Class
Facebook Free Tools Explained: Business Suite, Business Manager, Ads Manger, Creator Studio
This 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 Studio
2021-02-12
26 min
Social Media Management Class
Lecture 5: Follower Personas
One 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.
2021-02-05
19 min
Social Media Management Class
Lecture 4: Introduction to Social Media Analytics
In 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.
2021-01-29
26 min
Social Media Management Class
Lecture 3: SMART Goals, Social Media Objectives & SWOT analysis
In this lecture, we cover the basics of setting goals for our social media clients and how to conduct a SWOT analysis.
2021-01-22
19 min
Social Media Management Class
Lecture 2: Social Media Management Jobs
This 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.
2021-01-22
13 min
Mental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration
Terri White & Kristy Sturgill Reflect on 2020
People 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...
2020-12-30
24 min
Mental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration
2019 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...
2020-08-17
16 min
Mental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration
COVID-19: Be Apart & Still Be A Part of Good Things
Mike 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/beapart
2020-05-01
30 min
Mental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration
COVID-19 Series: Association Relief Fund
DONATE & 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...
2020-03-31
21 min
Mental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration
Covid-19 Series: Tips for Dealing with Social Isolation
We'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-resources
2020-03-23
22 min
Mental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration
#SeeMe as a Suicide Prevention Advocate
On 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...
2019-12-09
26 min
Social Media Management Class
Thoughts About Handling a Social Media Crisis
Matt Gleason and Kristy Sturgill share ideas on what to do during a social media crisis.
2019-11-12
36 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 54: American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship, an interview with Nicole Duvall
In 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.
2017-04-05
16 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 53: Batch Processing Scholarships
Tackling 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.
2017-03-10
15 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Calling all students, to DoSomething.org: Scholarship opportunities, supplies and motivation
DoSomething.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...
2017-03-03
27 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 51: Common grammatical errors in a scholarship essay
This 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.
2017-02-17
20 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 50: D.J. Nunez - IWSH Scholarship Strategies
D.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.
2017-02-10
24 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Cappex VP and Publisher discusses financial aid, student debt and scholarship strategy
Mark 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...
2017-02-03
31 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 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.
2017-01-20
31 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 47: FASFA requires new tax information
The 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.
2017-01-14
14 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 46: United States Institute of Peace Scholarship and following directions
One 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.
2017-01-06
18 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 45: Frame your future and 6 brainstorming strategies
Brainstorming 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.
2016-12-29
26 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 44: How to edit essays effeciently and effectively
This 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.
2016-12-22
19 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 43: Defining goals for a $10,000 scholarship
Ronald 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.
2016-12-15
17 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 42: Scholarship opportunity featuring college retention rates
Retention 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. ...
2016-12-09
21 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 41: How to apply for scholarships when life gets busy
Every 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.
2016-12-01
10 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 40: Unique Scholarships and how to find your niche
There 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.
2016-11-17
24 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 39: Volunteering Part 2 - writing a persuasive essay
This 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.
2016-11-10
23 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 37: GIVA scholarship, journaling and how to start your story
GIVA 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.
2016-10-27
23 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 36: Fall Scholarship Marathon - Experienced-Focused Scholarships
Experience-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.
2016-10-20
25 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 35: Fall scholarship marathon - Topic scholarships
This 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.
2016-10-13
23 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 34: Scholarship Marathon Creative Content
Creative 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.
2016-10-06
21 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 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.
2016-09-29
18 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 32: Purdue University introduces incoming-sharing agreements, interview with Ted Malone
Ted 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.
2016-09-22
34 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 31: Seven things I wish I knew as a senior
This 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.
2016-09-15
19 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 30: Big projects are key to more opportunities
This 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.
2016-09-08
30 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 29: Handling rejections and being positively persistant
Handling 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.'
2016-09-01
26 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 28: Brainstorming and researching topic scholarships
This 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.
2016-08-25
21 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 27: Pros and Cons of AP Courses or Concurrent Enrollment
Strategies 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.
2016-08-18
24 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 26: How to be a competitive scholarship applicant while in college
Continuing 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.
2016-08-11
23 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 25: Kierstin Stapleton: College admissions and being aggressive
Kierstin 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.
2016-08-04
49 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 24: Adam Carroll author of Broke, Busted and Disgusted
This 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.
2016-07-28
43 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 23: Seven questions to ask before starting application content
We 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.
2016-07-21
23 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 22: Strategies for transcripts and recommendation letters
Transcripts 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.
2016-07-14
20 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 21: How to discover scholarship scams and protect personal information
One 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.
2016-07-07
19 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 20: Three strategies for "middle-of-the-road" students
On 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.
2016-06-30
18 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 19: Five rules for experience-focused scholarship applications
Outside 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.
2016-06-23
19 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 18: Finding time for scholarship applications
Full 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.
2016-06-16
26 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 17: #CollegeCash with Jodi Okun
Jodi 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.
2016-06-09
37 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 16: Scholarship marathon, never undervalue a $500 scholarship
Many 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.
2016-06-02
14 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 15: Scholarship Marathon, dealing with perspecitve differences and choosing the right format
This 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.
2016-05-26
18 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 14: Scholarship Marathon, the power of past winners and annual scholarships
A 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.
2016-05-19
32 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 13: Recent graduate Jenica Hallman discusses her loan repayment journey
For 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.
2016-05-12
34 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 12: Randy Levin: Tips for writing a better scholarship essay
Randy 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.com
2016-05-05
35 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 11: Defining Financial Aid
It 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.
2016-04-28
23 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 10: Lauren Gaggioli and ACT/SAT testing strategies
Lauren provides some incredible insight on standardized testing, which is a great way to earn merit aid to public and private universities.
2016-04-21
43 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 9: Teaching abroad to reduce debt or increase savings
Alyssa 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.
2016-04-14
45 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 8: Is College Worth It
A 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.
2016-04-07
19 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 7: Scholarship Misconceptions
Scholarship 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.
2016-04-06
16 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 6: Six strategies to avoid becoming a student debt statistic
Avoiding student requires a two-fold approach: reducing costs and finding additional funding. Here are some tips to avoid becoming another student with crippling debt.
2016-04-05
18 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 5: The scholarship process from start to finish in 15 minutes
The 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.
2016-04-04
14 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 4: How to tell a story
Like 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.
2016-04-02
27 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode Three: Prioritize the four types of scholarships
The 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.
2016-04-01
18 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode Two: How to find scholarships
This 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.
2016-03-31
24 min
Strategic Scholar Podcast
Episode 1: Introduction to Strategic Scholar
The 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.
2016-03-31
08 min