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Welcome to the FerskenED
Specifically designed by education entrepreneurs for you!
Most of our edupreneur masterminders are former teachers or administrators who had the thought, "There has to be a better way to do this!" After some time and consideration, they figured out how to build a better education mousetrap. Eventually, they decided to leave their school and launch an education business.
What to Expect in a Mastermind
Ready to take your education business to the next level? Look no further than the FerskenED Mastermind! Our sessions are packed with valuable business wisdom and education experience that will leave you inspired and ready to conquer the world of edupreneurship.
But wait, there's more! As a bonus, we sprinkle in some humor to keep things light and entertaining. Because let's face it, learning about business doesn't have to be boring!
Check out our promo video to the left.
Why join a Mastermind?
DO MORE FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND SCHOOLS
Are you tired of the status quo in your education company? Ready to level up, go further, and achieve more than you ever thought possible? Then it's time to join the FerskenED Mastermind!
We know the struggles of running a business in the education space. Who knew QuickBooks could have so many buttons, right? We've had those moments of laughter and commiseration with other education nerds, realizing we all need a support system to navigate the challenges and celebrate the victories. That's why FerskenED Mastermind was born in January of 2021!
Our mission is simple: student success, parent satisfaction, and business acceleration. As a community of education nerds, academic wonks, and small business owners, we come together to support each other, share opportunities, and build each other up. Plus, we promise to sprinkle in some humor and dad jokes to keep things fun!
Interested? Register here: https://ferskened.joticlehubs.com/Identity/Account/Register
Don't miss out on the chance to be part of this exciting community of education entrepreneurs. Join us and let's rock the education world together!
Past Edupreneur Promo Videos:
What were we planning in 2023?
Did you know you can find hundreds of video clips from our sessions on YouTube? Check out more videos here:
What changed with our second iteration?
Stay tuned to hear from us about Edupreneur Mastermind 3.0 soon!
In the meantime, check out our clips from past sessions below.
2024 Edupreneur Mastermind Clips
Elizabeth Anderson
Discover the power of data-driven decisions with Elizabeth Anderson from Embraced Wisdom in an exclusive session for small business owners with the FerskenED Mastermind. Gain actionable insights to propel your business forward. Watch now to unlock growth and success!
Lea Ann Lockard
Join Lea Ann Lockard as she addresses the imminent financial challenges facing district schools in an eye-opening session with the FerskenED Mastermind. Learn about the critical issue of temporary funding for permanent staff positions and raises, and discover actionable strategies to navigate this impending financial cliff. Don't miss this opportunity to gain invaluable insights and safeguard the financial future of your school district. Watch now to ensure stability and sustainability for your educational institution!
Dan Eskelsen
After a retiring once and then finding his new gig, Dan Eskelsen brings a wealth of business background and shares several funny stories about doing business in Asia, learning how to think creatively, and so much more. Watch now to get a quick taste of our Edupreneur Mastermind session with Dan Eskelsen, aerospace dude!
2023 Edupreneur Mastermind Speaker Series
Kristen Tyagi on Advocacy and Building Coalitions
Kim Stanley on "What is a Fractional CFO and do I need one?"
Kristen Tyagi on Advocacy and Building Coalitions
Kristen Tyagi, the Executive Director of the National Coalition for Public School Options has a rich background in policy and advocacy. Her organization supports parents and families to select the best educational option for each individual student.
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SPECIAL EDITION, LIVE From DLAC in Austin, TX
Kim Stanley on "What is a Fractional CFO and do I need one?"
Kristen Tyagi on Advocacy and Building Coalitions
DLAC celebrates K-12 digital learning practitioners, researchers, and policymakers; learn from each other; and share best (and worst!) practices in this new and innovative conference. We interviewed edupreneurs Josh Solomon and Steve Southwick during this in-person event.
Learn more: https://www.evergreenedgroup.com
Kim Stanley on "What is a Fractional CFO and do I need one?"
Kim Stanley on "What is a Fractional CFO and do I need one?"
Jason Nelson on "I'll take Sales, with a side of sales, please."
Kim Stanley spent 20+ years working with high growth edupreneurs and edtech companies. Along the journey, she discovered a love of building and operating businesses. She ran and expanded the largest group of culinary arts schools in the world, Le Cordon Bleu, with over 20,000 students and 17 campuses across the USA She then helped to create the world’s first online Title IV eligible culinary arts program at Escoffier Schools of Culinary Arts.
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Jason Nelson on "I'll take Sales, with a side of sales, please."
Tim Moran on The Place where Public Affairs and Advocacy Intersect
Jason Nelson on "I'll take Sales, with a side of sales, please."
Jason Nelson is the current sales director for Apps Without Code, but has deep roots in overcoming objections, clearing the path to the sale, and understanding how to look for what the buyer really wants.
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Tim Moran on The Place where Public Affairs and Advocacy Intersect
Tim Moran on The Place where Public Affairs and Advocacy Intersect
Tim Moran on The Place where Public Affairs and Advocacy Intersect
Tim Moran has over 20 years of experience working in public policy, political strategy, and grassroots mobilization. He has held leadership roles in both presidential campaigns and a comprehensive list of state & federal campaigns before serving as the senior director for a national grassroots organization.
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Craig Chavis on Strategic Alignment
Tim Moran on The Place where Public Affairs and Advocacy Intersect
Tim Moran on The Place where Public Affairs and Advocacy Intersect
Craig M. Chavis Jr. is a Holistic Business Coach and founder of the Solo CEO Club: a done-with-you membership program that helps creators to package, price, and sell their knowledge.
At the core of Craig’s coaching philosophy lies the mantra – Become the Entrepreneur of Your Life.
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Burck Smith on The Beginning and the End: Raising Capital and the Sale
Burck Smith on The Beginning and the End: Raising Capital and the Sale
Burck Smith on The Beginning and the End: Raising Capital and the Sale
Burck Smith is an education entrepreneur founding Palette Edu, StraighterLine, and SMARTHINKING (now a Pearson company). Burck has written chapters for three books on education policy for the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), and is a former independent consultant and journalist.
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Chase Thornock on Healing and Reconnecting
Burck Smith on The Beginning and the End: Raising Capital and the Sale
Burck Smith on The Beginning and the End: Raising Capital and the Sale
Chase Thornock was placed as the CEO of a venture backed software company, but behind it all, he was incredibly sick with a severe autoimmune disease. After multiple surgeries, he had a vision of clarity: Only he could heal himself. The doctors could not.
He sacrificed greatly and learned how to control and manipulate his mind and body through his autonomic nervous system. He learned how to heal.
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Jason Turner on Weaponizing Data: Offensive and Defensive Use Cases
Burck Smith on The Beginning and the End: Raising Capital and the Sale
Jason Turner on Weaponizing Data: Offensive and Defensive Use Cases
Jason Turner is the Vice President of Global Services with MetaMetrics in Durham, N.C., where he has played a variety of roles over the last ten years. Jason has managed training, implementation, and professional development for the Lexile and Quantile Frameworks. Jason has worked closely with assessment and publishing partners around the world in the implementation and development of reading and math programs.
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Rob Harrison on protecting data while growing a business
Rob Harrison on protecting data while growing a business
Jason Turner on Weaponizing Data: Offensive and Defensive Use Cases
Rob Harrison has served in several senior leadership positions of both public and private companies. Serving as a long-standing board member of the Utah Technology Council, Rob remains an active member of the Association for Information Management (AIM) and the Utah CIO Council.
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Colleen Hroncich on The State of Education in 2023
Rob Harrison on protecting data while growing a business
Colleen Hroncich on The State of Education in 2023
Colleen Hroncich is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom. A mother of four—whose children have experienced public, private, cyber, and home education—Colleen was well‐versed in educational freedom long before she began working to advance it. She has written extensively about school choice, education entrepreneurship, and diverse learning models. Each week in her Friday Feature blog series, Colleen shares interesting stories in the education space, from innovative schools and exciting educational programs to inspiring students, parents, and teachers.
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2022 Mastermind Sessions
John Watson
John Watson is the founder of the Evergreen Education Group, which for 20 years has been a leading consulting and advisory firm serving school districts, state agencies, foundations, and companies in the K-12 digital learning field.
Learn more: https://www.evergreenedgroup.com
Heather Jones
Heather Jones is dedicated to all your different bookkeeping and payroll needs. I am here to ensure that your QuickBooks file is accurate and that you have the reports that you need to make the right business decisions. She is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and has an MBA in Finance.
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Scott Burday
Scott Burday is the President of Trinity Integrated solutions. For over 20 years Trinity has been partnering with clients to deliver business software solutions and process improvements. Scott works with companies to determine their business requirements and then develop the application to meet those needs.
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Holly Morgan
Holly Morgan is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 10 years of news experience as an anchor, correspondent and reporter. During 2020/2021 she founded Holly Morgan Media, a full-service PR agency, to serve as a publicist for businesses that want to maximize brand exposure and individuals who want to be considered experts in their field. She delivers PR services via earned media through print, online, TV, and radio segments.
Learn more: https://www.hollymorganmedia.com
Seth Odell
Seth Odell is Founder & CEO of Kanahoma, a San Diego-based education marketing agency. Widely considered one of the industry's leading enrollment marketing experts, Seth brings 15 years of education marketing experience at some of our sector's top organizations, including Southern New Hampshire University, UCLA, National University System, and more. Seth's work is Emmy-award winning and has been heralded by the Chronicle of Higher Education as "Exhibit A of marketing success."
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Bret Gerard
Bret Gerard, attorney and counselor at law is unique in that he provides direction, consultation, and gives business advice while assessing proper risk for success in the business world. There are times when the business owner can make the call. Other times it is important to reach out to your small business attorney to get advice, guidance, and insight into making a business decision.
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Lisa Song Sutton
Lisa Song Sutton is a successful entrepreneur, real estate investor, former Miss Nevada United States and former Congressional candidate for Nevada’s 4th District. Lisa started her business career working in a top Las Vegas law firm, specializing in business litigation. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her on to create companies of her own.
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Sundae Bean
Sundae Bean has a strong focus on intercultural competence development, She's provided executive coaching to key organizational leaders across many businesses. I’ve worked with individuals living or working in international contexts, including diplomats and country representatives, first-time accompanying partners, experienced expats, CEOs, department directors, and new and seasoned professionals.
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Dan Mahlandt
Dan Mahlandt is currently the Executive Director of Valor Preparatory Academy of Arizona, a hybrid learning school for students grades 6-12. Dan brings 31 years of experience in education including 18 years in the classroom, 13 years as an administrator of online programs and innovative learning spaces for traditional public and charter schools. He has supported teachers in converting traditional classrooms to hybrid models, led the transformation to competency-based learning, served as Principal of an online/onsite lab school for at-risk students, as well as created a blended and full-time K-12 virtual academy.
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Tatia Zuloaga
Tatia Zuloaga is the founder and CEO of Upnotch which is a free mentorship platform for executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals. Tatia helps industry leaders share their knowledge through on-on-one mentorship and mentor-to-mentor talks.
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