The Lens by Shorelight: Recent Episodes
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An inside look at the stories from the Shorelight community. The diverse, exciting, and talented people connected to Shorelight have had experiences all across the globe. In this podcast, we'll shine a light on these incredible people and their stories of growth, transformation, and learning.
Our guest for this episode is Tom Johnston, Senior HR Generalist, and we discuss goals and the new goals process. Saba is gone, and we have a new process that’s more fitting to our company’s culture.
Charus Campbell, Partnership Manager for US Onshore, joins the Shorelight Lens podcast to discuss the work the DEI committee has been doing in the first month, gives greater detail on the subcommittees, and lets others know how they can get involved.
Mark Brown, VP of Marketing, discusses the next phase of Shorelight 2.0 and some great feedback we received from the survey results.
Thomas Courchaine, ESL Instructor at Auburn Global, is our guest for episode 11 of our ongoing series, "What Is It You'd Say You Do Here?" Thomas discusses the role of an ESL Instructor, the Student Success Incubator, and shares ways we can bridge the culture divide that our students might experience.
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Charlie Meggy, Senior Director of Partner Operations, is our guest for episode 10 of our ongoing series, "What Is It You'd Say You Do Here?" Charlie is responsible for student progression and shares how our campus teams are making strides to improve student progression and satisfaction. We also discuss the Shorelight Signature Experience and his previous experience working in the industry.
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Kyla Davidson, Associate Counsel, is our guest for episode 9 of our ongoing series, "What Is It You'd Say You Do Here?" She discusses her first day at Shorelight, our ethics hotline, and the process we need to follow for with any legal documents involved in our work.
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Alyssa Gray is the Senior Director of Technology Product Management, In this episode of our "What Is It You'd Say You Do Here" series, Alyssa discusses the REACH strategy and the role it plays in our understanding of the student journey.
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In this very special episode, our past Lens podcast guests answer one very important question:
If you were stranded on a desert island and could pick just two Shorelighters to be stuck with, who would you choose?
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For this special episode, Shorelight's CEO and Co-Founder Tom Dretler joins Host John Worrel in-studio. Tom talks in-depth about the company's conception and the problems Shorelight is focused on solving. With December's theme of goals in mind, the conversation also touches on the company's performance in 2019, as well as objectives for 2020.
Raven Tukes is the Director of the Career Accelerator. In this edition of our "What Is It You'd Say You Do Here" series — our last of 2019 — Raven and I sit down and talk about what goes on in her work Directing the Career Accelerator. We also discuss our shared early days on campus and what it meant for both of us being so close to the students there. Also listen in for Raven's thoughts on goals and the future of the Career Accelerator.
You can listen to this episode here.
For this episode, I sit down with Muhammed Othman, Senior Manager, Academic Affairs. As the next in our series of “What Is It You’d Say You Do Here,” Muhammed shares with us about his collaborations within the Shorelight campus community and how his experience as an international student affects his approach to his work. We also cover academic policies and what it takes to achieve student success.
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Brian Meagher is the Vice President of Analytics. He has always had a visible and important role within Shorelight. He started as the “data and Tableau guy” then transitioned to Chief of Staff, working closely with Tom Dretler. He is now the VP of analytics and shares some great information on the analytics teams’ latest project, Future Bright.
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Joshua Sine is Managing Director of Utah Global. He's got the unique perspective of having been on two different campuses, first UOP and then Utah Global. In this conversation Joshua takes us through what being a Managing Director is like, both in terms of coming onto a new campus as well as the different stakeholders and expectations MDs deal with regularly.
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Tim Edwards is our next guest on Episode #3 of "What Is It You'd Say You Do Here" podcast series. Tim Edwards, Executive Director of Marketing, has been with Shorelight for 5 years. He has had many roles with the company starting with a role with one of our early university partners and to his current role as the Executive Director of the Marketing department.
Eugene So is the Director of Global Solutions. He works closely with Basil Cleveland and David Stremba. The Global Solutions is responsible for obtaining new university partnerships for Shorelight. There is a lot that goes into signing a new university partnership and Eugene shares some of the work that goes into signing a new partnership.
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We have a brand new Lens podcast series, “What Is It You'd Say You Do Here.” This series will focus on individuals at Shorelight and we discuss what it is they are responsible for here at Shorelight. For our first episode, our guest was Shelley Landry, Director of Government Affairs.
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The Lens Podcast has a new host! John Kissell is passing the hosting torch to John Worrel, Senior Marketing Manager and part time podcast host. John Worrel interviews Lisa Douglas, Global Recruitment Coordinator, on her transition from an on-campus role at Adelphi International to her new role at HQ as recruitment coordinator.
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Host John Kissell talks with Omar El Ghetrify, Assistant Partnerships Manager, about his journey from growing up in Egypt, to enrolling at LSU, working at LSU Global for a year, then earning a Master’s degree at Adelphi through the Master’s Accelerator before finally earning a full time position with Shorelight.
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Host John Kissell talks with Lauren Peyton, Senior Director University Partnerships & Regional Marketing, and discusses what it's like to move to a new country, build a new community, and how it was to return home. In this episode, we'll explore how this affects the way we empathize with students about to set off on their own journey.
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