EdVenture offers a fresh perspective by introducing shift-shaping perspectives on breakthrough trends, upstart ventures, professional practices, innovations and marketing changing the postsecondary higher ed landscape. We summon the insight of researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, leaders, and instigators to help make meaning of the complex world that defines the future of talent cultivation.
Apprentice Nation: Why Work-Based Learning Is the Future of Careers | Author & Investor Ryan Craig
In this episode of Edventure, Ahmad Mansur sits down with Ryan Craig, Managing Director at Achieve Partners, a venture investment firm focused on edtech innovation and new models for developing skills in the future of work.
Ryan has been a leading voice advocating for work-based learning, which includes internships, apprenticeships, and cooperative education as a more effective path for preparing talent. In this conversation, he makes a bold case: institutions that fail to adapt to shifting workforce demands risk becoming increasingly irrelevant in a rapidly changing economy.
Drawing from his latest book, Apprentice Nation, Ryan outlines the growing importance of “earn-and-learn” models as viable alternative to traditional higher education. He also shares insights into how Achieve Partners is investing in a new category of intermediaries, what he calls “InternshipService Providers,” a delivery model designed to better connect learners with meaningful, paid work experiences at scale.
This episode is a candid and forward-looking discussion on the future of education, the changing nature of careers, and what it will take to build a more effective system for developing talent.
17 Mar 2026
Inside Sierra College’s Workforce Partnerships with Bosch | Amy Shultz, Dean of Workforce Development
In this episode of Edventure, Ahmad Mansur sits down with Amelia “Amy” Schulz, Dean of Workforce Development at Sierra College, to explore how community colleges are redefining their role in preparing talent through a comprehensive workforce ecosystem approach. Amy shares how Sierra College has built a powerful network of partners including high schools, chambers of commerce, regional industry associations, and employers—to createlearning pathways from education to employment. coordinated across the full spectrum—from early exposure and training to job placement with participating companies.
Amy provides compelling examples of this approach in action, including Sierra College’s partnership with Bosch to train workers for silicon carbide chip production in Roseville, and the college’s mechatronics programs, which preparestudents for careers in industrial automation and robotics with companies like Medtronic.
7 Feb 2026
Being Career Ready In the AI Era | Christine Cruzvegara, Handshake
In this episode of Edventure, Ahmad Mansur sits down with Christine Cruzvegara, Chief Education Strategy Officer at Handshake, for a timely and insightful conversation on career readiness in the age of artificial intelligence.
As entry-level roles continue to shift — and in some cases disappear — today’s graduates are navigating a rapidly changing career landscape. Christine shares why demonstrated capability now matters more than static credentials, and how students can intentionally build career capital before graduation.
The conversation also examines the rising importance of judgment as a skill in an AI-enabled workplace, emerging trends, the power of networking, and the growing urgency for stronger partnerships between colleges and industry to close elusive skills gaps. This episode is packed with insight for educators, students, and higher ed leaders preparing for the future of work.
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