Escape Velocity - Where Strategy Meets the Unexpected

About Escape Velocity - Where Strategy Meets the Unexpected

Escape Velocity is an unscripted podcast about what it takes to keep moving when the ground shifts under you. Host Tracey Halvorsen, CEO of adeo, talks with people across higher education, brand strategy, creative leadership, culture, and AI. No scripts or polished talking points. Just candid conversations about making hard decisions, leading through change, and finding the nerve to work differently. Produced by adeo, a woman-owned brand and digital agency in Baltimore. Find episode details, transcripts, guest links, and resources at https://escapevelocitypodcast.com/

Publisher

adeo

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Oct 2024

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   From the Archives: Enough Challenge to Grow | Adrienne Cooper

   How do you help someone stretch without pushing them past what they can handle? In this six-and-a-half-minute excerpt, Adrienne Cooper and I talk about flow, the stages of learning, and what managers can do in the small moments of a working day to support both the person and the team. From the Archives brings you short highlights from past Escape Velocity conversations. This excerpt is from episode 28, originally released March 25, 2026. Listen and read the highlight transcript (https://escapevelocitypodcast.com/from-the-archives/enough-challenge-to-grow-adrienne-cooper/) Full conversation and transcript (https://escapevelocitypodcast.com/episodes/28-adrienne-cooper-building-cultures-where-people-and-ideas-thrive/) Full conversation on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5TSgJEezrpeQFgqRlxmJYH)

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   From the Archives: Marketing Can't Fix the Product | Carol Keese

   Higher ed keeps asking how to communicate its value. Carol Keese asks whether the product, the price, and the proof need to change too. In this six-minute excerpt, we talk about trust, hidden costs, and why outcomes should shape the message. From the Archives brings you short highlights from past Escape Velocity conversations. This excerpt is from episode 32, originally released July 23, 2026. Listen and read the highlight transcript (https://escapevelocitypodcast.com/from-the-archives/marketing-cant-fix-the-product-carol-keese/) Listen to the full conversation on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mKJ4DGQIogIGqYUNDbbuT) Full conversation and transcript (https://escapevelocitypodcast.com/episodes/32-carol-keese-a-cmo-says-marketing-isnt-the-fix/)

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   24 Sept 2026

   From the Archives: Who Your Admissions Website Leaves Out | Dayana Kibilds

   Dayana Kibilds was fluent in English and still missed a requirement when she applied to college in the U.S. In this nine-minute exchange, we talk about the assumptions buried in admissions language, who has the help to decode it, and a simple way to see the wall your financial aid pages might be putting up. From the Archives brings you short highlights from past Escape Velocity conversations. This excerpt is from episode 27, originally released March 16, 2026. Listen to the full conversation on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1SLHaDwwpAyw3jTrVavU1Q) Full episode and transcript (https://escapevelocitypodcast.com/episodes/27-dayana-kibilds-the-language-problem-killing-higher-ed-access/) Read the highlight transcript (https://escapevelocitypodcast.com/from-the-archives/who-your-admissions-website-leaves-out-dayana-kibilds/)

Who has been a guest on Escape Velocity - Where Strategy Meets the Unexpected

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• Sabrina Depestre
• Kris Land
• Jen Dary
• Fin
• Elizabeth Stauderman

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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