Introducing
Youth Career Readiness: The One-Question Podcast
Brought to you by American Student Assistance® (ASA)’s PivotED and Michael B. Horn, host of The Future of Education Podcast.
Youth Career Readiness: The One-Question Podcast
The One-Question Podcast features celebrities and notable luminaries on career advice and insights for tweens and teens. Each month, hosts and authors Michael B. Horn and Jean Eddy will speak with guests — representing entertainment, arts, sports, and education — about how they navigated a path to career success, things they wish they had known, and advice they would offer to middle and high schoolers about careers.
The series is designed for all caring adults interested in learning how they can help the kids and teens in their lives learn about careers based on their strengths and interests.
Listen to the first episodes featuring Academy and Grammy Award Winning Artist, actor, and activist, Common, and actress, author, and entrepreneur Tanya Wright, and subscribe to the podcast at [email protected].
HOSTS
JEAN EDDY
Jean Eddy is the President and CEO of American Student Assistance (ASA) – a national nonprofit at the forefront of helping kids learn about careers and prepare for their futures – where she develops and drives the overall strategic direction of the organization. Working with the ASA Board and senior management team, she is responsible for developing and driving the overall strategic direction of the organization in fulfillment of ASA’s mission. Jean provides leadership and oversight for ASA as it evaluates and implements new initiatives to help kids discover their education and career opportunities.
Eddy is also author of the new book, Crisis-Proofing Today’s Learners: Reimagining Career Education to Prepare Kids for Tomorrow’s World, a thought-provoking examination of today’s education system and workforce preparedness. The book explores the career readiness pathways today’s middle and high schoolers take and how a different educational approach could prepare them for the detours life presents. To learn more, visit: https://www.asa.org/jean-eddys-book/. You can also stay up to date on the latest news in the K-12 career readiness arena by subscribing to Jean’s monthly newsletter, PivotED.
MICHAEL B. HORN
Michael B. Horn strives to create a world in which all individuals can build their passions, fulfill their potential, and live a life of purpose through his writing, speaking, and work with a portfolio of education organizations. He is the author of several books, including the recently released From Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)creating School for Every Child; the award-winning Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns; Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools; Choosing College; and Goodnight Box, a children’s story.
Michael is the co-founder of and a distinguished fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a non-profit think tank, and teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He cohosts the top education podcasts Future U and Class Disrupted. He is a regular contributor to Forbes.com and writes the Substack newsletter The Future of Education. Michael also serves as an executive editor at Education Next, and his work has been featured in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and NBC.Michael serves on the board and advisory boards of a range of education organizations, including Imagine Worldwide, Minerva University, and Guild Education. To learn more, visit: https://michaelbhorn.com/about/.