The Career Ecosystem Era in Higher Education

Designing a Career Ecosystem Around the Distinctives of your Institution

What should a career ecosystem look like? How might your career ecosystem look different from others? Why?  In this episode we explore how Tulane University is thoughtfu

Inside the Making of a Career Ecosystem, The UT Austin Series. Part 3: Integration into a Science-Focused College

In the third installment of our three-part series exploring the making of a career ecosystem at The University of Texas at Austin, Jeremy Podany is joined by Anneke Chy,

Inside the Making of a Career Ecosystem, The UT Austin Series. Part 2: Integration into an Arts-Focused College

In the second installment of our three-part series exploring the making of a career ecosystem at The University of Texas at Austin, we offer an inside look at how UT Aust

Inside the Making of a Career Ecosystem: The UT Austin Series. Part 1: Laying the Foundation

This episode kicks off our three-part series exploring The University of Texas at Austin's journey to build a campus-wide career ecosystem. Jeremy Podany sits down w

Career Development Across the Student Experience

In today’s episode, Nikki Marzano and Drew Poppleton from John Carroll University will  discuss the creation of a required four-year professional development program desi

Measuring Embedded Career Learning

What does it take to embed career development learning across an entire university—and prove that it works? In this episode, Jeremy sits down with Julieanne Cutrupi and E

What if Career Learning was Actually Built into College?

What if career learning was actually built into the college experience instead of remaining optional? In this episode, Jeremy Podany, Monique Frost, and Nick Cattin explo

Intentional, Relationship-driven Approach to Integrated Career Learning Across the Entire Campus

What does it actually look like to build a career ecosystem at a small liberal arts college — and how do you bring faculty, staff, alumni, and students along for the ride

A Decade of Pursuing Skills Infusion and Career in the Classroom

This podcast episode featured a conversation between Nick Catton (Career Leadership Collective) and Ball State University leaders Jim McAtee (Assistant Vice President for

A Board of Trustees Perspective on Vision and Strategy for Career Ecosystems

This podcast explores career ecosystems in higher education from a board of trustees perspective, featuring David Castagnetti discussing his experience as a trustee at La

Has Your Institution Defined Career Learning?

In this podcast, Jeremy, Monique, and Nick discuss why and how colleges must define career learning outcomes to create systemic change in career preparation. Without defi

Building a Trackable and Measurable Career Ecosystem

Career learning is evolving from optional, opt-in services to embedded experiences that reach every student. Dr. Wyatt explains how UTSA developed their "Future Ready Roa

Embedding AI to Increase Competitiveness in the Job Market and Workplace

Bloomberg called The Kogod School of Business at American University the “first AI-first business school”, embedding artificial intelligence across every department, degr

How to 'Hack' a Career Ecosystem

Sensemaking. Leveraging blank spaces. Navigating the curricular maze. These are among the concepts Scott Carlson unpacks in the book Hacking College with co-author Ned La

An Institutional Career Learning Pledge

What aspects of career learning should not be left to chance in the college student experience? President Pescovitz and her campus community have embedded career learning

Top 5 Most Important Career Readiness Trends for Higher Education in 2026

Welcome to 2026! In this no-guest episode, Jeremy Podany elaborates on the five most important career readiness trends shaping higher education in 2026. He explores what

The Big Dilemma: Reach

Jeremy is joined by two of his consulting colleagues from The Collective as they openly discuss the dilemma many colleges and universities face when trying to reach more

Conceptualizing and Activating a Career Ecosystem with Faculty (Part 2)

Many faculty at Metro State University in Minneapolis, MN, have come together in a community of practice to cultivate a more integrated career ecosystem to benefit their

Conceptualizing and Activating a Career Ecosystem with Faculty (Part 1)

Metro State University in Minneapolis, MN, has built a career education model where faculty are not only involved but feel a sense of ownership. The Career Center has int

Building an Ecosystem to Help Students Explore What Kind of Life They Want to Lead

College Presidents are more in tune than ever before with the need for and benefits of building a strong and effective career readiness ecosystem on their campus. In this