Join Dave Swerdlick as he talks with Joe LaCosse, CEO at CheckIT Learning. EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational, entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXIII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

Guest: David Nguyen: Edson W. Spencer Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Senior Fellow, Director of Graduate Studies – Minors, TLI Faculty, Technological Leadership Institute. EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational, entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXIII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

Guest: Pat Dillon. MNSBIR, Inc. delivers business and technical assistance to startups and small businesses to secure federal SBIR and STTR to research, develop and commercialize novel technologies into new products and services for social and economic impacts. EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration, and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational and entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment, and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXIII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

Guest: Alisha Wackerle-Hollman is the Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology & Director of Transactional Research at The Center Applied Research Educational Improvement at the University of Minnesota. EDNORTH EDTECH PODCAST.

Guest: Corbin Fonville, CEO of Skillquest Gen Z is bored when it comes to education. They’d rather me doing or creating something cool, not sitting in a classroom learning things they couldn’t care less about. There are a million things distracting us from learning real skills and everyone deserves to enjoy learning and have something to show for their education. Skillquest.io Link to the discord bot mentioned in the show: Skillquest Bot EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

*WARNING: THIS PODCAST CONTAINS MATERIAL OF A SEXUAL NATURE – LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED* Guest: V Box Founder Valerie Nelson. A Beta.MN participant, “V Box” is taking off, and we’re not surprised. Their subscription service comes in a “box”. Enjoy the conversation. TheVBox.co EdNorth.org – is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick The EdNorth EdTech Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX-MMXXI Used by permission ©MMXXII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

Guest: Claire Richards of Impacks, a St. Cloud, Minnesota company that exists to give schools a platform to fundraise while simultaneously offering a convenient and quality school supply shopping experience to families. EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

linkedin EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

Guest: Qiana Hicks, founder of Pathway Forward, Using innovation and technology to help youth achieve. An inspiring conversation. EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only

New EdNorth #EdTech #Podcast. Guest: Capstone Publishing President: Scott Sustacek. Available Everywhere including clicking below. #publishing #Robert Coughlan #pebblego #digitaleducation EdNorth is a Minnesota non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurship and innovation in the education and training sectors. Building on our region’s rich legacy of innovation in education, we focus on supporting education entrepreneurs by providing regular networking, collaboration and learning opportunities, as well as helping strengthen our local educational entrepreneurial ecosystem and connecting it with our broader business, investment and academic communities. If you’re in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, be sure to check out our calendar of events and join in on the conversation. You can find all the details at: EdNorth.org Host: Dave Swerdlick The EdNorth Podcast is produced by Uptown Podcast Studios  – Minneapolis, MN. Original theme music written and performed by Dave Swerdlick ©MMXX – Used by permission ©MMXXII EdNorth.org – All Rights Reserved – For Personal Use Only