Learning at Work explores how the everyday challenges we encounter at work are opportunities for personal growth—if we can just pause and recognize them. Each episode we examine the daily tensions and pressures in someone’s work and judo flip them into an actionable plan for becoming a better professional, and even a better person. To learn more, visit http://cultivateme.xyz
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Interviewing the people and companies building the next generation of education, training, and work. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R.
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Jon Roberts and Jessica Schultz met while working in South Korea and have been sharing notes on self-improvement, skill development, entrepreneurship, and living abroad ever since. NTL discusses what they’ve learned and goes in depth on how and why we work, live and learn.
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Learning U: A Guide To Meaningful Work For Sensitives, Creatives, And Empaths
Hannah Blackwell, PhD - Professor, Speaker, Coach To Sensitives, Creatives, and Empaths
Welcome to Learning U, the podcast for sensitives, creatives, and empaths who are looking to trade soul-sucking work for their soul work. Here, we uncover your purpose, help you find meaningful work you love, and sharpen your sensitivity superpowers so that you can live a happy, healthy, harmonious life. I’m your host, Dr. Hannah Blackwell. I’m a professor, speaker, coach, and a lover of country music, rainy days, and road trips. I honestly believe you were guided here for a reason and I lit ...
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Ep. 8 - Work, Class, Money: A Response to "Hillbilly Elegy"
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Hey y'all! My mama wasn't on drugs. My daddy never left. My parents are still married. I don't know anyone on meth. Have you ever been stereotyped? Have you ever been on the receiving end of people believing a single story about you (or defining you by a single thing)? Back in 2021, I wrote a post on Instagram as a response to the movie and book, "…
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Ep. 7 - Creatives, Empaths, and Highly Sensitive People Can't Be Beat When It Comes To This ONE Skill
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Hey y'all! What one skill helps you make friends, avoid unnecessary conflict, have deeper, more meaningful relationships, and navigate work and social situations with ease? What one skill can land you meaningful work and a life you love? What one skill also happens to come naturally to most highly sensitive people, creatives, and empaths? Answer: E…
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Ep. 6 - Is your passion a hobby, job, career, or calling? How knowing the difference can guide you toward purpose and get you paid!
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Hey y'all! Who do you want to be when you grow up? What are your passions? How do you discern whether your passions are a hobby, a job, a career, or a calling? And, ultimately, how do you actually get paid to do something you enjoy? Today's episode is all about making the abstract more concrete so that we can create efficient and effective plans fo…
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Ep. 5 - It's Not You, It's Them: Why Your Job Is The Problem And How To Navigate It
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Hey y'all! Do you wonder why you can't find a job you like? Or, why you dislike jobs once you start them? Maybe you think that is just the way it is? Wonder if the problem is you? I am here to tell you that it's not you, IT'S THEM. They (the hopelessly antiquated jobs) are most often the problem. Today's episode is all about the traps we fall into …
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Ep. 4 - Not Into Networking? The Best Communication Tips To "Conversate," Your Way (For Introverts, Sensitives, Empaths, And Anti-Socialites)!
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Hey y'all! Not into networking? Today's episode outlines the very best communication tips to "conversate" in your unique way (for introverts, sensitives, empaths, and anti-socialites everywhere)! In today's world, we are more disconnected than ever. This episode is an exploration into the ways in which we can build real genuine authentic connection…
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Ep. 3 - Meaningful Music Monday: The Sneaky Power of Country Music to Change Your Heart and Impact Your Art
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Hey y'all! Can music really change a heart? Can it impact your art? Is music really all that powerful? Today's episode is all about the power of music in meaning making, in both individual and collective identity development, and what that means for you on your journey to meaningful work and a life you love! My country music scholar comes out in th…
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Ep. 2 - Whose vision are you following? 10 questions to uncovering and owning your unique vision for work and life!
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Hey y'all! Whose vision are you following? Today's episode explores 10 questions to help you uncover and own YOUR unique vision for work and life! In today's world, there are so many voices clamoring for our attention. This episode is an invitation to block out all those voices so that you can hear the one that matters -- your own. You will never f…
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Ep. 1 - What is your intelligence type? How knowing your unique type of intelligence can lead to work you love!
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Hey y'all! Have you ever questioned your intelligence because someone along the way told you that you weren't good at something? Today's episode is all about the idea of multiple intelligences and how we can use our unique intelligence to find meaningful work we love! Spoiler alert: YOU are intelligent! Listening to this podcast is evidence enough …
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Welcome to Learning U, the podcast for sensitives, creatives, and empaths who are looking to trade soul-sucking work for their soul work. Here, we uncover your purpose, help you find meaningful work you love, and sharpen your sensitivity superpowers so that you can live a happy, healthy, harmonious life. I’m your host, Dr. Hannah Blackwell. I’m a p…
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#21 Danielle Strachman - The Thiel Fellowship & Investing in People
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This week’s guest is Danielle Strachman. Danielle co-founded the Thiel Fellowship & 1517 Fund. She and I talk about the fellowship and what she would do differently if starting today, philanthropic vs. capitalist approaches to investing, and much more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: @SP1NS1R
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#20 Brian Flynn - Learning & Earning in the Metaverse
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This week’s guest is Brian Flynn, co-founder & CEO of Rabbithole. Rabbithole helps people navigate the crypto Rabbithole and earn tokens & build reputation while doing it. Brian and I talk about how crypto is redefining learning & work, how to sift through the noise, Rabbithole’s new Pathfinder program, & more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: @SP1N…
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#19 Romeen Sheth - Rethinking Education & Work From First Principles
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This week’s guest is Romeen Sheth. Romeen is President of Metasys, which helps organizations with attracting, engaging, & retaining top talent. Romeen & I talk about shifts towards flexible work, using first principles & incentive alignment to fix education, angel investing, and the future of learning & work in India. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter…
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#18 Tess Manning - GSV Ventures & Workforce Development
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This week’s guest is Tess Manning, Principal Investor at GSV Ventures. GSV Ventures is multi-stage fund investing in “PreK - Gray”. Tess and I talk about GSV’s theses & the state of venture capital in the space, opportunities in workforce development, and more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: twitter.com/SP1NS1R…
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#17 Megan O'Connor - Chegg, Higher Ed, & Continuous Skilling
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This week's guest is Megan O'Connor, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Chegg. We talk about Chegg's efforts around up-skilling & re-skilling, high level questions about the future of education & work, & more. Follow Spencer on Twitter: twitter.com/SP1NS1R
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#16 Andrew Sutherland - Memorization, Meta-Learning, & Raising the Status of Teachers
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This week’s guest is Andrew Sutherland, founder of Quizlet. Andrew and I talk about building Quizlet, teaching "Learning" at MIT, tools for thought, raising the status of teachers, & more. Follow me on Twitter (@SP1NS1R) & subscribe to my email list (flw.carrd.co).
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#15 Genevieve Ryan Bellaire - Realworld, Practical Education, & Navigating Adulthood
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This week’s guest is Genevieve Ryan Bellaire, founder & CEO of Realworld. Realworld is a platform, marketplace, & community for navigating adulthood & life’s big moments. Genevieve and I talk about the lack of practical education post-college, how they're solving the problem, their vision, & more. Follow me on Twitter (@SP1NS1R) & subscribe to my e…
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#14 Alberto Arenaza - Helping Future of Learning & Work Founders Have an Impact
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This week’s guest is Alberto Arenaza, co-founder of Transcend Network. Transcend offers a fellowship for early-stage founders building in the future of learning and work (FLW). Alberto and I talk about being in the first graduating class of Minerva, what Transcend is doing, and the big problems in FLW. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitte…
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#13 Damian Brychcy - Colossus and Mapping Business & Investing Knowledge
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This week's guest is Damian Brychcy, CEO of Colossus. Colossus was born out of Patrick O'Shaughnessy's podcasts, and it's on a mission to create and curate the world's best information on business and investing. Damian and I discuss curiosity, mapping knowledge, the vision of Colossus, & more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1…
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#12 Ana Fabrega & Chrisman Frank - Learning via Games, Problem Solving, & First Principles
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This week I have two guests from Synthesis: co-founder and CEO, Chrisman Frank, as well as Chief Evangelist, Ana Fabrega. Synthesis is a weekly enrichment program where students learn through "simulations". Synthesis was born out of Ad Astra, a school started by Elon Musk and Josh Dahn for students of SpaceX employees. We talk about the value of ga…
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#11 Raj Kunkolienkar - Education in India & The Power of the Internet
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This week's guest is Raj Kunkolienkar, co-founder of Stoa School. Stoa is an alternative MBA program in India. Raj & I talk about the Indian education system and labor market, the power of the internet, & more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R
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#10 Victoria Ransom - Prisma & Connected Learning
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This week's guest is Victoria Ransom, co-founder & CEO of Prisma. Prisma is a connected learning platform for 4th-8th graders. Victoria and I talk about the idea of connected learning, Prisma’s philosophy, uncommon yet common sense approaches to learning, & more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R…
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#9 Ryan Delk - Homeschooling & Redefining Learning
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This week I talk with Ryan Delk, co-founder and CEO of Primer. Primer is building tools for homeschooling. We talk about the misconceptions & advantages of homeschooling, Ryan’s own homeschooling experience, interest & community-driven learning, and much, much more. Follow me on Twitter.
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#8 Wes Kao - All Things Cohort-Based Courses
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Wes Kao is a co-founder of a new cohort-based course (CBC) platform. We talk about all things CBCs, her insights and best practices from launching several programs, her own educational experiences, & more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R.
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#7 Ish Baid - Democratizing Teaching & The Importance of Community
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Ish Baid is the CEO and founder of Virtually. Virtually is the Shopify for online courses and schools. Ish and I talk about universities, democratizing teaching, the importance of community, & more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R.
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#6 Amy Molk - Edutainment & Redefining Screen Time
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Amy Molk is founder and CEO of Beanstalk. Beanstalk hosts live shows online where kids help shape the story & characters. We talk about live shows, edutainment, screen time, & more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R.
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#5 Ruben Harris - Breaking Into Tech & Unlocking Human Capital
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Ruben Harris is the co-founder and CEO of Career Karma. Career Karma bills itself as the easiest way to find a job training program online. In this conversation we discuss breaking into tech, career matchmaking, unlocking human capital, & more. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R.…
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#4 Austen Allred - Bootcamps, Early Childhood Education, & Optimizing Employment
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Austen Allred is the co-founder and CEO of Lambda School. Lambda is one of the leading software engineering bootcamps. In this conversation we touch on bootcamps, universities, early childhood education, optimizing employment, & the power of Twitter. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R.…
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#3 Kelly Smith - Microschools & Putting Learners First
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Kelly Smith is the founder and CEO of Prenda. Prenda helps launch in-home micro schools by providing curriculum, equipment, supplies and ongoing support. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R.
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#2 Michael Ioffe - Bite-Sized Education, Social Impact & Reducing Learner Friction
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Michael Ioffe is the co-founder and CEO of Arist, a text message-based course platform. Michael also founded TILE.org which makes in-person conversations with leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs accessible to everyone. Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R.
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#1 John Danner - EdTech Investing, Trends & Opportunities
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John Danner is the general partner of Dunce Capital, which makes pre-seed investments in the "future of learning and work". John has a wide range of experience in technology and education. Having started in Silicon Valley in the late eighties, then pivoting to education in the early two thousands and building three companies along the way (NetGravi…
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How job math can help you manage leveling up.
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Using uncertainty to build a sense of home.
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Our producer, Merrin, has her very first iris meeting. Doug and Gabe learn how to podcast. And we talk about perfectionism in the work place.
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NTL 011: How To Kill A Project Like A Pro
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This is the last episode of the NTL Podcast. Because they’ve decided to move in different directions Jon and Jess decided to close out the show with a discussion on how and when to end projects, how to make sure you’re respecting those you work with, and specifically how they made the decision to move on. They also share more about other projects t…
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NTL 010: Building Sustainable Collaborations and Fostering Communities
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Jess and Jon discuss the complicated business of building successful collaborations and how to manage control, trust, and the flow of information in situations where there is no boss or clear authority. They also talk about a new collaboration of Jon’s (a new podcast on Subject Radio) and how to maintain a remote community or build a new community …
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NTL 009: Breaking Down The Writing Process And Some Unusual Thoughts On Deadlines
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Jess and Jon touch on what they’ve been reading and learning about lately before talking about their writing processes including everything from the software they use to how they seperate editing from composition. They follow this up with some unusual thoughts on setting deadlines, how you can use others to keep yourself accountable, and how regula…
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NTL 008: Always Start Out Copying
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Jon and Jess start by touching on proactively dealing with procrastination. Then they discuss their years in review and explain their plans for the coming months. They debate the ins and outs of developing complex creative skills and whether copying other peoples’ work should be a part of this process. They then go into their reasons and inspiratio…
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NTL 007: The 2017 Sexual Abuse Scandals; What They Mean; And Their Long Term Impact on The Working World
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Jon and Jess talk about the pressure to have new year’s resolutions, the busy circus that is December, and how they’re preparing for the coming year. They go on to discuss how important the recent sexual abuse scandals are and why they feel compelled to address them. They explain how the internet has pressaged and created the environment that allow…
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NTL 006: Well I’m Bad At It, I’m Always Going To Be Bad At It. I’m Bad At It
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Jess and Jon trace the progress of technology since the 1980’s and how that has gradually reduced barriers to entry for many freelancers and small scale entrepreneurs. It has also disaggregated many media and creative industries. They then talk about the effects of this on the global economy, our individual working lives, and increased the return o…
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NTL 005: How We Structure Our Lives - Cities, Jobs, And Friends
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Jess and Jon give an update on the challenges they laid down for themselves last week. They then explore how they make major decisions about what matters in a place to live, where to work, and how they spend their free time. They explain their thinking and motivation going into big moves between countries. Then they discuss the value of putting you…
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NTL 004: Something That’s Complicated, Difficult And You Don’t Do It Regularly
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Jess and Jon get into Jess’s new job at the bakery, the history of bread, and brewing beer. After that they talk about what outcomes matter in side projects, how investment in skill development squares with producing value now, and how we can make things more efficient by finding activities that allow us to work two two different goals at the same …
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NTL 003: Language is a skill, We Need To Use It Not Explain It
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Jess and Jon discuss daylight savings time, how tracking their time has surprised them and dig deep into Language learning with a conversation about how to think about learning pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar and the differences between these. They also talk about a Net Impact conference Jess attended and how to connect with interesting and …
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NTL 002: Routines & Time Tracking: Systematizing Self-Control
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Jess and Jon discuss routines, building habits, sleep schedules, attention spans, pomodoro timers, GTD, and measuring the success of plans. They then dive into time tracking, misconceptions around how we spend our time, and the power of collecting data on yourself and generating your own feedback. They wrap up with a run down of the technology they…
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NTL 001: Moving To A New Country Is Hard
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Jess and Jon talk about their backgrounds living and working on four different continents and how they came to work on self improvement so much together. They discuss what the NTL podcast will cover and delve into what it’s like to move to a new country or city you’ve never been to before with no network or job. Touching on how to deal with banking…
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