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 Julie Lammers 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
JULIE LAMMERS
Julie Lammers is President and Chief Executive Officer of American Student Assistance® (ASA). Julie brings more than 15 years of leadership experience at ASA, where she has overseen advocacy, corporate social responsibility, philanthropy, policy, research, marketing, and strategic communications. Prior to her appointment as President and CEO, she served as Executive Vice President, helping to shape ASA’s strategic direction and expanding its reach to millions of young people.
Before joining ASA, Julie spent nearly a decade as a Congressional Aide to U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Senator Paul Kirk, Jr., managing outreach on education, arts, environment, and welfare policy. She is a graduate of Northeastern University and Suffolk University Law School and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. Julie is passionate about ensuring all young people have access to the tools and opportunities they need to confidently navigate education and career pathways.
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/.