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Insights on AI Apprenticeships and Future Workforce Trends by Michelle Rhee of EO Ventures
10 Mar 2025
Send us a textMichelle Rhee is currently a Venture Partner at Equal Opportunity Ventures, investing in companies driving social mobility and impact. Previously, she served as Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of BuildWithin, a workforce learning platform transforming hiring and development, as well as CEO of StudentsFirst, an education advocacy nonprofit that successfully advanced 140+ pieces of new legislation across 18 states. Ms. Rhee was DC’s first Chancellor under Mayoral control of the 50,000-student public school district. She also founded The New Teacher Project to help public school districts and states recruit and train teachers for hard-to-staff schools.💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:How alternative pathways and skills-based hiring are reshaping the future of education and work.The role of AI in connecting young people to meaningful careers beyond the traditional college route.Why potential over credential is becoming a powerful investment thesis for workforce startups.The investment opportunities in workforce development and non-college track solutions.How education savings accounts (ESAs) and innovative partnerships might transform K-12 education.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:02:51] The shift from college-for-all to workforce readiness.[00:05:42] Why skills-based hiring is the future of work.[00:07:29] Investment opportunities in alternative education paths.[00:10:20] Using AI to connect young people to careers.[00:12:10] Stepful's success in accelerated healthcare training.[00:15:43] The impact of new education policies on K-12.[00:19:37] AI and ESAs as tools to future-proof education.[00:20:38] Michelle Rhee's career advice for the next generation.😎 Stay updated with Edtech Insiders! Follow our Podcast on:Apple PodcastsSpotifyAmazon MusicSign up for the Edtech Insiders newsletter.Follow Edtech Insiders on LinkedIn!🎉 Presenting Sponsor:This season of Edtech Insiders is brought to you by Cooley LLP. Cooley is the go-to law firm for education and edtech innovators, offering industry-informed counsel across the 'pre-K to gray' spectrum. With a multidisciplinary approach and a powerful edtech ecosystem, Cooley helps shape the future of education. As a tech-first company, Tuck Advisors has developed a suite of proprietary tools to serve its clients better. Tuck was the first firm in the world to launch a custom GPT around M&A. If you haven’t already, try our proprietary M&A Analyzer, which assesses fit between your company and a specific buyer. To explore this free tool and the rest of our technology, visit tuckadvisors.com.
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