In this episode, Heidi Schalk interviews Jordan Levy. Jordan shares his journey from a confused college student to an innovator in the education space, and discusses the importance of aligning education with industry needs. He also talks about the challenges of scaling an edtech business, the role of AI in education, and the future of work. Tune in to learn how CapSource is bridging the gap between academia and the professional world.

Jordan is an education technology entrepreneur.

His passion is building EdTech companies that help students transition from education to work. His method is to integrate real industry partners and mentors into the learning process through hands-on collaborations that expose learners to new industries and job roles by working on real projects with real stakeholders and stakes.

CapSource offers technology that empowers academic and industry partners to build and manage high-impact, scalable experiential learning and hiring programs that engage, educate, and train our next-generation workforce. Through their software and added services, CapSource helps educators and industry partners coordinate, manage, and scale high-impact case-based, project-based, and mentoring-based programs designed to help emerging talent learn, network, and get hired. Since 2017, CapSource has helped 2,000+ different industry partners like Caterpillar, DoorDash, Adidas, and the American Cancer Society collaborate with 18,000+ young professionals from over 150 global academic institutions across the world, including Florida State University, New York University, and the University of Notre Dame. With your support, Jordan hopes to bridge the skills gap and ensure students graduate workforce-ready!

Jordan started his first education technology company, Real Time Cases (acquired), which raised over $2,000,000 in venture funding while an undergraduate at Lehigh University studying Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship.

Outside of work, Jordan is passionate about Landscaping, Gardening, Networking, Travel, Cooking, Mixology, Modern Art, Blogging, Podcasts, Sailing, Tennis, Hiking, Event Planning, Shabbat, Public Speaking, Photography, and Coaching/Connecting fellow entrepreneurs.

To connect with our guest, click on the links below:

Website: https://www.capsource.io

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapSourceEdu/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/capsource-education

CapSource: https://twitter.com/CapSourceEdu?lang=en

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capsourceedu/

Connect with me:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidischalkcoaching/