About the Workshop:
Hear from CEOs in the EdTech industry to learn more about their companies, their missions, and the opportunities to join their team. After the company pitches, we will move into 1:1 networking so you can meet with the speakers directly to introduce yourself and learn more about their companies and open roles.
About the Speakers:
Fiveable is a social network for education where students learn together through content, community, and courses. We've launched first into the Advanced Placement market where we reached 1.4M students last year, over 40% of all AP students. Amanda is a teacher, entrepreneur and activist that is working to revamp opportunities for students and teachers to engage with each other after school. Fiveable is hiring for a Senior Developer.
Fluent Forever is an online language learning platform that can get you to fluency in a new language in six months in less than an hour a day. It’s based on a method described in the founder’s national bestselling book, and the app itself has become the most successful crowdfunding campaign for an app in history, raising $1.7M in preorders. Gabe Wyner, the founder, came up with the method in 2010 while searching for ways to combine immersion and home study. He now speaks 8 languages. Fluent Forever is hiring for 2 Developers, 1 Human resources and recruitment support, 1 Payroll/Benefits administrator, and possibly more!
Brad Johnston is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tanoshi. Tanoshi is a company founded with the purpose of developing Educational + Safe + Fun consumer electronic products for today’s digital native school age kids ages 6-12. Technology is quickly evolving and Tanoshi is in the forefront of developing the best family friendly user experience. Tanoshi helps growing kids develop the skills they need now and in the future. Tanoshi is hiring a Lead Android Full Stack System Software Engineer.
Brandon Goon is the founder and CEO of Be Anything, a project management platform that enables teachers to stay up-to-date with students’ project work, manage real-time feedback loops, and facilitate formative project-based assessment. When Brandon was 16, he dropped out of high school. His lust to design and invent didn’t have a place in education. Now, Brandon’s mission is to reinvent education its self. Be Anything is hiring for a Web Developer, Frontend [React] and a Design Program Manager.
Adrian J DeLeón is Co-Founder & CEO of Innovare - Social Innovation Partners, a data and continuous improvement ed-tech venture that supports education and nonprofit leaders with the software and support they need to impact students and communities. His professional experience includes roles focusing on youth development, teaching, staff development, postsecondary access, program management, strategic planning, big data and now social entrepreneurship. They are hiring for a Strategic Partnerships Manager.
We are looking forward to having you join us!