264 - Ryan Craig on Putting America Back to Work

<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">This week on the <em>Getting Smart</em> Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is welcoming back a return guest <span style="color: #14171a;">— Ryan Craig! Ryan is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of University Ventures and Achieve Partners.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">As Managing Director of University Ventures, Ryan was the most important investor in higher education <span style="color: #14171a;">— or, more specifically, last-mile training alternatives to higher education.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #14171a;"><span style= "font-family: Cambria, serif;">In his 2018 book, <em>A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College,</em> Ryan made the case that unless you get a free ride to a top school, you should find a free or affordable sprint to a great first job. With his newest fund, Achieve Partners, Ryan has become the most important investor in a new category of intermediary organizations that take the friction out of hiring for both companies and job seekers. Through this initiative, Putting America Back to Work, Ryan plans to put 100,000 people back into work by establishing frictionless pathways to good jobs.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">In today’s conversation, Tom and Ryan discuss Ryan’s efforts towards putting America back to work.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><span style= "color: #14171a;">Listen in to hear how about the work Ryan is doing through his two funds, Achieve Partners and University Ventures; his key takeaways from his 2018 book,</span> <span style= "color: #14171a;"><em>A New U</em></span><span style= "color: #14171a;">; the key factors in helping America get back to work; and his advice for high school students returning to school this fall.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:10] About today’s show wi