Why Lean Startup Leadership Is Essential for Higher Education Survival - with Dr. Joshua D. Reichard, President & CEO, Omega Graduate School

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Joshua D. Reichard, President & CEO, Omega Graduate School

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• How does selling underutilized physical assets & operating on a zero based budget allow a boutique graduate school to eliminate 100% of institutional debt?
• Why does empowering a president to act like a lean startup CEO lead to a 155% rebound in student enrollment?
• What makes humanizing the educational experience through personal relationships & synchronous residencies the ultimate value proposition in the AI era?

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