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🎙️ Building Trust with Education Buyers: Why Silence Isn’t Rejection🎙️
In this episode of EdSales Edge, Josh sits down with Rachel Edoho-Eket in a live interview recorded at FETC in Orlando this past January to break down how education buyers actually evaluate credibilit... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
February 09, 2026•3 min read
🎙️ Why Chasing “Likes” Keeps You Stuck (How Education Buyers Actually Decide)🎙️
In this episode of EdSales Edge, Josh breaks down why that silence isn’t rejection — it’s evaluation — and introduces two mental models that change how founders interpret credibility in education: the... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
February 01, 2026•3 min read
Why Selling Software Keeps You Stuck — and Selling Peace Moves Deals
In this episode of EdSales Edge, Josh sits down with Samuel Rabkin and Michael Mahoney, co-founders of Mediator Spark, to break down how clarity around their Perfect Client led to a sharper Signature ... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
January 25, 2026•6 min read
Why “What You Do” Isn’t Why Education Leaders Buy
In this episode of EdSales Edge, Josh breaks down Simon Sinek’s famous "Start With Why" framework and applies it directly to the world of education sales. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
January 19, 2026•5 min read
🎙️ Why the Fastest “Yes” Beats the Biggest Budget — with Dr. Brooke Olsen-Farrell🎙️
In this episode of EdSales Edge, Josh sits down with Dr. Brooke Olsen-Farrell, a nine-year Superintendent at Slate Valley Unified School District and a national policy leader. Together, they unpack wh... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
January 11, 2026•5 min read
🎙️ The Perfect Client Paradox: Why Chasing More Leads Isn’t the Answer🎙️
Most education founders think they have a lead problem. You want more emails, more demos, more top-of-funnel activity. But here is the hard truth: You don't have a lead problem; you have a perfect cl... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
January 04, 2026•4 min read
🎙️ Best of 2025: How Education Founders Can Turn Any Conference or Summit Into a Sales Engine That Builds Trust, Authority, and Pipeline 🎙️
From DC Startup Week to the Canadian EdTech Summit to IEI, Josh shares the same framework he uses to walk into any event and leave with real opportunities, not just business cards. This replay goes b... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
December 28, 2025•3 min read
🎙️ Best of 2025: Karim Kuperhause & Rose Hastreiter on Why Education Founders Must Sell First, Master Objections, and Build a Repeatable Process Before Delegating or Scaling 🎙️
When Karim Kuperhause, CEO and Founder of HierSales, joined Josh for a candid LinkedIn Live conversation, later joined by Rose Hastreiter, founder and CEO of Leonty3C, the discussion went deeper than ... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
December 21, 2025•3 min read
🎙️ Best of 2025: Robert Martellacci on How Education Founders Stuck Chasing Sales Can Turn Relationships, Setbacks, and Partnerships Into Scalable Credibility and Revenue Growth 🎙️
In this conversation, Robert shares lessons from decades of experience: the importance of community buy-in, learning more from setbacks than wins, and how to strategically position your company for ad... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
December 14, 2025•5 min read
🎙️ Best of 2025: Jolene Levine on How Education Founders Can Turn Betrayal, Burnout, and Chaos Into a Blueprint for Credibility, Alignment, and Lead Flow That Converts🎙️
Jolene Levin, entrepreneur, innovator, and founder of NorvaNivel, shared how she built a global company, scaled too fast, got fired from her own business, and rebuilt from the ground up, it became one... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
December 07, 2025•3 min read
🎙️ Best of 2025: John Gamba on How Education Founders Can Rebuild Trust, Visibility, and Pipeline Through Authentic LinkedIn Strategy 🎙️
John, entrepreneur, investor, long-time education innovator, and Entrepreneur in Residence and Director of Innovative Programs at Penn GSE, broke down how today’s founders can win attention without lo... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
November 30, 2025•4 min read
🎙️ The Gratitude Episode: 22 Guests, 63 Countries, and a Community That Turned 2025 Into Our Most Meaningful Year Yet 🎙️
This episode is different. It’s the last show of 2025. It’s the Thanksgiving episode. And it’s the moment we zoom out, breathe, look at the year we built together, and acknowledge every founder, leade... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
November 23, 2025•3 min read
🎙️ The Headline Mistake: How eight words on LinkedIn unlocked a $100k repeatable pipeline 🎙️
Most education founders think their LinkedIn headline is just a formality. A place to drop their title. List their company. Maybe add "passionate about education." But here's what they're missing: you... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
November 16, 2025•4 min read
🎙️ Hesitation Is a $250K Mistake: Dr. Tamara Minott on How Education Founders Close Deals With Confidence 🎙️
Most education founders don’t lose deals because their product isn’t good enough. They lose them because they hesitate, overthinking the pitch, second-guessing decisions, and waiting for “perfect” whe... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
November 09, 2025•4 min read
🎙️ You Crushed the Demo but Can’t Close: The $100K Mistake Education Founders Make 🎙️
This episode is your wake-up call. Josh reveals how the top 10% of education founders, leaders like Paul King, Kathryn Adabonyan, and Wayne Bovier, stopped collecting compliments and started collectin... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
November 02, 2025•4 min read
🎙️ From Betrayal and Courtroom Battles to Closed Deals: Robespierre Reyes on Rebuilding Credibility, Team Alignment, and Education Deals That Close 🎙️
Misaligned teams, broken trust, and bad partnerships don’t just cost money, they kill lead flow and stall your sales pipeline. In this episode of Breaking the Grade, Josh and Rob unpack exactly how t... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
October 26, 2025•3 min read
🎙️ From Confusion to Clarity: J.D. Mosley-Matchett, PhD on the Message Shift That Turns Unclear Offers into Scalable, Trust-Building Growth for Education Founders 🎙️
Most education founders and EdTech leaders think their problem is marketing. But sometimes, the real issue is something more critical: Clarity If your message isn’t clear, your market stops listening... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
October 19, 2025•4 min read
🎙️ The Mindset Reset: Mitch Weisburgh On How Education Founders Can Master Mindset, Beat Burnout, and Close Strong Deals 🎙️
You’ve got the product, the drive, and the skills, but when pressure hits, your mindset starts to crack. Suddenly, deals stall, momentum fades, and even your warmest prospects go quiet. The harder you... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
October 13, 2025•3 min read
🎙️ Stop Delegating Sales: Why Education Founders Must Sell Their Solution First Or Watch Their Pipeline Die🎙️
Most education founders think the next rep, agency, or AI tool will solve their sales problem. It won’t. Here’s the truth: if you can’t sell your own offer clearly, no one else can. Every lead you ha... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
October 06, 2025•3 min read
🎙️ 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬: 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬, 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 🎙️
What happens when you stop trying to serve every school and start solving one urgent problem for the right schools? It’s the positioning shift most founders resist—but it’s the exact move that transf... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
September 28, 2025•3 min read
🎙️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭: 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 🎙️
Most education founders think buyers want the perfect pitch, the flashy product, or the right political connection. But Kevin Chavous—national education reformer, bestselling author, and President of... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
September 21, 2025•3 min read
🎙️ 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 🎙️
In this episode, Michael drops truth bombs on how to generate leads, close deals, and scale smart—without burning out. From hiring the right salespeople to leveraging university partnerships for cred... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
September 07, 2025•4 min read
🎙️$𝟗𝐌 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 $𝟗𝐌 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞🎙️
Most education founders don’t fail because of bad ideas. They fail because they lean too hard on “AI-powered” buzzwords, skip the research-to-practice proof buyers demand, and don’t form the partnersh... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 31, 2025•3 min read
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 “𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡” 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬
What happens when you finally land the big meeting… and walk out with nothing but “We’ll think about it”? It’s the growth killer most founders don’t see coming—your pitch isn’t aligned with how educa... ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 24, 2025•3 min read
𝐑𝐞-𝐀𝐢𝐫) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭
In this re-aired conversation, I go deep on the one tool that turned my “good pitch” into a clear, closeable, and irresistible offer to my perfect client — The Signature Solution. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 17, 2025•3 min read
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 $𝟏𝟎𝐌 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐭
Jolene Levin booked $10M in orders with no systems, leading to her being fired from the company she built. Learn how she rebuilt with a smarter sales strategy and a focus on mission. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 12, 2025•3 min read
(Best of) Your Demo Is the Problem: What Education Founders Must Do—and Stop Doing—to Close More Deals With Their Demos
This blog post, based on a re-aired podcast episode with John Gamba, teaches education founders how to improve their product demos by focusing on buyer needs, not features.g Post Description ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 05, 2025•3 min read
Your Summer Fix: 🎙️ How Education Founders Can Rebuild Lead Flow Before Back-to-School
Most founders go quiet in summer—and lose momentum. Here’s how to treat summer like game time, not downtime, and reboot your pipeline before September. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 03, 2025•4 min read
From Dead-End to C-Suite: An Edtech’s Messaging Framework That Converts Education Conversations into Contracts
Struggling with cold leads? Learn how EdTech founders are using this messaging shift to turn conversations into signed contracts. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 01, 2025•4 min read
From Collapse to Credibility: Robert Martellacci’s Blueprint to Win Back Influence and Close Deals in the Education Space
How Robert Martellacci rebuilt trust and reignited sales with a credibility-first EdTech playbook. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
July 31, 2025•3 min read
Why Most Education Companies Burn Out Before They Scale—And the Fix That Actually Works
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
April 04, 2025•8 min read
LinkedIn Connection to Contract: Josh's Proven Six-Step EdSales Method (No Paid Ads/Funnels/Cold Calls)
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
March 28, 2025•6 min read
Why Most Education Companies Struggle to Sell into K-12 Schools and Institutions (And an Expert in HigherEd Explains How to Fix It)
Most EdTech sales fall flat because of poor positioning. Learn how to align with decision-makers and build trust—from K–12 to HigherEd and beyond. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
March 21, 2025•4 min read
The Conference Playbook: How to Turn Connections into Clients
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
March 07, 2025•4 min read
Getting Investment for Your Startup… When to Chase Funding and When to Bootstrap
Thinking of getting investors for your education startup? Learn when to seek funding—and when bootstrapping might be the smarter, more sustainable move. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
February 21, 2025•8 min read
What You Must Know Before You Hire a Sales Team...The Steps Founders Can’t Skip
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
January 31, 2025•7 min read
Secrets Behind Unlocking 7-Figures in Sales: How This Seasoned Entrepreneur Transformed His Sales Process
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
January 10, 2025•9 min read
From One-Off Sales to Repeatable Revenue: How Future Makers Transformed Their Business
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
December 20, 2024•11 min read
From Yugoslavia to the US, Medicine to EdTech: The Inspiring Journey of Dr. Jasminka Criley
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
November 29, 2024•3 min read
Mastering Sales Planning in the Education Space
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
November 15, 2024•7 min read
Rose Hastreiter's Transformation with EdSales Elevation Experience
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
October 18, 2024•12 min read
Mastering the Education Sales Cycle & Secrets to Staying Top of Mind and Closing Deals...
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
September 27, 2024•10 min read
Why Waiting to Sell in the Education Sector Can Cost You & When’s The Right Time To Start Selling
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
September 13, 2024•9 min read
A Better Approach To Sales Calls for Education Companies...how to sell without being salesy
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 30, 2024•7 min read
The Better Demo Method To Sell More Education Services & Products
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 16, 2024•7 min read
How This EdTech Company Transformed Their Sales Process - in Just 8 Weeks
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
August 02, 2024•8 min read
How this EdTech Startup sharpened their message & went from struggling to selling!
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
July 19, 2024•8 min read
How this EdTech founder got clarity on his ideal client & product… making selling easier!
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
July 05, 2024•8 min read
Three Critical Systems Every Education Business Needs To Grow Successfully
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
June 21, 2024•9 min read
How this education founder increased her visibility and got more leads (And speaking engagements!)
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
June 07, 2024•9 min read
How to build a lead generation system: The 9 step process to leads on repeat
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
May 24, 2024•15 min read
Slow Burn Methods for Lead Generation in EdTech
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
May 17, 2024•9 min read
How to sell to multiple stakeholders in the education space
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
May 03, 2024•9 min read
The Signature Solution Advantage: David's Key to Sales Efficiency and Success
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
April 19, 2024•10 min read
How to transform your LinkedIn profile into a sales page that gets you more leads
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
April 05, 2024•8 min read
Top Tips for reaching out to potential clients
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
March 22, 2024•5 min read
Why you need a signature solution if you want to get more leads and close sales with more ease!
Struggling to get leads or explain your value? Discover how a Signature Solution helps EdTech founders attract clients and close sales with confidence. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
March 08, 2024•7 min read
How to promote your services and products in the education space without feeling icky or salesy
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
February 26, 2024•8 min read
How MyOwl used LinkedIn to grow as a start-up in the EdTech Space
How MyOwl went from overlooked to in-demand: Discover how Brent Newton used LinkedIn and the EdSales Elevation Experience to grow leads and visibility. ...more
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
January 19, 2024•8 min read
How to Set Powerful Goals And Actually Hit Them: The Game Changing Goal Setting Method That Gets Better Results
Lead Generation & Growth Strategy
January 05, 2024•9 min read
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