Mission Admissions

In this episode, Jeremy sits down with Tara Durante to have an important conversation about the hardest, most confusing part of the college search process for students, families, and even a lot of college admissions counselors and enrollment marketers - financial aid. Key takeaways from this episode include:    0:45 - The #1 mistake a lot of college admission and financial aid staffs make 3:28 - W...

In this episode, Jeremy sits down with Heather Strecker to chat about the state of campus visits, and how to develop your student tour guides and workers who play such a critical role. Key takeaways from this episode include:  2:28 - Growing your number of tour guides and student workers 4:32 - Training frequency and important topics to train on 16:26 - Your #1 retention strategy - the door is ope...

In this episode, Jeremy sits down with Andrew Roth, Founder and CEO at dcdx, a Gen Z consulting firm. Key takeaways from this episode include:  7:10 - Advice if you want to get and keep Gen Z’s attention 16:05 - Video, the role of feelings and emotions in decision making, and the concept of experiences 22:43 - What authenticity really means  28:39 - The idea of ‘brand magnetism’  32:00 - Making th...

In this episode, Jeremy has a thought provoking and in-depth conversation about leadership with DJ Menifee. They discuss DJ’s admissions and enrollment management journey from his first leadership opportunity all the way to his current Vice President role. Key takeaways from this episode include:  6:30 - Things for new leaders to focus on 15:16 - The hardest skill for most leaders to master 15:54...

In the second of a special two-part series on the power of mindset and working on our mental skills, Jeremy chats with mental game coach, Tami Matheny. The bulk of their conversation focuses on self confidence - where it comes from, four key things that will help you own your confidence, and the power of self talk and changing the narrative. Tami also reveals the hardest mental skill to help someo...

In the first of a special two-part series on the power of mindset and working on our mental skills, Jeremy chats with performance mindset coach Lindsey Wilson. They spend most of the conversation talking about mindset, working on our thoughts, and how to shift and manage them with the help of things like visualization, meditation, and journaling. Lindsey also shares her opinions on mental toughnes...

In today’s episode, Jeremy has a very thought provoking conversation with Tru Pettigrew. They start by talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion - Tru explains where his passion for DEI originated from, what each of those terms means, he offers his thoughts on where most organizations are at in 2022 with DEI, and he explains the important role that curiosity, intentionality, empathy, and list...

Today’s episode is a conversation between Jeremy and Christina Garnett of HubSpot who is an expert at helping brands and people connect with their audience and build community. Together they discuss what building community means, how to get started (Christina offers lots of tips), the importance of intent, some of the challenges that marketers face when trying to build community, why colleges need...

Today’s episode is a conversation between Jeremy and Jeff Dugdale, Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Planning and Leadership Development, and Head men’s and women’s swimming coach at Queens University of Charlotte. They spend most of the conversation talking about how to develop a vision and values that lead to a winning culture, and then how to sustain success. Jeff also explains his conc...

In this episode, Jeremy has a conversation with an amazing marketer and leader, Allison Turcio, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing at Siena College. There’s so much in here that will provide value for you regardless of your title or role. The core of their chat revolves around what it means to truly be student-centered and collaborative as an entire enrollment management divisio...

In this episode, Jeremy has a conversation with Jennifer Radke who runs the National Institute for Social Media , an organization dedicated to social media certification and education for professional social media practitioners. Jen also happens to be the mom of two teenagers, including a son who just started his first-year of college.  Jen starts by sharing a few insights about her son’s college...

In this episode, Jeremy sits down with Kerry Keating who is the Head of Business Development and Chief of Staff and Culture for TaskHuman , an innovative wellness company that helps people grow through personalized 1-to-1 guidance from hundreds of specialists in different areas of their daily work and personal life. Kerry offers tips for building strong relationships, talks about the idea of commu...

In this episode, Jeremy chats with well known writer Eric Hoover from The Chronicle of Higher Education. They start by having a lengthy conversation about some of the different fears that most students deal with during their college search, as well as the lack of assistance and help that many receive. From there, Eric shares his thoughts on strengthening relationships between colleges and high sch...

Today’s episode is a great conversation I had with Lindsay Hotmire. We discussed authenticity and why we crave it as humans, the authenticity flywheel that she created, building community, the importance of positioning when it comes to defining your brand, as well as what makes a story memorable and how to become a better storyteller. Lindsay also shared some details about her son’s college search...

In this episode I change things up and introduce you to a wonderful person and rising star in the enrollment management space, Megan Tyler. We have an amazing conversation about how she got started in admissions, and how she turned a job into a career at Wofford College. Megan shares the pros and cons of working at your alma mater, her path to becoming a Director, how she handles stress, and we di...

Today’s episode is a conversation between Jeremy and Amanda Booth, Director of College Counseling for Wichita Collegiate School. We discussed the state of college admissions in 2022, and how admissions counselors can build better relationships with their peers on the high school side. Amanda also shares her thoughts on the role that parents play in the college search, the hard and sometimes uncomf...

On the latest episode of the Mission Admissions podcast, Jeremy sits down with Adrienne Barnes, a well-known content strategy and customer research expert. Adrienne talks about the state of content marketing, how understanding your target audience helps you create more effective content, and why change can be such a big hurdle. She also offers tips on how to become a better writer, and shares insi...

Bryant, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, and now works with executives at Fortune 500 companies such as Pepsi, Starbucks and American Express. Stein offers tips on handling burnout, self awareness, public speaking, managing your to-do list and more. They also have a lengthy conversation about how to be an effective leader in 2022, and Alan explains how everyone can lead regardless of their title. Thi...

Join host Jeremy Tiers in the premier episode as he chats with Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx’ Vice President of Fan Experience, Jeff Munneke. The two discuss creating positive experiences, the importance and ROI of consistently engaging and building personalized relationships, analyzing real time data from different audiences, effectively collaborating with multiple groups or departments, as wel...

Welcome to Mission Admissions with Jeremy Tiers — a show that features candid conversations with industry leaders and difference makers that will help Higher Ed become better recruiters, communicators, and managers. Too many admissions counselors, leaders, and enrollment marketers limit themselves by only looking for professional and personal development in their particular space. In this podcast,...