Tie Executive Learning To Business Goals With Andy Morgan & Steve Van Der Westhuizen

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Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guests for this episode are Andy Morgan and Steve Van Der Westhuizen. Andy is EVP, Head of edX Enterprise and Corporate Development with an expertise in corporate finance and strategic business development, with a particular focus on EdTech and Media. Steve is Senior Vice President, Strategy & Product Marketing for Enterprise at 2U.In this ‘enterprise-level’ conversation, Andy, Steve and I discuss00:00 › Start5:13 › What Exactly Is edX Enterprise and its history and why is it important for executive education?10:58 › What edX Has Learned about the different needs of different learners and how they are able to scale a bespoke solution like this18:02 › Challenge and Pushback—Andy and Steve talk about the challenges and pushback they’ve received from the market, around things like privacy issues; and the conversations they’ve had with business leaders about building out these enterprise-level learning programs31:00 › Money Minds—Steve and Andy revisit the fact that 60% of existing edX learners & leaders use their own money to buy these same types of courses, which allows them to understand how to tailor programs to what each set of learners need36:32 › Growth—We end our conversation looking forward to what Andy & Steve are most excited about.Subscribe for the latest news, practice and thought leadership at eLearnMagazine.com