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Going the Distance with Alby Salsa

Going the Distance with Alby Salsa

Hosted by Alby Salsa

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Episodes

32

Latest episode

Nov 2025

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EN-US

About the show

Alby Salsa talks with Higher Education leaders about the marketing and enrollment topics that you care about the most.

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32 recent
November 14, 2025Episode 3144 min

Adam Stolz, Dir Enrollment Marketing at University of Idaho

Adam Stolz is the Director of Enrollment Marketing at University of Idaho.In this episode, he shares the "5 Why's" behind UofI's impressive enrollment growth (9 straight terms of enrollment growth and a 37% increase in new starts since 2019).

October 13, 202528 min

Danielle Bucci, VP for Enrollment Management, Marketing, & Communications

Danielle Bucci is the VP for Enrollment Management, Marketing, & Communications at Nazareth University.In this episode, Danielle shares how she lowered the discount rate while growing enrollments.

July 15, 2025Episode 3038 min

Doug Smith, Head of AI Operations at Element451

Doug Smith is a foremost thought leader in how AI is transforming the student experience and university operations. You won't want to miss this one.

May 14, 2025Episode 2935 min

Rustam Irani, CEO at RGI Marketing and Consulting

Rustam is a foremost expert on digital marketing and lead generation within higher education. He joined me to discuss the current landscape of digital marketing, including discussions on AI and changing consumer behavior. If you are a university leader looking for marketing insights, this episode is for you.

April 18, 2025Episode 2857 min

Zephyr Ethier and Diane White - Antioch University

In this episode, I speak with two amazing leaders from Antioch University — Zephyr Ethier, AVP of Enrollment, and Diane White, Founding Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions.We discuss the intersection of enrollment strategy and academic leadership, exploring how collaboration between deans and VPs can drive institutional growth. We skip the program details and get straight to the big questions: How should academic and enrollment leaders work together?

October 25, 2024Episode 841 min

Rock Hall, VP Enrollment Management, Ithaca College

Rock Hall is the VP of Enrollment Management at Ithaca College.Rock is a visionary and inspirational leader. He is a must-follow on LinkedIn for anyone that enjoys boosts of motivation and insightful musings. He joined me on the podcast for a wide ranging discussion. Hope you enjoy.

September 17, 2024Episode 71 hr 4 min

Andrew Drinkwater, Co-Founder & President at Plaid Analytics

Andrew is a higher education entrepreneur and is the Co-Founder and President at Plaid Analytics. Plaid Analytics helps their higher education partners make their data work to improve policies, processes, and services.If you have ever thought about branching out and creating your own business, this is the episode for you.

July 5, 2024Episode 648 min

Jenny Rickard, President & CEO, Common App

Jenny Rickard is the President and CEO of Common App. She is a leading voice on Higher Education enrollment trends. She joined me on the podcast to talk about the current and future state of the Higher Education industry.

May 14, 2024Episode 543 min

Allied Pixel, Personalized Video for Higher Education

Bill Haley is the President of Allied Pixel. His Ted Talk helped the industry see what's possible when you merge the power of video with personalized student data.In this episode, I speak with Bill, Tom Mikowski (VP Partnerships) and Ann Paoli (Dir. of Marketing) to learn how Allied Pixel is revolutionizing the student journey.

April 11, 2024Episode 432 min

Jamie Brownlee Turgeon, Vice Provost, Point Loma Nazarene University

Jamie Brownlee Turgeon joins me to talk about how Point Loma continues to find success during this period of industry-wide upheaval.

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