She Left Her Job as AVP of Enrollment to Work at an EdTech Company — Here’s Why.

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About the Episode

On this week’s episode of The Enrollify Podcast, Zach sits down with Erin Stine, an Account Executive at CampusESP, an edtech company that focuses on parent and family communication and engagement to help universities impact enrollment, student success, retention, and annual giving.

In March of 2009, Erin became an admissions counselor at The Parson’s School of Design, which is a part of The New School in New York City. Over the course of a decade, Erin worked her way up to the role of Associate Vice President of Enrollment — just a step away from a VP. But this past July, she left higher education and started working in sales at CampusESP — a shift that, at first glance, seemed a bit strange.

Tune in to hear the story behind how Erin came to terms with the fact that as prestigious as the VP title was, she ultimately didn’t want the post. To learn more about Erin's story and the current work she does at CampusESP, you can connect with her on LinkedIn here.

People in this episode

Host

Seth Odell

Seth Odell is Founder and CEO of Kanahoma, the fastest growing digital marketing agency in higher education, and host of The Higher Ed Pulse.

Mallory Willsea

Mallory Willsea is a strategist and consultant working at the intersection of higher education.

Interviewee

Erin Stine

Erin Stine is an Account Executive at CampusESP, a parent communication engagement and communication solution for universities. Erin spent over 10 years working in The New School in New York City, and her previous roles include serving as the AVP of Enrollment and Director of Admission for Parsons School of Design. Prior to coming to The New School in 2009, Erin taught digital design in Florida, directed the photography program at the School of Cinema and Performing Arts in London and assisted in launching one of the country's first university-sponsored student artwork stores in Chicago. Erin holds a BFA in Photographic Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology and an MA in Media Studies from The New School.

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