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✨ OWN YOUR EDUCATION ✨ VELA connects people who dare to rebuild education from the ground up. Let’s rewrite the rules, together! 💪
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Operations track: “Post with Purpose: Social Media Strategies that Actually Work” featuring Taylor Moran, Sarah Tomes, Jill Hollander, Ryan Clem. --- Social media isn’t just about being online—it’s a powerful way to build community, grow…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Operations track: “More Than a Classroom: Leveraging Your Space for Revenue and Reach” featuring Amber Scardino, Talon Holleman, Cassie Tinsmon, and Jenny Markus. --- For many founders, facilities aren’t just places to teach—they’re assets to…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Operations track: “Your State, Your Strategy: Get Clarity on K-12 Policy” featuring Katherine Bathgate and Sam Duell. --- K-12 education policy can shape—and sometimes shake—the path of founders. Whether you’re navigating funding opportunities,…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Operations track: “From Mission to Message: Finding Product-Market Fit That Fuels Growth” featuring Blair Lee, Thomas Arnett, Matt Frendewey, and Luba Vangelova. --- The most successful entrepreneurs know their target audience, and they build…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Business track: “Founder-Led Workshop: You're Running A Business—Let's Talk Money” featuring Niki Harris. --- You’re not just nurturing learners—you’re running a business that needs to last. To thrive long-term, founders must understand what it…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Business track: “Revenue Remix: How Founders Fund Sustainable Education Models (Part 2)” featuring Jasmine Williams, Kanesha Adams, Randan Steinhauser, and Carlos Esquivel. --- Building a sustainable education business means more than just…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Business track: “Built to Last: Structuring for Sustainability” featuring Constance Bradley, Bill Faulkner, and Angie Wakeman. --- Whether you’re just starting or evolving your model, every founder hits a moment where it’s time to clarify…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Business track: “Own Your Growth: Defining Scale on Your Terms” featuring Kenisha Skaggs, Tina Brouwer-Kraska, Denise Lever, and Michelle Bowen. --- Scaling a learning environment doesn’t always mean opening more sites—it might mean deepening…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Business track: “VELA Founder Escape Room: Break Free from Burnout” featuring Angel Sobrino and Trish Sobrino. --- Running an innovative education program is no small feat—and sometimes, it can feel like a puzzle with no solution. Step into…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Business track: “Founder-Led Workshop: You're Running A Business—Let's Talk Money” featuring Niki Harris. --- You’re not just nurturing learners—you’re running a business that needs to last. To thrive long-term, founders must understand what…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Business track: “Revenue Remix: How Founders Fund Sustainable Education Models (Part 1)” featuring April Jackson, Alicia Dickerson, Korene Senior, Carlos Esquivel. --- Building a sustainable education business means more than just covering…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Plenary Session: “Reclaiming the future of education” featuring Derrell Bradford, president of @fiftycan. Back by popular demand, @Dyrnwyn returns to VELA Con with a fresh, unfiltered take on what it really means to own your education—and why…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Plenary Session: “A Civil Debate on School Choice “ featuring Andrew Clark, president of @yes_everykid, and Robert Bortins, founder of @ClassicalConv. --- As school choice legislation sweeps the country, the national conversation is growing…
✨ We’re thrilled to start unveiling our 2025 plenary sessions! VELA Con opens with “Own Your Education”, featuring VELA President Meredith Olson and founders Nicole Doyle, Alycia Wright, Scott Martin and Makenize Oliver. Together, they’ll share how they claimed ownership of…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Academics track: “Owning Your Craft: Professional Development for the Practicing Educator” featuring Jeff Imrich, Alycia Wright, Lisa Zapalac and Caleb Collier. --- VELA Con is a national conference for bold founders who are building a future…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Academics track: “From Portfolio to Pathway: Documenting Learning for What’s Next” featuring Desiree Corbin, Tomis Parker, Celeste Bolin and Kym Kent. --- VELA Con is a national conference for bold founders who are building a future where…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Academics track: “To Be or Not to Be? Founders Weigh Trade-Offs of Accreditation” featuring Sam Duell, Dionne Morgan, Taylor Munro and Lacey Fickes. --- VELA Con is a national conference for bold founders who are building a future where…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Academics track: “Why Stop Now? Extending Your Model Into the High School Years” featuring Richelle McKim, Scott Martin, Michelle Shaw and Kenneth Danford. --- VELA Con is a national conference for bold founders who are building a future where…
✨ VELA Con programming showcase | Academics track: Get ready for “Smarter, Not Harder: Leveraging EdTech for Learning and Efficiency” featuring Makenzie Oliver, Edna Martinson, Randan Steinhauser and Michael Finnegan. --- VELA Con is a national conference for bold founders who…
🎉 Kicking off our VELA Con programming showcase with our power-packed academics track! First up, is this artificial intelligence session featuring Jennifer Wolverton, Philip Montgomery, Bill Powell and Karema Akilah. --- VELA Con is a national conference for bold founders who…
