375: Mindspire Tutoring and Test Prep with Shahar Link
Shahar Link, the CEO and founder of Mindspire Tutoring and Test Prep, has been at the forefront of the test preparation and academic excellence arena for over a decade.
With a career spanning 25 years, Shahar has honed his expertise in high school teaching and tutoring standardized tests, including the SAT and ACT. Holding a Master’s degree in History from Stanford University, where he delved into the history of IQ testing, Shahar founded Mindspire driven by the deep reward in empowering students to exceed their own expectations and achieve remarkable success in even the most formidable academic and mental endeavors.
Shahar’s exceptional contributions have not gone unnoticed. He has been featured as a quoted expert in the renowned US News & World Report and has been invited as a keynote speaker at numerous educational institutions, captivating audiences with his innovative approaches to learning.
Through Mindspire Tutoring and Test Prep, Shahar has transformed the lives of countless students, providing them with invaluable strategies and guidance to conquer academic challenges and unleash their true potential.
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Resources Mentioned
Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
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374: How to become the solution to any problem with Tracy Pleschourt
Tracy Pleschourt is a certified professional and personal coach as well as an entrepreneur. She is also the founder of Self-Made U, a life coaching school that teaches men and women how to become the solution to any problem they face.
Alongside her daughter Gracie, who is 22, she also hosts the Tracy & Gracie Becoming Podcast, a show that gives life coaching advice from two different generational perspectives.
Tracy is a student of her own work and has stopped overeating, overdrinking, and has created a multi-six-figure business while teaching others to do the same. She dedicates her work to ambitious, life-long learners yearning for solutions and seeking a better way to create the results they desire and deserve.
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Resources Mentioned
The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
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373: Raising financially responsible children with Kevin Whelan
Education, support and guidance to help parents, grandparents and relatives raise financially responsible children, teenagers and young adults.
Kevin Whelan is an economist, author, the Founder of WealthBuilders and one of the UK’s leading experts and authorities on SSAS Pensions (Small Self Administered Scheme).
Kevin and WealthBuilders are on a mission to help parents leave a financial legacy for their children and be great money role models.
WealthBuilders for Families provides education, support and connections to help bring financial conversations into the home and give children that much-needed financial confidence to hit the ground running when they start their careers.
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www.wealthbuilders.co.uk/families
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Resources Mentioned
The CASHFLOW Quadrant – Robert T. Kiyosaki
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey
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372: Professional Learning Community with Nathaniel Provencio
Nathaniel Provencio has worked in the public education field since 2001 as a classroom teacher, building administrator and associate superintendent . In 2010, he became the principal of Minnieville Elementary in Prince William County, Virginia. Under his leadership, Minnieville Elementary was recognized as a Virginia Distinguished Title 1 School, became a National Model Professional Learning Community and was the winner of the 2019 Richard DuFour PLC Award.
Mr. Provencio has been honored as the 2017 Prince William County principal of the year, the 2017 Washington Post Principal of the Year and the 2019 Virginia National Distinguished Principal of the Year.
Mr. Provencio is the author of Community Connections and Your PLC at Work, which focuses on how schools can utilize the professional learning community framework to enhance family and community engagement.
Mr. Provencio graduated from the University of North Alabama in 2001 with a degree in education and has a master’s degree in education administration from George Mason University in which he was recognized as one of 50 all-time George Mason University Alumni.
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@provenprincipal
Resources Mentioned
Under Presssure – Queen/David Bowie
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https://www.educationonfire.com/blog/ – Video with Al Kingsley
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371: How to create a compelling and unique CV with Graeme Jordan
Graeme helps people to understand and communicate their value to their next employer. Delivering workshops in schools, he encourages students to recognise the achievements they already have and the value of the things they are already doing so that their CV can be compelling and unique.
With 11 years experience as a CV writer across 6 continents, Graeme has worked with people from apprentice to CEO level.
He applies a combination of experience from recruitment consultancy, business management, consulting, research, and being an employer and a level 7 qualified Chartered Marketer.
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