285: The College Tour with Alex Boylan
Alex Boylan is the Creator, Executive Producer and Host of The College Tour TV Series.
The College Tour is a TV series brought to you by multi-award winning producers. The series tells the story of colleges and universities around the world.
Each episode of The College Tour focuses on a single college or university.
From campus life, academics, housing, sports, activities, and much more… each student driven segment will give young people an inside look at what it’s truly like being a student at the featured college or university.
A truly one-of-a-kind series featuring colleges and universities in a way they have never been seen before!
Watch on Amazon Prime or www.thecollegetour.com
After winning CBS’s The Amazing Race at 23 years old, Alex has gone on to have an amazing career both in front and behind the camera.
Above all else, Alex is an adventurer, traveler, and storyteller. He has filmed in every state in America and over 60 countries around the world.
He hosted two number #1 shows on PBS ‘At The Chef’s Table’ and ‘Animal Attractions’, was CBS’s ‘National Ambassador’ for two summers on the ‘CBS Buzz Tour’, hosted over 100 segments for Travel Channel, was Rachael Ray’s sidekick hosting ‘Rach to the Rescue’ for her syndicated talk show and circumnavigated the world without a penny in his pocket on ‘Around The World For Free’. Alex ran the field team for The Steve Harvey Show and was a Supervising Producer on World’s Toughest Race. Currently Alex is the Executive Producer and Host of The College Tour.
Production Experience:
Alex has produced and hosted shows in every state in America and around the world including the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, India, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, US Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Partial ‘TV’ Client List:
CBS, CBS Interactive, PBS, Travel Channel, Outside TV, Amazon, iTunes, Lonely Planet, The Rachael Ray Show, The Steve Harvey Show, VH1, Daily Blast Live, Home and Family.
Partial ‘Brand Client List:
AT&T, American Airlines, TOMS, Nitro Circus, Lance Bass’s Dirty Pop, World Vision, Visit Norway, Lucky Buddha Beer, Safe Auto, The Tourism Authority of Thailand, Rio Olympics, The Clymb, Puerto Vallarta Tourism, Sony, Kings Hawaiian, PacSafe.
Awards:
He is an Emmy Nominated Producer, Webby Award Winner, and Adrian Award Winner.
Website
Social Media Information
www.instagram.com/boylanalex
www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderboylan
Show Sponsor
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284: Chess4Life with Elliott Neff
Elliott is the Founder and CEO of Chess4Life, a platform that teaches kids critical thinking skills, problem-solving, EQ, and other important life lessons through chess.
Elliott earned the National Master in Chess title mostly through dedicated self-study, and he holds the Professional Chess Coaching Certification Level V — the highest awarded certification by the United State Chess Federation (USCF).
Numbers wise, Chess4Life has 70+ employees and they’ve trained over 10,000 students and also have been recognized as one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies.
He has also written a book, A Pawn’s Journey: Transforming Lives One Move at a Time, which shares true-life stories of students he’s encountered over his 20+ years of coaching chess, whose lives have been significantly changed for the better by chess.
Website
Social Media Information
twitter.com/Chess4LifeLLC
www.facebook.com/Chess4Life/
Show Sponsor
The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at nape.org.uk/journal
283: Organisation made easy with Dr. Frank Buck
Most people are overwhelmed by the amount of paper and digital information in their lives. Frank Buck makes organization easy so you can increase productivity, decrease stress, and enjoy life. Global Gurus ranked Frank #1 in the world in the “Time Management” category for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. His career path took him from band director to principal to central office administrator and now to productivity coach, writer, and speaker.
You will discover ways to get to:
- Organise your paperwork using a tickler file
- Organise your digital documents and notes
- Get email ZERO
Website
Social Media Information
@DrFrankBuck
Resources Mentioned
Show Sponsor
The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at nape.org.uk/journal
282: Reading Mate with Hannah Rix
Reading Mate are an education software company that exist to create equal opportunities for all children with a love of reading. English teacher, Hannah Rix, and husband James, have designed a free app for parents and software for schools that supports and encourages a love of reading. As well this, they’re ensuring every child has access to books with up to 130,000 eBooks with their app. This breaks down barriers, increases opportunities and raises standards.
Reading Mate exist to inspire a lifelong love of reading because reading is the gateway to learning.
Website
Social Media Information
Twitter @readingmate
Instagram @readingmateapp
Resources Mentioned
Show Sponsor
The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at nape.org.uk/journal