Sep 2, 202626 minS1
Student financial aid is one of the most consequential conversations that happens inside a career college — and one of the least understood from the outside. Alexandra Serengil, Director of Student Accounts at GUS...
About this Podcast:
Success does not usually happen in a straight line. It has twists and turns, speedbumps and detours. But something that’s fundamental to success is equipping yourself with the right skills…but what are the right skills? Well, let’s find out. Join me, Michael Sangster, as we learn about how successful people have turned a set of skills into success. From students to business leaders, veterans, policymakers, blue-collar workers and educators. You’ll find out how learning a set of skills can lead to a lifetime of success. Welcome to the EdUp Canada podcast. Let’s learn together.
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What is EdUp Canada about?
Success does not usually happen in a straight line. It has twists and turns, speedbumps and detours. But something that’s fundamental to success is equipping yourself with the right skills…but what are the right skills? Well, let’s find out. Join me, Michael Sangster, as we learn about how successful people have turned a set of skills into success.
What has EdUp Canada covered recently?
Recent episodes include "For Many Students, Funding Is the Difference Between "Beyond Me" and "I Can Do This" with Alexandra Serengil of GUS Canada Colleges and OIHI" (2 September 2026, 26 minutes), "A BC School Is Suing ChatGPT. And It's Just the Beginning with Diane Stone of Hub International" (19 August 2026, 28 minutes), and "She Got a Job the Next Day. 40 Years Later, Her Daughter Graduated Too. with Henry Herzing of Herzing College" (5 August 2026, 33 minutes).
How often does EdUp Canada publish?
EdUp Canada publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 30 minutes across 121 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on EdUp Canada?
Booking probability for EdUp Canada is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. EdUp Canada requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. EdUp Canada's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for EdUp Canada are Courses, Coaching & Lessons and Universities & Colleges. EdUp Canada has an education audience.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #98
A BC School Is Suing ChatGPT. And It's Just the Beginning with Diane Stone of Hub International
Aug 19, 202628 minS1Diane Stone didn't plan to end up in insurance. She planned to be an accountant — spent years auditing school districts and career colleges with KPMG in Vancouver, then went in-house as CFO of a large private school for...
Aug 5, 202633 minS1Henry "Hank" Herzing is 90 years old. He read the weekly reports this morning. He'll talk to Frank Cianciarusa, his president, again this week. And at some point in the not-too-distant future, he'll convene his entire...
Jul 29, 202632 minS1James Matechuk went on Global News on Canada Day to talk about what Canada means to him. He spoke for 10 minutes — about international education, career colleges, the way students from every part of the world come...
Jul 22, 202633 minS1Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd helped build the world's first fully online graduate program — an MBA at Athabasca University in 1993, back when connecting to the internet meant putting a phone handset in a cradle. Within 24...
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Jul 15, 202634 minS1Judy Cohen opened PEAK College because she ran a care home first. She watched PSWs arrive from other institutions — trained, credentialed, technically capable — and she knew she could do better. So she did. L'Chaim...
Jul 8, 202634 minS1Computek College turns 35 this year. If you speak to virtually any member of Canada's 500,000-strong Tamil Canadian diaspora, someone in their circle studied there. Elected officials, business owners, healthcare workers...
Jul 1, 202640 minS1Most people who've watched Schitt's Creek, Son of a Critch, Kids in the Hall, or Jann don't know they were watching a career college story unfold. Andrew Barnsley — executive producer of all four, president of the...
Jun 17, 202626 minS1Most career colleges operate inside an office park or a downtown tower. Mississauga Career College operates inside a building that also houses a private school, a museum, a family service center, a food bank — and two...
Episode #90
100 Students Want to Be Doctors. 3% Will Make It. Here's What Nobody Tells the Rest with Jason Chu
Jun 10, 202633 minS1Most people picture a career college student as someone fresh out of high school looking for a fast path to a job. Jason Chu wants you to think again. As Director of Operations at AAPS College of Health Sciences and...
Jun 3, 202632 minS1Everyone agrees Canada has a healthcare workforce crisis. Almost no one is looking at it correctly. Raelynn Douglas — CEO of Rae Soleil Consulting, MBA in health and life sciences, and author of The Billion Dollar Blind...
May 27, 202624 minS1Most people think of a career college as a stepping stone. Mina Tadrous, Director of Campus Operations and Student Affairs at the Ontario Institute of Health and Innovation (OHII) in Toronto, sees it differently — he...
May 20, 202631 minS1Canada is in the middle of what its Prime Minister calls a "hinge moment" — a decade of building that demands billions in federal investment across construction, defense, energy, and housing. There's just one problem...
Episode #86
"AI Can't Cut Hair: Human Connection and the Trades That Will Always Matter" with Cheryl Harrison
May 13, 202628 minS1What happens when a 35-year career in beauty education meets a country that still doesn't fully understand what skilled trades look like? Cheryl Harrison, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of MC College, has...
Episode #85
"It's Going to Happen to All of Us": Why Palliative Care Training Can't Wait with Tiara Sisson
May 6, 202623 minS1What happens when Canada doesn't have enough trained workers to care for its aging population — and what role do career colleges play in closing that gap? In this episode of the EdUp Canada podcast, host Michael...
Apr 29, 202632 minS1What happens when the country with one of the world's strongest education brands spends two years changing the rules — 16, 17, 18 times? You get instability. Perception damage. And students looking elsewhere. In this...
Apr 8, 202631 minS1What does it actually take to change a family’s trajectory? In this episode of EdUp Canada, host Michael Sangster sits down with Dylan Matter, Chief Operating Officer of Cambria College in British Columbia — a leader...
Apr 1, 202636 minS1What happens when the healthcare system is so desperate for trained workers that employers are sponsoring students before they've even been accepted into a program? That's just one of the realities Tim Ogilvie — VP and...
Mar 25, 202627 minS1What does it actually take to build a lasting career in one of Canada's most dynamic industries — film and television? Michael Coleman, President and CEO of Vancouver's Story Institute, has spent over 35 years answering...
Episode #80
Alex Usher on Post-Secondary Squeeze, Student Debt, and the Future of International Education
Mar 18, 202629 minS1What does Canada's post-secondary system actually deliver — and for whom? In this candid, wide-ranging conversation, Michael Sangster sits down with Alex Usher, one of Canada's most respected higher education analysts...
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Michael Coleman
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Nik Nanos
Founder and Chief Data Scientist, Nanos Research Group
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Dave Shaw
Senior Producer of Digital Assets & Video, New York Institute of Technology
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Mary Kelly
retired U.S. Navy Commander, PhD economist, best-selling author, national expert in personal and financial preparedness, Omnia Integrative Health and Med Spa
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