Student-Led Interviews Capturing Empowering Career Journeys with Roadtrip Nation

The Roadtrip Nation team makes stops at several locations all across the nation capturing empowering stories, and in March, the bus arrived at SXSW EDU 2023. Making the Expo its home for a few days, inside the RV passionate students interviewed SXSW EDU attendees from a variety of backgrounds and who have taken unique paths through their life and professional journey, to dig deeper in hopes of finding inspiration for their careers.

Roadtrip Nation aims to provide the tools and resources necessary to help students find various pathways that are available to help guide them in their future. On the road, they meet with professionals who share their wisdom, give advice, and show that there is no conventional approach to reach your goals. SXSW EDU is proud of the partnership with Roadtrip Nation and provides a space for students to ask education thought leaders about their career paths, what a day in their life looks like, skills that helped them in their journeys and more.

Watch inspiring student-led interviews filmed at SXSW EDU 2023:

• Amber Oliver – Managing Director, Robin Hood Learning + Technology Fund
• Angelique Albert – CEO, Native Forward Scholars Fund
• Bo Stjerne Thomsen – Chair of Learning through Play & Vice President, The LEGO Foundation
• Elaine P. Ho – Deputy Associate Administrator for STEM Engagement, NASA
• Frances Messano – CEO, NewSchool Venture Fund
• Jennifer Javornik – Vice President of Partnerships and Business Development, Filament Games
• Katy Knight – Executive Director & President, Siegel Family Endowment
• Kristina Ishmael – Deputy Director, US Department of Education, Office of Education Technology
• Kumar Garg – VP of Partnerships, Schmidt Futures
• Leigh Ann DeLyser – Co-Founder & Executive Director, CSforAll
• Pamela Cantor MD – Founder & Senior Science Advisor, Turnaround for Children
• Susan Matheson – Solutions Engineer, Stride, Inc.

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Photo by Tico Mendoza