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May 31, 2019

International Ed Tech: “Build It and They Will Come” and other intuitive tips

It should be no surprise that Ed Tech organizations are optimizing for diversity, both for improved performance and to reflect their end-user base.  A 2018 BCG study by Rocio Lorenzo and Martin Reeves indicated that “companies with above-average total diversity…migration, industry, career path, gender, education, age…had both 19% points higher innovation revenues and 9% points […]

Apr 26, 2019

ASU GSV Summit 2019 Review

The Renaissance Network kicked off Q2 at ASU GSV Summit 2019 in San Diego. The summit once again hosted a wide range of innovations and inspirational guest speakers that push the educational possibilities inside and outside the classroom. Following the event, I sat down with our CEO Lisa Sacchetti and COO Colin Gillespie to discuss […]

Mar 28, 2019

Evaluating your Q1 for a successful year!

2019 is well underway, quarterly reviews are fast approaching, and early performance will be assessed against tracking towards end of year goals. As a business development leader, what should you be evaluating and is the team staying on track? How should primary challenges be addressed within the organization when pushing towards a 2019 stretch goal? […]

Feb 25, 2019

Colin Homer Gillespie, COO joins The Renaissance Network

The Renaissance Network (TRN) proudly welcomes Colin Gillespie to our team as Chief Operating Officer. In partnership with CEO Lisa Sacchetti, he is tasked with setting and driving organization vision and long-term strategy to support the mission of building world-class teams for innovative education organizations. “In order to ensure that we are continuing to provide […]

Jan 28, 2019

5 Top Hiring Trends for 2019

1. Data Handling Analytics moved to the center of the recruiting process in 2018. This increased reliance on data means that data protection is quickly becoming a top priority in talent acquisition. In 2018, companies started to transition as the EU implemented a new data protection act called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This […]