Podcast: Changing Careers in the COVID-19 Era

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Indigo CEO Sheri Smith discusses career transitions with Ken Amundson of The BizWest Podcast. In this episode, Sheri gives a breakdown of how COVID-19 has impacted unemployment rates in the United States. While the overall employment rate is drastically low, Sheri’s optimism runs high. Tech jobs are becoming more accessible and available than ever before and IndigoPathway can help people find the right career. Listen to the episode linked below and learn how Indigo can help individuals measure their strengths, motivators, and more to discover a new, brighter career path.

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Podcast: The Value of Self-Discovery

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Sheri Smith, CEO of Indigo Education Company, guest stars on episode 6 of the educational podcast The CAPS Network with Corey Mohn. In this episode, Sheri talks about the value of Self-Discovery and how it shapes the students who undergo self-discovery. CAPS, or the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) programs are nationally recognized, innovative high school programs made to equip students for real-world problems by mentoring students using career professionals, giving them tools from their industry, and providing them with college and high school credit.

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Blue Valley CAPS works in and around the Blue Valley School district. Blue Valley CAPS students are some of the most creative and competent students in the nation. According to the Indigo data, Blue Valley CAPS students are almost an entire standard deviation higher in creativity and futuristic thinking compared to other Indigo students. These students also rank higher than the average in every soft skill category. The Blue Valley CAPS program’s success has spread across the nation as other schools implement their own CAPS program, leading to the creation of the CAPS Network. For more information on the CAPS Network, visit them at https://bvcaps.yourcapsnetwork.org/.

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Podcast: More than a Degree: The Student TriMetrix Assessment

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In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, Indigo CEO Sheri Smith spends some time talking about personal growth with host Suzie Price from Priceless Professional Development. In this episode, Sheri talks about some of Indigo’s foremost beliefs:

  • Why self-discovery and self-worth matter more than a degree and good grades.
  • How the Student TriMetrix Assessments helps students grow into a role that makes them happy AND pays the bills. 
  • How The Genius Project and Awesome Project exercises lead to a healthy ego and a true sense of self. 

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Podcast: How to Identify Entrepreneurial Students

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On Innovate Carolina’s podcast, On the Heels of Innovation, Indigo CEO Sheri Smith and Ted Zoller discuss how Indigo helps schools identify students who have what it takes to become powerful entrepreneurs. These individualistic, forward-thinking students will make up the backbone of successful businesses for generations to come, so Indigo helps schools by identifying these students early to allow for greater educational support and encouragement. In this episode, Sheri talks about how Indigo Project inspires entrepreneurial-oriented students to build their own ventures and tackle life’s challenges. Give it a listen!

On The Heels of Innovation with Ted Zoller · Season 3, Episode 9 – Identifying the entrepreneurial spark

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ALAS Press Release Using Indigo Data

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Indigo is excited to share some of our data findings working with ALAS‘ (Association of Latino Administrators & Superintendents) Superintendent Leadership Academy. 

Preview: 

“This survey data shows that ALAS is training and attracting highly skilled leaders who care deeply about making sure people feel seen and valued (Empathy) and helping others (Social). They feel deeply connected to their work and create environments where others also feel they belong (Sense of Belonging),” said Sheri Smith, founder and CEO of Indigo. “This meaningful work contributes to high levels of self-confidence and the ability to bring together many pieces of information to solve complex social problems (Integrative Ability). Basically ALAS leaders are rock stars who we want leading our schools and districts!”

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Skills: Empathy

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Empathy

Identifying with and caring about others.

  • Demonstrates genuine concern for others.
  • Is sensitive to the emotions people experience.
  • Tries to understand the real needs, concerns, and feelings of others.
  • Advocates for the interests, needs, and wants of others.
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About Skills

The type of skills on the Indigo Report are soft skills, also called 21st Century Skills. Soft skills are based on experience and relate to how you interact with others and personal qualities that you bring to a team. The good news is that skills are just strengths you can learn. While some skills may come more naturally to you, it is possible to learn any skill.

Watch more skills videos here:  indigoeducationcompany.com/indigo-skills-videos/

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