234: iSchoolConnect with Ashish Fernando
Ashish Fernando founded iSchoolConnect in 2017 to solve the pain point of many parents and children: getting hassle-free admission in foreign colleges. After going through the same trouble of finding a college to study that fit his needs, Ashish launched iSchoolConnect with a vision to democratize the global admissions market for graduate and undergraduate programs. Through the effective use of artificial intelligence, iSchoolConnect aims at being the most cost-effective and advanced solution for connecting students and schools worldwide. Ashish started his career as a Software Engineer with Thomson Reuters Inc., building their flagship investment research solution - Thomson One. He then went on to take multiple executive roles in Program Management and AI before managing the Data Science and Engineering business in the Insurance vertical. Ashish is a university gold medalist in Biotechnology. He graduated from Bentley University's flagship MBA in 2014 with a 100% scholarship. Website https://ischoolconnect.com (https://ischoolconnect.com) Social Media Information Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ischoolconnect/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/ischoolconnect/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ischoolconnect/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFEkZLcdM6udUH_LUJGPrA Resources Mentioned https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(Byrne_book) (The Secret) https://www.vineetnayar.com/employees-first/turning-conventional-management-wisdom-upside-down (‘Employees First, Customer Second’ ) Show Sponsor The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Find out more about their online CPD events at https://nape.org.uk/online-events (nape.org.uk/online-events) https://frstre.com/go/?a=100059-6a3612ands=1971853-ecdb80andp_affiliate.referral_code=marktaylor12 (Listen to Mark’s audio course ) https://frstre.com/go/?a=100059-6a3612ands=1971853-ecdb80andp_affiliate.referral_code=marktaylor12 (10 Pieces of Advice You’d Like to Have as a Child)