Christel Reaves on Knowing Your Strengths and Being a Resilient EdTech Entrepreneur

About this episode

Christel Reaves discusses her experiences and insights as an edtech entrepreneur and the developments at Connected Class.

We're excited to have Christel Reaves, founder and CEO of Connected Class, back on the show. Today she shares some of the big developments with Connected Class over the past six months and a lot more: Hear about: Earned insights on scaling a startup Knowing your strengths as a founder and building the right team around yourself Providing resources that give parents options to support their child's education Literacy, math and social-emotional development The resilient mindset required of an edtech entrepreneur in changing times About Connected Class We build communication between the classroom and home environment through exciting games, strategies, and activities to help students succeed academically. Learn more: www.connectedclass.com https://twitter.com/connectedclass_ https://www.instagram.com/connected_class https://www.linkedin.com/company/connected-class About today’s guest Christel Reaves, founder and CEO of Connected Class, is an enthusiastic educator dedicated to improving learning and equipping educators to succeed. Her passion for ensuring family engagement throughout the learning process is evident and at the core of every product and service provided by Connected…

People in this episode

Guest: Christel Reaves

Topics covered

• edtech entrepreneurship
• scaling startups
• founder strengths
• team building
• parent resources
• student development
• resilience in education

Keywords

• edtech
• entrepreneurship
• Connected Class
• scaling
• education
• family engagement
• literacy
• math
• social-emotional development
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Connected Class

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