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Insider Strategies to Help Make the K-12 Cut!

With Federal Funding receding, States and Districts are Prioritizing and Consolidating Solutions — will yours make the cut?

To compete and win in the K-12 product consolidation sweepstakes, EdTech providers NEED to check all the right boxes to ensure adoptions and scale. How do you know if your solution makes the grade?

Join EdGate's Gina Faulk, General Manager, along with our special guests Conni Medina from Clarity Consulting, and Maria Slabaugh from MMS Education, and Moderator, Rich Portelance on a timely webinar as we discuss how today’s EdTech leaders are making the cut and winning district and state contracts.

Make the Cut Video Series 1

To compete and win in 2024 EdTech providers NEED to check all the right boxes to ensure adoptions and scale. Will your solution make it? Meet Connie Francini from Clarity Consulting, as we discuss everything you need to know in part one of the Make The Cut video series.

Make the Cut Video Series 2

Third Party reviews are just one of the many challenges EdTech providers will face in this budget cycle. Meet Gina Faulk, EdGate General Manager in part two of the Make The Cut video series where we discuss how to overcome these challenges.

About the panelists and moderator

Gina has over 20 years of experience in publishing: both online and print. As General Manager for EdGate, she focuses on strategic business development, B2B and industry partnerships, and working closely with the EdGate team members to create solutions to help publishers expand their market.

Prior to working at EdGate, Gina held the position of Business Partner Manager at Learning.com, managing several state adoptions, and forming partnerships with resellers, online content publishers, and LMS companies. Prior to working at Learning.com, Gina spent over ten years at Macmillan Publishing Solutions and at Interactive Composition Corporation as the U.S. Sales Director. During her tenure at Macmillan/ICC she formed key partnerships in many publishing sectors, including Higher Education, K-12, Professional, Trade, Legal, and Financial and Government. She was also the primary sales liaison between the U.S. office and several India-based Macmillan subsidiaries.

Rich is passionate about eEdTech and helping people discover pathways to successful careers. He leverages his many years of business experience in strategy, product development, brand creation and sales & marketing as a frequent industry speaker and sought after consultant.

Beginning his career in digital marketing and web development, Rich was recruited into the private, independent school market to help usher in digital technologies and social media. During this time, Richard served as a student advisor, and was nominated to serve on the CAIS (Connecticut Association of Independent Schools) Technology Commission. In 2012, Rich joined York & Chapel, a brand and digital transformation agency where he began working with secondary and higher ed clients, developing strategies for student engagement and pathway creation. In 2014 Richard founded CareerPath, a SaaS engagement platform. Over the past ten years, Rich has given back to the industry as an advisor to numerous EdTech startups, and generally has had a blast doing what he loves to do — help others succeed.

Conni Francini is a proven, results-oriented strategist, with over 25 years of leadership and consulting in K–12 education. She’s developed (or improved) thousands of products at the heart of tens of millions of dollars in revenue, partnered with trusted brands such as The Smithsonian and TIME For Kids, and won dozens of education industry awards. In her current role as CEO of Clarity Consulting, she guides K–12 education companies on their most confident path to more successful products and services.

Maria leads the strategy, research, and insights team that enables clients focused on the education space to develop deep insights into the education market through custom research projects. MMS Education works with non-profit, for-profit, government, philanthropy and corporate social responsibility teams who want to make a positive impact on the lives of young people, educators and community stakeholders.

Maria holds a B.S. in Environmental Science and Public Policy from Marist College, and an MBA in Marketing & IT from Fordham University.

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EdTech Leaders

are making the cut and winning district and state contracts.

Insider Strategies to Help Make the K-12 Cut!

With Federal Funding receding, States and Districts are Prioritizing and Consolidating Solutions — will yours make the cut?

Make the Cut Video Series 1

Make the Cut Video Series 2

About the panelists and moderator

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EdTech Leaders

are making the cut and winning district and state contracts.

Insider Strategies to Help Make the K-12 Cut!

With Federal Funding receding, States and Districts are Prioritizing and Consolidating Solutions — will yours make the cut?

Make the Cut Video Series 1

Make the Cut Video Series 2

About the panelists and moderator

Webinar Panelist Connie Francini CEO, Clarity Consulting

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Webinar Panelist Maria Slabaugh Vice President of Research & Insights, MMS Education

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Webinar Panelist Gina Faulk General Manager, EdGate

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Moderator Rich Portelance Managing Director, Portelance Strategy Group & Senior Marketing Consultant for EdGate

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Webinar Panelist Connie Francini CEO, Clarity Consulting

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Webinar Panelist Maria Slabaugh Vice President of Research & Insights, MMS Education

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Webinar Panelist Gina Faulk General Manager, EdGate

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Moderator Rich Portelance Managing Director, Portelance Strategy Group & Senior Marketing Consultant for EdGate

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