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The what's what...

In this episode, Jeremy has a thought provoking and in-depth conversation about leadership with DJ Menifee. They discuss DJ’s admissions and enrollment management journey from his first leadership opportunity all the way to his current Vice President role. Key takeaways from this episode include: 

6:30 - Things for new leaders to focus on

15:16 - The hardest skill for most leaders to master

15:54 - Differences moving from the Assoc. Director to Director level, and the Director to VP level

26:58 - 1-on-1 meetings with people you manage 

31:57 - The importance of empathy as a leader

 

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About the Podcast

Jeremy Tiers

Host

Jeremy Tiers

Over the past 10 years Jeremy Tiers has helped thousands of higher ed admissions and enrollment marketing professionals improve their communication, personal and organizational performance, and develop into effective leaders regardless of their title. As the Senior Director of Admissions Services for Tudor Collegiate Strategies (TCS), Jeremy leads a division that helps colleges and universities connect, engage, build personal relationships, and communicate value to prospective students, and their parents, throughout the college search. Jeremy is an experienced speaker who leads dozens of training workshops each year and has keynoted numerous ACAC Conferences. He has also spoken multiple times at the NACAC National Conference, has been a presenter at well-known marketing conferences like eduWeb Digital Summit, the AMA Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education, and HighEdWeb, and is the editor of a well-known, weekly college admissions and marketing email newsletter/blog.

DJ Menifee

Interviewee

DJ Menifee

DJ Menifee is the Vice President for Enrollment at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA and leads an admission and student financial service division to support current and prospective students and their families through the admission, financial aid and student accounts process. DJ has 15 years of admission/enrollment experience working with first-year, transfer, international and graduate populations while having served at regional and national liberal arts, a national private comprehensive, and regional public institutions. Outside of his enrollment leadership position, DJ also serves as the Co-Founder and Chief Impact Officer for Menifee Duarte Consulting Group and host for the Hues of Leadership podcast.

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