Episode 293: John Frost - Changing Lives Through College, Not Just Degrees

This is Episode 293 of The Limitless Podcast with Nick Jonsson, and we are pleased to welcome John Frost, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing at Doane University.

In this episode, John shares a real and deeply human perspective on why education is still one of the most powerful tools we have to change lives. John opens up about his own unexpected journey, from local news journalism to higher education, and how that pivot happened through one simple truth.

Everybody has a story.

John explains how working in journalism taught him how to listen, how to meet people where they are, and how to understand what is really going on behind the surface. But the biggest difference came when he entered higher education.

In the news, he could present the story. In higher education, he could do something about it.

One of the most powerful moments in this conversation is when John shares a story from his early days as a recruiter, meeting a single mom who became teary eyed after their conversation. John thought he had messed up. Instead, she looked up and said something that changed everything.

“You’re the only person that ever told me that I can do something like this.”

John also challenges one of the most common beliefs people hold about college.

Sometimes people think college is expensive.

He reframes education as a lifetime investment, and shares why a degree never stops working for you. He also shares something that truly stands out in today’s world.

Many schools are order takers. Doane University is focused on being dream makers.

This episode is a powerful reminder that education is not just about degrees. It is about pathways, confidence, opportunity, and human potential.

Contact John Frost to collaborate with him:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-frost-m-s-74b57042/

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