How to Be Successful Speaker Series
Every Rize course features a live session with an industry expert. This semester, we're making the most exciting speakers available to all students on our partner campuses.
Learn From The Best
Get a Taste of What Rize is About.
Internet History, Technology & Security
7PM - 8 PM ET [Registration Closed]
Going from being kicked out of college to Chief Technical Officer & Co-Founder of Daybreak Health took Luke Mercado just ten years. Now, he offers advice and direction for students based on his decade of growth.
Luke Mercado
CTO & Co-Founder

Training and Development
4PM - 5PM ET [Registration Closed]
From VP of Learning & Insights at Mastercard, to Managing Director of Learning & Leadership Development at Accenture, Jawanda Staber talks through her journey and the landscape for professional growth & training.
Jawanda Staber
Managing Director, Learning & Leadership Development
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Certified Financial Planning
7PM - 8PM ET [Registration Closed]
Celebrated author and Director of Financial Education at First Boulevard Bank explores the power of financial learning and opportunities for certified financial planners as individuals & professionals in the field.
Dr. Melody Wright
Director of Financial Education
Supply Chain Management
5:30PM - 6:30PM ET
As a Group Logistics Manager for Ryder Supply Chain Solutions, John Massura connects his experience from a global supply chain perspective with the college-level coursework essential to succeed.
John Massura
Group Logistics Manager

Product Development
6PM - 7PM ET
An Engineering Manager at Instagram and host of the Techsetters podcast, Samantha Weiner is a leading voice for diverse stories in STEM. She’ll share a behind-the-scenes view of careers in tech and what it takes to survive them.
Samantha Wiener
Engineering Manager

Project Management
12:30PM - 1:30PM ET
Alexander Diaz (Rhodes Scholar, Forbes 30 Under 30) takes you through his journey, and how he uses project management skills every day in his role as Head of Crisis Response & Humanitarian Aid at Google.
Alexander Diaz
Head of Humanitarian Response

History of Public Health
5PM - 6PM ET
For those who’ve wondered what a Public Health professional does during a pandemic, Dr. Ajay Rangaraj peels back the curtain on life at the World Health Organization, and the opportunities for Public Health experts.
Dr. Ajay Rangaraj
Technical Officer

Introduction to Games
2PM - 3PM EST
Renee Gittins (Forbes 30 under 30) dives deep on the opportunities and challenges she's witnessed at every level of the games industry - both as Executive Director of the IGDA, and as a CEO & Game Developer herself.
Renee Gittins
Executive Director
