The Education Insider Podcast with PRP is cohosted by Jacob Hanson and Chris Piehler. A graduate of Fort Lewis College, Jacob graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Language. acob serves on the Board of Directors for a Minnesota-based STEM non-profit, High Tech Kids, whose mission is to deliver fun, hands-on science, engineering, and technology programs and events that inspire Minnesota kids in their formative years. Chris first learned the power of storytelling at age 8, when he wrote a poem about getting a kitten for Christmas—and then actually got a kitten for Christmas. He has been telling stories ever since. He has edited magazines about tennis, gambling, and orthodontics and was most recently editor-in-chief of THE Journal, where he shared educators’ stories in articles, webinars, videos, conference presentations, and radio and television appearances. He is excited to combine all these media skills with his knowledge of education to help clients tell their story in the most compelling way possible. Chris is also a published playwright and stand-up comedian who has performed one-man shows around the country. He has a BA in English from Middlebury College and an MFA in playwriting from Columbia University.
PRP Group, a Hawke Media Company, is an award-winning full-service education PR and marketing firm serving the pre-K–12 and higher-ed community.