For those fortunate enough to have experienced and studied in a higher education setting, it is generally with the desire to improve career opportunities and push open doors that would have otherwise remained closed.
However, the satisfaction that accompanies a successful course completion can be tempered by a prolonged period following graduation where desired employment, in a chosen field, remains frustratingly elusive.
There is a growing school of thought that whilst higher education institutions provide an exceptional classroom experience, their ability to prepare students for the realities of the real world could be further augmented by greater immersive experience in their chosen field, as they studied.
Saxbys is an education company and Certified B Corp on a mission to support and empower the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs. They are an education company, disguised as a coffee company and through an Experiential Learning Platform, build individualised academic partnerships with universities.
The CEO and founder of Saxbys, Nick Bayer, is passionate about people and passionate about making a difference in people's lives. "As I was building my business as an entrepreneur, I was very fortunate that I lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is a very large college town.
"There are about 80 institutions of higher education in and around the city and so, as I was building my business, there was an interesting thing happening on campuses. Students were demanding to be exposed to and start to learn entrepreneurship. When I was coming through college, no one taught entrepreneurship.
"Universities started to respond to that. They were teaching in the classroom, but they were bringing in entrepreneurs and executives - people like me, to share our experiences of what it is like to be an entrepreneur," said Bayer.
The platform that Bayer was able to build would eventually see students run their own Saxbys. The cafes are exclusively designed for and run by students who earn full credit, full wages and have full responsibility for the business' profit and loss statement. It provides an exceptional learning opportunity that is hard to find elsewhere.
It is an experience that Bayer concedes is hard and is designed to be. It is about providing a challenging opportunity that will help to shape the students into the future leaders and entrepreneurs the world needs.
The Harvard Business Review has reported that the average college graduate gets into a leadership position about seven years after graduation. The average Saxbys student CEO gets there in about one year thanks to a resume that provides proof of managing people, creating marketing plans and cultivating community partnership.
Therefore, there is considerable evidence of the benefits involved in a collaborative approach between higher education and industry. It is also a riposte to the Chronicle of Higher Education reporting in 2022 that just 11% of business leaders felt highly satisfied that students were ready to contribute to their business.
There is a growing hunger from higher education to partner with private enterprise partners and provide students with the best possible education.
For those fortunate enough to have experienced and studied in a higher education setting, it is generally with the desire to improve career opportunities and push open doors that would have otherwise remained closed.
However, the satisfaction that accompanies a successful course completion can be tempered by a prolonged period following graduation where desired employment, in a chosen field, remains frustratingly elusive.
There is a growing school of thought that whilst higher education institutions provide an exceptional classroom experience, their ability to prepare students for the realities of the real world could be further augmented by greater immersive experience in their chosen field, as they studied.
Saxbys is an education company and Certified B Corp on a mission to support and empower the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs. They are an education company, disguised as a coffee company and through an Experiential Learning Platform, build individualised academic partnerships with universities.
The CEO and founder of Saxbys, Nick Bayer, is passionate about people and passionate about making a difference in people's lives. "As I was building my business as an entrepreneur, I was very fortunate that I lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is a very large college town.
"There are about 80 institutions of higher education in and around the city and so, as I was building my business, there was an interesting thing happening on campuses. Students were demanding to be exposed to and start to learn entrepreneurship. When I was coming through college, no one taught entrepreneurship.
"Universities started to respond to that. They were teaching in the classroom, but they were bringing in entrepreneurs and executives - people like me, to share our experiences of what it is like to be an entrepreneur," said Bayer.
The platform that Bayer was able to build would eventually see students run their own Saxbys. The cafes are exclusively designed for and run by students who earn full credit, full wages and have full responsibility for the business' profit and loss statement. It provides an exceptional learning opportunity that is hard to find elsewhere.
It is an experience that Bayer concedes is hard and is designed to be. It is about providing a challenging opportunity that will help to shape the students into the future leaders and entrepreneurs the world needs.
The Harvard Business Review has reported that the average college graduate gets into a leadership position about seven years after graduation. The average Saxbys student CEO gets there in about one year thanks to a resume that provides proof of managing people, creating marketing plans and cultivating community partnership.
Therefore, there is considerable evidence of the benefits involved in a collaborative approach between higher education and industry. It is also a riposte to the Chronicle of Higher Education reporting in 2022 that just 11% of business leaders felt highly satisfied that students were ready to contribute to their business.
There is a growing hunger from higher education to partner with private enterprise partners and provide students with the best possible education.
For those fortunate enough to have experienced and studied in a higher education setting, it is generally with the desire to improve career opportunities and push open doors that would have otherwise remained closed.
However, the satisfaction that accompanies a successful course completion can be tempered by a prolonged period following graduation where desired employment, in a chosen field, remains frustratingly elusive.
There is a growing school of thought that whilst higher education institutions provide an exceptional classroom experience, their ability to prepare students for the realities of the real world could be further augmented by greater immersive experience in their chosen field, as they studied.
Saxbys is an education company and Certified B Corp on a mission to support and empower the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs. They are an education company, disguised as a coffee company and through an Experiential Learning Platform, build individualised academic partnerships with universities.
The CEO and founder of Saxbys, Nick Bayer, is passionate about people and passionate about making a difference in people's lives. "As I was building my business as an entrepreneur, I was very fortunate that I lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is a very large college town.
"There are about 80 institutions of higher education in and around the city and so, as I was building my business, there was an interesting thing happening on campuses. Students were demanding to be exposed to and start to learn entrepreneurship. When I was coming through college, no one taught entrepreneurship.
"Universities started to respond to that. They were teaching in the classroom, but they were bringing in entrepreneurs and executives - people like me, to share our experiences of what it is like to be an entrepreneur," said Bayer.
The platform that Bayer was able to build would eventually see students run their own Saxbys. The cafes are exclusively designed for and run by students who earn full credit, full wages and have full responsibility for the business' profit and loss statement. It provides an exceptional learning opportunity that is hard to find elsewhere.
It is an experience that Bayer concedes is hard and is designed to be. It is about providing a challenging opportunity that will help to shape the students into the future leaders and entrepreneurs the world needs.
The Harvard Business Review has reported that the average college graduate gets into a leadership position about seven years after graduation. The average Saxbys student CEO gets there in about one year thanks to a resume that provides proof of managing people, creating marketing plans and cultivating community partnership.
Therefore, there is considerable evidence of the benefits involved in a collaborative approach between higher education and industry. It is also a riposte to the Chronicle of Higher Education reporting in 2022 that just 11% of business leaders felt highly satisfied that students were ready to contribute to their business.
There is a growing hunger from higher education to partner with private enterprise partners and provide students with the best possible education.
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