The Whole Person

Eva Addae - Hello and welcome to my last podcast episode for this year and decade! If you have a child in high school or even junior high, you're going to want to tune in for this episode. Today I welcome Eva Addae, Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Summit Prep, a tutoring company based in Summit, New Jersey, offering standardized test prep, academic tutoring, and college counseling. They believe intellect without integrity is empty at best and harmful at worst, so they aim to show students love, respect, and empathy in order to cultivate their humanity as well. Eva is a graduate from the University of Chicago. Following some time in the corporate world, she discovered her passion for teaching when she led a few local students in achieving incredible success on their SATs & ACTs. Dissatisfied with the “one size fits all” approach to tutoring, Eva set out to create modern teaching methodologies, techniques and motivating systems that reflect the same process. Along with her business partner, David, they developed the company’s Adaptive Learning Indexes from over 20 years of past SATs & ACTs. A decade and hundreds of students later, she proudly boasts an average score increase of 8 points on the ACT and 220 points on the SAT. Her personal philosophy is “only by knowing how one learns can knowledge be imbued and the joy of education discovered.” Today we talk about Eva's commitment to enriching the intellectual lives of her students in order to help them achieve their life goals and enhance their contribution to an ever-improving society.   We're also going to dive into the hot topic of college admissions and Eva gives us some helpful tips to manage through the process to come out the other side. Website - www.summitprep.com Instagram - @summit_prep This is my last podcast for 2019 and I'm excited to kick off the next decade and introduce you to some incredible women starting companies, climbing mountains, and working to support women globally. One of my upcoming guests is Kara Richardson Whitely. She is a plus-size public speaker, adventurer and three time author. Most recently releasing her memoir Gorge: My Journey Up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds. Maybe you've on Oprah's Lifeclass show and Podcast, the Today Show or read about her in the New York Times. She's one of the many amazing people I'll be speaking with in 2020. In the meantime check out Kara's website because she has an event in January you don't want to miss - the Moving Mountains Retreat. It's a one-day immersive and interactive workshop discovering what’s holding us back and finding the courage to move forward. Joining Kara are plus-size ultra marathoner and stereotype-breaker Mirna Valerio, and self defense expert and empowerment and confidence coach, Jennifer Cassetta. To find out more about and jump start your new year, visit https://www.kararichardsonwhitely.com/events Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to listen to this podcast and I really appreciate the kind words from so many of you who have reached out telling me how much you've enjoyed my guests. It truly warms my heart and keeps me striving to bring you more. Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday. And here's to a healthy, abundant, laughter-filled new decade for all of you! Cheers!