Senan Khawaja is the Co-founder and CEO of Kollegio, a startup using AI to bring personalized college and career guidance to every student, not just those who can afford it. He’s also a recent Stanford grad who’s thinking hard about how higher ed needs to change.

In this episode, we talk about the messy reality of the college application process, the future of mentorship in an AI-driven world, and what it takes to build something meaningful inside a system that wasn’t designed for equity or access.

Inside This Episode with Senan Khawaja:

• The inspiration behind Kollegio and how it’s redefining guidance counseling
• How universities are rethinking recruitment, marketing, and value
• Why “boring businesses” like insurance may be the way
• The pressure cooker of college apps—from the Bay Area to the boardroom
• What students really need—and why AI might deliver it better
• How to scale trust, mentorship, and guidance in a messy, changing world
• The future of higher ed: traditional, online, hybrid… or something entirely new

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