Higher Education Is Being Restructured. Build for What's Next.
iThrive partners with colleges, universities, and organizations to build the programs, leaders, and marketing systems that drive measurable growth. We don't deliver reports. We build what works.
How We Work with Our Clients
Strategic Planning Facilitation and Implementation We work with leaders to design and facilitate strategic planning, using a proprietary approach to diagnose the hidden gaps that stall implementation, turning plans into action that sticks. See How We Facilitate Strategic Planning
Elevate Any Course or Program With Signal Intelligence Course Signal Intelligence measures where your curriculum already builds the human capabilities AI can't automate, and where it doesn't. The result is a clear, evidence-based path for faculty and leadership to close the gap, one course or one program at a time. See the Human Capability Assessment
Invest in the iThrive Workshop Series Practical, evidence-based workshops for educators, students, administrators, and L&D professionals. Every session is led by a team that has worked on both sides of the table, in the classroom and in industry, so what you get is grounded in what actually moves people and institutions forward. See the Workshop Series
Who Is this For?
For Academic Leaders: Strategy. Programs. Enrollment growth. We've delivered all three inside institutions like yours, and we arrive oriented, not orienting. Architect My Next Initiative
For Educators: Teaching what AI cannot automate. Course design frameworks and faculty development tools built by practitioners who've taught at every level. Transform My Course
For Employers & L&D Teams: Human capability frameworks that AI cannot automate, built for sustained performance, not one-day workshops. Build My Team's Capability
Higher Education Is Built for Approval Cycles. The Market Isn’t Waiting.
Students seek faster, more relevant alternatives. Employers demand skills graduates don’t yet have. Every semester delayed is another cohort lost.
iThrive helps universities act with speed and integrity, bridging academic rigor and market agility.
The Challenge
The gap between what AI executes and what humans must lead is now the defining capability challenge of our time. The latest book helps define and solve these issues.
“Boyer has solved the ‘missing middle’ of the modern workforce. Essential reading for those building the high-performance teams of tomorrow.”
— Daniel Davenport,
Lead, Global AI Strategy, NTT DATA
Design Future-Proof Programs
Align curriculum with evolving workforce trends, employer needs, and AI-driven industry insights.
Curriculum
Development
Innovative curriculum designs to enhance student engagement and achievement
Our Approach
Educational Technology Integration
Expert guidance on integrating advanced educational technology into teaching practices
Design-to-Launch Marketing
Sites, creative, video, paid social/search, email, content, brand positioning, SEO, conversion funnels, analytics.
Proof in the Programs
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300+ leaders · 92% confidence rating: University of West Georgia - Leadership Development Institute
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25% above enrollment goal: Georgia State University - Global Partners MBA
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$3.7M projected revenue · 122% of enrollment target: BS in Digital Innovation In Media
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11% increase in law school applications against a national decline: Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
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120+ colleges: Rize Education digital curriculum
Meet the Team
We are former Fortune 500 executives, active higher education administrators and consultants who have led strategic planning, launched programs, and built leadership systems at institutions and organizations across the country. We have been in every room you're in.
Alan Boyer
Founding Manager
Dr. Julie Staggs
Academic Innovation
Dr. Jacob Groshek
Academic Innovation
Julie Low
Branding & Creative
Lex Ogden
Marketing Director
Lisa Brown
Client Engagement
Dr. Cheryl Grice
Workforce Development
Christopher Royse
Curriculum Innovation
Nancy Tao
Media Strategist