Why 70% of Students Never Enroll & What AI Is Doing About It | Jason Sherman
Did you know 70% of students who visit a university website never enroll? In this episode, Donna P. Mitchell speaks with Jason Sherman, Founder of Vengo AI and Campus Pixel, about how AI is transforming enterprise operations — from university admissions to Fortune 500 bottlenecks — and why proprietary AI infrastructure is the only way to protect client data from Big Tech.
TOPICS COVERED:
- Why 70% of university website visitors never enroll — and how AI changes that
- How AI admissions counselors are replacing broken conversion funnels
- Why LLMs are running out of training data and what it means for enterprises
- Building proprietary AI infrastructure that protects client data
- AI integration for Fortune 500 bottlenecks
- Why universities are 40–50% down in enrollment
- AI in filmmaking: where it helps and where humans must stay in the loop
- Why decentralized storage is safer, cheaper, and more resilient than AWS
(00:00) Introduction
(01:30) Why 70% of University Website Visitors Don't Enroll
(04:00) Campus Pixel: AI Admissions Counselors
(05:30) Data Security: Building Proprietary Infrastructure
(08:00) Why LLMs Are Running Out of Data
(10:00) AI Integration for Fortune 500 Bottlenecks
(14:00) Universities Are 40–50% Down in Enrollment
(16:00) AI in Filmmaking: Where It Helps vs. Human Creativity
(22:00) The Human in the Loop for Storytelling
(24:00) AI Adoption: Electricity, Automobiles, and Adaptation
(28:00) SC Prime Decentralized Storage Explained
(31:00) How to Connect With Jason
ABOUT THE GUEST:Jason Sherman is the Founder of Vengo AI and Campus Pixel. He specializes in AI-driven enterprise solutions, with a focus on eliminating operational bottlenecks across higher education and Fortune 500 environments. He is also a filmmaker exploring the intersection of AI and creative storytelling.
ABOUT DONNA P. MITCHELL:Founder of The Transformation Authority™ and CEO of Mitchell Universal Network LLC. Official Member of Forbes Business Council. 48 years of Fortune 500 experience across 5 industries, enabling 150,000+ professionals.
GET THE BOOK:Pivoting to Technology Adoption: Mind the Gapamazon.com/dp/B0GP3CWH2H
CONNECT WITH JASON:Website: jasonsherman.orgFilm: beforethemoonfilm.com
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