First Up: Brought To You By ISAC
Hosted by Brian White and Jasmine Jetton-Gonzales. First Up is brought to you by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, or ISAC for short. Here on First Up, every episode will be filled with informative conversation, advice, and stories about the challenges — and triumphs — that many first generation college students and their families experience. Join our hosts and guests as we discuss all the things we wish we knew before, during, and after college.
Episodes

Wednesday May 07, 2025
Episode 42: Inspiring Leadership
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Welcome to the season two finale of First Up! In today's episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Bradley University's Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management, Brian Hodges, live from the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) Conference in Peoria, IL.
Social psychologist and leadership expert Adam Galinsky, Ph.D. has spent three decades building a method for determining when we are inspiring versus infuriating, and where various leaders currently land on that spectrum. Today we talk about our first-generation experiences as leaders- both inspiring and infuriating. We hope you enjoy the conversation!

Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Live from the IACAC Conference!
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Hi First Up listeners, please join us next week for our season two finale! This will be our hosts and team's first recording with a live audience.
We invite you to learn more about Adam Galinsky, Ph.D. and his book Inspire: The Universal Path to Inspiring Yourself and Others by listening to his most recent event provided by The Family Action Network (FAN):https://www.familyactionnetwork.net/events/inspire-the-universal-path-for-leading-yourself-and-others/