Some episodes don’t just inspire, they show you what execution really looks like. This one’s a real-time playbook in action. Originally LIVE from the University of Toronto at the Canadian EdTech Summit on 30th October, 2025, Josh breaks down exactly how education founders can stop wasting time and money at conferences, and start turning them into revenue-driving machines. After two decades in education and sales leadership, Josh has learned one thing: conferences don’t grow your business, a c...
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Some episodes don’t just inspire, they show you what execution really looks like. This one’s a real-time playbook in action. Originally LIVE from the University of Toronto at the Canadian EdTech Summit on 30th October, 2025, Josh breaks down exactly how education founders can stop wasting time and money at conferences, and start turning them into revenue-driving machines. After two decades in education and sales leadership, Josh has learned one thing: conferences don’t grow your business, a c...
From Betrayal and Courtroom Battles to Closed Deals: Robespierre Reyes on Rebuilding Credibility, Team Alignment, and Education Deals That Close
Breaking the Grade
19 minutes
2 months ago
From Betrayal and Courtroom Battles to Closed Deals: Robespierre Reyes on Rebuilding Credibility, Team Alignment, and Education Deals That Close
Robespierre Reyes had funding, traction, and a winning idea. Then came the lawsuits, burnout, and partners who betrayed him. Four companies, three failures, one courtroom showdown. His confidence, credibility, and pipeline of leads were all at risk. Most founders would quit. Rob didn’t. Instead, he rebuilt everything that actually drives qualified leads and closed deals, team alignment, credibility, and trust, with radical honesty, clear boundaries, and a repeatable playbook for education fou...
Breaking the Grade
Some episodes don’t just inspire, they show you what execution really looks like. This one’s a real-time playbook in action. Originally LIVE from the University of Toronto at the Canadian EdTech Summit on 30th October, 2025, Josh breaks down exactly how education founders can stop wasting time and money at conferences, and start turning them into revenue-driving machines. After two decades in education and sales leadership, Josh has learned one thing: conferences don’t grow your business, a c...
