What does the journey from a Pre-K classroom to a Vice President of Product Marketing look like? For Maggie Fiorentino, it was a path defined by the core skills she built as an educator. In this episode, Maggie shares her story of transitioning into EdTech, starting with an entry-level sales support role and leveraging her teacher's mindset of "nurturing" and "empathy" to build a successful corporate career.

• A Family of Teachers: Maggie shares her deep roots in education, coming from a family where almost everyone is a teacher.
• The First Step: Why Maggie’s transition began with an entry-level "Sales Support Assistant" role and the importance of being open to learning new corporate skills (like Excel!) from the ground up.
• Your New Classroom: How a teacher's "nurturing" quality is a powerful and directly transferable skill for supporting and enabling internal teams.
• Empathy as a Strategy: Maggie explains why she intentionally built relationships with other departments—from the field sales team to the warehouse—to understand their challenges and become a more effective partner.
• Learn By Doing: A look at her current role at Carnegie Learning and how they support teachers with professional development that puts educators in the student's shoes.