Ask the Expert: Devora Fish - Could an Intern be the answer to your prayers?

Devora Fish, the Founder and Chief Uplifter of Up In The Chair takes us through her 30 years of experience as an internship director and coordinator. She believed that these young people could give us so much more than we could ever imagine of their time, energy and knowledge…We just have to give them space for their skill-set and authentic voices to emerge. Don’t missThe backstory of Up In The ChairWhat Devora have learned from working with over 3000 interns It's important to understand the context of the framing, because we are not just working in isolation, this is community and partnershipThe 4 Legs of the ChairThe most common mistakes that entrepreneurs do when working with internsAbout Devora FishDevora Yellin Fish brings over 30 years of experience as an internship director and coordinator. Devora worked at large universities, including the University of Texas in Austin as their Experiential Educator Exemplar overseeing more than 250 immersive and creative programs a year for over 10,000 students. She also brought her expertise to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN to partner with the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, managing intensive internship programs on and off-campus.Devora has coordinated various apprenticeship and volunteer programs for a range of organizations specific to the arts, health, religion, technology, and more. Training, developing and mentoring more than 50 cohorts of interns that had teams upwards of 20 participants. Devora masterfully teaches how to generate a world-class Emerging Professional/Mentorship program that is a win-win for the visionary leader and the exploring emerging professional.  She received her Masters of Education from Lesley University in 1997 with majors in Experiential Education, Curriculum Development, and Educational Leadership.Website: https://upinthechair.comEmail: [email protected] About the Host:Michelle Abraham - Podcast Producer, Host and International Speaker.Michelle was speaking on stages about podcasting before most people knew what they were, she started a Vancouver based Podcasting Group in 2012 and has learned the ins and outs of the industry. Michelle helped create and launched over 30 Podcasts in 2018 and has gone on to launch over 200 shows in the last few years, She wants to launch YOURS in 2021!14 years as an Entrepreneur and 8 years as a Mom has led her to a lifestyle shift, spending more time with family while running location independent online digital marketing business for the last 9 years. Michelle and her family have been living completely off the grid lakeside boat access for the last 4 years!Check Us Out on:Join our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MyPodcastCoachFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AMPLIFYOU.ca/Twitter: https://twitter.com/YouAmplifInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amplifyou.ca/To Join our FREE Podcasters Tool Kit: https://bit.ly/PodcastToolKitFor More Podcast Training - http://amplifyounetwork.com/Thanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below!Subscribe to the podcastIf you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe from the podcast app on your mobile device.Leave us an Apple Podcasts reviewRatings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.