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 Gap amazon.com/dp/B0GP3CWH2H CONNECT WITH JASON: Website: jasonsherman.org Film: beforethemoonfilm.com CONNECT WITH DONNA: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/donna-mitchell-a1700619 YouTube: @TheTransformationAuthority Website: pivotingportal.com NEWSLETTER: The Transformation Brief™ transformationbrief.beehiiv.com/subscribe SPEAKING & ADVISORY: pivotingportal.com/speaker New episodes every Tuesday. Official Member of Forbes Business Council