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.

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CONNECT WITH JASON: Website: jasonsherman.org Film: beforethemoonfilm.com

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