About Higher Ed Icons

Higher Ed Icons is the brainchild of co-founders Mallory Willsea and Voltaire Santos Miran. Their goal in establishing this podcast series is to celebrate the contributions of pioneers, thought leaders, trend settings, and change makers in higher education marketing.

Each episode features a long-form conversation with a figure who has shaped the way colleges and universities tell their stories — from brand strategy and digital marketing to enrollment, web, and content. Higher Ed Icons exists to preserve and share the institutional knowledge of the people who built this field.

Mallory Willsea is a strategist, media builder, and consultant who helps edtech and agencies sharpen their market position and grow their influence. And she’s the architect behind some of the field's most-listened-to podcasts, including her work as Enrollify’s former Chief Strategist. Voltaire Santos Miran is a strategist, storyteller, and speaker with more than 25 years of experience in higher education brand, web, and content strategy, and co-founder and CEO of mStoner, one of the field's most influential digital agencies.

Together, they bring a combined half-century of perspective to every conversation — and an unfiltered appreciation for the people who've done the work.

Higher Ed Icons is produced independently and made possible by the support of founding sponsor OnDeck Marketing.