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A B O U T T H E A U T H O R S

Carol Carter has spent her entire career in the busi-
ness world, where she has a track record of success in
corporate America, entrepreneurship, and non-profit.
Her student success work is driven by firsthand
knowledge of what employers expect and demand
from today’s graduates. As President of LifeBound,
an academic and career coaching company for edu-
cators, her team teaches learning, interpersonal, and
career skills to students and trains and certifies adults
in academic coaching skills and facilitating in hybrid,
virtual, and in-person environments. Carol speaks on
educational topics nationally and internationally and
has been a guest in 57 countries. In 2014, she founded
and funded GlobalMindED, a 501(c)3 organization
that works to create a capable, diverse talent pipeline, connecting First Gen to college,
students of color, and other underrepresented populations to employment success and
economic freedom. Carol is a co-author on many books including the Keys to Success
series as well as Keys to Business Communication and the Career Tool Kit. She has
also published a series of books on social/emotional and career development for K-12
students through LifeBound, including Dollars and Sense: How To Be Smart About
Money and Majoring In the Rest of Your Life: Career Secrets for College Students.
Carol is the 2020 winner of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honoree Award in
conjunction with AACSB and member business schools around the U.S. and the world.

Sarah Kravits works as an academic coach at Rutgers
University, has taught the New Student Seminar at
Montclair State University, and has been researching
and writing about student success for over 25 years. As
a coach, author, instructor, and parent of three children
(ages 21, 18, and 15), she “walks the talk” of student
success, striving daily to persist toward valued goals,
engage in productive teamwork, analyze problems
strategically, and release toxic judgment. Sarah is a co-
author on the Keys to Success series, including Keys to
College Success, Keys to Community College Success,
Keys to College Success Compact, and Keys to Effective
Learning. She has presented workshops and trainings on
student success teaching and topics at schools all over the country. Having attended the
University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar, she manifests the Jefferson Scholars Founda-
tion goals of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship with her efforts to empower college
students to succeed in school and beyond, and she continues to serve the JSF by leading
an annual orientation workshop for each year’s entering Scholars. Sarah is a member of
the Class of 2020 at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, having earned a Master
of Education degree with a concentration in Learning, Cognition, and Development.