Degrees of Success™
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS.
ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS.
The official University of Phoenix alumni podcast
Join us as we chat with University of Phoenix alumni about their life journeys, from the adversity and triumph they experienced, to the insights you can apply to your own life and career.
So, buckle up and prepare to expand your worldview. Whether you engage through video of the podcast or the audio version, Degrees of Success promises to entertain, inform and redefine how you view success.
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Get to know your host, Freda Richards
Like the alumni she interviews, Freda Ascenia Richards thinks life’s too short to do just one thing. So, while her day job has her managing digital campaigns for University of Phoenix and hosting this podcast, she also commits herself to raising her two sons with her husband, living according to her faith, hiking the Arizona mountains, cheering on her home basketball team and studying AI in marketing.
If the last of these has you scratching your head, it may help to know that Freda has one more thing in common with the people she interviews: She, too, is a Phoenix. She expects to complete her Doctor of Management in April 2027.
With a background in communication and marketing for a variety of nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions, Freda brings a commitment to transparency and a genuine love of human connection to every conversation. She hopes you have as much fun listening to or watching Degrees of Success as she has hosting it.
Why Degrees of Success?
Universities should tell stories that hold real value for everyone.
UOPX alumni have some pretty incredible stories to share.
We’ve never done things the usual way. (Hello, online college!)
Degrees of Success is, in other words, a podcast on a mission. University of Phoenix alumni aren’t just graduates of a particular program at a particular time. They are mothers and fathers, leaders and warriors. They have met and overcome more challenges than you can surmise from a LinkedIn profile. And they're ready to share so make sure to tune in!