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title: Adam Brimo — How an app could be better than traditional universities
description: This episode on The Make It Happen Show features Adam Brimo, the CEO & Founder of OpenLearning, a tech business that is changing education forever.
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# [Adam Brimo — How an app could be better than traditional universities](https://www.the-entourage.com/the-make-it-happen-show/adam-brimo-how-an-app-could-be-better-than-traditional-universities)

 Written by [Ryan Terrey](https://www.the-entourage.com/the-make-it-happen-show/author/ryan-terrey) | January 21, 2021

## Are traditional universities outdated?

There are a lot of misconceptions about online learning - but our next guest has no time for them.

Adam Brimo is the CEO and Founder of OpenLearning, the online social learning platform which is changing education, forever. OpenLearning currently supports over 1.5 million students across 5,000 courses and has been adopted with huge success by leading institutions and government bodies around the world.

Watch this episode to hear from Adam what it's like to build an international business, how you can expect a CEO/Founder's role to change over time as a business grows, and the future of the tertiary and online education space.

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