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In this episode we get to know Lee Norwood. A College Consultant at Annapolis College Consulting and founder of College Sharks. Lee's discusses her desire to make an impact after a 23 year career in the Pharmaceutical industry and creating College Sharks to "take a bite out of the college admissions process" for all! Please enjoy the latest episode on the podcast and rate it 5-stars. Thank you, always.

Today's guest on the show is Lee Norwood, the founder of www.CollegeSharks.com and www.AnnapolisCollegeConsulting.com. Lee Norwood is a nationally recognized leader in college consulting. College Sharks is a groundbreaking virtual membership program designed to help families navigate the college admissions process with ease. With over 50 years of collective team experience and visits to more than 500 colleges, Lee’s mission is simple: to lower family stress, save time and money, and find the perfect college fit for students academically, socially, and financially.  As a peer mentor on the CounselMore Executive Board, Lee contributes to shaping the future of college counseling software while mentoring professionals in the field. Her expertise has been featured in prestigious publications and podcasts, solidifying her reputation as an industry innovator.

It's always good to get inside the mind of today's recruits, and in this episode, we do just that.

Lee Norwood is the founder of Annapolis College Consulting, which is a nationally recognized leader in college consulting. She is also the creator of College Sharks, a virtual membership program designed to help families navigate the college admissions process with ease.

She talks with Dan Tudor about what her clients talk about as they approach the process, and many of the misconceptions about the college process, myths about getting recruited as athletes, and the worries about whether or not they'll get the chance to compete at the next level.

Lee Norwood is passionate about helping families find the “perfect college fit.” As the founder of Annapolis College Consulting and a member of the CounselMore Executive Board, Lee spends a lot of her time dispelling myths about college admissions, testing, tuition, and the role of a college consultant. Lee recently launched College Sharks, which offers on-demand virtual college coaching at a fraction of the cost of hiring a college consultant by the hour. Lee and I discuss the dos and don’ts of applying to college, what college consulting is and what it is not, and why accessing college consulting might be cost-beneficial for families of college-bound kids. More information about Lee – including a link to College Sharks, where, for a limited time, the code “TALK50” gets you 50% off a subscription  – is at talkingaboutkids.com.

Business owner of College Sharks Lee Norwood helps break down the complexities of college admissions for thousands of college students. And she loves the lessons the teens teach her on humility, storytelling, grit, determination--all which they need to enter a college that will take them places. 

In a lively, unscripted interview, Lee shares her segue from Pharma to college consulting (which happened with serendipity). She speaks on the challenges for students, which include intense competition and misinformation from scaremongering parents. And we hear of her love for helping teenagers get their hearts and minds in the right place for the otherwise grueling college admissions process.