As soon as the early 1990s, Brian Mueller and his team were confident that people could learn very well online -- especially working professionals. Three decades later, buoyed by the COVID pandemic, others are finally catching up. Mueller believes the way forward in education is to have multiple delivery models, flexible to students' goals and lifestyles. The small and elite is out; the large and flexible is in. In this episode, Mueller joins host Rishi Desai to discuss the future of higher education in America, the challenge of career readiness for students, the importance of soft skills, and his own career path, which included coaching basketball at the high school and college levels. Listen in to discover how Grand Canyon University is creating practical methodologies for people to re-career and helping make education affordable to all socioeconomic classes of Americans.