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Episode #216: Support Struggling Readers with Marty Schultz

Are you supporting students struggling with reading? Marty Schultz introduces an incredible learning resource, Buddy Books, which provides access to over a million books to help students build confidence and improve literacy.

Designed for students in lower socio-economic districts and those with learning differences like ADHD, autism, or selective mutism, Buddy Books offers a structured yet engaging way to develop reading skills. A student reads a line, then the AI reads a line, creating an interactive and supportive experience. With books tailored to student interests, this approach keeps learners engaged while AI software analyzes challenges and tracks progress.

Schools and providers have seen amazing results, particularly in second grade and beyond, as students gain confidence and fluency. There is also a home version too! Marty Schultz shares inspiring stories of Buddy Books at work, showing how struggling readers make measurable progress. The ultimate goal? That learners no longer need Buddy Books—because they’ve become independent, enthusiastic readers.

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Today’s Guest:

Mr. Schultz is co-founder and President of Objective Ed, an education technology company that provides digital curricula for children with disabilities. His book “No Investors? No Problem – A Serial Bootstrapper’s Playbook for Breakthrough Success on a Shoestring Budget. ” teaches entrepreneurs key lessons in how to bootstrap their company in lieu of raising investment. He presents at startup and venture capital conferences, explaining why bootstrapping makes more sense, delaying fund-raising until you’ve removed most of the risk for investors.

Mr. Schultz was founder of Blindfold Games, an app development company that builds accessible audio games for the visually impaired community. He was a founder of McGruff SafeGuard, a partnership with the National Crime Prevention Council and McGruff, that monitored your kids’ potentially dangerous online activity. The Service alerted you to dangerous behavior, such as Internet predators, sexual abuse, drug use, or criminal activity, and provided helpful advice about online parenting issues.

Mr. Schultz was a co-founder of eSped (www.esped.com, 2000), an educational SaaS focusing on school districts providing services for special needs students. He was the founder and President of Omtool (www.omtool.com, 1991-1999), a company that provided enterprise messaging systems to Fortune 500 companies. Omtool completed an IPO in 1997 and was one of the top 500 software companies for several years. Prior to Omtool, Mr. Schultz founded and ran a company that enabled Digital Equipment Corp. resellers to sell their software on the new generation of microcomputers. He holds a Certificate from the Harvard Business School Owner/President Program and earned a B.S. and M.S. from Carnegie Mellon.

What’s Inside:

  • A resource for improving confidence and fluency in reading.
  • What is Buddy Books?

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