Over the last decade, Basta has built one of the richest datasets of first-generation career journeys in the country with more than 8 million data points. Founder & CEO Sheila Sarem reflects on our evolution into a tech nonprofit, scaling to support 80,000+ students on the Seekr platform, and why embedding into regional ecosystems is our next chapter of impact.

Career success starts on day one of campus. Explore Basta’s year-by-year framework designed to help institutions track student progress, identify career misalignment early, and provide timely support to end underemployment for graduates.

Basta CEO Sheila Sarem joins Todd Zipper to discuss the 'last mile' between college and career. Discover how Basta is tackling first-generation underemployment through data-driven career navigation and intentional support systems.