Joel Rivera, MBA in

Joel Rivera, MBA

Commander · DISC type D
Founder and Learning Activation Strategist at Freelance
📍 Greater Orlando, United States

Joel is the founder of PostSpark, a consultancy focused on making adult learning effective and memorable. With a decade of experience in education and workforce development, he is currently a Doctor of Education candidate researching learning retention. He holds an MBA from Johnson & Wales University.

Outside of his professional pursuits, Joel appears to value his personal relationships and heritage deeply. He has publicly shared the impact of a childhood mentor and promoted a friends film rooted in Puerto Rican culture, highlighting the importance of community and background in his life.

He founded his company after observing that people forget 70% of what they learn in a training session within 24 hours.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Founder and Learning Activation Strategist
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Orlando, United States
Personality Overview

How Joel shows up

Candid & Clear
Decisive
Impact-Driven

They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Joel cares about

Adult Learning Retention
His doctoral research and the mission of his company, PostSpark, are centered on helping adults remember and apply what they've learned.
The Forgetting Curve
He frequently discusses this psychological concept, which explains why learners forget most information shortly after a session, as a core problem his work addresses.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Founder and Learning Activation Strategist
Freelance
6-2019
Senior Program Manager, National Trainer
All Our Kin, Inc.
9-2023 - 12-2024
Project Director
Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County
4-2018 - 5-2019
Executive Director
RIBA Aspira Career Academy
6-2015 - 4-2018
Employment/Housing Navigator / Program Management
New Opportunities, Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
4-2025 - 4-2028
Doctor of Education - Ed.D.
American College of Education
2018 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Johnson & Wales University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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