About
Terry Warnock is a growth executive who has spent his career scaling education and technology companies from early-stage through exit.
He joined Tech Elevator pre-revenue and spent eight years helping build it into a nationally recognized coding bootcamp before its acquisition by Stride (NYSE: LRN) in 2020. Rising from Campus Director to VP of Consumer Education, he managed 200+ staff across admissions, student outcomes, hiring network, facilities, and national campus expansion.
Most recently, Terry served as Director of Business Development at Merit America, a nonprofit that prepares workers in low-wage roles for higher-paying careers. Before that, he served as Chief Growth Officer at My Home Park, owning full P&L responsibility and leading product development, acquisition, and retention strategy. Earlier in his career, he co-founded PT LLC, driving 50% annual revenue growth over four years, and held business development roles at NineSigma, TEKsystems, and NCR Corporation. Terry holds a BA in Marketing from the University of Toledo.
Latest articles

Why High Achievers Feel Like Imposters
The same label gets applied to four different experiences. Telling them apart changes what actually helps, and reassurance only works for some of them.


Why Journaling Stops Working, and What to Do Instead
The writing still feels good. It just stops showing you anything new. The problem usually isn't the ritual, it's that a journal records state without making states easy to compare.


What Is an Interest Inventory? The Personality Dimension Behind What Holds Your Attention
Most interest inventories sort you into a career category and stop there. Here's what they actually measure, where the format comes from, and how the VITALS Interests dimension goes further.

