Christine Franklyn is an international speaker, writer and health coach. She is on a mission to help high-performing leaders get out from under the weight of everything that rests on their shoulders and truly shine. She has reverse-engineered the process she used to escape burnout and reclaim her A-Game. This is the foundation of her Power Up Formula. Show Highlights Recognize the signs of stress to avoid burnout Know your worth and maintain a “Think BIG Mindset” Avoid setting for being put in s...
Apr 13, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jordan Mareno is a Partnerships Manager at Project Invent, a nonprofit that empowers high school and middle school students to invent technology for community impact. Jordan gravitates towards questions about and celebrations of human purpose, and believes that young people should be given chances — often and early — to wrestle with their own understandings of meaning. Show Highlights Energy and ethos leaders desire for their schools. A pivot point and catalysis for identifying as a Ruckus Maker...
Apr 06, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tanya Sheckley is the Founder and President of UP Academy, a progressive elementary lab school in San Mateo, California. UP Academy is reinventing education by customizing learning for each student, integrating project-based learning throughout its curriculum, and supporting students with disabilities to attend alongside able-bodied students in mixed-age classrooms. Inspired by the will, drive, and desire of her daughter, Eliza, who was born in 2009 with cerebral palsy, UP Academy is proving tha...
Mar 30, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Roseann is a mental health trailblazer, founder of The Global Institute of Children’s Mental Health and Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, LLC, who is, “Changing the way we view and treat children’s mental health”. FORBES magazine called her, “A thought leader in children’s mental health”. Her work has helped thousands improve the most challenging conditions, such as ADHD, anxiety, OCD, mood, autism, learning disability, Lyme, and PANS/PANDAS using PROVEN holistic therapies such as neurofeedback, bi...
Mar 23, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast A professional bassist, Gerald J. Leonard offers a unique approach to accomplishing more productivity in the workplace. He is the CEO of Principles of Execution (PofE), a Certified Minority Business Enterprise, Strategic Project Portfolio Management and Culture Change consulting practice with over 20+ years’ experience working with large Federal and State Governments and Multinational Corporations. Past and present clients include Verizon, Center of Medicaid and Medicare, Freddie Mac, Hewlett-Pa...
Mar 16, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Efraín Martínez is a father, husband, and the principal of Northwood Middle School in Highland Park, IL. He reflects and interviews luminary figures on his podcast Wisdom & Productivity . His one word is #improvement and he strives to do all he can to make this world better. Show Highlights The #1 productivity secret Set fire to the house to know which door to open for your mental health Stop being a time traveler to lead and live in the present moment Develop honest, sincere relationships...
Mar 09, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Genein Letford is an award-winning speaker, best-selling author and corporate trainer on creative thinking and Intercultural Creativity™. She is the founder of CAFFE Strategies, and has inspired and led many to reconnect to their creative abilities in order to produce innovative ideas for an inclusive workspace. Show Highlights The 7-gems of intercultural creativity framework Redefining creativity in schools. Stop unintentionally squashing creativity. A new lens to view effective leadership Bene...
Mar 02, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sasha Lipskaia helps her powerful clients get clarity on who they really are, become magnetic to what they desire, and embody their purpose by getting out of their minds and into the truth of their hearts so that they can feel aligned and worthy in their relationships, and their mission in the world. Over the past 20 years, Sasha's work has integrated a variety of healing modalities, mystical traditions, de-colonial practices, theatrical and movement-based therapeutic art, yogic philosophy, mind...
Feb 24, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Dropik is an educational leader serving diverse communities with his just cause in creating meaningful and lasting relationships. He has served both Public and Private Schools in and near Milwaukee Wisconsin for over 20 years. Mr. Dropik currently serves as the Head of School at the Indian Community School in Franklin, WI. Dropik believes in the power of diverse collaboration and is also serving as the President of the National Indian Education Association, Wisconsin Association of Environ...
Feb 16, 2022•42 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Stanley S. Litow is Professor of the Practice at Duke University where he also served as Innovator in Residence and also teaches at Columbia University. He previously served as deputy chancellor of schools for New York City and as president of the IBM Foundation and vice president of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs at IBM. At IBM, he helped create Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH), the innovative grade 9 to 14 school connecting school to college to career. He ...
Feb 09, 2022•35 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Robyn Jackson teaches a simple 4 step process that helps you improve teacher will AND skill so that you can achieve your vision for your school with the people you already have. No more waiting for others to get on board before you can reach your goals. No more having your vision be held hostage by the resistant, but vocal few. With this 4-step process, you don't have to wait to achieve your vision. Listen to her weekly podcast School Leadership Reimagined where you can get immediately actionabl...
Feb 03, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Randy Weiner has worked in education, ed tech and consulting throughout his career. In 2012, He co- founded and served as the first Chairman of the Board at Urban Montessori Charter School ( UMCS ) in Oakland, CA—the nation’s first public Montessori, Arts Integration and Design Thinking school. Randy is also a co-founder and the CEO at BrainQuake , a three- time U.S. Department of Education Small Business Innovation Award winner. Along with his Brass Tacks Innovations consulting firm partner, Dr...
Jan 27, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Butler serves as the principal of Epworth Elementary School in the Western Dubuque Community School District. Previously, he was the principal of Epworth and Farley Elementary Schools simultaneously for four years focusing on positive relationships with all members of the learning community, high impact instructional techniques, building leadership capacity in others, and establishing successful school cultures. Prior to serving as an administrator, Dan taught third and fifth grades in the W...
Jan 19, 2022•35 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast Eric is an Associate Partner with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). Prior to this, he was a teacher and the award-winning Principal at New Milford High School. Under his leadership, his school became a globally recognized model for innovative practices. Eric oversaw the successful implementation of several sustainable change initiatives that radically transformed the learning culture at his school while increasing achievement. Show Highlights Empower students to think ...
Jan 12, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Show Highlights Build IT better with an engaged and flourishing staff. Be a leader with an abundance of energy and give your staff a “good cold.” Ask this important question with a high speed complaint session to achieve amazing results. Live through challenges with perspective, privilege and beauty. Ruckus Makers can play BIGGER in 2022 to Level Up Leadership. Be intentional where you’re headed and avoid the 5 mile detour. 8 weeks and 5 steps for a “Principal Success Path” to extend breaks and ...
Jan 05, 2022•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast George Guy Jr George Guy’s “why” is empowerment through equity. George works to create more access and greater opportunities within public PreK-12 spaces as an equity consultant with the Foundation for Educational Administration. He is also principal of the Rosa International Middle School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Show Highlights Cast a wider scope of criteria currently in place for equitable change. Leverage teacher voices by co constructing with them is critical. The highest level of mathem...
Dec 29, 2021•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Clement Townsend is a former journalist who spent 17 years on TV and told more than 1,000 stories. He now teaches youth how to use their voice and video to tell impactful stories with authenticity and creativity. He has a proven record of teaching youth with a fun and robust program. In addition to learning journalism pa rticipants develop in demand skills that can benefit them in any career field they choose. Now more than ever youth need 21st century skills that can set them up for success in ...
Dec 22, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Julie Warner is an education writer and national and international consultant with a specific focus on educational technology and teacher wellness. She holds a doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University and worked as a secondary teacher and college professor before stints as an Education Policy Advisor in the U.S. Senate and the White House and later overseeing the teacher issues portfolio within the U.S. Department of Education’s internal think tank. Even as she’s advised...
Dec 15, 2021•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Claire Yvonne Naisbitt is a transition pro having changed her whole life in less than 2 years. She loves deep personal work so she can serve her clients powerfully and go wherever they need and want to go. ClaireYvonne thrives in the land of duality, where we can have humor and be serious, be artistic and scientists, introverted and extroverted, celebrating and integrating our unique wholeness. Before Coaching, Claire was a Senior Level Leader in the oil and gas industry for over 20 years, where...
Dec 08, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kayla Tucker is the owner of Kayla Elease Coaching Services, LLC, a company that helps female K-12 principals to effectively manage stress and prioritize health and well being without a dependency on time management hacks, exercise, or delegation. As a school psychologist by trade with years of experience in the online wellness space, Kayla is an expert on stress management for school leaders. Using a unique framework that is founded in resilience, biology, and humanistic psychology, she helps s...
Dec 01, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Michelle Goldschlag is the Co-founder and CEO of Cultured Kids (CK), a nonprofit organizationthat believes a student’s sense of belonging is the primary catalyst for their success. Michelle’s entrepreneurial spirit led to two other “failed” businesses before starting CK. Both endeavors, along with her dual degrees in Art & Spanish, strengthened CK’s foundation. Aside from partnering with schools and community organizations in Northern VA and the Metro Boston area since their 2015 founding, Miche...
Nov 29, 2021•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Danny Bauer: Chief Ruckus Maker Show Highlights Remarkable Vision Formula. Three steps to creating a remarkable life or remarkable family in a remarkable school. Write a vision for “those who read it can run.” Row a remarkable vision for alignment between teams. Vision is working towards something much bigger than ourselves. Create your Bollingen Tower to be in the midst of your true life. The only way to truly be a top performing Ruckus Maker. What do you need in your life in leadership to make...
Nov 24, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Khalil Graham is an experienced Education leader with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. A visionary leader that creates a safe and effective learning-focused environment for students to enrich their individual growth, enrichment, and goals of life-long learning, setting them up for success in their collegiate journey and life thereafter. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Research, Event Planning, Fundraising, and Program Evaluation. Strong entrepreneur...
Nov 17, 2021•40 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast Dre “All Day” Baldwin teaches what he learned to help people dominate their game in work and in life. How To Dominate Your Game At Work & In Life (And Avoid Feeling As If You've Wasted Your Talent And Opportunity). He was a hard-working athlete who had distant dreams of going pro, but he was coming from a small NCAA D3 school, and had no connections to the professional world. To add insult to injury, he couldn't even find an agent to represent him, let alone a professional team to sign with. His...
Nov 10, 2021•42 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast Julie Jungalwala is a coach and advisor to school leaders, educational institutions, and foundations whose mission is to shape the future of K–12 education. She has over twenty years’ experience building effective learning environments that unlock human potential and enable organizational culture to adapt and grow during times of change. She is the founder and executive director of Institute for the Future of Learning, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping transform the 'one size does no...
Nov 03, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast G. Richard Shell is a global thought leader and senior faculty member at one of the world’s leading business schools, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as Chair of Wharton’s Legal Studies and Business Ethics Department, the largest department of its kind in the world. His forthcoming book, The Conscience Code: Lead with Your Values. Advance Your Career addresses an increasingly urgent problem in today’s workplace: standing up for core values such as honesty, fairnes...
Oct 27, 2021•40 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast David Bott is a sought-after speaker, author and education consultant who works with government organisations and some of the world’s leading schools to help guide wellbeing vision and strategy. As an expert in applied wellbeing science, David has supported thousands of educators from hundreds of schools around the world in designing and implementing system-level approaches to wellbeing and cultural change. David sits on the UAE Government’s Dubai Future Council for Education, is a Director on t...
Oct 20, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Vicki Philips is a former teacher. Life-long teacher champion. Avid reader. Lover of geography. Committed to empowering the next generation of solution-seekers, planetary stewards and changemakers. She is driven by a fierce determination to help all students realize their dreams. Over the past four decades, she has worked at all levels of education to champion students’ rights to a high-quality education, including as a teacher, superintendent of schools, state chief of basic and higher educatio...
Oct 13, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands of school leaders through his Better Leaders Better Schools blog, books, podcasts, and powerful coaching experiences. Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader is a book that reimagines what professional development for school administrators looks like in order to meet the needs of all school leaders who currently feel isolated and overwhelmed. Show Highlights Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has me...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands of school leaders through his Better Leaders Better Schools blog, books, podcasts, and powerful coaching experiences. Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader is a book that reimagines what professional development for school administrators looks like in order to meet the needs of all school leaders who currently feel isolated and overwhelmed. Ariel Curry is a writer, editor, and book coach at Ariel Curry Editor...
Sep 29, 2021•42 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast 
