Erika Horsley is a teacher, coach, consultant, mom, and founder of Love, Morty. With 16 years of experience teaching, she now offers coaching and consulting services supporting teachers holistically so that they can show up regulated to co-create caring classroom communities with ease. Show Highlights Build classroom culture that increases students' achievement. Effortless SEL and self-awareness support for teachers and students. How school leaders can actively heal our schools. The service you ...
Jun 15, 2022•32 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast Resilience expert Deborah Gilboa, MD, aka “Dr. G” works with families, organizations, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Renowned for her contagious humor, Dr. G works with groups across multiple generations, to rewire their attitudes and beliefs, and create resilience through personal accountability and a completely different approach to adversity. Author of the new book From Stressed to Resilience , she is a leading media personality seen regu...
Jun 08, 2022•38 min•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast Julie Stern is a global consultant and author: Julie has nearly two decades experience facilitating adult learning, and feels lucky to partner with educators to take their practice to the next level. She is a four-time, best-selling author of Learning That Transfers, Visible Learning for Social Studies, The On-Your-Feet-Guide to Learning Transfer, and Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary and Secondary. Show Highlights Tips to move beyond capacity and dig deep into the reserves...
Jun 01, 2022•40 min•Ep 109•Transcript available on Metacast Andrea Caprio is a Master Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach who helps busy professionals take back their power from yoyo dieting and overeating with proven tools and simple lifestyle hacks! It is Andrea's mission to help others free themselves from self-sabotage and unhealthy habits so they can live a fulfilling and confident life. Show Highlights What goes into a healthy detox? Stop limiting your mindsets regarding health and nutrition Relearn healthy habits to rewire your lifestyle. M...
May 25, 2022•33 min•Ep 108•Transcript available on Metacast Cory L. Cain was raised amongst the vast palm trees of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has served as a teacher, lead teacher, dean, department chair, assistant principal, and principal. In these positions, he has focused on communicative approaches to teacher-led professional development, cooperative learning, and data-driven instructional practices and has led the STEM department to record standardized test scores. Previously, he led a teacher-led hiring initiative that he created, based on behavi...
May 18, 2022•51 min•Ep 107•Transcript available on Metacast Eric Barker is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller “Barking Up the Wrong Tree,” which has sold over half a million copies and been translated into 19 languages. It was even the subject of a question on “Jeopardy!” Over 500,000 people have subscribed to his weekly newsletter. His work has been covered by The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Financial Times, and others. Eric is also a sought-after speaker, having given talks at MIT, Yale, Google, the United States Military Central Co...
May 16, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Pete Hall is a capacity-builder. Driven to impact others’ lives in a profoundly positive way, he channels his experiences as a school principal, life coach, and small-business owner into manageable lessons for continuous growth, personal improvement, and positive mindset. Tenacious, courageous, and incorruptible, Pete shares his optimism, joy, and practical application of strategies for getting the most out of yourself. Show Highlights How to make changes to the systemic structures even when the...
May 11, 2022•39 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast TaRael Kee is an Assistant Principal at Collinsville High School and currently serving as President of the Illinois School Counselor Association. He recently became a Site-Based Trainer for the American School Counselor Association. As a former school counselor at Collinsville HighSchool, he utilized data and technology to push the department to become more innovative, efficient, and inclusive. TaRael is a published author. He was named the Collinsville School District e-Educator of the Year (20...
May 04, 2022•34 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast James Anderson is an Australian-based international speaker, author and educator who is passionate about helping fellow educators develop students as better learners. Originally a teacher and school leader, for the past 20 years, James has been working with schools to make classrooms more thoughtful places. He challenges teachers to think deeply about their own Mindsets and how their beliefs are communicated to students in often subtle and unintended ways.James’s work combines Growth Mindset wit...
Apr 27, 2022•46 min•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast Show Highlights Stop spinning plates and drinking from the fire hydrant when implementing your vision and mission. The dangers of the “humblebrag” Adopt the 3 step Zen recipe for success Create the school of your dreams with these execution tips Big mistake school leaders make when leading Adopt the Apple success strategy to your school The process to make sustainable strides for your school Intentionally sit in silence for your best ideas to emerge Why you need to slow down to discover the best...
Apr 25, 2022•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Corey M. Christman is the winemaker at Bravery Wines, LLC.. He’s a retired Supervisory Special Agent, USAF and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He’s a Doctoral student at Drexel University studying Educational Leadership. He’s a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program, Cornell University, and holds an MBA and BA in Criminal Justice. Show Highlights Consulting to assist leaders enact the changes they are facing. Gain the necessary confidence to move ideas into action Self-awareness to c...
Apr 20, 2022•41 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 102•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•Ep 101•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•Ep 100•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•Ep 99•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•Ep 98•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•Ep 97•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•Ep 96•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•Ep 94•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•Ep 91•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•Ep 89•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•Ep 87•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•Ep 86•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•Ep 86•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•Ep 84•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•Ep 83•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•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast 
