Season 1
Feb. 26, 2023
Episode 61: Magic in Margaretville with Michelle Osterhoudt
Michelle Osterhoudt is a wife, mother, and 24-year educator and community leader. Active in civil rights work within her community, Michelle serves as the Vice President of the Oneonta Area NAACP. Michelle has also served on...
Feb. 19, 2023
Episode 60: The Radical Truth with Brian T. Miller
Brian T. Miller is a husband, father of five, reader, writer, blogger, public speaker, podcaster, and proud principal of Chief Joseph Elementary. Samwise Gamge is his hero. Check out Brian's Schurtz & Ties podcast here Connec...
Feb. 15, 2023
Episode 59: 3 Tips for Aspiring Leaders (a mid-week special)
Welcome to a special mid-week episode of Leaning into Leadership. I was once an aspiring administrator and know how challenging the job search process can be. As someone who believes so strongly in supporting and coaching ear...
Feb. 12, 2023
Episode 58: Mountains and Marathons with Jamin Heppell
Jamin Heppell is the a co-creator and leadership coach of Mountains and Marathons, which is a revolutionary leadership development company that focuses on holistic transformation and completes each program with an epic physic...
Feb. 5, 2023
Episode 57: The Grass Fire Analogy with Hal Bowman
Hal Bowman can see the future, and he is determined to do all he can to change it for the better, one life at a time. He is certain that schools are the key to a better world down the road. “Every school can be a phenomenal s...
Jan. 29, 2023
Episode 56: The Career Toolkit with Mark Herschberg
Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You and creator of the Brain Bump app . From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and ...
Jan. 22, 2023
Episode 55: The Leader You Always Wanted with Thomas Annunziata
Thomas Annunziata is the Director of Student Activities at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. Mr. Annunziata is a 3-time Teacher of the Year and recent addition to the Freedom Eagles Administration team. In the shor...
Jan. 15, 2023
Episode 54: Leadership Lesson 1 with John VanDusen
John VanDusen is currently an 8th grade U.S. History teacher in Kingsford, Michigan where he also enjoys coaching football and being involved in his church along with his wife and son. John served as a military police and inf...
Jan. 8, 2023
Episode 53: The Empowered Educator with Jen Rafferty
Jen Rafferty is an educator, author, and international public speaker, who started as a middle school music teacher for 15 years in Central New York. She is known for bringing her energy, humor and expertise in her presentati...
Jan. 1, 2023
Episode 52: Right Leader, Right Time with Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan is the CEO of InterimExecs , which matches top executives with companies around the world. Based on research with thousands of leaders and companies, he and Olivia Wagner wrote Right Leader Right Time: Discover ...
Dec. 25, 2022
Episode 51: Goals, Transparency, and #OneWord for 2023 with Darrin Peppard
Let's reflect on 2022, our goals, our successes, and our short comings. Great leaders are the ones who are willing to be open and transparent about their work. Great leaders are the ones who are aware of their failures and lo...
Dec. 18, 2022
Episode 50: Bridges to Heal Us with Erin Jones
Erin Jones has been involved in and around schools for the past 26 years. She has taught in a variety of environments, from predominantly Black to predominantly White to some of the most diverse communities in the nation. Eri...
Dec. 11, 2022
Episode 49: Leveraging Teacher Expertise with Mike Alpert
Mike Alpert founded Peer Driven PD in 2019 with the goal of bringing streamlined, private sector solutions to public education. Mike’s corporate experience as a project analyst for an international renewable energy firm (Iber...
Dec. 4, 2022
Episode 48: Finding Your Fit with Dr. Larry Dake
Dr. Larry Dake has served in leadership positions for over 12 years as a curriculum coordinator, principal, and assistant superintendent. He attended King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and Binghamton University, in Binghamt...
Nov. 27, 2022
Episode 47: An Outsider's Inside Perspective with Rick Morton
Rick Morton has been a Jostens representative in Tacoma, WA for the last 21 years. Rick grew up in San Diego and has been married to his High School sweetheart for 34 years. Rick has 3 adult children and 1 grandkid. His passi...
Nov. 20, 2022
Episode 46: A Next Level Conversation with Jonathan Alsheimer
Jonathan Alsheimer is the unorthodox, energetic, and entertaining middle school teacher who refuses to live a life of limitations. He currently teaches at the Chancellor Middle School in Spotsylvania County, VA. In addition t...
Nov. 13, 2022
Episode 45: The Leader of Learning with Dr. Dan Kreiness
Dr. Dan Kreiness is an instructional leader, podcast host, author, and speaker who constantly searches for the most effective ways to advance education and produce high student achievement. Dr. Kreiness has worked in educatio...
Nov. 6, 2022
Episode 44: Leading Behind the Scenes with Dr. Amy Mathews-Perez
Texas-born & raised, Dr. Amy Mathews-Perez is currently in her 30th year of public education where she has served as a General Ed. Teacher, SLP, Diagnostician, SPED Supervisor, Principal, Assistant Principal and a Director of...
Oct. 30, 2022
Episode 43: Poking the Bear with Katelynn Giordano
Katelynn Giordano is a Middle Level Language Arts and Social Studies educator and co-author of Poking the Bear: A guide for engaging in the conversations that matter most . Katelynn is a dynamic educator who is passionate abo...
Oct. 23, 2022
Episode 42: SEEing to Lead with Dr. Chris Jones
Dr. Chris Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts for 22 years. His experience in the classroom ranged from 8th - 11th grade working in an urban setting. He is currently the Principal of Whitman-Hanson Regional High Schoo...
Oct. 16, 2022
Episode 41: Outliers in Education with Erich Bolz and Eric Price
For the first time in the brief history of this show, I have two guests this week. Erich Bolz's educational career spans over 25-years in public education as a remedial reading teacher, pre-K-12 principal, central office admi...
Oct. 9, 2022
Episode 40: Life Above the Line with Tom Cody
Tom Cody , a co-founder of Top 20 Training, shares his unique witticisms, insights and wisdom gathered from his 40 years in the classroom. His professional life has been committed to education, serving as a grade school and h...
Oct. 2, 2022
Episode 39: Leadership Drivers with Dr. Donna Marie Cozine
Dr. Donna Marie Cozine helps overworked and exhausted educational leaders establish work life balance so they can lead their organizations and live the lives they DESERVE. She is a leader, author, speaker, podcast host, and e...
Sept. 25, 2022
Episode 38: The Cards You're Dealt with Doug Kaplicky
Doug Kaplicky is honored to serve as Adams Elementary Principal (Yakima WA) and Consulting Owner of the Positive Focus Group. After 12 years in school administration and teaching at the college level, Doug was named the 2017 ...