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Our Guest, Devin Rankin, is Marketing and Community Relations Coordinator for Profound Gentlemen and Founder of Rankin Legacy Ventures . Devin is a versatile community specialist with a strong background in education, non-pro...
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Meet Dr. Christopher Bonn , President and CEO of BonFire Leadership Solutions LLC . He is a former school district superintendent, the author of Igniting Change: The BonFire Principles for Transforming Toxic Organizations , a...
Guest, Dr. Alisha Pollard , is President of Warriors Helping Achieve Triumph (or “WHAT”). What is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to empowering individuals of all ages through enriching experiences and knowled...
Dr. Elsa Núñez is the President of Eastern Connecticut State University , Connecticut’s only public liberal arts institution of higher education. Dr. Núñez shares her lived experiences, and those as a university president loo...
Guest Elizabeth Power of The Trauma Informed Academy shares inspirational thoughts on how to support students and school staff who experience trauma. Her brilliant insights demystify trauma, explaining it as a human condition...
Meet Dr. Ruth Best, Assist Dean at the California School of Education (SOE) of Alliant International University. Dr. Best participated in our Inspirational Shorts recorded during the Education 2.0 Conference, 2024 in Las Ve...
Guest Casanova Green , director of First-Year experience at Hocking College , shares his professional knowledge and passion for ensuring community college student success beginning day one. The first-year experience is vi...
Our guest, Sylvia Badwi of Agora Prep Academy discusses a unique learning environment that disrupts the traditional, factory-model of education. Agrora Prep in Canada professes a learner-centered educational approach that is ...
Guest Rodney Toulson , owner of Restorative Consulting Services, shares the importance of systemic restorative practices for schools and school districts. The outcome is a transformed learning community. Recorded at the Educa...
Guest Jeannette Eastin is the founder of Refound Education . Her passion for democratizing education lends itself to supporting families, educators, and communities with innovations and connecting them to vital resources. Jea...
Meet Dr. Christopher Bonn , President and CEO of BonFire Leadership Solutions LLC . He is a former school district superintendent, the author of Igniting Change: The BonFire Principles for Transforming Toxic Organizations , a...
Meet Ty-Quan Payne , Dean of School Culture at Ivy Hill Prep in Brooklyn, NY. Ivy Hill Prep is a small charter school serving grades K-5. Mr. Payne is also an artist and founder of #LovePayne Productions offering independent ...
Guest, Dr. Alisha Pollard , is President of Warriors Helping Achieve Triumph (or “WHAT”). What is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to empowering individuals of all ages through enriching experiences and knowled...
Dr. Elsa Núñez is the President of Eastern Connecticut State University , Connecticut’s only public liberal arts institution of higher education. Dr. Núñez shares her lived experiences, and those as a university president loo...
Dr. Kevin Kumashiro , Interim Dean for the School of Education, Hofstra University , addresses the non-neutral role of schools in social equity. He explains that teaching should be seen as a collective effort, imagined differ...
Our guest Steven Simmons , Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Nilent, NIL Enterprise Solutions , shares experiences supporting college athletes for financial literacy, wellbeing, and social media branding. Partnering w...
Co-host and Author, FOR EVERY BLACK BOY
JAKE Small (he/they) is a justice-driven researcher, education equity consultant, and public speaker. He believes that high-quality public education is always a worthwhile pursuit and is passionate about advancing high-quality education for all children. JAKE is a TEDx speaker and the author of FOR EVERY BLACK BOY, a poetry book amplifying his research on the mattering of Black boys as a tool for academic persistence and long term professional success. JAKE supports the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education as a Strategic Initiatives Specialist to bolster equity-driven teaching practices across the Commonwealth.
