“You Would See Some Of The Kids Exhale As They Came In, They Were Safe Now”

People around Tony Ryan say he is authentic and passionate, I would add inspirational to that list. I am so grateful to a previous guest Steve Jones for recommending Tony, as this conversation will stay with me for a long time.

Tony is the CEO of the Design & Technology Association, but his journey to where he is now is definitely not straightforward.

We discussed so much during our time together, including…

·         The racism his parents experienced daily and how it made him angry at the world.

·         Tony’s own school days that he describes as brutal and a nightmare

·         Falling into teaching whilst working as a mechanic and how even though his school days were traumatic, he went into teaching.

·         His rapid rise through schools and leadership in schools, and how his heart ruled his head when taking up a role that took him right back to his childhood.

·         How Apple invited him to LA to show him what they could so with education.

·         And the one thing he never told his mum…

As always, I asked Tony to recommend a future guest, and he recommended Bill Williams, we look forward to recording an episode with you soon Bill.

Have a listen to the full episode on the links below.

Apple - https://apple.co/3Pps3rz

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4R2ltPkgTBtPaIKdLP5pT8

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