StartEdUp Podcast

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StartEdUp Podcast episodes:

02.08.2023
SEU Classic: Soledad O'Brien on truth, media, the fallacy of "both sides"
Soledad O'Brien is an award winning journalist with a reputation for being tough, fair, and factual. So it was no surprise when she candidly talked about politics, truthful reporting, the changing culture of "truth," and why some of this "political...
02.01.2023
Empowering And Developing Team Members
Episode 5: Empowering and Developing Team Members In this episode Jamal and guest host Dr. Zac Shutler discuss how leaders empower and develop team members, the role of coaching and mentorship, and strategies to support the growth of team members.
02.01.2023
Real World Examples Of Transformational Leadership
Episode 4: Real-world Examples of Transformational Leadership. In this episode Jamal and guest host Dr. Zac Shutler get practical with real world examples of transformational leadership. They discuss several case studies and reflect on lessons that can be learned from the...
02.01.2023
Developing Your Transformational Leadership Skills
Episode 3: Developing Your Transformational Leadership In this episode Jamal and guest host Dr. Zac Shutler discuss the importance of self-awareness and self regulation, techniques for building trust and credibility with your team, and strategies for improving communication and collaboration as...
02.01.2023
Leading Change And Innovation
Episode 2: Leading Change and Innovation In this episode Jamal and guest host Dr. Zac Shutler discuss how transformational leaders lead change and innovation. They go into detail on how leaders foster a culture of continuous improvement, techniques for leading change...
02.01.2023
The Transformational Leader's Mindset
Episode 1: The Transformational Leader's Mindset In this episode Jamal and Zac discuss the mindset of a transformational leader. They discuss the importance of mission and values, how transformational leaders motivate and inspire others, and the role of emotional intelligence.
01.25.2023
Special Principal Leadership Series: The Importance Of Emotional Stability
In this episode Jamal and the Principal guest team jumps into the importance of emotional stability.
01.23.2023
Special Principal Leadership Series: Providing Feedback To Teachers
In this episode, Jamal and Guest host Dr. Nate Francis, Jaclyn Rowehl, and Corey Jackson discuss the importance of principals providing great constructive feedback to teachers.
01.18.2023
Special Principal Leadership Series: How To Deal With Push Back
In this episode, Jamal and Guest host Dr. Nate Francis, Jaclyn Rowehl, and Corey Jackson discuss how to deal with push back, and why great leaders respond and thrive on feedback.
01.13.2023
Developing The Leaders Around You
In this episode, Jamal and Guest host Dr. Nate Francis, Jaclyn Rowehl, and Corey Jackson discuss the importance of developing a strong leadership team and some pragmatic strategies school leaders can leverage to be successful.
01.04.2023
Special Principal Leadership Series: Avoiding Burnout As A Principal
This is a four part series led by Jamal Crook and three of Florida's finest principals! In this episode Jamal and his guest hosts, Dr Nate Francis, Jaclyn Rowehl, and Corey Jackson discuss practical ways to avoid burnout as a principal...
12.21.2022
It's Who You Know... and Teachers Know A Lot of People
"It's not what you know- it's WHO you know" is a cliche that most people think might be a criticism. But who are we building relationships of collaboration & mutual value? Jamal & I discuss this any why teachers are...
12.14.2022
Chat GPT: Open AI's New platform Demo in real time (& we are freaked out)
Today Jamal & try out the new Open A tool "Chat GPT." What we found kind of scares us, and we try to unpack the implications.
11.29.2022
Leadership is a Team Sport
Today Jamal and I discuss the importance of building communities of leaders and leadership opportunities. Have a suggestion for Jamal and I to cover? Want to be a guest on the show? Email Jamal at: [email protected]
11.25.2022
Teacher Self Care
What does "self care" mean to you? How and why should you set boundaries? Do the holiday's make things worse?
08.25.2022
Lauren Prager of Synapse Florida: Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Lauren Prager is the Chief Strategy Officer for Synapse Florida. Her career has centered around building community through cultivating personal connections. Lauren spent more than a decade working in and around Washington, D.C. as a lobbyist, educator and...
07.27.2022
New Beginnings
Holy wow its been too long! After a two month break- I turned 50 and Jamal became a Principal- we return to talk about milestones and new beginnings.
06.28.2022
Avantis: Creating the Eduverse for k-12 Students
Avantis has just launched "The Eduverse" – a ground-breaking new online platform that gives students access to a K-12 metaverse. In the Eduverse, students can access immersive, educational content and amazing VR experiences. They can interact with each other as...
05.25.2022
Founder/ CEO of ID.me Blake Hall
Blake Hall is the founder and CEO of id.me- but he is also an Army Ranger and knows a thing or two about critical missions. In this interview we talk about cyber warfare, identity theft, and the future of social...
05.11.2022
Jason Calacanis: Practical Education
Jason Calacanis is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor, and author. However, his two podcasts: "This Week in Startups" and "The All- In" podcast have gained a lot of notoriety. In fact, this interview aired in 2017 and we really talked...
05.04.2022
Devin Johnson- The Urgency of Entrepreneurship
Devin is another co-founder and the current Chief Executive Officer of Kennected - an Indy-based SaaS company with over 16,000 users. He is a serial entrepreneur, an inspiring leader, and an adept marketer. In this episode we dig into how...
04.28.2022
Dr Jose Morey: Remembering My Past- Providing Opportunities For All
Dr. Jose Moray is one of the most accomplished persons I've interviewed. His passion to help serves others centers around his intense curiosity to not just learn, but find ways to help others. His bio reads like a Nobel Prize...
04.22.2022
Why You Might Feel Overwhelmed
"Doing the work" and staying busy. Is it important- or killing you?
04.20.2022
Jacques Jean: From Haiti to Harvard
Jacques M. Jean is the Founder & CEO of TechFides, and I met him at the Festival of the Diaspora. Jacques is an accomplished business professional with over 20 years of experience in planning and implementing global technology strategies....
04.15.2022
We Want To Be Lead
People want to be "led." But what is the difference between motivation and leadership. Moreover, how do we take motivation and turn it into self-discipline?
04.13.2022
Cordell Carter: Aspen Institute and the Festival of the Diaspora
Cordell Carter is brings 20 years of experience to his leadership of the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, a global education forum for leaders and Expectant Advisory, a privately-held leadership consultancy. He also is the catalyst behind the Festival of the...
04.06.2022
Dallara CEO Andrea Pontremoli: Innovation in the Italian Motor Valley
Andrea Pontremoli is the CEO and General Manager of Dallara Motorsports in what is known as the "Italian Motor Valley." His passion for racing and innovation is what has driven this company to be the innovation fuel for top brands...
04.04.2022
The Smack Down on Comedy? Will Smith, Chris Rock, and The Ability to Act Nice
Jamal and I discuss "the slap." Actually we don't really- I rant on how little I care about celebrities, and the death of comedy. Will Smith and Chris Rock are at the center, but this represents something bigger. Per usual,...
03.31.2022
Dallara: Student Innovation Pipeline & Youth Diplomacy
Dallara is a company that powers the most famous brands in the world: Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani, Ducati, Maserati- just to name a few! So it was with great anticipation to kick off a relationship with this amazing company as we will...
03.25.2022
MySherri: The CEO For Your Home
Dreamer, Disruptor, and Creator. Ashley is on a mission to create a company that gives busy women valuable time back in their day for the people and projects that matter most. She has built MySherri to be a premium, boutique in-home...
03.20.2022
Impact Of Leadership Coaching In Schools w Special Guest Zach Shutler
In this episode we talk about the impact that executive leadership coaching has on the school culture.
03.16.2022
Jimmy Soni: The Founders- The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley
In this episode author Jimmy Soni not only discusses his new book, The Founders, but he also goes into the "DNA" of the legendary founders of PayPal. Names like Elon, Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, David Sacks, and Reid Hoffman certainly...
03.11.2022
Can Comfort and Growth Exist?
My friend Harrison Painter on Amplify Prosperity posed a question: Can comfort and growth exist? Jamal and I really thought out loud on this one... Origional post from Harrison found here: https://www.facebook.com/harrisonpainter/posts/10227344206778771?comment_id=10227344280580616¬if_id=1646705785399994¬if_t=comment_mention&ref=notif
03.09.2022
Cope Notes Founder Johnny Crowder: Mental Health, Entrepreneurship, & Heavy Metal?
Johnny Crowder is a 29-year-old suicide/abuse survivor, TEDx speaker, touring musician, mental health and sobriety advocate, and the Founder & CEO of Cope Notes, a text-based mental health platform that provides daily support to users in nearly 100 countries around...
03.04.2022
Are We Facing a Teacher Shortage?
Jamal and I discuss whether there will be a teacher shortage, and what might re-shape education.
02.08.2022
What Do Schools Really Need Right Now? Our Top 3 List To Get Things Started NOW For Our Students
Today Jamal and I: *Celebrate 1 Million downloads! *Give our Top 3 things Schools need. There has been a national dialogue on what we are doing wrong or what schools are trying to ban- but today we examine what we need. Now.
02.02.2022
Transformational Leadership
On this episode, Jamal goes into what "transformational leadership" is with Superintendent Zachary Shutler. More importantly, how transformational leadership can build a culture at your school.
12.02.2021
Tracy Bullock: The 5 "E's" You Must Master
Tracy Bullock brings over 30 years of business development experience at Procter & Gamble to her Sandler Training business. She builds and delivers Sandler professional development programs in Leadership, Management, Sales, and Customer Service for companies of all sizes. ...
11.30.2021
Vivian Shen- EdTech Founder Creates Learning Platform and Community
In 2017, Vivian Shen founded Juni Learning, an online education platform for 7-18 year olds, to be the educational opportunity she wished she had growing up. As a kid, Vivian had an interest in courses her school didn’t offer. When...
11.23.2021
Can you create some clarity please?
Today Jamal and I go into clarity- setting expectations on not only outcomes in performance, but also in long term success.
11.08.2021
Jealousy: We Were Not Created To Compare Ourselves to THIS Many People
Today Jamal and I discuss jealousy, and how social media has taxed our brains in comparing ourselves to others on social media.
11.02.2021
Actions Aligning with Goals
WE ARE BACK!!! After an almost two month break, Jamal and I discuss aligning actions to goals. We also talk about taking time to reflect and focus on priorities. Oh, and you should TOTALLY follow "Life with the Crooks" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifewiththecrooks/?hl=en
08.25.2021
Devin Butler: Connecting Arizona Entrepreneurs
Devin Butler is the Founder & CEO of Arizona Entrepreneurs, a community created to help entrepreneurs build genuine business relationships and get access to key resources to assist them in growing their business. In this episode we talk about community,...
08.09.2021
The Power of a Mentor Teacher
In this episode, Abby and Megan chat with one of their greatest influences: Daniel Schultz! Schultz shares his personal experiences with launching his own venture and gives some insight on his observations as a high-school entrepreneurship teacher.
08.05.2021
This Is Your Year!
Jamal dives into why THIS school year is YOUR year!
08.03.2021
Do NOT start off the school year with a list of things you can do (rebroadcast)
It's the start of school! BUT PLEASE- do NOT start off with a list of things you cannot do. Get them excited about possibilities, not limitations.
07.28.2021
YES Carolina: Empowering South Carolina's Youth
Tracy Bradshaw is the Executive Director of YESCarolina- a nonprofit that provides curriculum and pitch competition for South Carolina's high school students. In this episode you will learn how YESCarolina got started, but also the impact it is having on...
07.26.2021
IGP: The High School to College Transition
In this episode, Abby and Megan focus in on their personal journeys as young innovators. They share insight on the challenging yet empowering transition from high-school to college while identifying the reasons that they remain committed to entrepreneurship.
07.19.2021
IGP: Middle School Student Creates "Youtheum"
Andralyn is a student at West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School. Her passion for art and innovation led her to found Youtheum, an online Museum specifically tailored for the youth. Visit Youtheum at youtheum.com Music by Northwest: Northwest
07.16.2021
Will High School Athletes Make More Than the Teachers? "NIL" Pondered
Much has been discussed how the "Name, image & likeness" will change NCAA sports. But what will do to high school sports?

What's StartEdUp Podcast about?

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StartEdUp Podcast episodes:

SEU Classic: Soledad O'Brien on truth, media, the fallacy of "both sides"

Empowering And Developing Team Members

Real World Examples Of Transformational Leadership

Developing Your Transformational Leadership Skills

Leading Change And Innovation

The Transformational Leader's Mindset

Special Principal Leadership Series: The Importance Of Emotional Stability

Special Principal Leadership Series: Providing Feedback To Teachers

Special Principal Leadership Series: How To Deal With Push Back

Developing The Leaders Around You

Special Principal Leadership Series: Avoiding Burnout As A Principal

It's Who You Know... and Teachers Know A Lot of People

Chat GPT: Open AI's New platform Demo in real time (& we are freaked out)

Leadership is a Team Sport

Teacher Self Care

Lauren Prager of Synapse Florida: Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

New Beginnings

Avantis: Creating the Eduverse for k-12 Students

Founder/ CEO of ID.me Blake Hall

Jason Calacanis: Practical Education

Devin Johnson- The Urgency of Entrepreneurship

Dr Jose Morey: Remembering My Past- Providing Opportunities For All

Why You Might Feel Overwhelmed

Jacques Jean: From Haiti to Harvard

We Want To Be Lead

Cordell Carter: Aspen Institute and the Festival of the Diaspora

Dallara CEO Andrea Pontremoli: Innovation in the Italian Motor Valley

The Smack Down on Comedy? Will Smith, Chris Rock, and The Ability to Act Nice

Dallara: Student Innovation Pipeline & Youth Diplomacy

MySherri: The CEO For Your Home

Impact Of Leadership Coaching In Schools w Special Guest Zach Shutler

Jimmy Soni: The Founders- The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

Can Comfort and Growth Exist?

Cope Notes Founder Johnny Crowder: Mental Health, Entrepreneurship, & Heavy Metal?

Are We Facing a Teacher Shortage?

What Do Schools Really Need Right Now? Our Top 3 List To Get Things Started NOW For Our Students

Transformational Leadership

Tracy Bullock: The 5 "E's" You Must Master

Vivian Shen- EdTech Founder Creates Learning Platform and Community

Can you create some clarity please?

Jealousy: We Were Not Created To Compare Ourselves to THIS Many People

Actions Aligning with Goals

Devin Butler: Connecting Arizona Entrepreneurs

The Power of a Mentor Teacher

This Is Your Year!

Do NOT start off the school year with a list of things you can do (rebroadcast)

YES Carolina: Empowering South Carolina's Youth

IGP: The High School to College Transition

IGP: Middle School Student Creates "Youtheum"

Will High School Athletes Make More Than the Teachers? "NIL" Pondered