Ravi interviews co-host Ryan Hill about his experience as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KIPP New Jersey and Miami. Ryan shares how the organization went from one school in New Jersey in 2002, where he was the founding principal, to 23 schools in New Jersey and Florida that now serve nearly 10,000 students. Ravi and Ryan discuss what they've learned from running schools, how leaders can build systems that support structure and creativity, and why a strong culture is critical to successful schools and organizations.

Doug sits down with two coaches who use video to elevate the performance of their athletes. 

• And Darren Lewis is the director of Codex Analysis, and has worked primarily with professional rugby players.

Ravi sits down with Scott Young, author of Ultralearning to discuss how to master hard skills quickly. Lifelong learners will benefit from Scott’s techniques as they take up new hobbies or look to accelerate their careers. 

Also check out The Branch’s Imbroglio newsletter this week for more on lifelong learning lessons from Ravi.

Doug interviews Dr. Ilya V. Buynevich, Professor of Geology at Temple University. Ilya grew up in Soviet-era Ukraine and harbors an informed skepticism about his students’ enthusiasm for certain aspects of socialism.

Take a listen for his thoughts on the benefits of meritocracy in education, and read more in his piece here.

Ryan sits down with Christine Choi, a founding member of Teach for America, former Head of Communications for Virgin Galactic, and current partner at M13.

Christine is a life-long learner with vast experience across an array of startups and global brands. She offers lessons on how to build teams, manage crises and make big moves - all while staying humble, kind and community-focused.

Stacey sits down with Sehreen Noor Ali, co-founder of Sleuth, a startup that gives parents better directions on early childhood health. Sehreen offers lessons to help parents navigate healthcare and advocate for their children. 

Hosts Doug Lemov and Stacey Shells Harvey discuss the lessons they’ve learned from running schools, and how they’ve applied them to their roles as parents. 

This is an illuminating and heartfelt conversation from two experts, colleagues and friends.

Ravi and Doug interview Cody Royle, a coach of coaches from professional Rugby to leaders in the corporate world.

Cody offers insightful lessons about how great coaches operate. For example: theatrical halftime speeches in movies are not the real thing - great coaches simply offer specific, effective instructions for how to succeed in the moment.

Ravi sits down with Marc Mannella, founder of KIPP public schools, who now uses his expertise from K-12 to train prominent leaders to act more like great teachers.

Host Stacey Shells Harvey interviews her friend Alex Brooks, AKA Passport Cutty: influencer, author, and empowering life coach. She offers lessons from parenting and dating, to growing up and speaking up in today’s overly-online world.