Leaning into Leadership

Episode 176: Take Control of Your Leadership

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Leaning Into Leadership, I’m pulling back the curtain on my new course, Take Control of Your Leadership. This transform...

Episode 175: Casting a Vision with Bentli Lewis

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 174: Building Resilience and Avoiding Burnout

10 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this solo episode of the podcast, we explore a vital topic for school leaders: maintaining resilience and avoiding burnout. I discuss five practica...

Episode 173: Leading with Empathy and Grace with Tammy Klotz

03 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 172: The Fall Classics with Darrin, Dom, and Todd

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a special mid-week edition of Leaning into Leadership. This week I am sitting down with my once per month guests, my friends and fellow pri...

Episode 171: Restorative Justice with Nicholas Bradford

27 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 170: Keeping it Real with Luis Baez

20 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 169: Tips to Drive Instructional Leadership

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 168: Evidence Empowered Education with Dr. Matthew Courtney

13 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 167: It Starts with Clarity

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 166: Developing Executive Presence with Dr. Laura Camacho

06 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 165: Taming Your Time Bandits

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 164: Changemakers with David K Richards

29 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to prioritize your time as a school leader? In this episode, I share some exciting news about my upcoming d...

Episode 163: My Dissertation as a Podcast? Yes, and it's awesome!

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Full disclosure, I checked out Notebook LM after hearing about it on social media. I was immediately fascinated by the potential it has. So, I uploade...

Episode 162: Uncommon Sense with Dr. Ryan Donlan

22 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready to take your leadership and your team to the next level? As a leadership coach and speaker, I’m passionate about helping school leader...

Episode 161: Navigating Leadership Overwhelm

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a special, mid-week release of the Leaning into Leadership podcast. In this episode, I want to challenge leaders to think about their day t...

Episode 160: The Leader Inside with Lauren Kaufman

15 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready to take your leadership and your team to the next level? As a leadership coach and speaker, I’m passionate about helping school leader...

Episode 159: Build a Better Now with Greg Bennick

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready to take your leadership and your team to the next level? As a leadership coach and speaker, I’m passionate about helping school leader...

Episode 158: Live 100 with Jason Yarusi

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 157: Raw Leadership with Colleen Bashar

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Training scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your ...

Episode 156: The Evolving Role with Todd Bloomer & Dominic Armano

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your School Leadership training scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your team on th...

Episode 155: School of Engagement with Jonathan Alsheimer

18 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Training scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your ...

Episode 154: Educreators & Entrepreneurship with Jeff Gargas

11 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Training scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your ...

Episode 153: Back to School with Joshua Stamper

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Training scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your ...

Episode 152: Strategic Thinking with Rich Horwath

28 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Training scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your ...

Episode 151: Called to Empower with Coach Kurt Hines

21 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your School Leadership training scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your team on th...

Episode 150: The Blueprint with Todd Bloomer and Dominic Armano

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your School Leadership training scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your team on th...

Episode 149: The Pepper Effect with Sean Gaillard

14 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Training scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your ...

Episode 148: Take Me Home with Andrea Bitner

07 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 147 Intentions to Actions Leadership with Pam Marcheski

30 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 146: The Great Engagement with Tom Willis

23 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 145: A Special Father's Day Interview by Liz Peppard

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dads out there, including my dad Dennis and my father in law Dean. This week is a very special interview, as my ...

Episode 144: For the new administrator with Todd Bloomer and Dominic Armano

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 143: A Tale of Two AP Roles with Dr. Nick Davies

09 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 142: Mindset Mastery with Paul Gencarella Jr.

02 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 141: You Deserve to Learn with Dr. Andrea Gilbert

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 140: From Trauma to Transformation with Sofia Gonzalez

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 139: May Mayhem with Darrin, Todd, and Dominic

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 138: Against the Wind with Dr. Donya Ball

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 137: Collaborative Response with Kurtis Hewson

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 136: Culture and Strategy Eat Breakfast Together with Sonya Shelton

28 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 135: Be the Cause with Josh Korb

21 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 134: Stay Visible with Dom, Todd, and Darrin

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 133: Teach Happy with Kim Strobel

14 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 132: The Principal's Journey with Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 131: Reclaiming Purpose with Dr. Frederick Buskey

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 130: The Empowered Educator with Dr. Melinda Vandevort

24 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's get your High Performance Leadership Retreat scheduled today! Reach out to me [email protected] to set up the conversation and get your t...

Episode 129: Nail the Interview - A Collaboration with the Schurtz & Ties Podcast

17 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special collaborative episode, I'm sitting down with Brian Miller from the Schurtz & Ties Podcast. Brian T Miller is a middle school princ...

Episode 128: March Madness with Darrin, Dominic, and Todd

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Got a question for us? Submit it here or hit us up on social mediaEpisode 128 is a special mid-week collaboration with elementary principal Dominic Ar...

Episode 127: Legacy of Learning with Meghan Lawson

10 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meghan Lawson is a thought leader who studies and implements the conditions and systems needed for transformational change. A lover of learning who be...

Episode 126: The Positive Growth Lounge with Phil Januszewski

03 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Januszewski is a tattoo covered, Netflix baking-show flopping, high-energy chemistry/physics teaching professional speaker.  He is on a miss...

Episode 125: Tone Down Your Walk with Claire Chandler

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Chandler, President and founder of Talent Boost, deeply believes that leaders shape cultures, and stronger cultures drive greater success. Leve...

Episode 124: Guiding Transformational Change with Dr. Kristina Mattis

18 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kristina V. Mattis advises statewide educational technology efforts for the California Department of Education, specifically addressing the Closin...

Episode 123: Discussing the Undiscussable with Darrin, Dominic, and Todd

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Got a question for us? Submit it here or hit us up on social mediaEpisode 123 is a special mid-week collaboration with elementary principal Dominic Ar...

Episode 122: Passion Struck with John R. Miles

11 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John R. Miles is a leading authority on intentional behavior change, personal growth, and mattering. He is a keynote speaker, author, top-rated show h...

Episode 121: Inquiring Minds Want to Learn with Erik Francis

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Erik M. Francis, M.Ed., M.S., is an international author, educator, presenter, and professional development provider with over 25 years of experience ...

Episode 120: Take it Personal with Lisa Parry

28 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Parry is a veteran writing teacher and school leader who provides a variety of services to professionals including custom communication, conflict...

Episode 119: A Leader of Significance with Mosongo Moukwa

21 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mosongo Moukwa is a seasoned executive and consultant who has dedicated his career to helping companies thrive by commercializing new technologies, di...

Episode 118: What Happens When You Put Three Principals in a Room?

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Allow me to introduce two incredible educators to you all. Todd Bloomer and Dominic Armano are both currently seated principals and are highly respect...

Episode 117: Lively Minds with Candace Heiken

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Candace Heiken, M.Ed. combined her background in education and psychology with her passion for empowering students and founded Lively Minds Insti...

Episode 116: 5 Months to School Improvement with Dr. Kristilynn Turney

07 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Kristilynn Turney: A highly experienced subject matter expert in school improvement initiatives, leadership professional development, coaching and...

Episode 115: The 5 Ways Leaders Must Show Up in 2024

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the year when you decide to embrace having that leadership coach. Having a coach took me from being a struggling manager to a leader of people...

Episode 114: A Holiday Collaboration with the Teaching Champions Podcast

24 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This special episode is a collaboration between Leaning into Leadership and The Teaching Champions podcast with Brian MartinDarrin & Brian take...

Episode 113: Equip, Empower, Engage with Dr. Joy Karavedas

17 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Joy Karavedas is an experienced leader with over 20 years of executive-level leadership in independent schools and nonprofits.  With a Master...

Episode 112: Leading from the Classroom with David James

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Check out the NCMLE Inspire 2024 conference hereDavid James is a 7th grade social studies teacher at Harold E. Winkler Middle School in Concord, NC. H...

Episode 111: Whatever it Takes with Dr. Bryan Pearlman

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Bryan Pearlman is a veteran educator/school administrator, a mental health therapist, keynote speaker, and adjunct professor. He is the author of ...

Episode 110: Within Our Ranks with Steve Bollar

03 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Bollar, a.k.a. Stand Tall Steve, is an educational thought leader, former Superintendent of Schools, principal, author and a school culture and ...

Episode 109: The Six Step Leadership Challenge with Jim Saliba

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Saliba is a certified coach, trainer, and public speaker with a BS, MBA, and over thirty years of experience in the leadership world. His career b...

Episode 108: Untold Teaching Truths with Katie Kinder

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Kinder, author of Untold Teaching Truths and Hallway Leadership, is a professional learning facilitator, and she has been an educator since 2006...

Episode 107: Q & A with Teacher Candidates from Ft. Hays State University

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the show, I am recapping a fabulous visit with Ft. Hays State's Future Educators Day. On this episode, I am answering four questions of u...

Episode 106: Stop Blaming Your Tools with Don Schmincke

12 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don Schmincke is the author of the Best-Selling book The Code of the Executive and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. He is a...

Episode 105: Empty your Backpack with Sam Demma

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Demma is the best-selling author of Empty Your Backpack: Unpack Your Beliefs, Take Consistent Action, and Create a Life of Meaning, and one of the...

Episode 104: The Art of ISS with Johnathan Cranford

29 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

October is National Principal's Month - to celebrate and help principals walk in their purpose we have the autographed copy of my book, Road to Awesom...

Episode 103: Love it, Learn it, Live it with Maxwell Roach

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

October is National Principal's Month - to celebrate and help principals walk in their purpose we have the autographed copy of my book, Road to Awesom...

Episode 102: Problem Solver with Cheryl Einhorn

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

October is National Principal's Month - to celebrate and help principals walk in their purpose we have the autographed copy of my book, Road to Awesom...

Episode 101: Own Your Epic with Dr. Jay Dostal

08 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jay Dostal has served as a high school principal in both Nebraska and Arkansas. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska...

Episode 100: Celebrating the Century Mark

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get your autographed copy of Road to Awesome: The Journey of a Leader here at a special price of $20 (use code FOBA)Book Darrin to speak at your schoo...

Episode 99: Imparted Joy with Jillian DuBois

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jillian DuBois is a redesigned educator who has been in the elementary classroom for over 20 years. She is currently a Professional Learning Specialis...

Episode 98: School Culture by Design with Phil Boyte

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Boyte has traveled the continent for over 35 years working with educators in thousands of schools to transform school culture. He believes in the...

Episode 97: Beyond the Desk with Katie Powell

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by EverFi - check out there amazing, FREE resources for K-12 at https://everfi.com/edleadersKatie Powell is the Director for...

Episode 96: PBIS and the ABC's with Larry Carey

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Larry Carey is a Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports Coordinator in Columbus City Schools. Prior to this role, he was acting as a teacher on s...

Episode 95: Define YOUniversity with Lindsay Titus

03 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by EverFi -check out there amazing, FREE resources for K-12 at https://everfi.com/edleadersLindsay Titus is a passionate, in...

Episode 94: Upping Your Leadership Game with J Remo Kapuchuck

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by Peer Driven PD - Visit peerdrivenpd.com and request a quote. Tell them the Leaning into Leadership podcast sent you, a...

Episode 93: School Leadership from A to Z with Bradley James Davies

20 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by EverFi -check out there amazing, FREE resources for K-12 at https://everfi.com/edleadersCelebrated school leader and form...

Episode 92: Empowering New Leaders: Answers to Your Burning Questions Featuring Darrin Peppard and Joshua Stamper

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by Peer Driven PD - Visit peerdrivenpd.com and request a quote. Tell them the Leaning into Leadership podcast sent you, a...

Episode 91: Great on Their Behalf with AJ Crabill

06 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by EverFi -check out there amazing, FREE resources for K-12 at https://everfi.com/edleadersImproving student outcomes is AJ ...

Episode 90: From Struggle to Strength with Kip Shubert

30 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kip Shubert is an educator and coach who is driven to lead and love staff and students to believe and discover that they are the greatest miracle in t...

Episode 89: Brand Up with Stacey Ross Cohen

23 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by Peer Driven PD - Visit peerdrivenpd.com and request a quote. Tell them the Leaning into Leadership podcast sent you, a...

Episode 88: Clearing Out the Adult Problems with Beth Napleton

16 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by EverFi -check out there amazing, FREE resources for K-12 at https://everfi.com/edleadersBeth Napleton is an executive lea...

Episode 87: Thriving Schools with Charle Peck

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Make sure you check out: the FREE Thriving School Community Educator Virtual Summit - register here https://www.thrivingschool.org/summit2023 Charle P...

Episode 86: Executive Branding with Dr. Benjamin Ritter

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by Peer Driven PD - Visit peerdrivenpd.com and request a quote. Tell them the Leaning into Leadership podcast sent you, and ...

Episode 85: Leading the Whole Teacher with Allyson Apsey

02 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by EverFi -check out there amazing, FREE resources for K-12 at https://everfi.com/edleadersAllyson Apsey has been an award-w...

Episode 84: Growing through PBL with Drew Perkins

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by Peer Driven PD - Visit peerdrivenpd.com and request a quote. Tell them the Leaning into Leadership podcast sent you, and ...

Episode 83: Teaching for Justice with Lindsay Lyons

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lindsay Lyons is an educational justice coach who helps schools and districts co-create feminist, antiracist curricula that challenges, affirms, and i...

Episode 82: Taking Ownership with Vernon Wright

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Grab your copy of Darrin's FREE e-book Walk in Your Purpose right here!Vernon Wright is a speaker, author, consultant, and leader. He has over 18 year...

Episode 81: Give a Damn with Chad Brown

11 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by Peer Driven PD - Visit peerdrivenpd.com and request a quote. Tell them the Leaning into Leadership podcast sent you, and ...

Episode 80: Transform Learning with Debbie Tannenbaum

04 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Debbie Tannenbaum is an ISTE certified educator with over twenty years of experience. She works each and every day to “transform” learning using t...

Episode 79: For Aspiring, New, and Rising Leaders

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This entire month on the podcast has been dedicated to new, aspiring, and rising leaders. It can be so exciting to land that first (or next) leadershi...

Episode 78: She Leads with Dr. Rachael George

28 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by Peer Driven PD - Visit peerdrivenpd.com and request a quote. Tell them the Leaning into Leadership podcast sent you, and ...

Episode 77: Build Leadership Momentum with Daniel Bauer

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Grab a copy of Daniel's new book: Build Leadership Momentum right here!!Daniel Bauer is an UNORTHODOX leadership coach and love to ask “Why follow t...