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Dermoth Mattison

Episode #50 Building Systems & Culture from Day 1, featuring Dermoth Mattison, Founder & Executive Director of South Shore Charter School

May 23, 2025 4:00:00 AM
Leadership Operations
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Enrollment compilation episode

Episode #49 Mastering Charter School Enrollment: Missteps, Metrics & Marketing Tips

May 16, 2025 4:00:00 AM
School Enrollment
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Jen Davis Wickens - Seminar Community

Episode #48 Top Leadership Lessons and Insights from Year One of the Seminar Community with Jen Davis Wickens

May 9, 2025 4:00:00 AM
Leadership
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Blake Cullimore Moody's Ratings

Episode #47 Ratings 101 with Blake Cullimore, Vice President - Senior Analyst at Moody's Ratings

May 2, 2025 5:00:00 AM
Finance
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James Cryan

Episode #46 Data-Driven Decision Making with James Cryan, Founder of Willow Education, Former CEO of Rocky Mountain Prep

Apr 25, 2025 6:00:00 AM
Leadership
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Reyes Claudio Brilla Public Schools

Episode #45 Serving the community IS the goal… enrollment is the byproduct - featuring Brilla Public Schools COO Reyes Claudio

Apr 18, 2025 5:00:00 AM
Leadership School Enrollment
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Neil Shah

Episode #44 The importance of financial storytelling featuring Neil Shah, serial CFO

Apr 4, 2025 5:00:00 AM
Finance
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Alastair Dawe - University Prep

Episode #43 How to increase attendance rates with Al Dawe COO at University Prep

Mar 26, 2025 5:00:00 AM
Leadership Strategy
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Mike Mizzoni BoardOnTrack

Episode #42 Making sense of board committees with Mike Mizzoni, Chief Governance Officer at BoardOnTrack

Mar 7, 2025 5:00:01 AM
Leadership Strategy Governance
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Reymie Fernandez DREAM Charter School

Episode #41 The most beautiful school in… the world? Facilities management strategies with Raymie Fernandez, COO at DREAM Charter School

Feb 21, 2025 5:00:00 AM
Leadership Facilities Operations
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Episode #40 - What Leaders Can Learn from THE Job Board for Transitioning Teachers with Josh Czupryk

Feb 14, 2025 6:00:00 AM
Leadership Human Resources
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Dr. Sarper Turker

Episode #39 - From 15% staff retention to 95%... shifting mindsets to turn around school performance with Dr. Sarper Turker

Feb 7, 2025 8:32:18 AM
Leadership Human Resources
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Ep 38: Ru Sharma Achievement First

Episode #38 - Rebuilding the people team of one of the largest charter networks in the country with Ru Sharma

Jan 17, 2025 11:40:09 AM
Leadership Human Resources
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Tom Tafoya

Episode #37 - Managing procurement across 9,000+ square miles with no physical classrooms… featuring Tom Tafoya from Visions in Education

Dec 20, 2024 12:00:00 AM
Procurement Operations
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Zainab Ali

Episode #36 - The 5 things that actually drive teacher retention and sustainability with Zainab Ali

Dec 13, 2024 12:00:00 AM
Strategy Human Resources
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Episode 35 with CDW

Episode #35 - $100M for charter schools about to expire… your crash course in E-Rate with CDW

Dec 6, 2024 9:19:59 AM
Finance Strategy
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Yeime Valle Brilla Public Charter Schools

Episode #34 - Developing a tiered approach for your organization’s budget with Yeime Valle, Executive Director of Brilla Public Charter Schools

Nov 22, 2024 12:00:00 AM
Finance Strategy
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Julie Anne Garretson

Episode #33 - Operationalizing school moves with Julie Anne Garretson

Oct 25, 2024 7:00:00 AM
Leadership Facilities Operations Strategy
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Episode 32 CSI Podcast

Episode #32 - Building ops team infrastructure with Tina Dass & Stacy-Ann Brissett, Sr. Ops Directors for Prospect Schools (NY)

Oct 11, 2024 6:00:00 AM
Leadership Operations Strategy
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Dallan Wortham

Episode #31 - Spending $$ on Google & Facebook for your enrollment marketing with Dallan Wortham, Founder & CEO at Charter Connect

Oct 4, 2024 5:00:00 AM
Strategy Marketing
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Maria Blencowe

Episode #30 -  From 8,000 to 10,000… enrollment marketing lessons from the largest virtual charter school in Georgia, with Maria Blencowe

Sep 13, 2024 6:00:00 AM
Communication School Enrollment Marketing
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Mollie Mitchell

Episode #29 -  Why succession planning is a mess with Mollie Mitchell

Sep 6, 2024 7:00:00 AM
Leadership Human Resources
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Mary Katherine (MK) Flynn

Episode #28 -  You don’t have to do it all, leadership lessons with Executive Coach MK Flynn

Aug 27, 2024 7:00:00 AM
Leadership Strategy Communication
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Tricia Noyola, CEO Rocky Mountain Prep

Episode #27 - The Merger with Tricia Noyola, CEO at Rocky Mountain Prep

Aug 9, 2024 7:00:00 AM
Leadership Finance Change Management School Merge
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Episode 26 - Vanessa Segovia Barry

Episode #26 - What’s missing in your enrollment strategy with Vanessa Segovia Barry, Founder of Mariposa Consulting Group

Jul 26, 2024 7:00:00 AM
Leadership Finance Operations School Enrollment Resource Allocation
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Trey Vernaci - RePublic Schools

Episode #25 - Building an operations leadership pipeline with Trey Vernaci, Sr. Director of Operations at RePublic Schools

Jul 18, 2024 7:00:00 AM
Leadership Operations Human Resources
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Episode 24 with Daniel Casselli

Episode #24 - 5 Best Practices to Turn Procurement into a Pillar of Financial Stability

Jul 12, 2024 8:00:00 AM
Leadership Procurement Finance Operations Strategy Costs
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Jen Davis Wickens & Kristen McCaw - Seminar

Episode #23 - Where leaders can start with AI, with Seminar Co-Founders, Jen Davis Wickens & Kristen McCaw

Jun 3, 2024 11:46:28 AM
Leadership Operations Education Innovation AI in Education School Administration
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Episode 22 of CSI

Episode #22 - Partnering with your board with Dr. Garland L. Thomas-McDavid

May 16, 2024 11:35:25 AM
Leadership Governance Communication
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Megan Thomsen

Episode #21 - Day one readiness planning with Ops for Impact Founder, Megan Thomsen

May 10, 2024 9:11:13 AM
Leadership Operations Strategy Projects Processes
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Jemia Cunningham-Elder

Episode #20 - Rooted in community with Jemia Cunningham-Elder

Apr 19, 2024 8:46:02 AM
Leadership Operations School Community Grants
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Episode 19 CSI

Episode #19 - Developing shared language amongst your leadership team with Chad Miller

Apr 12, 2024 12:54:53 PM
Leadership Communication
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Episode 18 CSI

Episode #18 - From Operator to Authorizer with Lana Ewing

Mar 29, 2024 8:00:00 AM
Leadership Operations Governance
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Episode 17 CSI

Episode #17 - Getting the people right as you scale with Jason Watts, Founder/CEO of Scholarship Prep and Jason Sitomer, Managing Director of Finance at Charter Impact

Mar 22, 2024 9:07:59 AM
Leadership Finance Strategy Human Resources
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Episode 16 DSST Public Schools and HUB

Episode #16 - Mythbusters… Self-Funding Edition with DSST & HUB

Mar 18, 2024 9:02:40 AM
Leadership Finance Strategy Human Resources
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Episode 15 CSI with Daniel Casselli

Episode #15 - Renegotiating your SaaS contracts with Daniel Casselli, President at BuyQ

Feb 23, 2024 5:25:40 PM
Leadership Operations Costs
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Episode 14 CSI

Episode #14 - The strategic role of the Chief of Staff with Dan Soleimani, Chief of Staff at Aspire Public Schools

Feb 2, 2024 9:45:42 AM
Leadership Operations Strategy Projects
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Emily Chatelain

Episode #13 - Let’s talk school food with Emily Chatelain, CEO and Founder of School Food and Wellness Group

Jan 26, 2024 9:45:26 AM
Leadership Operations School Food School Wellness School Food Programs
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Episode 12 CSI

Episode #12 - Operations project deep dive with Green Dot Public Schools COO Ellen Lin

Jan 11, 2024 10:52:18 AM
Leadership Operations
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Raj Thakkar

Episode #11 - Responsible financial management with Raj Thakkar, Founder & CEO of Charter School Business Management

Dec 19, 2023 2:26:24 PM
Leadership Finance
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Kim Tarin

Episode #10 - Developing a framework for grant management with Kim Tarin, Director of Grant Services at CIES

Dec 1, 2023 11:43:04 AM
Finance
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Colleen Mullen

Episode #9 - Founding & Growing a CMO aimed at Significance with Colleen Mullen, Founder and Executive Director of Propel

Nov 28, 2023 2:59:27 PM
Leadership
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Daniel Bell

Episode #8 - Turning the esser cliff into a gentle hill...  with Daniel Bell, Deputy Chief of Finance at Mastery Charter Schools

Nov 17, 2023 10:55:27 AM
Finance
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Anders Lindgren

Episode #7 - How to ‘talk the talk’ of operations with Anders Lindgren, Founder of SchoolOps

Nov 14, 2023 11:42:15 AM
Operations
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Kennedy Hilario

Episode #6 - Values based leadership with Kennedy Hilario, CEO of Ace Charter Schools

Nov 14, 2023 11:00:54 AM
Leadership
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Peter Gudmundsson

Episode #5 - Strategic Board Governance with Peter Gudmundsson from International Leadership of Texas

Oct 13, 2023 12:21:00 PM
Governance
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Debbie Veney

Episode #4 - Top 5 takeaways for administrators from 'Listen to Your Teachers!' a nationwide Survey of teacher sentiment WITH DEBBIE VENEY

Oct 6, 2023 11:13:01 AM
Human Resources
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David Berg

Episode #3 - How an operational challenge became an EdTech product with David Berg from Big Picture Learning

Oct 6, 2023 10:49:23 AM
Operations
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Bill Knous

Episode #2 - Why community engagement should be the foundation of your enrollment strategy with Bill Knous

Sep 14, 2023 6:54:34 PM
School Enrollment
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Mark Kalpakgian

Episode #1 - Lessons from $100M in Bond Financing with Mark Kalpakgian, COO at The Classical Academies

Sep 7, 2023 11:13:01 AM
Finance
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Sep 6, 2023 1:53:34 PM
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