MORE EPISODES Merlyna Mathieu Valentine is an international speaker, author, and consultant. She retired after thirty years having served as a teacher, principal, and executive director in an extraordinarily successful school district in Louisiana. Her transformational leadership as a school principal resulted in her school’s recognition as a “Top Gains” school. Ms. Valentine has received numerous state, national, and international … Read More
Season 2, EP. #8 – Coach Jim Johnson
Join Jeff & Adam as we chat with Coach Jim Johnson! Coach Johnson has developed winning high-school basketball teams for 30 years, taking over three losing varsity programs and turning them into winners in short periods of time. Of his 428 career victories, one in particular will surely never be duplicated. On Feb. 15, 2006, Coach Johnson made the kindhearted … Read More
Season 2, EP #7: Traniece Brown-Warrens
Join Adam & Jeff as they have a fantastic conversation with Jackson Middle School Assistant Principal and Executive Leadership Ed.D. Scholar at Baylor University, Traniece Brown-Warrens! #OwningMyStory “Teachers are in a unique position to positively influence the lives of young people,” said U.S. Congressman Gene Green. “It’s evident that Ms. Brown-Warrens is committed to the education of her students and … Read More
Episode #134: Allyson Apsey
Allyson Apsey has been an educator for more than 23 years; a school leader for nineteen of those years. Despite the fact that she never wanted to set foot in a school again after high school graduation, there is nowhere else she’d rather spend her days than in classrooms. The challenges and delights of being a principal fill her days … Read More
Dr. Salome Thomas-EL: Shout It Out LOUD!
Join Jeff & Adam as they chat with Dr. Salome Thomas-El, or “Principal EL!” Leadership Journey “I choose to stay” defines his trajectory HS teachers told him forget about the NBA, began working in TV and Production Started talking to kids about his work in TV and basketball stars, talking to him about teachers and the difference they made in … Read More