StartEdUp Podcast
631 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 150 ratingsWhere educators, innovators, and entrepreneurs connect.
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SEU Classic: Soledad O'Brien on truth, media, the fallacy of "both sides"
February 08, 2023 20:30 - 44 minutes - 81.1 MBSoledad 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 correctness" has been helpful in changing the tide of inappropriate behavior. We also get into what role educators play in this divided media landscape. *This is a re-release from 5 years ago. Thus some of the news references are dated.
Empowering And Developing Team Members
February 01, 2023 23:27 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBEpisode 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.
Real World Examples Of Transformational Leadership
February 01, 2023 23:27 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBEpisode 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 examples.
Developing Your Transformational Leadership Skills
February 01, 2023 23:26 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBEpisode 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 it relates to developing as a transformational leader
Leading Change And Innovation
February 01, 2023 23:25 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBEpisode 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 initiatives, and the importance of taking calculated risks in driving innovation.
The Transformational Leader's Mindset
February 01, 2023 23:24 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBEpisode 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.
Special Principal Leadership Series: The Importance Of Emotional Stability
January 25, 2023 16:38 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBIn this episode Jamal and the Principal guest team jumps into the importance of emotional stability.
Special Principal Leadership Series: Providing Feedback To Teachers
January 23, 2023 00:11 - 25 minutes - 22.8 MBIn 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.
Special Principal Leadership Series: How To Deal With Push Back
January 18, 2023 19:42 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBIn 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.
Developing The Leaders Around You
January 13, 2023 00:47 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBIn 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.
Special Principal Leadership Series: Avoiding Burnout As A Principal
January 04, 2023 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBThis 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 and the importance of self-care. Follow these Principals on LinkedIn: Jamal Crook https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamal-crook-146252a1/ Jaclyn Rowehl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaclyn-rowehl-132072227/ Nate Francis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-francis-27...
It's Who You Know... and Teachers Know A Lot of People
December 21, 2022 21:16 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB"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 well suited for building a great network.
Chat GPT: Open AI's New platform Demo in real time (& we are freaked out)
December 14, 2022 01:16 - 31 minutes - 28.2 MBToday Jamal & try out the new Open A tool "Chat GPT." What we found kind of scares us, and we try to unpack the implications.
Leadership is a Team Sport
November 29, 2022 21:06 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBToday 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]
Teacher Self Care
November 25, 2022 22:22 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBWhat does "self care" mean to you? How and why should you set boundaries? Do the holiday's make things worse?
Lauren Prager of Synapse Florida: Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
August 25, 2022 22:17 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBLauren 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 community organizer building bipartisan support for foreign policy issues. She joined Synapse as a volunteer to support the inaugural Synapse Summit in 2018, where more than 3,000 people came together to celebrate and connect around Florid...
New Beginnings
July 27, 2022 00:40 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBHoly 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.
Avantis: Creating the Eduverse for k-12 Students
June 28, 2022 01:21 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBAvantis 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 avatars, all in a secure and controlled environment, inside and outside of the classroom. In this episode, Chris Klein- head of education North America discusses how this web-based tool, which can be accessed on any device, includin...
Founder/ CEO of ID.me Blake Hall
May 25, 2022 00:23 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBBlake 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 media (and social media bots and trolls). Moreover, we get into how ID.me is saving US businesses and our Government literally billions in anti-fraud measures. You can follow Blake on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hallblake/
Jason Calacanis: Practical Education
May 11, 2022 00:01 - 36 minutes - 17.3 MBJason 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 a lot about education, and how young people could get a practical education by working for a startup. So when I caught the All-In podcast two weeks ago, I was happy that Jason was talking about the value of a college education. I remembered this great intervi...
Devin Johnson- The Urgency of Entrepreneurship
May 04, 2022 00:27 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBDevin 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 flipping shoes started a passion of entrepreneurship, and the urgency of success to help his sister get cancer treatment meant he had to succeed- now. As the CEO of Kennected, Devin directs the daily workflow and is responsible for the overall success of o...
Dr Jose Morey: Remembering My Past- Providing Opportunities For All
April 28, 2022 12:26 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBDr. 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 winner, and his drive matches. From his website (drjosemorey.com): CEO and Founder of Ad Astra Media LLC; providing role models and educational STEAM content to encourage more diversity in STEAM related fields. He is the Chief Medical Officer for Ever Medical, an Eis...
Dr Moray: Remembering My Past- Providing Opportunities For All
April 28, 2022 12:26 - 16.4 MBDr. 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 winner, and his drive matches. From his website (drjosemorey.com): CEO and Founder of Ad Astra Media LLC; providing role models and educational STEAM content to encourage more diversity in STEAM related fields. He is the Chief Medical Officer for Ever Medical, an Eis...
Why You Might Feel Overwhelmed
April 22, 2022 01:12 - 17 minutes - 8.17 MB"Doing the work" and staying busy. Is it important- or killing you?
Jacques Jean: From Haiti to Harvard
April 20, 2022 01:17 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBJacques 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. Prior to forming TechFides, Jacques held an executive position where he served as an IT Business Stakeholder for the $4B IT Division of Schneider Electric Company where he led and championed driving their IT strategy and project-related portfolios. Earlier...
We Want To Be Lead
April 15, 2022 00:36 - 18 minutes - 8.68 MBPeople 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?
Cordell Carter: Aspen Institute and the Festival of the Diaspora
April 13, 2022 00:48 - 28 minutes - 52.4 MBCordell 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 Diaspora. This podcast is a three part series each Wednesday about the Festival. I was so impressed by the festival and everyone that brought ideas and a mindset, focusing on possibilities. Fore more information go to: https://festivalo...
Dallara CEO Andrea Pontremoli: Innovation in the Italian Motor Valley
April 06, 2022 15:00 - 16 minutes - 30.2 MBAndrea 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 and collaborators like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani, among others. For more information about Dallara, go to: https://www.dallara.it/en
The Smack Down on Comedy? Will Smith, Chris Rock, and The Ability to Act Nice
April 04, 2022 01:14 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBJamal 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, Jamal and I had slightly different takes, but agreed on many things. Enjoy.
Dallara: Student Innovation Pipeline & Youth Diplomacy
March 31, 2022 19:31 - 7 minutes - 13.9 MBDallara 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 be hosting college students to go over to Italy and collaborate with some iconic brands!
MySherri: The CEO For Your Home
March 25, 2022 19:20 - 32 minutes - 58.6 MBDreamer, 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 management company that employs and deploys an excellent in-home workforce. She helps women normalize getting support in the home while reducing the guilt and shame associated with asking for help. Ashley’s experience with food and housing insecurity as a child ...
Impact Of Leadership Coaching In Schools w Special Guest Zach Shutler
March 20, 2022 20:44 - 34 minutes - 26 MBIn this episode we talk about the impact that executive leadership coaching has on the school culture.
Jimmy Soni: The Founders- The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley
March 16, 2022 00:45 - 1 hour - 140 MBIn 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 draw attention, but the behind-the-scenes people that make it happen are given credit. We also go into ecosystems like Silicon Valley and how these innovation and entrepreneurial mindsets can be brought into more classrooms. Lastly, Jimmy recalls his favorite te...
Can Comfort and Growth Exist?
March 11, 2022 01:14 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBMy 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
Cope Notes Founder Johnny Crowder: Mental Health, Entrepreneurship, & Heavy Metal?
March 09, 2022 02:10 - 43 minutes - 80.1 MBJohnny 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 the world. Armed with 10 years of clinical treatment, a psychology degree from the University of Central Florida, and a decade of peer support and public advocacy through the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Johnny’s you...
Are We Facing a Teacher Shortage?
March 04, 2022 02:15 - 43 minutes - 80.1 MBJamal and I discuss whether there will be a teacher shortage, and what might re-shape education.
What Do Schools Really Need Right Now? Our Top 3 List To Get Things Started NOW For Our Students
February 08, 2022 02:42 - 28 minutes - 52.8 MBToday 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.
Tracy Bullock: The 5 "E's" You Must Master
December 02, 2021 02:08 - 39 minutes - 72.4 MBTracy 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. In this Podcast, Tracy touches on: The 5 E’s of Leadership: Envision, Enable, Engage, Execute, and Energize Communications Styles – action vs. reaction ‘No Judgement Zones’ as an academic class! Tracy was awarded Outsta...
Vivian Shen- EdTech Founder Creates
November 30, 2021 02:21 - 55.7 MBIn 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 learning to code, Vivian remembers feeling insecure and learned best in personalized settings compared to lecture style. Through Juni Learning, Vivian is on a mission to provide students access to 1:1 teaching to ignite a passion for learning among all students – r...
Vivian Shen- EdTech Founder Creates Learning Platform and Community
November 30, 2021 02:21 - 30 minutes - 55.7 MBIn 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 learning to code, Vivian remembers feeling insecure and learned best in personalized settings compared to lecture style. Through Juni Learning, Vivian is on a mission to provide students access to 1:1 teaching to ignite a passion for learning among all students – r...
Can you create some clarity please?
November 23, 2021 01:11 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBToday Jamal and I go into clarity- setting expectations on not only outcomes in performance, but also in long term success.
Jealousy: We Were Not Created To Compare Ourselves to THIS Many People
November 08, 2021 03:21 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBToday Jamal and I discuss jealousy, and how social media has taxed our brains in comparing ourselves to others on social media.
Actions Aligning with Goals
November 02, 2021 01:41 - 23 minutes - 42.7 MBWE 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
Devin Butler: Connecting Arizona Entrepreneurs
August 25, 2021 13:14 - 23 minutes - 42.7 MBDevin 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, collaboration, and fellowship. You can learn more (and connect with Devin) at: https://arizonaentrepreneurs.com/
The Power of a Mentor Teacher
August 09, 2021 00:53 - 9 minutes - 21.9 MBIn 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.
This Is Your Year!
August 05, 2021 01:28 - 18 minutes - 7.26 MBJamal dives into why THIS school year is YOUR year!
Do NOT start off the school year with a list of things you can do (rebroadcast)
August 03, 2021 13:24 - 4 minutes - 8.44 MBIt'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.
YES Carolina: Empowering South Carolina's Youth
July 28, 2021 01:56 - 24 minutes - 45 MBTracy 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 the students AND the state. Learn more at: https://www.yescarolina.com/ From the website: YESCarolina is changing our communities for the better by giving students a hand up. Check out our teacher training, teacher certification, business p...
IGP: The High School to College Transition
July 26, 2021 01:11 - 13 minutes - 31.9 MBIn 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.
IGP: Middle School Student Creates "Youtheum"
July 19, 2021 13:49 - 9 minutes - 22.6 MBAndralyn 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