Leadership feels different when someone is asking the right questions instead of handing you quick fixes. We sit down with co-directors Kerensa Wing and Rickey Edmond to unpack how executive coaching is reshaping growth for Georgia’s school leaders—principals, assistant principals, district directors, and superintendents—through a safe, structured, and goal-driven process that outperforms traditional mentoring.

From the ground up, this statewide effort was built on research, storyboarding, and relentless feedback. Kerensa and Rickey explain how an advisory board of RESA directors, superintendents, universities, and GAEL affiliates helped refine the model, and why partnerships with the Georgia Department of Education and regional networks unlocked trust and access. You’ll hear how they selected coaches with growth mindsets, trained them with Engage to Learn, and standardized practice using the GROW model and the Grow Lab platform—anchoring every session in clear goals, data, and progress.

We take you inside the engine room: how districts self-selected, why confidentiality is non-negotiable, and what the matching process looks like when analytics and human judgment produce a 98% fit. The conversation moves from structure to impact—ten sessions a year, flexible formats, Georgia Leads-aligned rubrics—and the real-world outcomes when leaders own their development. Whether you’re building a pipeline from teacher leader to AP, stabilizing a school through turnover, or seeking a sounding board as a superintendent, this episode shows how coaching turns reflection into results.

If you believe “so goes leadership, so goes the organization,” you’ll find a playbook here for sustainable improvement and courageous growth. Subscribe, share with a colleague who leads, and leave a review telling us the one question you wish someone would ask you right now.

What happens when a teacher treats a classroom like a launchpad? We sit down with Georgia’s Teacher of the Year to explore how agriculture education, FFA, and work-based learning give students real skills, real mentors, and real chances to lead. From the greenhouse to the state boardroom, this is a story about saying yes to hands-on learning and watching students grow into confident citizens.

We trace her path from a farm upbringing and Wyoming ranch camp summers to a career that blends animal science, leadership, and entrepreneurship. She breaks down the ag education three-circle model—classroom instruction, FFA, and supervised agricultural experiences—and shows how each part feeds the others. You’ll hear how national FFA convention opens doors for 70,000 students, why a school livestock barn changes daily teaching, and how SAEs translate into paid work, portfolios, and national recognition.

The highlight is a blueprint any school can adapt: a floral design program launched with $1,000 that now generates $60,000 through wreath classes, monthly subscriptions, weddings, and major events. Alongside that, a citywide service initiative sends hundreds of students to parks, nonprofits, and shelters in a single day, turning service hours into civic pride. We talk candidly about logistics, leadership that finds a way to say yes, and the moments when students transform their teacher—like the welder who found purpose in the shop and the alum who returned to design flowers during a family tragedy.

We also pull back the curtain on her role with the State Board of Education, how funding and accountability connect, and why expanding CTAE and work-based learning drives equity across districts. Public education’s superpower is choice: AP, dual enrollment, IB, and technical pathways that help students discover what truly fits—and what doesn’t—before it costs time and tuition.

If you care about career readiness, community partnerships, and programs that pay their own way, you’ll come away with practical ideas and fresh energy. Subscribe, share this episode with a colleague who dreams big for their students, and leave a review telling us the one hands-on project you’d launch first.

What if the same video that protects teachers also helps them teach better? We sit down with Kloud-12’s Brent Coleman and Kelly Martinez to unpack how classroom cameras and a modern intercom can turn daily practice into measurable growth while closing safety gaps that keep leaders up at night. Brent connects a decade in sports with a decade in schools to make a crisp point: film is how professionals improve. Kelly brings the classroom lens—how video reframed a student’s behavior and changed her support plan—showing why reflection beats guesswork.

We get practical about adoption. Teachers set schedules, control recordings, and choose who can view—backed by transparent district policy that draws a hard line between coaching and evaluation. That clarity builds trust and speeds buy-in when paired with an easy workflow that drops videos straight into Google Drive or OneDrive. For leaders, the payoff lands on both pillars that matter most: safety and instruction. Real stories highlight the stakes, from resolving medical uncertainty during a seizure to disproving false accusations and streamlining discipline with facts instead of hearsay.

Then we broaden the frame with Kloud-12’s More Voice Unity, an IP-based bells, paging, and intercom system built for K-12. Integrated with Syntegix, a crisis alert can surface the right classroom feed to responders and record office audio for post-event analysis, turning drills and incidents into data that improves the next response. We also explore scalable instructional wins: building libraries of best-practice lessons, supporting ESOL when staff are out, and sharing expertise across campuses. Because Kloud-12 designs and owns its hardware and software, districts get nimble updates, health checks that catch failures, and support led by former educators—plus a realistic timeline of roughly 90 days from purchase to live.

If every coach uses film to win, schools can use it to learn. Subscribe, share with a colleague who cares about safety and PD, and leave a review telling us how your district would use classroom video to lift teaching and protect staff.