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Curious about the latest trends and breakthroughs in independent schools reimagining the business model? The Independent School Moonshot Podcast, packed with real-world examples, is just what you need!
Unknown Host hosts Independent School Moonshot Podcast, a business show with 97 episodes published.
What if the most powerful thing an independent school can offer is the one thing modern life is working hardest to eliminate? Jonathan Strecker, Head of School at Valley School of Ligonier and author of Emergence: How Mo
What does a truly high-functioning board look like, and how does a school get there? In this episode, Staci Williams Seeley, Principal at DRG Talent , brings 35 years of experience as a faculty member, senior administrat
When someone burns out in a school, the instinct is to look inward -- at resilience, habits, self-care. Dr. Derek Porter invites a different question: What if the structure around them is the real source of the strain? I
What if the traditional "hire for every need" model is quietly costing your school more than it saves? Pete Moore, Head of School at Oak Hill School in Eugene, Oregon, didn't set out to build an unconventional staffing m
What does it actually cost a school when student life is treated as overhead instead of infrastructure? Bridget Johnson, founder of Dean's Roundtable, returns to the podcast to make a case that most school leaders have n
What does it look like to run a school with a truly diversified revenue model? In this conversation, Gardner Barrier, founder of Gardner Barrier Consulting, breaks down the difference between viewing spending as an expen
Independent school marketing teams are some of the most stretched professionals in the building. They write the newsletter, manage the website, support admissions, serve the alumni office, handle crisis communications, a
Effective school leadership is often built on the premise that competence requires a mask of total certainty. However, sustainable growth for both the individual and the institution actually happens at the edge, the unco
The independent school sector is facing a quiet but compounding crisis: the teacher pipeline is thinning just as the demands of the profession are expanding. Beth Owen, founder of Searchality, joins the podcast to unpack
For years, high-performing student-athletes have been handed a choice: pursue elite-level training or pursue rigorous academics. Schools have largely treated that tension as an unavoidable fact of life. Masters Academy I
What if the enrollment challenge your school is facing isn't a temporary dip but a structural signal that the old playbook no longer applies? Tom Sheppard, founder of 20 More Students, brings a clear-eyed perspective to
In a market where families have more options than ever, the schools that will win are the ones willing to ask hard questions about who they are, who they serve, and what they will stop doing. In this conversation, Peter
What would it mean for your school to actually have a compensation system rather than just a collection of decisions made under pressure? Cliff Kling has spent two years at Mission & Data helping independent schools answ
Most schools spend years refining their mission, their pedagogy, and their program. But when families arrive on campus for the first time and can't find the parking lot, the work doesn't matter. Suzette Parlevliet and Da
For many boards and heads, the word "merger" enters the conversation far too late, loaded with fear, myth, and misunderstanding. In this episode, Kevin Ruth, Executive Director of NJAIS and a certified M&A advisor, pulls
Can a head of school truly lead a school without also leading a business? In this episode, Gardner Barrier, founder of Gardner Barrier Consulting and former Head of School at Forsyth Country Day School, explores the inte
Is your school treating marketing as a vital engine for growth, or as a discretionary line item that is easy to pause when budgets get tight? In this episode, Penny Abrahams, founder of Penny Abrahams Consulting, makes t
Is your school's schedule a strategic asset or a house of cards held together by band-aid solutions? In this episode, Meera Shah and Rob MacDonald of Trey Education challenge the idea that scheduling is simply a technica
International schools are growing fast. But this episode isn’t just about numbers. It’s about what that growth reveals. In just two decades, the number of international schools worldwide has expanded from roughly 2,000 t
What actually separates schools that adapt from schools that slowly slide backward? And why do so many well-run institutions struggle to see it happening in real time? In this episode of The Independent School Moonshot P
Pete Moore
Head of School · The Pain Toolkit
1 appearance on this show
Andy Williams
co-founder, director and deputy chair · Masters Academy International
1 appearance on this show
Tom Sheppard
General Manager of Media Technology · South Main Church of Christ
1 appearance on this show
James McDonald
Health Commissioner · New York State Department of Health
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Megan Gerhardt
leadership professor, TEDx speaker · Miami University
1 appearance on this show
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