Ross Romano
Co-founder of Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. Strategist, consultant, and performance coach.
Appears in 186 Episodes
Reality Check with Carlo Mahfouz
Carlo Mahfouz is a Renaissance man. An intrapreneur and product development executive in the healthcare ed-tech space with a deep understanding of technology, he works...
The Umbrella Effect with Jennifer Forristal
Dr. Jennifer Forristal, founder and CEO of The Umbrella Project, joins The Authority to discuss her book, The Umbrella Effect, available from Lioncrest Publishing. Ro...
Mapping Professional Practice with Justin Baeder and Heather Bell-Williams
Justin Baeder is Director of The Principal Center, where he helps leaders in K-12 organizations build capacity for instructional leadership, and Heather Bell-Williams ...
Preventing Polarization with Michelle Blanchet & Brian Deters The Authority Podcast 39
Michelle Blanchet and Brian Deters are our guests on this episode, discussing their timely book Preventing Polarization: 50 Strategies for Teaching Kids About Empathy,...
Leadership for Deeper Learning with Scott McLeod The Authority Podcast 38
Scott McLeod, Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado - Denver, is the guest on this episode of The Authority. His book, co-authored with Jay...
Name, Claim & Reframe with Andrea Mein DeWitt The Authority Podcast 37
Andrea DeWitt joins The Authority to discuss her new book, Name, Claim & Reframe: Your Path to a Well-Lived Life, which was named the Top Motivational Book of 2023 by ...
Great on Their Behalf with AJ Crabill The Authority Podcast 36
AJ Crabill joins The Authority for a timely episode focused on school boards and district leadership. His book is Great on Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yo...
Mastermind with Danny Bauer The Authority Podcast 35
Daniel Bauer is the Chief Ruckus Maker at Better Leaders Better Schools (BLBS). On this episode, we talk about his book, Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every Scho...
Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete with Elizabeth and Nancy Jorgensen The Authority Podcast 34
Elizabeth Jorgensen returns as a guest for this episode along with her mom and co-author Nancy to discuss the middle-grade and young adult biography, Gwen Jorgensen: U...
SEEing to Lead with Chris Jones The Authority Podcast 33
Dr. Chris Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts for 22 years. He is author of the book SEEing to Lead and also hosts the SEEing to Lead podcast, right here on t...
Teaching for Racial Equity with Tonya Perry, Steven Zemelman and Katy Smith
Today, we welcome the three co-authors of Teaching for Racial Equity: Becoming Interrupters, published by Stenhouse. The book was named as one of three winners in the ...
The Equity & Social Justice Education 50 with Baruti Kafele
Welcome to a can’t-miss conversation with Principal Baruti Kafele, author of seven best-selling books, including the topic of today’s episode: The Equity & Social Just...
Mark Miller talks “Culture Rules” - The Authority Podcast 30
We’re thrilled to welcome international best-selling author and business leader Mark Miller as our guest for this episode of The Authority. Mark is Vice President of H...
Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership with Mark Anthony Gooden, Sharon Radd, Gretchen Givens Generett, George Theoharis
In today’s special episode, we welcome all four co-authors of the book Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership, published by ASCD. The book was named as on...
The Good Boss with Kate Eberle Walker The Authority Podcast 28
Kate Eberle Walker, CEO of teletherapy solution provider Presence, is today’s guests. Kate is an education industry leader with 20+ years of experience in leading, ma...
The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers with Patrick Harris II The Authority Podcast 27
Patrick Harris II, a middle school humanities teacher outside of Detroit, is the guest on this episode of The Authority. His book, published by Heinemann, is The First...
The Noble School Leader with Matthew Taylor The Authority Podcast 26
Matthew Taylor joins the show today to discuss his book, The Noble School Leader: The Five-Square Approach to Leading Schools with Emotional Intelligence, published by...
Always Strive to Be a Better You with Pete Hall - The Authority Podcast 25
Veteran school administrator, educational consultant, and executive coach Pete Hall joins The Authority for a discussion about his latest book, Always Strive to Be a B...
Hacking Deficit Thinking with Byron McClure and Kelsie Reed
Dr. Byron McClure and Dr. Kelsie Reed, a pair of Nationally Certified School Psychologists, join us to discuss their new book, Hacking Deficit Thinking: 8 Reframes Tha...
Free Agent Learning with Julie Evans The Authority Podcast 24
Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow and founder of the Speak Up Research Project, is our guest for this episode of The Authority. Julie and Ross talk about her ne...
Like Socks on a Rooster with Mike Ficara The Authority Podcast 22
Mike Ficara, an entrepreneur and former school administrator, joins The Authority to discuss his book Like Socks on a Rooster: A Guide to Busting the Entrepreneurial C...
Get Weird with CJ Casciotta The Authority Podcast 21
Today, The Authority Podcast gets weird. We welcome CJ Casciotta to the show. CJ is a creative strategist, media producer, and author of Get Weird: Discover the Surp...
Dear Math with Sarah Strong & Gigi Butterfield
Sarah Strong, a teacher at San Diego’s High Tech High, and Gigi Butterfield, her former student, co-authored the book Dear Math: Why Kids Hate Math And What Teachers C...
The Writer’s Mindset with Chris Hall
Chris Hall, an 8th grade language arts teacher at Oyster River Middle School in Durham, NH is the guest on this episode of The Authority. His book, published by Heinem...
Rebel Educator with Tanya Sheckley The Authority Podcast 18
Tanya Sheckley, Founder and President of UP Academy and author of the book Rebel Educator is our guest. Tanya and Ross discuss: The definition of a “Rebel Educato...
The School Choice Roadmap with Andrew Campanella The Authority Podcast 17
Andrew Campanella is the guest today to discuss his book, The School Choice Roadmap: 7 Steps to Finding the Right School for Your Child. The book has won the Foreword ...
Hacking Teacher Burnout with Amber Harper
On this episode, we discuss an ever-timely topic: teacher burnout. And today we get to evaluate solutions from the teacher’s point of view.Amber Harper, a kindergarten...
Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL ― Jeffrey Benson
Jeffrey Benson, author of the ASCD best-seller Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL, is the guest for this episode. Jeffrey and Ross discuss:Jeffrey’s extensive work wit...
Hacking Student Learning Habits with Elizabeth Jorgensen The Authority 14
Award-winning writer, teacher, and sought-after speaker Elizabeth Jorgensen is this episode’s guest. She joins the show to discuss Hacking Student Learning Habits, he...
Tackling the Motivation Crisis with Mike Anderson The Authority 12
Veteran educator and consultant Mike Anderson joins the podcast this week to discuss his ninth book, Tackling the Motivation Crisis: How to Activate Student Learning W...
