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In its 13th year, this show is a series of expertly facilitated conversations with world experts in a variety of disciplines. These conversations illuminate problems, issues and solutions faced and considered by aspiring and veteran leaders.

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Executive director of the newly created Office of Human Trafficking Prevention and Baton Rouge native, Dr. Dana R. Hunter, joins us for an important conversation on the impact of human trafficking on individuals and what the... more

Justice Shannon Frison joins us on Wednesday, April 27 @ 6pm EST to share some of her experiences overcoming bias. She was appointed to the Massachusetts Superior Court in March of 2013 at the age 42. She took that... more

Dynamic speaker and transformational leader and educator, PJ Caposey, joins us to share his thoughts on how school leaders can build realistic optimism. PJ began his career as an award-winning teacher in the inner-city of Chicago and... more

Join us on Wednesday, April 13 @ 6pm EST for an informative conversation with Dr. Valerie Young, who is considered the foremost expert on impostor syndrome and co-founder of Impostor Syndrome Institute. In addition to speaking at over... more

Author of The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better, Thatcher Wine, joins us to share his thoughts on Monotasking. The Twelve Monotasks grew out of Thatcher's efforts to improve his own productivity and... more

Join us on Wednesday, March 30 @ 6pm EST for a conversation with Professor Bradley Gorham, PhD, discussing his research and thoughts on how media impacts and influences diverse social groups. Dr. Gorham is Chair of the... more

Join us on Wednesday, March 23 @ 6pm EST for an exciting panel of prominent educators and leaders, sharing their experience on how things are going in schools since the pandemic started. Our panelists include Heather Lechner,... more

Founding team member and former Chief Clinical Officer of Hurdle, a digital health platform for people of color, Dr. Rufus Tony Spann joins us to share his thoughts on overthinking. Currently, Dr. Spann is a member of the Forbes... more

As Director of the Paulo Freire Institute at the UCLA Graduate School of Education, Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres, joins us to discuss his institute and the present-day relevance of the teaching and philosophy of Professor Freire. Dr.... more

Join us on Wednesday, March 2 @ 6pm EST for an hour-long special conversation. The first half hour will be with Kalyn Belsha to talk about what she is hearing from educators nationally about the history and political science lessons... more

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