Aspire to Lead

402. Turning Classroom Challenges into Clear Next Steps: Featuring Kim Gameroz

You know consistency matters. You know relationships are essential. So why does responding to the same classroom behaviors still feel so difficult? In this episode of As

401. Creating a Five Star School Experience: Featuring Nathaniel Provencio

What does it feel like to be a student, staff member, or family walking into your school? And does that experience reflect the values your school says it stands for? In

Celebrating 400 Episodes: Leadership Lessons with Todd Nesloney and Dr. Sarah Johnson

Four hundred episodes. Countless connections. And plenty of lessons that never made it into principal school. In this special 400th episode of Aspire to Lead, Joshua Sta

399. Build Systems That Last Beyond You: Featuring James M. Holloway

What does it say about your leadership if everything falls apart the moment you step out of the building? In this episode, Joshua Stamper sits down with educational lead

398. Compliance Is the Baseline Not the Finish Line: Featuring Korenne Wolken

What if compliance was not the finish line for special education services, but the starting point for providing every student with the instruction and support they deserv

397. The Power of Presence in Leadership: Featuring Ronnel Blackmon

What changes when you stop waiting to feel motivated and start showing up with discipline, purpose, and presence? In this episode, Joshua Stamper is joined by speaker, c

Aspire Mailbag: Creating Teacher Goals That Build Growth and Ownership

How can school leaders give teachers ownership over their professional growth while still creating alignment around campus priorities? In this Aspire Mailbag episode, Jo

396. Reflective Leaders Create Stronger School Communities: Featuring Lauren Kaufman

What would shift in your leadership if you treated every interaction, observation, and moment of reflection as an opportunity to help someone grow? In this episode, Josh

Bonus: Get the Brain on Board With Carrie Bonnett

What if the challenges your child is having with homework, time management, organization, or emotional regulation are not about a lack of effort, but about skills that ca

395. Leading Without Apology With Dr. Carrie Mugridge and Dr. Jennifer Perez Bessolo

What would change if more women stopped waiting to feel completely ready and began stepping into the leadership roles they are already capable of leading? In this episod

394. How to Flourish in a Tired and Stressed Out World: Featuring Phil Januszewski

What if feeling less tired and more inspired is not about waiting for life to slow down, but about making small, intentional choices in the middle of the chaos? In this e

393. Reclaiming Our Joy Before It’s Too Late: Featuring CJ Reynolds

What would change if educators treated joy, connection, and mental wellness as essential parts of the work instead of extras? In this episode, Joshua Stamper welcomes ba

BONUS Series – Aspiring Leaders Part 5: 30-Day Leadership Action Plan

You have reflected on your leadership experiences, clarified your leadership identity, identified the people in your corner, and recognized the gaps you still need to fil

BONUS Series – Aspiring Leaders Part 4: What Experience Are You Still Missing?

Are you building meaningful leadership experience, or are you simply staying busy? In Part 4 of the Aspiring Leaders Bonus Series, Joshua Stamper helps aspiring leaders

BONUS Series – Aspiring Leaders Part 3: Defining Your Leadership Identity

What kind of leader do you want to be when the title finally arrives? In Part 3 of the Aspiring Leaders Bonus Series, Joshua Stamper helps aspiring leaders move beyond s

BONUS Series – Aspiring Leaders Part 2: Growth Does Not Happen in Isolation

Leadership growth does not happen in isolation. While your experiences, credentials, and drive all matter, the right relationships can help you gain perspective, identify

BONUS Series - Aspiring Leaders Part 1: Leadership Starts Before the Title

If you are considering a future leadership role, have recently joined a principal preparation program, or simply feel ready to make a greater impact on your campus, this

392. Culture Is a System, Not a Slogan: Featuring Tom Walls

What if the strongest school cultures are not built through big initiatives, catchy slogans, or another binder of expectations, but through small actions repeated every d

391. Taking Off the Leadership Mask: Featuring Ashanti Branch

What might change in your school if students felt safe enough to say they were not okay? In this episode, Ashanti Branch shares how his own journey as a student, enginee

390. Preparing Future School Leaders and Enhancing Your School Culture: Featuring Adam Dovico

What does it really take to lead well when school life is messy, fast-moving, and full of real challenges? In this week's episode, Adam Dovico shares a grounded and prac