The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders
Are you looking for proven ideas to increase your influence, hire and develop an excellent staff, build a stronger culture, lead meaningful change, and form a strong foundation for learning and leadership success? This is the podcast for you.
Whether you're a leader to seeks to refine your command of core educational strategies, learn new management techniques from those who have used them at some of the world's largest corporations, gain fresh perspectives on personal development or student success from practitioners across fields, or a little bit of everything, you'll find powerful content on The Authority.
Join leadership coach, storytelling strategist, and edtech advisor Ross Romano as he interviews the prominent education authors you already admire, up-and-coming voices, and experts from the worlds of business, personal development, and beyond — including Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers — to take a deep dive into their wealth of practical insights.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 209
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
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, managing, advising, acquiring and …
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 Five: A Love Letter to Teachers…
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 Jossey-Bass.
Matthew and Ross…
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 Better You.
Pete and Ross discuss…
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 That Will Change The Way You Think …
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 new book, Free Agent Learning: Lev…
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 Cliches that Are Holding You Back…
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 Surprising Secret to Making a Differ…
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 Can Do About It. They are today’s…
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 Heinemann, is The Writer’s Mindset: Si…
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 Educator” and the type of school cultur…
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 Indies Gold Award, a Silver IPPY…
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 teacher, podcaster, and Teacher…
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 with students who suffered the trau…
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, her book on process-based assessme…
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 Without Behavior Charts, Pizza Pa…
From Reopen to Reinvent with Michael Horn The Authority 13
In this episode, we talk with Michael Horn, Author of the book, “From Reopen to Reinvent”.
In this episode we talk about the following: - Thinking a lot about why people make changes in their daily l…
The 21st Century School Library with Ryan Bani Tahmaseb
In this episode, school librarian Ryan Bani Tahmaseb discusses his book The 21st Century School Library: A model for innovative teaching & learning.
Some areas of conversation include:
- How administrato…
De-Implementation with Peter DeWitt - The Authority 10
On today’s episode we’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Peter DeWitt to discuss his latest book, De-Implementation: Creating the Space to Focus on What Works.
Peter and Ross discuss:
- The concept of de-impl…
Dancing with Discomfort with Carey Borkoski The Authority Podcast 9
Dr. Carey Borkoski, Associate Professor and Research Fellow in the School of Education at Loyola University - Maryland, is our guest on this episode. We chat about her book Dancing with Discomfort: A…