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
Special Episode: Announcing the Excellence in Equity Award Winners for 2023
In this special episode, I have the honor to announce the Industry winners of the 2023 Excellence in Equity Awards.
Beginning with 124 nominees across 25 competitive award categories, we now have 47 …
True Story: Lessons That One Kid Taught Us with Rachelle Dené Poth - The Authority Podcast 72
Rachelle Dené Poth is an edtech consultant, presenter, attorney, author, and teacher. She is an ISTE Certified Educator and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, was named one of the 150 Women Thou…
Sideline Sessions: Dr. Jen Welter - Trailblazing NFL Coach, World Champion Football Player, and U.S. State Department Sports Envoy on "Shattering the Glass Sideline"
We’re thrilled to introduce Sideline Sessions, the newest original series on the Be Podcast Network.
Designed for coaches, parents and other stakeholders in the world of youth, scholastic, and amateu…
Blind Spots with Kimberly Berens
Dr. Kimberly Nix Berens is a scientist-educator, Founder of Fit Learning, and author of Blind Spots: Why students fail and the science that can save them.
In this episode, Kimberly and Ross talk abou…
Best of The Authority: Principal Baruti Kafele on The Equity & Social Justice Education 50
Welcome to Best of The Authority! Thanks to wonderful listeners like you, this Be Podcast Network original series is growing and growing and still going strong. In case you haven’t been with us since…
The Abundant University with Michael D. Smith - The Authority Podcast 70
With so much debate over higher education in recent years, it’s time to redefine its value, take advantage of emerging technologies, and ultimately deliver a better experience to more learners. Today…
Nolan Bushnell and Dr. Leah Hanes on ExoDexa and Shaping the Future of Education
In this episode, we discuss innovations with the exciting potential to shape an all-new future of education.
My guests are Nolan Bushnell — the “father of electronic gaming” who has founded 20+ comp…
A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching with Patrice Bain
Patrice Bain is a veteran K–12 educator, speaker, and author.
As a finalist for Illinois Teacher of the Year and a Fulbright Scholar in Europe, she has been featured in national and international pod…
Best of The Authority: Culture Rules with Mark Miller
Welcome to Best of The Authority! Thanks to wonderful listeners like you, this Be Podcast Network original series is growing and growing and still going strong. In case you haven’t been with us since…
Reignite the Flames with Mandy Froehlich The Authority Podcast 67
Mandy Froehlich is an experienced Director of Innovation and Technology, technology integrator, and teacher. She’s the author of a number of books, including Reignite the Flames, published by EduMatc…
My Name is an Address with Ekuwah Mends Moses
Ekuwah Mends Moses is an award-winning educator, international keynote speaker, and author/illustrator of two nonfiction picture books.
She joined the show to discuss My Name is an Address, her debut …
Best of The Authority: The Good Boss with Kate Eberle Walker
Welcome to Best of The Authority! Thanks to wonderful listeners like you, this Be Podcast Network original series is growing and growing and still going strong. In case you haven’t been with us since…
The Beekeeper with Katie Desiderio and Michael Frino - The Authority Podcast 65
Katie P. Desiderio is a Wiley DiSC partner and Partner in Learning at Proximal Development, LLC, her consulting company. She is also Associate Professor of Management at Moravian University’s School …
Best of The Authority: Always Strive to Be a Better You with Pete Hall
Welcome to Best of The Authority! Thanks to wonderful listeners like you, this Be Podcast Network original series is growing and growing and still going strong. In case you haven’t been with us since…
Collaborative Response with Kurtis and Lorna Hewson
Kurtis and Lorna Hewson are award-winning educators with experience in the classroom, school and district leadership, and beyond.
They are co-founders of Jigsaw Learning and co-authors of Collaborati…
The Summit Mindset with Scott Miller - The Authority Podcast 63
Scott Miller has been the CEO and executive leader of several global beverage companies, including Tampico Beverages and Essentia Water. He is currently co-founder and CEO of YESLY Water.
Scott’s fi…
Best of The Authority: Dear Math with Sarah Strong and Gigi Butterfield
Welcome to Best of The Authority! Thanks to wonderful listeners like you, this Be Podcast Network original series is growing and growing and still going strong. In case you haven’t been with us since…
Healing the Wounds of Childhood and Culture: An Adventure of a Lifetime with Don St. John The Authority Podcast 62
Don St. John, PhD, a psychotherapist, has been immersed in the somatic, psychological, relational, and spiritual worlds for more than fifty years.
His latest book is called Healing the Wounds of Chil…
Best of The Authority: Improve Every Lesson Plan with SEL featuring Jeffrey Benson
Welcome to Best of The Authority! Thanks to wonderful listeners like you, this Be Podcast Network original series is growing and growing and still going strong. In case you haven’t been with us since…
Who You Are is How You Lead with Rachel Rider - The Authority Podcast 61
Rachel is a master coach and founder of MettaWorks. She had a distinguished career in HR and has since coached hundreds of business leaders at companies like GitHub and Okta, helping them become high…