Independent School Moonshot Podcast
116 episodes — Page 1 of 3
Why Advancement Talent Is Hard to Find, and Where to Look Next
Nov 2, 202619 min
The Living Endowment: How One School Turned Auxiliary Programs Into a Quarter of Its Budget (Rebroadcast)
Oct 26, 202633 min
How the International School of Portland Became a Top Place to Work
Oct 19, 202624 min
From 134 to Nearly 200 Students: The Power of Getting the Fundamentals Right
Oct 12, 202629 min
How to Know When Fractional Support Is Right for Your School
Oct 5, 202630 min
Designing the Organizational Health Dashboard for Independent Schools
Sep 28, 202628 min
Designing Systems for Head of School Longevity and Board Alignment
Sep 21, 202631 min
100+ Episodes: What I Have Learned Building MoonshotOS
Sep 14, 202645 min
Why Generational Conflict Is the Wrong Diagnosis (Rebroadcast)
Sep 7, 202643 min
The Science of Learning as an Institutional Strategy
Aug 31, 202622 min
How to Build a Strategic Mindset as a Head of School
Aug 24, 202642 min
The School Financing Playbook For Heads and Boards
Aug 17, 202620 min
What Resumes Cannot Tell You About Your Next Hire
Aug 10, 202629 min
The Future of Independent School Marketing
Aug 3, 202635 min
Why the Old Playbook for International Recruitment Stopped Working
Jul 27, 202637 min
Designing Faculty Well-Being as Strategy
Jul 20, 202636 min
How Daycroft School Grew Enrollment by 99% in Just 5 Years (Rebroadcast)
Jul 13, 202627 min
Anti-Fragile Schools (Summer Encore): How to Grow Stronger When the Future Is Uncertain
Jul 6, 202631 min
From Aspiration to Practice: One Head of School on Child Development, Friction, and 98% Retention
Jun 29, 202635 min
The Board Governance Blueprint Every School Needs
Jun 22, 202639 min
What Faculty Burnout in Independent Schools Is Really Telling You
Jun 15, 202627 min
The Upside of Fractional Services for Independent Schools
Jun 8, 202632 min
The Infrastructure Nobody Sees: Investing in Student Life Before It Breaks
Jun 1, 202624 min
The Mindset Shift That Changes How Schools Make Financial Decisions
May 25, 202630 min
The Difference Between a Plan and a Strategy in Enrollment Marketing
May 18, 202627 min
The Edgework Principle: What Every Head of School Needs to Know About Leading at the Limit
May 11, 202636 min
Is The Hiring Process Turning Away Your Best Candidates?
May 4, 202628 min
A New Blueprint: The Boarding School Built for the Student-Athlete
Apr 27, 202635 min
The Ninth Grade Signal: What Enrollment Data Is Telling You to Do Next
Apr 20, 202627 min
Winning Your Market: A Framework for Independent School Strategy
Apr 13, 202624 min
Why Your Compensation System Keeps Drifting (And How to Stop It)
Apr 6, 202634 min
Great Schools Are Experienced, Not Explained
Mar 30, 202637 min
M&A in Independent Schools: A Guide for Heads and Boards
Mar 23, 202636 min
Why Running a Great School Means Running a Smart Business
Mar 16, 202635 min
Why Cutting Marketing Is the Most Expensive Decision a School Can Make
Mar 9, 202626 min
Is Your School’s Schedule Undermining Your Mission?
Mar 2, 202638 min
International Schools Are Growing Fast. What Can US Independent Schools Learn?
Feb 23, 202630 min
What 1,600 Schools Can Teach Us About Strategic Readiness
Feb 16, 202630 min
Why Generational Conflict Is the Wrong Diagnosis
Feb 9, 202643 min
What You Need to Know Before You Become a Head of School
Feb 2, 202622 min
The Case for Mindfulness in Independent Schools
Jan 26, 202628 min
The Hidden Risks of Playing It Safe in Independent Schools
Jan 19, 202631 min
Why Change Fails When People Agree It's Necessary
Jan 12, 202635 min
Using AI to Strengthen School Strategy, Not Replace It
Jan 5, 202625 min
Is It Time to Rethink Advancement at the Board Level? (From the Archives)
Dec 30, 202529 min
What Boards Look for in Today’s Heads of School (From the Archives)
Dec 23, 202529 min
Inside the Decision to Close a School
Dec 15, 202538 min
Building a Culture of Perpetual Learning
Dec 8, 202530 min
The Signals Independent Schools Can't Ignore
Dec 1, 202528 min
How Families Perceive Value and Affordability in Independent Schools
Nov 24, 202532 min