Transforming Education: Leadership Lessons

This episode welcomes Jenn David-Lang to the podcast. With over 25 years of experience in education and as the founder of The Main Idea, she’s pass…

Red Raider head football coach, Matt McCarty joins this episode. We reflect on an unconventional season, which ended in Northwestern’s incredible N…

Education and assessment/grading enthusiast, Dr. Matt Townsley joins this episode! As a former district administrator and secondary teacher, he has…

When teams believe they have the ability to make a difference, exciting things can happen in school. How can leaders help build this collective eff…

Levi Wiersma and Joshua Rathbun conclude the Young Leaders Series. We discuss the concept of kingdom entrepreneurship from the 100X Podcast and how…

Senior business majors, Sutton Derr and Michael Love join this week’s podcast. They review episodes from Business with Purpose, the Andy Stanley Po…

Entrepreneurship students, Makenzie Fink and Jonathan Gabrielse breakdown leadership lessons from The 10 Minute Entrepreneur Podcast with Sean Cast…

Throughout the Young Leaders series, we’ll be talking with entrepreneurship students for a quick take on popular leadership podcasts. They share th…

Inspiring future leaders and developing an entrepreneurial mindset are significant passions for Professor Erica Vonk. As director of the new Center…

In the final episode of the Legacy Leaders Series, we talk with one of Northwestern’s most legendary coaches, Larry “Bubb” Korver. His ability to b…

From coaching consecutive national championship teams to helping lead a city through a pandemic, Earl Woudstra shares what keeps him grounded. We t…

The stronger the healthcare system, the stronger the community. Orange City Area Health System CEO Marty Guthmiller’s leadership lessons include ti…

In this episode of the Legacy Leaders series, we welcome Congressman-elect Feenstra, representative of Iowa’s 4th district. He shares his journey t…

In this new series called Legacy Leaders, we’re talking to thought leaders who are - you’ve guessed it - leaving a positive legacy. Our first guest…

Why is forgiveness a key ingredient of leadership? Learn how in this episode with Dr. Jiying (Jenny) Song, professor and first editor of the newly rel…

Sarah Brown-Wessling is nationally known as the 2010 National Teacher of the Year, as Iowa's representative from Johnston, Iowa! Sarah shares what it …

Guest Corey Westra is Commissioner of the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Corey shares about his journey in sports leadership, pursuing excellence, …

As a consultant to the Iowa State Department of Education, Lora Rasey has had a front-row seat in establishing the Teacher Leadership Compensation Pro…

One of the most innovative educational leaders in the country, Devin Vodicka talks about efficacy and personalized learning. Using his own immigrant e…

Steve Connell shares his vision for building an award-winning Pride of the Dutch Marching Band and then NWC’s Athletic Band. The program, built on stu…

Sought-after Christian motivational speaker and Northwestern’s new VP for Athletics shares how God uses ordinary people to get through extraordinary c…

A superintendent of the year, author and national speaker, Joe Sanfelippo brings his electric inspiration to the podcast. In this episode, we connect…

As Executive Director of School Administrators of Iowa, Dr. Roark Horn is guiding the leaders of our Iowa schools. He shares how we are responding to …

Dr. Theresa Pedersen brings a pandemic perspective from the future as students begin to return to the classroom in Germany and her own classroom on th…

Have you been struggling with the disappointment of canceled life events? Missing these big moments, or rituals, is hard for students, educators, pare…

In this episode, author and Tedx speaker Dr. Katie Martin relates the current state of education to the infamous story of Kodak. Education must adapt.…

In this episode, Gary is joined by guest co-host Jeff Herzberg and guest Dr. Buddy Berry, superintendent of Eminence school district, KY. Dr. Berry ta…

On this episode, Mark DeYounge joins the podcast to share his heart on leadership and navigating authenticity within today’s pull toward self-focus. W…

Gary is joined by Eric Sheninger – former award-winning principal, now a consultant, speaker, author and thought leader on digital leadership. Eric gi…

Dr. David DeJong helps principals become superintendents at the University of South Dakota. He’s making a big impact on preparing education administra…

Dana Schon joins this episode of Transforming Education. As the Professional Learning Director for School Administrators of Iowa, she’s one of the mos…

Jimmy Casas, author, speaker and award-winning principal, joins the podcast to talk about his journey in education. He shares about the power of build…

Dr. Ryan Wise, Executive Director of Education in Iowa joins us to preview our upcoming fall Leadership in Education Conference and discuss big topics…

The 9th president of Northwestern College, Greg Christy shares the challenges in higher education and how he values a collaborative leadership style t…

Aaron and Joe are well-respected leaders with tons of experience in high-pressure environments. They first met as NFL player and chaplain for the Gree…

We have all experienced good and even poor customer service! This episode’s guest, Dr. Rebecca Hoey has discovered that caring well for students in hi…

In this episode of Transforming Education: Leadership Lessons, Gary Richardson talks with top Edupreneur, author and speaker Angela Maiers. Founder of…

Northwestern College’s Gary Richardson is joined by Mr. Jeff Herzberg in this episode of Transforming Education: Leadership Lessons to discuss qualiti…

Northwestern College’s Gary Richardson is joined by Dr. Ron Juffer to discuss leading through investing, serving and modeling. Ron gives his take on …