In Episode 6, Ken Williams, founder of UnfoldtheSoul, presenter, and author brings straight fire as he talks about what it means to #StartwiththeCrown as well as his new book Ruthless Equity. Get your notepads ready as Ken will drop many truth bombs as it relates to building our capacity to implement equitable practices in education! To learn more about Ken or order his new book go to his website at www.unfoldthesoul.com   Follow co-hosts Cory Radisch @cradisch_wc and Paul O'Neill @pauloneill1972 on Twitter!  Follow Ken @unfoldthesoul.com   Please like and subscribe

Dan Hoff (Dano) shares his incredible story of beating drug and alcohol addiction and the remarkable creation of Slices of Hope in this episode. Slices of Hope started at the height of the pandemic where Dan and others cooked pizzas in his backyard for frontline workers. It got so big he asked for volunteers on social media to help deliver the pizza, called Hope Dealers! People from all over showed up at his house and helped deliver pizzas to those in need or families who lost someone to Covid. Dan and his partners took this idea into fulfilling his dream of owning his own Pizza Shop! Slices of Hope the restaurant delivers meals to those in need. Please visit Slices of Hope at Palumbo's Pizza, 24 Ayers Lane, Little Silver NJ. If you want to be a Hope Dealer contact the restaurant at 732-842-5505

Vernon Wright brings straight fire for almost one hour on episode 4 of The #StatusGROW Podcast. He is an entrepreneur, veteran speaker, consultant, and life coach with 16 years of experience in various roles in leadership. He is the founder of ZeroApologyZone.com  Vernon has collaborated literally across the world with some of the biggest names in educational leadership and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vernon has an established presence on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube (@TheWrightLeader), and he unabashedly stands as a voice for the people with no apologies. Vernon welcomes you to the #ZeroApologyZone

Dr. Rosa Isiah drops the truth in Episode 3 as she shares about passive oppression and the danger of staying silent on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Listen as she talks about courageous questions and the need for becoming a disruptor to ensure educational equity for all students!   About Dr. Rosa Perez-Isiah from her website: https://www.rosaisiah.com/     Dr. Rosa Isiah has served students in her community for 26 years. Currently, she serves as Director of Elementary in the Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District in CA.  Dr. Isiah is passionate about equity and access, multilingual Ed, leadership, women's rights, and closing opportunity gaps for historically underserved students. Dr. Isiah’s experiences as an immigrant, English learner and a child in poverty add to her passion for her work.      Dr. Isiah is the founder of #WeLeadEd Twitter chat and the WeLeadED BAMradio radio podcast focused on Ed Leadership and Social Justice. Dr. Isiah co-authored three books on the whole child, equity, and the power of relationships. She contributes her voice to blogs, podcasts, and books on social justice, diversity, equity, access, and women in leadership. Dr. Isiah was the recipient of the Loyola Marymount University 2019 Leader for Social Justice award.      Dr. Isiah is a Solution Tree Culture and Equity professional development associate. She has also presented on social justice topics at conferences including AMLE Guatemala City and Hawaii, UCLACenterX Math Parent Project, San Diego County Office of Ed, NY SPED Collaborative, ASCD, ACSA Region 14, CA League of Schools, ISTE, EdSurge, and CALSA.

The Status GROW Podcast: Episode #2 Dr. Josue Falaise brings the fire. Dr. Falaise the former Director of Rutgers IISA and now CEO of GomoEdServices (www.Gomoedservices.com) discusses the keys to dismantling systemic racism and creating organizational change! He talks about how baby steps can lead to big wins!

Dr. Marin does not disappoint in part two of our conversation on The #StatusGROW Podcast. He shares many powerful points on how to implement strategies and engage in the real work to ensure equity for all students.  His story about his former student Wilfredo will undoubtedly move you as he shares how the power of believing in your students can be the difference between earning a diploma or becoming a dropout!   We thank you for tuning in and ask that you please hit like and subscribe to The #StatusGROW Podcast. Look out for episode 2 coming soon. Until then, KEEP GROWING!

This is the launch episode of The StatusGROW Podcast with our guest Dr. Basil Marin. Basil is currently an assistant principal in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, Basil is a highly sought-out presenter and consultant.  He was identified in  2017 as an ASCD emerging leader and is a former teacher of the year. He is a true equity warrior committed to dismantling the status quo and working toward systems of StatusGROW! You can follow Basil on Twitter @Basil_Marin and learn more at his website www.basilmarin.com. Basil provided so much content to unpack, this episode is the first half of our conversation. Look out for episode 1.1 which will carry the second half of our conversation. Follow your hosts on Twitter @cradisch_wc and @pauloneill1972 

This is just a taste of our new Podcast. We have conversations on Voxer every day and we thought why not share them in a podcast! This is just a mini-episode. Look out for our launch episode in early January 2021! Until then follow us on Twitter @PaulOneill1972 and @cradisch_wc. We hope you will tune in regularly and don't be afraid to message us for podcast topics.  Happy Holidays! Paul and Cory