Special guest Mark Speckman, author of Figure It Out, joins the show. Mark has coached football from the high school level all the way up to the professional level. He is currently a coach at UC Davis. Listen to this stimulating conversation on how we can be better people and leaders by adopting his mentality and--you guessed it--figure it out.

From being homeless to now serving as one of the youngest school board members ever in the Salem/Keizer School District, Jesse Lippold Peone has an amazing story to share. Jesse has had nothing short of a challenging life; if you want to be inspired and reminded of what's important, then this episode is worth your time.

Local principal Jessica Brenden joins the show to discuss the unique community collaboration going on in her school's neighborhood. Although we covered all manner of topics--innovative practices, community engagement, and various other leadership subjects--humility was the dominant message.

Our show welcomes Groundwork alumna and Liberty House CEO Alison Kelley. Although the discussion leads to several topics such as safety, trauma-informed leadership, humility, and problem solving, the highlight was accountability. How do we reconcile the differences between personal accountability and the systems of accountability we have in our organizations and communities? What is the difference? Is there a difference?

We welcomed Dallas High School Principal and our friend, Steve Spencer, to the show. As a team, his staff and administrators created "The Promise" that every child in their school will be known by name, strength, and need. What they saw happen as a school after that change has been remarkable.

Former Salem Chief of Police, Jerry Moore, joins our show. In this episode, we dive into community leadership, the social unrest in our country, and more.

Special guest Dr. Amelia Franck Meyer joins the show. She and Chris dive into the role leadership has in improving our child welfare system and how strengthening families is at the root.

A local high school that has historically underachieved has seen massive gains over the past few years due to leaders and staff doing "whatever it takes" to help kids succeed. Rob Schoepper, principal at McKay High School, shares his story and several components that went into bringing about such a transformation.

We welcome Mike Abrashoff, author of the New York Times Bestseller It's Your Ship. Mike is a sought after speaker and has quite the list of accomplishments in his military career--like taking over one of the worst performing ships in the US Navy and turning it around to be the best.