109 - Vernon Wright: Connect, Impact, and Scale

VERNON WRIGHT is an education leader, administrator, speaker, host, editor, coach, and consultant. He’s a voice for the people, he pours into relationships, and he lives to serve, motivate, and inspire others in authentic ways.In our conversation, Vernon recalls a delicate situation of having to coach an administrator above him who was simply not visible and not a leader of action. He defines the #ZeroApologyZone movement, and explains the reasoning behind the “Believe. Study. Hustle. Manifest. Repeat.” t-shirts we see around eduTwitter these days. He explains why connection and scale are so critical in order to make a lasting impact and leave a legacy, and he reminds us that we’re not truly leading unless we’re mentoring. As we close, Vernon shouts out some of the voices and resources that shape his thinking and inspire his practice today.You can connect with Vernon ...On Twitter @TheWrightLeaderOn Instagram @TheWrightLeaderOn his website at TheWrightLeader.comVisit https://teachersonfire.net/ for all the show notes and links from this episode!Connect with the Teachers on Fire podcast on social media:On Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeachersOnFireOn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachersonfire/On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/On LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/TimWCaveyOn The Teachers on Fire Magazine: https://medium.com/teachers-on-fireOn YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFDPjkAn7lZb-rahyVDttKASong Track CreditsIntro: Easy (by Mike Cosmo -- license purchased at https://taketones.com/)Outtro: Bluntedsesh4 (by Tha Silent Partner, courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org)--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teachersonfire/support