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SBO Perspectives — 240 episodes
The Future of School Food Service: Nutrition, Sustainability, and Financial Reality
A Storied SBO From the Land of Enchantment
Evolving Leadership in Education
Self-Leadership: The Importance of Leading Yourself
Advocacy Wins
The Power of Stories in Learning & Leadership
Transitioning from SBO to Superintendent
Redesigning the Budget Development Process
The Garden State Guru
Reflection on 2025
Lens of Perspective
How to Lead From Within
The Value of Mentorship in Education
Better Together, Never Alone: The Impact of Authentic Leadership
Emerging Leaders
Building Trust In School Communities
Audit Series: Part II
What’s Your Audit IQ?
Listening As Learning
The Key to Building Real Trust
The Story of A High Flying Eagle
An SBO Double-Play: Distinguished Service & Professional Impact Beyond Measure
Good News Travels Fast But Bad News Travels Faster
Are You Guilty of Lazy Budgeting? Align Your Goals for Positive Outcomes
Security Solutions: People - Process -Technology
AI as a Thought Partner
School Medicaid
Lease Management: A Great Way To “Crunch” It Out
AI Is The Only Option
How School Districts Can Drive Forward With Cleaner, Smarter Transportation
Be Au Sm - Live the Principles Around G.R.A.C.E. (Gratitude Resiliency Action Consistency Empowerment)
The ABCs of Financial Aid
It Might Just Be Time To Rightsize Your School Workforce
Insights from The Eagle Institute & Leadership Forum
Who Holds the ACES?
The Difference Between High Performing Districts & Districts With High Performing Students
Fostering a Culture of Risk Awareness
The Long Game: How Communication is Shaping Education
SBO to Principal Relations: How to Rely on Your Self/Team/Community
Take the Reins & Create Your Future
HNY 2025!
Tailoring Communication for Diverse Audiences
Creating Safer School Environments
Augment & Automate: Create Intuitive Processes & Streamline Advanced Solutions
Nutrition First
Classroom to Capital: How the 2024 Election Influences K-12
Develop & Foster Leadership: Metamorphose Experiences Into Stepping Stones
Your Mindset is Your Own Barrier
AI Integration: Trick or Treat
The Reason Why: A Reminder for SBOs from the NTOY
Learn How to Turn N-O to K-N-O-W
Fly Like An Eagle - Follow the “Reef Theory”
ACE24 Takeaways & Recap
Challenge Accepted - Prove them Wrong!
You’re Not on an Island By Yourself: Get Involved
The Path to Presidency - UNEDITED
Talent Together From The Great Lakes State
When Good Intentions Are Harmfully Helpful
When Kindness is in Short Supply: Confidently Turn that Ship in a New Direction
Bring the Genie Out: Top Advice from the Natural State
Leading from Behind: How Active Listening & Compassion Moves this Leader
The Choice is Yours: Charter Schools Are Here to Stay
How A Suppport System Emboldens an Up-And-Coming SBO from Candyland
Transform & Modernize: Learn to Have a Service Mindset
A Conversation With The Illinois ASBO President
Audit Time: Don’t Take It Personal - Collaborate, Prepare, Embrace!
From Budgeting to Kickboxing: A Discussion Deriving Out of Wild Rose Country
Be Strategic & Obtain Your Leadership Role
People vs. Product
Be Intentional & Tell Your Own Story
Combat High Turnover with a Well-Designed Carve-Out
We Can’t Be Blockbuster: An Inspiration for all SBOs
Behind the Scenes with a Second Generational SBO
A Zeal-ous All-Star Team of Educators
ASBO as a lifeline
Deter, Detect, Respond!
The Best Partnerships and a little History Trivia
Memory Mission Part 2: The Present is a Present
Memory Mission Part I
SNEAK PREVIEW
How Empathy Can Go A Long Way: A Negotiations Breakthrough from Portland
From the Gaming Capital of the World: The Nation’s 5th Largest School District Speaks to a $5 Billion Dollar Budget
New Year Relaunch
Farewell, John!
The Next SBO CEO: Transition From Private to Public & K-12 to Higher Ed
FOTP 2023: The Wonders of Retirement & Succession Planning
Commander in Chief: Next Year’s Outlook & Focus
Wanda Vision: Networking Insight from Millionaires Row
“Fine” Tune Your Interpersonal Relationships: Employ a Behavioral Assessment
LIVE: 2023 AC&E
Raise Your Level: Longstanding SBO Champions PD for Success
From Barge to Speed Boat: The Effect of Navigating the Gulf Shores from the Ground Up
Volatility vs Predictability: What’s Your Comprehensive Planning Friend or Foe?
Your Q3 Recap!
Cover Your Assets: The Do’s & Don’ts of Grants Management
PR in Schools: An Effective Tool to Establish Trust & Spread Your Message
From Sheep to Shorelines: A Lord of Finances Administers School Business
An SBO Leader Emerges from the Sea Coast
Not the Old Mexico: An SBO from the Land of Enchantment “Mines” for Educational Dollars
An SBO Professor Offers Some Sage Advice from the NYS Capital
The Culture of School Safety
The Collaboration of School Biz & EdTech: How to Best Overcome the Perilous Future of K-12 Classrooms
The Interviewer Becomes the Interviewee!
Buckle Up! Edunomics Chief Lets us Know Where All of the “Bodies” are Buried
Looking for a New Sidekick: Enhance your Workflow with AI
To Outsource or not to Outsource?
Mental Health Awareness: How 180 Days of Self Care Can Help Us Combat our Hustle Culture
A Diamond in the Rough: How Transparency & Documentation Produces Incomparable Audits
From the Old Dominion State: The Mother of SBOs Speaks Professional Development
Pop Up Podcast: Live from ASBO New York’s Education Summit
Sweet Home Alabama: Heart of Dixie Techniques for Streamlining Hires in the Magic City
The Gold Standard: Level Up with an ACFR & Achieve COE Status
The G.O.A.T of Iowa
Education & E-Rate: Connectivity vs. Security
A Powerhouse School Law Firm: The Fundamentals of a Solid Reputation & Relationship with the Client
Good Vibrations from the Golden State: A Story of an SBO from Both Coasts
Energia Talks New Age Solar 2.0
An Everlasting Educational SBO: The Big Picture & a Cadre of Colleagues
The ASBO Int’l Editorial Advisory Committee: Behind the Scenes of the SBA Magazine
Queen of the South: TASBO Director Lassos in School Funding Challenges
An SBO Period of Retreat
A Real Superwoman: The Storied Career of an Irrepressible School CFO
Superintendent & SBO Chemistry: The Formula for Success
“Common Unity Creates Community”
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): Co-Author Your School Energy Savings
Once Upon a Time in Colorado: The Ascension of an ASBOI Immediate Past President
The NYS OSC: Who’s Really “Gotcha”?
The “Inside” of School District Business: A Political Quagmire
The Great Alaskan Endeavor
A New Year: A Newer Perspective & A Look Ahead
POTASBOI: State of the Union 2023
GASB 96: Take a “Byte” out of SBITA
Sectionalization of PD: Ensuring Success Locally (LoHud)
ASBO Execs: Knowing is Half the Battle
FOTP: 2022
Bo Knows: A Young SBO Star Manages Bucks in the Evergreen State
LIVE: How to Address the Unknown with State Funding
What’s the Psyche of a New SBO?
Succession Across the Pond: An Institution of School Business Leaders
From a New England Zero (Based) to Hero
A Fervent SBO Soaring to New Heights
The House of the ASBO
Clarity & A Funding Formula from the Buckeye State
The Man That Does It All!
A Passion for What We Do
A History Lesson on the SBO
LIVE: ASBO International AC&E Conference in Portland, OR
Lessee vs. Lessor: A Look at GASB 87
The New SBO and the 80%
An Exciting Announcement!
On the Beat with The Capitol Pressroom
You Can’t Clown Around in the SBO Circus
What’s the Right Interaction with Your District Clerk?
The Summer Cleanup: How Should You Plan for Facilities?
The Intern
Maximizing BOCES: What Does it Take?
Our Year End Recap & Personalized Views
SBO Perspectives Takes a Field Trip!
Architectural Design: A Blueprint for the SBO
Above Board: The BOE/SBO Relationship
Paper to Digital: Creating Electronic Records for Efficiency
“Take the Lead”
LIVE: 2022 ASBO New York Education Summit
Legalese: What's the Verdict School Law?
Security in Schools: Protecting What Matters
Cybersecurity: Protecting Your District in the Digital Age
Food for Thought: Behind the Lunch Line
SBO In Demand: Marcus Whitman CSD
The Cultivation of Vendor Business Relationships
SBO In Demand: Highland Falls - Fort Montgomery Central School District
The Human Side of School Business
SBO In Demand: Pittsford CSD
The Jedi (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) Knight
A Master SBO Presenter: Delivering Impactful Presentations
SBO Perspectives: Uncut
Beyond the Crystal Ball: Practical Advice on Future Financial Markets
SBO In Demand: Rondout Valley CSD
SBO In Demand: Corinth CSD
SBO In Demand: Goshen CSD
SBO In Demand: Lewiston-Porter CSD
Stand Out from the Crowd: SBO Interview Secrets Revealed
The SBO as a Sculptor: Carving out Savings
The SBO Evaluation: Spoken by a Recently Retired Superintendent
ASBO in Europe: An All Star SBO from the UK
How’s Your Risk Management?
Ethical Operations
Let's Talk Negotiations
The Art of Budgeting from an SBO Picasso
Government Relations: What's in Store for this Year's State Funding?
NYS ECB: The Voltron of State Organizations
A Year to Look Forward To!
Recapping with this Year's All-Stars
Disaster Restoration: Don't Wait! Plan Ahead!
SBO In Demand: Peekskill City School District
Next Gen: An Inside Look
FOTP (Friends of the Pod)
SBO Perspectives: Giving Thanks
Driver Shortages: Transportation in Overdrive
Where Are They Now? Catching up with SBO Leadership Academy Graduates (LIVE)
The Chief SBO: Elements of Great Leadership
The Foundation of Lawmaking: School Advocacy in Legislation as Told by a NYS Senator
The Most Meaningful Relationship: Full Disclosure From A Top Superintendent
The Great Vespi: A Public vs. Private Sector Plot
The Million Dollar Green Man: EPCs = Energy Savings + Reduced Costs
The James Bond of SBOs
Business is Business: Insights from a Seasoned Business Manager
We’re Not In NY Anymore: There’s No Place Like ASBO Int’l
ESQ: What’s Your Environmental Science Intelligence?
The Asynchronous Remote Episode!
Moving Past Baby Steps: Upstarting a UPK Program
The Family Bond of SBOs: An Inside Look at Local Chapters
What’s GASB 84 Got To Do With It?
Call of Duty: Schools as a Community Hub
Getting Transparent: NYS Fiscal Transparency
Acts of Service
A New Year and New Perspectives
SBO Perspectives RELOADED
ASBO NY Ed Summit (Live)
SBO Like A Boss
The Calise of Strong Island
SBO Engine Conductor
Put Me in Coach — an SBO Whisperer
State to State: A Tale of Two SBO Worlds
SBO King of the North
SBO Maneuvering in Mercurial Times
Integral Capital Partners
Legacy of a True Legend
The Great SBO Balancing Act
SBO Leadership Queen
SBO Pillars
A Prescription for Efficiency
Branding of an SBO
Words of Aspiration
Cracking open the door to the SBO World
The Wonder Woman of SBOs
Power of Relationships
Networking 101
The Wild West
A New SBO Perspective
The Genesis