All Episodes

John White, CEO - Great Minds

Alesha Washington, President and CEO of the Seattle Foundation

Tahira Stalberte, APR Assistant Superintendent for Communications & Community Relations

Dan Porterfield, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aspen Institute

Shamaiye Haynes - Co-Director, QC Family Tree & CMS School Board Member

Jacob Adams, Founder & ED - Inner Spark Learning Lab

Aneesh Sohoni, Chief Executive Officer of Teach For America

Cory Carlesimo, CEO & Dewey Norwood, Senior Advisor, Prospect HQ

Show Me The World Co-Founders, Samantha Lurie Carroll & Sylvester Chisom

Taylor James, Director of Strategic Implementation

Danielle Frazier, Special Assistant to the City Manager for Workforce Development - City of Charlotte

Erica Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer - United Way of Greater Nashville

Shaka Mitchell, Senior Fellow, American Federation for Children

Square Pizza Podcast #132 - Rod Banks, Senior Vice President, Lead Community Relations Consultant, Wells Fargo

#131 - Jason Terrell, President at R. Howard Dobbs Jr. Foundation

Square Pizza Podcast #130 - Aaron Randolph, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Carolina Youth Coalition

#129 - Christine Edwards Pitkin, Founder & CEO, Civility Localized & Civic Impact Academy

#128 - Maya Martin Cadogan, Founder & Exec Director PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education)

#127 - Quarterly Convening: Spring Break + Family Learning Time

#126 - Brandon Thompson, VP of Diversity and Inclusion at NASCAR

#125 - Chris Jackson, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont

#124 - Johari Matthews, Vice President and Executive Director, ONE Community & Titans Foundation

#123 - Dominique Waters, Founder & Exec Director, Akron Sneaker Academy

#122 - Quarterly Convening 2: College Readiness + Family Support

#121 - Sheryl Cababa, Author of Closing the Loop & CSO at Optimistic Design

#120 - Dr. Donnell Butler Founder & President, Prelude

#119 - Quarterly Convening 1: How to Support Newcomer Families

#118 - Fontella McKyer, Director of Workforce Development, SchermCo

#117 - Welcoming & Supporting Newcomers

#116 - Mario Jovan Shaw, Founder & Coaching Consultant, Messy Roots

#115 - Demetria Gallagher, VP, Innovation Ecosystems, VentureWell

#114 - Talk Tuesday with Greg Schermbeck

#113 - Mo Green For NC Superintendent of Public Instruction

#112 - Kim Perez, SchermCo, Family Empowerment Associate

#111 - Cherie Graham, Chief of Family Engagement, Sugar Creek Charter School

#110 - Leadership Institute 2024 + Reflections

#109 - Taylor James, SchermCo + Dr. Adrian Mims, Founder & CEO, The Calculus Project

#108 - Leadership Institute + Reflections

#107 - Nicole Jarbo, Interim CEO, 4.0 Schools (Part II)

#106 - Irene Shih, CEO, MMBay

#105 - Ali Medina, Executive Director, Oakland Public Education Fund

#104 - Wrapping up 2023

#103 - Gary Officer, Founder & CEO, CWI Labs

#102 - Lacey Robinson, President/CEO, UnboundEd

#101 - Maria Flynn, President and CEO, Jobs for the Future

#100 - Greg Schermbeck and Eric Thomas, MASS Impact: The Education Podcast

#99 - Top 5 Guest Mash-up

#98 - Alejandro Gibes de Gac, CEO & Founder, of Springboard Collaborative

#97 - Parent Leader Institute East Reflections

#96 - Jerika Jones, Executive Director of INTech Foundation

#95 - Charlotte Lab Students Part II

#94 - Principal Starnes + Principal Pratt, Harding University High School + Garinger High School

#93 - Lakisha Young, Founder & CEO, The Oakland REACH

#92 - National Parent Leader Institute with Innovate Public Schools

#91 - Nehemiah Frank, The Black Wall Street Times

#90 - Alex Abisch and Jia Lin-Bothe, SchermCo

#89 - 2022 Recap

#88 - Taylor James & Mathu Gibson, SchermCo

#87 - Maurice Jones, CEO, OneTen

#86 - Reuben Ogbonna, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Marcy Lab School

#85 - Jonathan Gardner, Jania Massey, Manuel Campbell

#84 - Dr. Shontoria Walker, Education PowerED, Executive Director

#83 - What Does Square Pizza Remind You Of? A Mash-up

#82 - Brittany Young, Founder + CEO, B-360

#81 - Abi Olukeye, Smart Girls HQ, Founder + CEO

#80 - Muggsy Bogues, NBA Ambassador & President of the Muggsy Bogues Family Foundation

#79 - JPEF + SchermCo Webinar

#78 - Charlotte Lab Students

#77 - Jason B. Allen, Educational Entities, LLC

#76 - Reyna Montoya, Founder, CEO, and Board Member, Aliento

#75 - Lagra Newman, Founder & Head of School, Purpose Prep

#74 - Wrapping up 2021

#73 - Lydia Logan, Vice President for Global Education and Workforce Development, CSR at IBM

#72 - Dr. Monique Perry-Graves, Executive Director, Teach For America NC

#71 - Dr. Daniel Velasco, Chief Operating Officer, Latinos for Education

#70 - Strategic Planning Webinar with TECA

#69 - Fidel Vargas, President & CEO, Hispanic Scholarship Fund

#68 - 7 Years + Thank You

#67 - Frances Messano, President, NewSchools Venture Fund

#66 - Dan Lugo, President, Queens University of Charlotte

#65 - Greg joins Dr. Stacey Gonzales on the Ed Up Edge Podcast

#64 - Noel Harmon, Executive Director, APIA Scholars

#63 - Mike Yates, The Reinvention Lab

#62 - Dr. Harry Williams, President & CEO at Thurgood Marshall College Fund

#61 - James Ford, Executive Director of CREED

#60 - Nicole Jarbo, CEO of Goodbets Group

#59 - District+Charter Collaboration & Family Empowerment

#58 - Angelique Albert, Executive Director, American Indian Graduate Center

#57 - Mia Howard, Partner, The Opportunity Trust

#56 - Taylor Toynes, Founder/Executive Director, For Oak Cliff

#55 - Krystal Allen, Founder and CEO, K. Allen Consulting

#54 - Dewey Norwood, SVP, Higher Education Relationship Manager, Talent Acquisition Strategy, & Targeted Programs at Wells Fargo

#53 - Barry White Jr., University Park Creative Arts School

#51 - Thank You + 6th Bday Celebration, Part VI

#50 - The Next 6 Years + 6th Bday Celebration, Part V

#49 - Highlights + 6th Bday Celebration, Part IV

#52 - Sharif El-Mekki, Center for Black Educator Development

#48 - Why Square Pizza + 6th Bday Celebration, Part III

#47 - SchermCo: Who Thought That Was a Good Name + 6th Bday Celebration, Part II

#46 - Why SchermCo + 6th Bday Celebration, Part I

#45 - The Future of Education, EmpowerCon Panel Discussion

#44. COVID - Week 26 Reflections. Insights on the Candidates for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction

#43 - COVID - Week 25 Reflections. Return to in-person school + Equity

#42 - Shani Dowell, Possip

#41. COVID - Week 24 Reflections. Black Boys Film, State Rankings of Charter Laws, and 9/11.

#40. COVID - Week 23 Reflections. An Eventful First Week in NC.

#39. COVID - Week 22 Reflections. Let the Teachers be Creative.

#38. COVID - Week 21 Reflections. Family Surveys, Digital Audits, & Shouting out Colin Seale.

#37. COVID - Week 20 Reflections. Remote Learning & Ricky Singh on the #squarepizzapod

#35 - COVID Week 19 Reflections. Remote Learning Audit & Lesson Planning.

#36 - Ricky Singh, Head of High School - Charlotte Lab School

#34 COVID Week 18 Reflections. School Re-entry & New Video Release.

#33 - Maurice "Mo" Green, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

#32 - COVID Week 17 Reflections

#31 - Aaron Walker, Founder & CEO of Camelback Ventures

#30 - COVID + Week 16 Reflections. School Re-entry Plans + July 4

#29 COVID - Week 15 Reflections, Distance Learning Days & New #squarepizzapod Episodes

#28 - Carrie Cook, GreenLight Fund Charlotte

#27 - COVID & Week 14 Reflections. Juneteenth, State Testing, Talking to Those you Seek to Serve

#26 - Rachael Tutwiler Fortune, Jacksonville Public Education Fund

#25 - The Biscuit Blitz feat. Greg Schermbeck

#24 - COVID Week 13 Reflections & 3 Books that Cover Race, Equity, and Education

#23 - COVID - Week 12 Reflections & 5 Tips for Reopening Schools

#22 - Crystal Rountree, TFA-CPT

#21 - COVID & Week 11 Reflections.

#20 - COVID & Week 10 Reflections. New CDC Recommendations & Budget Shortfalls

#19 - COVID & Week 9 Reflections

#18 - Munro Richardson, Read Charlotte

#17 - COVID & Week 8 Reflections

#16 - COVID & Week 7 Reflections

#15 - CDL, Moonshot edVentures

#14 - COVID & Week 6 Reflections

#13 - COVID & Week 5 Reflections

#12 - Sil Ganzó, ourBridge for Kids

#11 - COVID & Week 4 Reflections

#10 - COVID & Week 3 Reflections

#9 - COVID & Week 2 Reflections

#8 - COVID & Week 1 Reflections

#7 - Denise Watts, University of Virginia Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education

#6 - Sherrell Dorsey, BLKTECHCLT & The Plug

#5 - Jason Terrell & Profound Gentlemen

#4 - Sarah Carpenter, John Little, & Memphis LIFT

#3 - Dr. Steve Perry

#2 - Dr. Howard Fuller

#1 - Introduction to SchermCo + Square Pizza