Change Starts Here

This is the kickoff to the second season of Change Starts Here. In order to look forward, we’re going to take a look backward by talking to a guest that Host Dustin Odham has had at the top of his list since the podcast’s inception. Dan Pink is the author of several books about creativity, business, behavior, and work, such as When: The Scientific Secrets to Perfect Timing. Odham and Pink talk abo...

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Educators have the power to change the lives of the students they work with – but they also work within a system. That means there are also opportunities to change that system to make it work better for the educators and students it serves. That’s the mission of Geoffrey Canada, renowned thought leader, activist and advocate for education reform. Three decades ago, Canada founded the Harlem Childr...

It might be an understatement to call today’s guest for the latest episode of Change Starts Here’s You First Summer Series impactful. In fact, host Dustin Odham said, a meeting a full decade ago produced notes that he still has and refers to. That’s some powerful longevity. The guest-in-question was none other than Muriel Summers, recently retired principal of the award-winning A.B. Combs Leadersh...

The Change Starts Here You First Summer Series rolls on, this time with a world-renowned speaker, thought leader and educator with a unique “skin on the wall” – transforming a floundering school into an institution of learning known the world over. Of course, we’re speaking of Richard Gerver, whose work as headmaster of Grange Primary School over the course of just two years drew praise from the l...

The past year brought an educational landscape and challenges the likes of which educators have never encountered. That means that, in addition to the normal wear and tear of a year spent at the front of a classroom of head of a district, many educators are more worn down than usual as summer draws on. However, there’s no slowing down now. The fall semester promises even more firsts and another un...

The Change Starts Here podcast and host Dustin Odham, FranklinCovey Education thought leader, have already heard from one son of the esteemed Stephen R. Covey – but, on this episode, another joins the educational fray. Stephen M.R. Covey, Covey’s eldest son, New York Times bestselling author, thought leader and key agent in the growth of FranklinCovey into a truly global agent of change, joined Od...

There isn’t a child on the planet incapable of achieving their dreams, according to Salome Thomas-EL – they just need someone “crazy about them.” On this episode of FranklinCovey Education’s Change Starts Here, host Dustin Odham welcomed “Principal EL” to the program to share his core beliefs about love, belief, perseverance, courage, overcoming adversity and more. In addressing over 100,000 educa...

The Change Starts Here podcast and host Dustin Odham went right to the source for this episode, the first to feature a superintendent, inviting Dr. John Jungmann of Springfield Public Schools to the program to share his wealth of insights. Jungmann has served Missouri school districts for decades, including seven years at SPS, and has dedicated that time to helping engineer what he calls a “studen...

On this episode of FranklinCovey Education’s Change Starts Here, host Dustin Odham was joined by Franklin Covey Education President Sean Covey for an introspective look at Covey’s career and the organization’s mission to “[transform] education around the globe by bringing leadership principles and skills to as many kids, educators and schools as possible.” As usual, the podcast began with the Brad...

Dr. Britt Andreatta has a unique approach to personal growth, meeting your biggest challenges head on and more – and it involves your brain. A lengthy career in leadership and neuroscience has made Andreatta an expert on the science behind how our brains work, and that information can be used to elevate the way you approach your life, career, leadership potential and more. On this episode of Frank...

Dr. Madeline Levine has spent almost four decades working as a clinician, consultant, educator and author. But, for all that experience, she knows there’s one unassailable, universal truth – change is always on the horizon. That’s especially true in today’s world, where, like as not, you may wake up each day facing a totally new set of circumstances. That can be exciting, but it can also be overwh...

In 2011, Angela Maiers gave a TED Talk that sparked a career. It derived its power and influence from two words – you matter. Now a self-described leader, visionary, entrepreneur, disruptor and change-maker, educator and author Maiers is continuing to spread the importance of mattering. “At my absolute core, I am an educator,” she said. “In the purest sense, the root word of ‘educate’ means ‘to le...

Dr. Jody Carrington is a self-described “clinical psychologist, speaker, author and game changer,” as well as the author of “Kids These Days: A Game Plan for (Re)Connecting With Those We Teach, Lead, and Love” – and that connection has become the focus of her substantial professional efforts. Though she’s achieved her doctorate in Clinical Psychology and educates and speaks on topics ranging from...

You may not consider yourself a leader. Maybe you’ve tried but didn’t invest fully. Maybe you don’t think you have it in you at all. Noted author, educator and leadership expert Stedman Graham is here to tell you that you’re wrong. Graham joined Change Starts Here with host and FranklinCovey Education thought leader Dustin Odham to talk “Identity Leadership,” his book, and his philosophy that, to...

Graduating from high school is a huge accomplishment for young people – but it doesn’t always mean students are ready for what lies ahead. Stephanie Malia Krauss knows that firsthand. As a high school dropout, she “needed people and opportunities within and beyond school to prepare [her] for adulthood.” Krauss believes that’s more important than ever before in a rapidly changing world, and she joi...

Adolph “Doc” Brown is a businessman, author, investor, educator, researcher, keynote speaker, and much more, and his bio advances his hope that he leaves those he interacts with ready to “learn, laugh and lead.” However, if you ask him – which Change Starts Here host Dustin Odham did – he’s “one of many of God’s children.” “That’s my filter for everything that I do and everything that I attempt to...

Self-described teacher, writer, coach, podcast host, mother, partner and daughter Elena Aguilar obviously wears many hats, including as a renowned author – but many of them also have something in common. Particularly through Bright Morning Consulting, an organization focused on helping build more just and equitable organizations, and books like her recent work “Onward,” Aguilar has embarked on a m...

Saving and budgeting are sticky subjects for spenders – and author Rachel Cruze knows that better than just about anyone. Her bio on her website tells the tale. “I’m a spender at heart. And I love pizza. (These are the important things to know about me).” As the daughter of noted financial guru Dave Ramsey, that spend-first nature created a lot of pressure to rein it in. However, becoming smarter...

The realm of education has been utterly transformed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic – and it’s going to fall largely upon educators to do what they can to help right the ship for their students. The pandemic – and the resulting “COVID slide” in learning, disproportionately impacted underserved communities and students of color, making the issue that much more critical. Here to talk about t...

Change Starts Here and host Dustin Odham, Thought Leader for FranklinCovey Education, are back with another thought-provoking and inspiring episode – this time featuring a bona fide legend in the field of education. Dr. Christine Rubie-Davies – though she prefers to drop the titles and go by Christine – has spent decades immersed in the world of education and has led the conversation surrounding t...

Not everyone is wired for natural positivity. In fact, one of the world’s foremost authors and keynote speakers on the topic doesn’t even find it easy. However, if you can focus on implementing the power of positivity in leadership and beyond, you can unlock tremendous benefits for your life. On this episode of Change Starts Here, host and FranklinCovey Education thought leader Dustin Odham was jo...

Change Starts Here host and Thought Leader for FranklinCovey Education Dustin Odham invites noted educator Erin Gruwell, on whom the 2007 film “Freedom Writers” is based, to share her powerful journey shaping the lives of young people through innovative teaching methods. From her days student teaching in 1994 to her years creating and implementing the Freedom Writers method – which asks students t...

In 2013, a video swept through the internet, bringing joy to all who viewed it. It featured then-11-year-old Robby Novak, dressed to the nines in a suit, tie and sneakers, delivering a pep talk as the now fabled “Kid President.” Brad Montague, Novak’s brother-in-law, was part of the dynamic duo that made that video happen. Since, Kid President’s videos have been viewed over 100 million times. Mont...

The debut of FranklinCovey’s Change Starts Here podcast brought out the big guns, bringing on organizing and productivity consultant, New York Times bestselling author and speaker Julie Morgenstern to share her unique insights with host Dustin Odham. Morgenstern, who’s appeared alongside the likes of Oprah Winfrey on television, has a new book called “Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring...