The Inside Ride: A Top 20 Training Podcast

This week Kevin and Tom interview Dwight Carter! There's plenty to learn and a bunch to share in this podcast so prepare yourself for greatness! Dwight's bio and contact info. is below: Dwight Carter is a nationally recognized school leader from Central OH and has been an educator for 27 years. Because of his collaborative and innovative leadership, in 2010, he was inducted into the Jost...

Kevin and Tom discuss the need for educators to set the stage for learning right away on Day 1,...and that doesn't mean taking out textbooks! Have a listen and share!

Tommy Murray is a Spanish teacher at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul, MN. He is an expert in SEL, Multiple Intelligences, and simply doing what's right for students and student learning!

This week Kevin and Tom discuss the NEED for educators to rejuvenate themselves in the time they have away from schools and the wonderful chaos of education. 

For today’s ride we have our Top 20 Training Co-Founder and Co-Owner, Willow Sweeney with us. Willow has been a coach and a teacher, and is an amazing all-around human. Today she’ll touch on habits and those ever-circulating feelings of NGE (Not Good Enough).

Today we are joined by Paul Bernabei. Paul has been a coach, a teacher, a counselor, an administrator, and is now the Director of Top 20 Training. He’s also a grandpa,…and his grandpa wisdom helps us focus on the power of the messages, both positive and negative, that are often sent to children by coaches, parents, teachers, and others.      

This week Tom and I hear Darrin Peppard’s story. Darrin has been a coach, a teacher, a principal, a superintendent, and now a keynote speaker and consultant. Our interview covers his natural journey in education and his current focus on leadership.  You can find him @darrinmpeppard on all social media platforms or check him out at www.darrinmpeppard.com or www.roadtoawesome.net Thanks for coming a...

This week Kevin and Tom take a deep dive on the power of relationships for learning. When teachers put in authentic work to build rapport and form relationships with students,...learning follows. Listen for quick strategies for the classroom and beyond.

Julia Gray knows scores DO NOT DEFINE her, or other students. Listen in to hear how Dawn Johnson's Top 20/SEL class at Wayzata High School helped Julia SEE who she really is. 

Kevin and Tom share a thought of the week and then dive into a great interview with our friend and college in education, Eric Lillis. Eric's current role is as Executive Director of Kingman Academy of Learning in Kingman, AZ. Eric discusses being intentional in his work, prioritizing the most important pieces (the students), and shares his insights on what school should really be about. Thank...

I’m excited to give you a little preview of our new podcast called The Inside Ride, hosted by Top 20 Training 's own Kevin Brennan and Tom Cody. The podcast will focus on our own inside rides, meaning our inner lives.  Our inner lives consist of all the things that rumble around in our head and hearts that make an impact on not only our own happiness and well-being, but also our personal and...