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Telling Your Story, Trusting Your Intuition, and Building a Microschool Around Your Genius
In this heartfelt and inspiring conversation, David sits down with Bonnie LePage — founder of The Maker, marketing, branding, and AI company — to talk about the power ...

Reimagining High School for Nontraditional Learners
In this powerful episode, David K. Richards sits down with Dr. Yazmene “Dr. Yaz” Thomas, an inspiring educator, coach, and Founder of Uhuru Pathways, a groundbreaking ...

Building F.A.Y.E. Learning Center: Personal Power, Purpose & Microschool Leadership
In this vibrant, soul-led conversation, David K. Richards, CEO of Changemaker Education, sits down with microschool Founder Christina “Pip” Pipkin, who’s launching a C...

Awakening the Changemaker Within: From Educator to Empowered Founder
In this heart-centered and deeply inspiring conversation, Joy Meserve and David K. Richards dive into the journey of becoming a changemaker through microschool leaders...

Follow Your Passion, Create Change, Launch Your Microschool
David had a great conversation with Christina Dougay who is the founder of Practical Education and Knowledge LLC (P.E.A.K.) a microschool in Houston, Texas.With a back...

Follow The Facts: The Real Raw Truth About Microschools
David had a great conversation with Don Soifer who is the CEO of the National Microschooling Center. They discussed the recent report just released from the National M...

Build a Microschool and Transform from Educator to Entrepreneur
David had a great conversation with Raphael Gang who is a Program Officer at the Stand Together Trust (STT) where he makes investments focused on supporting a dynamic ...

The Power of Community & Self Directed Learning in Microschools with Tyler Thigpen
Enjoy this episode with Tyler Thigpen who is co-founder and CEO of The Forest School: An Acton Academy in Georgia, The Forest School Online, and the Institute for Self...

Empowering Communities Changing Lives and the Power of Microschools
David shared the relaunch of the podcast focusing on all things microschools and the vision going forward as follows. This is a podcast about all things microschools.I...

The Challenges of Changemaking and How to Navigate Naysayers
David shares his wisdom today about what happens when you feel inspired from the depths of your soul to create change and be the best version of yourself. He asks you ...

Great Schools in Action
David has a great conversation with Elana Feinberg. They discuss the current trends in education, what Elana is seeing in schools that she thinks more people should be...

One Stone: Empowering Students Through Student-Driven Education
One Stone, co-founded by Teresa Poppen, revolutionizes education by empowering students to take charge of their learning journey. Initially focusing on experiential se...

Let Life Show The Way
In this solo episode, David shares his own experiences with letting life show him the way. He talks about various experiences from his own life where he was in resista...

Finding The Magic in Middle School
Are you curious about finding magic in the Middle School experience? If so, join David and Chris as they discuss all the ups and downs, ins and outs, challenges and mo...

Let Love Guide The Way
David shares a simple message in today’s episode. After doing a short guided practice, David asks us to let love guide the way. He shares his own personal journey of b...

Revolutionizing Education: The Micro School Model
Amar Kumar, founder and CEO of Chipotle Learning, shared insights on the transformative potential of micro schools in a conversation with David. Having worked in onlin...

Be Playful and Free
David shares a simple message in today’s episode. Give yourself permission to be playful and childlike - not childish but be free and have fun like a child. Laugh a li...

Pathfinder: The Road to Love Based Schools
In today’s episode, Mary Jo and David continue discussing their exciting announcement about launching Pathfinder, a program to support others who are inspired to open ...

Become a Pathfinder for the Future of School
In today’s episode, Mary Jo and David share their exciting announcement about launching Pathfinder, a program to support others who are inspired to open a school, prog...

Following My Intuition Took Me from Pain to Being Fully Alive
We are all born with a strong intuition. But at around 7 years old, we begin to lose this and start becoming conditioned to the outside world telling us what is right ...
