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Kris Pooley is a musician, producer, and musical director (MD) based out of Los Angeles. He has produced music for national television commercial campaigns, as well as for hit TV shows Glee and American Horror Story. Pooley has toured with Gwen Stefani, Smashing Pumpkins, and Melissa Etheridge. He has been MD for Katy Perry, Kesha, Demi Lovato, and Adam Lambert. Pooley was also the MD for Katy Perry’s highly-acclaimed Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2015. Pooley will be the MD of the 2019 season of American Idol. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation. Episode Links • Kris Pooley Website: http://pooleymusic.com • American Idol 2019: https://abc.go.com/shows/american-idol • Katy Perry Halftime Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD1QrIe--_Y You can find all our episodes on SoundCloud, the iTunes Store, Google Play, and Spotify. Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast

Kris Pooley is a musician, producer, and musical director (MD) based out of Los Angeles. He has produced music for national television commercial campaigns, as well as for hit TV shows Glee and American Horror Story. Pooley has toured with Gwen Stefani, Smashing Pumpkins, and Melissa Etheridge. He has been MD for Katy Perry, Kesha, Demi Lovato, and Adam Lambert. Pooley was also the MD for Katy Perry’s highly-acclaimed Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2015. Pooley will be the MD of the 2019 season of American Idol. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation. Episode Links • Kris Pooley Website: http://pooleymusic.com • American Idol 2019: https://abc.go.com/shows/american-idol • Katy Perry Halftime Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD1QrIe--_Y You can find all our episodes on SoundCloud, the iTunes Store, Google Play, and Spotify. Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast

Kyle Brooks is a pastor in Oakland, California. Kyle Brooks has actively worked in downtown Oakland since graduating from seminary in 2013. In 2018, Kyle’s predominantly-white church merged with a predominantly-black church to form Tapestry Church. Kyle has been active in the PICO California HEAT Campaign to re-imagine the public safety system in California and Operation Ceasefire. Kyle is our host’s former college roommate and close friend. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Tapestry Church: https://www.tapestryoakland.org • Introduction to Tapestry Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZErZxOkyHPI • Local News Report on Tapestry Church: https://www.ktvu.com/news/337431937-video • Facebook/Instagram: @TapestryOakland • Canoeing the Mountains Book: https://www.ivpress.com/canoeing-the-mountains • The Decker Grid: https://decker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The_Decker_Grid.pdf You can find all our episodes on SoundCloud, iTun

Kyle Brooks is a pastor in Oakland, California. Kyle Brooks has actively worked in downtown Oakland since graduating from seminary in 2013. In 2018, Kyle’s predominantly-white church merged with a predominantly-black church to form Tapestry Church. Kyle has been active in the PICO California HEAT Campaign to re-imagine the public safety system in California and Operation Ceasefire. Kyle is our host’s former college roommate and close friend. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Tapestry Church: https://www.tapestryoakland.org • Introduction to Tapestry Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZErZxOkyHPI • Local News Report on Tapestry Church: https://www.ktvu.com/news/337431937-video • Facebook/Instagram: @TapestryOakland • Canoeing the Mountains Book: https://www.ivpress.com/canoeing-the-mountains • The Decker Grid: https://decker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The_Decker_Grid.pdf You can find all our episodes on SoundCloud, iTun

Susan Kuczmarski is a leadership expert with over three decades of experience in this field. After working for the United Nations, she and her husband, Thomas Kuczmarski, co-founded Kuczmarski & Associates, an innovation consulting firm. She is the author of four award-winning books on leadership and parenting. She teaches leadership at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. She has appeared on numerous radio and television programs including The Today Show. She has been featured on several prominent lists for her accomplishments, including 500 Leaders of World Influence, Outstanding People of the 21st Century, 2000 Outstanding Writers of the 20th Century, the International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women, and has been listed in Who's Who in the World for twelve years. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Kuczmarski Innovation: https://www.kuczmarski.com • Books by Susan and Thomas Kuczmarski: https

Susan Kuczmarski is a leadership expert with over three decades of experience in this field. After working for the United Nations, she and her husband, Thomas Kuczmarski, co-founded Kuczmarski & Associates, an innovation consulting firm. She is the author of four award-winning books on leadership and parenting. She teaches leadership at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. She has appeared on numerous radio and television programs including The Today Show. She has been featured on several prominent lists for her accomplishments, including 500 Leaders of World Influence, Outstanding People of the 21st Century, 2000 Outstanding Writers of the 20th Century, the International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women, and has been listed in Who's Who in the World for twelve years. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Kuczmarski Innovation: https://www.kuczmarski.com • Books by Susan and Thomas Kuczmarski: https

Demian Arriaga is a musician, podcast host, and teacher. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, he studied music at the prestigious Berkelee College of Music in Boston before launching a career as a successful musician. He played percussion for the Jonas Brothers, Iggy Azalea, Demi Lovato, and continues to play with Nick Jonas. Demian is the host of the Music Mentor Podcast, through which he aims to educate and empower young musicians trying to make it in the music industry. Demian has also worked as a teacher at the School of Rock in Southern California. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Demian Arriaga Website: http://demianarriaga.com/en_US/ • Music Mentor Podcast: http://demianarriaga.com/en_US/podcast/ • School of Rock Website: https://www.schoolofrock.com • Demian Live on the Today Show with Nick Jonas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UXxuYik7tQ Find all our episodes on SoundCloud and the iTunes Store. Subscribe to our Newsletter at

Demian Arriaga is a musician, podcast host, and teacher. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, he studied music at the prestigious Berkelee College of Music in Boston before launching a career as a successful musician. He played percussion for the Jonas Brothers, Iggy Azalea, Demi Lovato, and continues to play with Nick Jonas. Demian is the host of the Music Mentor Podcast, through which he aims to educate and empower young musicians trying to make it in the music industry. Demian has also worked as a teacher at the School of Rock in Southern California. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Demian Arriaga Website: http://demianarriaga.com/en_US/ • Music Mentor Podcast: http://demianarriaga.com/en_US/podcast/ • School of Rock Website: https://www.schoolofrock.com • Demian Live on the Today Show with Nick Jonas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UXxuYik7tQ Find all our episodes on SoundCloud and the iTunes Store. Subscribe to our Newsletter at

In this episode we kick off year two of the School of Thought Podcast with educator, entrepreneur, and CrossFit coach Sean Steward. Sean currently works as an assistant principal in Southern California. He is also the co-founder of Bows and Barbells Fitness, an all-female CrossFit competition in Southern California. Sean has founded several companies and discusses entrepreneurship on his AfterVenture podcast. In his spare time Sean is an adjunct professor at Cal Baptist University. Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. Connect with us and the rest of our tribe by searching for School of Thought Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Links: • AfterVenture Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-821620333 • Bows and Barbells: https://bowsandbarbellsfitness.bigcartel.com • Instagram: @scstewar

In this episode we kick off year two of the School of Thought Podcast with educator, entrepreneur, and CrossFit coach Sean Steward. Sean currently works as an assistant principal in Southern California. He is also the co-founder of Bows and Barbells Fitness, an all-female CrossFit competition in Southern California. Sean has founded several companies and discusses entrepreneurship on his AfterVenture podcast. In his spare time Sean is an adjunct professor at Cal Baptist University. Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. Connect with us and the rest of our tribe by searching for School of Thought Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Links: • AfterVenture Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-821620333 • Bows and Barbells: https://bowsandbarbellsfitness.bigcartel.com • Instagram: @scstewar

In this special episode of the School of Thought Podcast, we bring back all of our guests to answer one question: who is your favorite teacher? It’s a question I ask each guest on the podcast, and you can always hear this question as part of our longform interviews. Today we’ve included each guest from 2018 and their answer to this simple question. We hope this collection of reflections inspires and refreshes you as we close off 2018 and rest up in preparation for a new year. Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. Connect with us and the rest of our tribe by searching for School of Thought Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Damon Huss spent 9 years as a classroom teacher before becoming a lawyer. As a lawyer he worked as a mediator and a public defense attorney for Los Angeles County. Since 2008 he has been the Senior Editor and Curriculum Specialist for the Constitutional Rights Foundation. The Constitutional Rights Foundation provides original content and programming for students, parents, and teachers. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Damon Huss Twitter: @damonhuss • Constitutional Rights Foundation: http://www.crf-usa.org • Constitutional Rights Foundation – Civil Conversation Resources: http://www.crf-usa.org/t2tcollab/ • Constitutional Rights Foundation Twitter: @CRF Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. Connect with us and the re

Damon Huss spent 9 years as a classroom teacher before becoming a lawyer. As a lawyer he worked as a mediator and a public defense attorney for Los Angeles County. Since 2008 he has been the Senior Editor and Curriculum Specialist for the Constitutional Rights Foundation. The Constitutional Rights Foundation provides original content and programming for students, parents, and teachers. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Damon Huss Twitter: @damonhuss • Constitutional Rights Foundation: http://www.crf-usa.org • Constitutional Rights Foundation – Civil Conversation Resources: http://www.crf-usa.org/t2tcollab/ • Constitutional Rights Foundation Twitter: @CRF Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. Connect with us and the re

Dr. Scott Petri has been a social studies teacher since 2003. He is a regularly-featured speaker at education conferences and school district professional development workshops. His ability to present cutting edge professional development while maintaining a full-time career in the classroom has made Petri an in-demand presenter. Petri’s academic research focused on innovation and risk-taking in classroom teachers, where he made some interesting discoveries about which teachers were most innovative. Dr. Petri is heavily involved in social studies at the state level in California and is a past President of the Southern California Social Studies Association. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Twitter Handle: @scottmpetri • Scott’s History Rewriter Blog: https://historyrewriter.com • “Listening is a 21st Century Skill” by Scott Petri: http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/02/listening-is-a-21st-century-skill/ • Listenwise: https://listenw

Dr. Scott Petri has been a social studies teacher since 2003. He is a regularly-featured speaker at education conferences and school district professional development workshops. His ability to present cutting edge professional development while maintaining a full-time career in the classroom has made Petri an in-demand presenter. Petri’s academic research focused on innovation and risk-taking in classroom teachers, where he made some interesting discoveries about which teachers were most innovative. Dr. Petri is heavily involved in social studies at the state level in California and is a past President of the Southern California Social Studies Association. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Twitter Handle: @scottmpetri • Scott’s History Rewriter Blog: https://historyrewriter.com • “Listening is a 21st Century Skill” by Scott Petri: http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/02/listening-is-a-21st-century-skill/ • Listenwise: https://listenw

Patricia Reily is the Veteran’s Services Director and a professor at California State University San Marcos. She served for many years in the United States Navy, retiring with the rank of Commander. Reily attended Officer Candidate School the first year women were accepted. Reily later initiated the first comprehensive study of sexual assault in the history of the US Navy and drafted the Navy’s first sexual harassment policy. She is also the author of So there we were…Leadership stories from the men and women who make the Navy work. Episode Links • Troops to Engineers Program (SDSU): https://www.engineering.sdsu.edu/admissions/troops_to_eng.aspx • CSU San Marcos Veterans Services: https://www.csusm.edu/veterans/index.html • So there we were…Leadership stories from the men and women who make the Navy work by Patricia Reily: https://www.amazon.com/So-There-We-Were-Leadership/dp/098421657X • Humility is the New Smart book: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/batten-institute/research/publications/humility/ Subscr

Patricia Reily is the Veteran’s Services Director and a professor at California State University San Marcos. She served for many years in the United States Navy, retiring with the rank of Commander. Reily attended Officer Candidate School the first year women were accepted. Reily later initiated the first comprehensive study of sexual assault in the history of the US Navy and drafted the Navy’s first sexual harassment policy. She is also the author of So there we were…Leadership stories from the men and women who make the Navy work. Episode Links • Troops to Engineers Program (SDSU): https://www.engineering.sdsu.edu/admissions/troops_to_eng.aspx • CSU San Marcos Veterans Services: https://www.csusm.edu/veterans/index.html • So there we were…Leadership stories from the men and women who make the Navy work by Patricia Reily: https://www.amazon.com/So-There-We-Were-Leadership/dp/098421657X • Humility is the New Smart book: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/batten-institute/research/publications/humility/ Subscr

Anthony Pennay is the Chief Learning Officer of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. He leads a team of educators that works with over 40,000 students every year through field trips, programs, and other opportunities. Anthony was the 2012 recipient of the Civic Action Award from the California Council for the Social Studies and served as Chair of the Awards Committee for the National Council for the Social Studies. Prior to his work at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, Anthony taught middle school English and History for 10 years. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Ronald Reagan Foundation Education Page: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/education/ • When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan – by Peggy Noonan • Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Disaster Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa7icmqgsow • Ronald Reagan’s Farewell Address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKVsq2daR8Q • Simon Sinek TE

Anthony Pennay is the Chief Learning Officer of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. He leads a team of educators that works with over 40,000 students every year through field trips, programs, and other opportunities. Anthony was the 2012 recipient of the Civic Action Award from the California Council for the Social Studies and served as Chair of the Awards Committee for the National Council for the Social Studies. Prior to his work at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, Anthony taught middle school English and History for 10 years. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Ronald Reagan Foundation Education Page: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/education/ • When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan – by Peggy Noonan • Ronald Reagan’s Challenger Disaster Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa7icmqgsow • Ronald Reagan’s Farewell Address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKVsq2daR8Q • Simon Sinek TE

Anthony Portantino is a California State Senator representing the 25th District in my state capital of Sacramento. This is my district, so it was a great honor to interview one of my elected representatives! Senator Portantino worked as a producer in the entertainment industry before getting into politics. He served two terms on the La Canada City Council, then served in the California State Assembly from 2006-2012. He has been a State Senator since 2016. We provide longform and “shortcuts” versions of each conversation to meet your listening needs. Episode Links • Anthony Portantino Website: https://www.anthonyportantino.com • Anthony Portantino Website: https://sd25.senate.ca.gov • Twitter Account: @Portantino Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. Connect with us and the rest of our tribe b