Leading While Human
"Leading While Human" is a heartfelt podcast co-hosted by Sean Gaillard and Dr. Sonia Matthew that reimagines leadership through a human-centered lens. Born from lived experience, reflection, and healing this series invites honest conversations with thoughtful leaders about belonging, courage, well being, and leading with love in complex times. This is not about performative leadership or quick fixes. It is about being human first and leading from the heart.
Episodes
Leading While Human Season 2 Premiere
Featuring Dr. Amanda Austin
What does it mean to lead with courage, purpose, and humanity in a world that often asks leaders to do more with less?
In the Season 2 premiere of Leading While Human, hosts Sean Gaillard and Sonia Matthew welcome Dr. Amanda Austin, the 2025 Louisiana Principal of the Year, educational leader, and advocate for building schools where relationships, teamwork, and stud...
In this special bonus episode of Leading While Human, co-hosts Sean Gaillard and Dr. Sonia Matthew sit down with acclaimed author and executive leadership coach Marcel Schwantes, author of Humane Leadership: Lead with Radical Love. Be a Kick-Ass Boss. Together they explore what it truly means to lead with heart, courage, and compassion in a world that too often celebrates hierarchy over humanity.
Marcel shares powerful insights ...
🎙 Season Finale of Leading While Human
In this season finale episode, hosts Dr. Sonia Matthew and Sean Gaillard welcome the inspiring and insightful Dr. Donya Ball for a powerful and upbeat conversation centered on what it truly means to lead while human.
Dr. Donya Ball is an internationally respected keynote speaker, leadership expert, professor, and executive coach with more than two decades of experience supporting leaders across...
🎙️ Leading While Human
Episode 3 with Lauren Kaufman
Co hosted by Sean Gaillard and Dr. Sonia Matthew
In this third inaugural episode of Leading While Human, we are joined by Lauren Kaufman, author of The Leader Inside. This conversation centers on leadership that begins within and is rooted in presence, courage, and humanity.
Lauren shares reflections on leading from the inside out, staying grounded in complex times, and choosing...
In this powerful second episode of #LeadingWhileHuman, hosts Sean Gaillard and Dr. Sonia Matthew sit down with Principal Baruti Kafele, internationally renowned speaker, author, and veteran school leader. Together, they explore what it truly means to lead people not programs in schools and communities where the work demands heart, clarity, and courage.
Leadership Beyond Titles: Baruti Kafele shares how leadership is defined by r...
Episode 1: Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket
In our premiere episode, we sit with Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket , wife, mother, principal, TEDx speaker, author, and President of the Maryland Association of Elementary School Principals. A lifelong educator and advocate named a Top 100 Influencer in education, Rachel shares her journey from classroom teacher to transformational leader, wisdom on relational leadership, joy in challenging seasons, and pra...
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