Square Pizza
The Square Pizza podcast focuses on the intersection of education, innovation, and diversity. We host and interview leaders doing incredible work around the country to ensure all students have access to an equitable education. The Square Pizza podcast is hosted by SchermCo, a social-impact implementation firm that offers strategic implementation and project management services to schools and education-focused organizations across the country.
Episodes
Laura Demarse has spent nearly 20 years working at the intersection of higher education, workforce development, industry, and philanthropy. Today, as Vice President for Future of Work at the Charles Koch Foundation, she is focused on helping more people connect t...
- Dad. Husband. Marathoner.
- Deputy Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
- State Superintendent, Louisiana Department of Education
- Teach For America Board Member
- Chief Executive Officer, Great Minds
John White has spent his career working at nearly ev...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg welcomes Alesha Washington, President and CEO of Seattle Foundation, for a powerful conversation about philanthropy, courage, and what it means to move money like it truly matters. Alesha shares how her experiences ac...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg welcomes Tahira Stalberte, Assistant Superintendent of Communications and Community Relations at Union County Public Schools, for a thoughtful conversation about leadership, trust, and what it really takes to communic...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg welcomes Dan Porterfield, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aspen Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation about leadership, educational opportunity, and how ideas can scale far beyond a single institutio...
Shamaiye Haynes is more than a school board member. She is a longtime community leader, family engagement advocate, and one of the voices helping shape the future of a $2 billion public school district. In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, she shares how year...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg welcomes Jacob Adams, Founder and Executive Director of Inner Spark Learning Lab, for a powerful conversation about what happens when schools stop asking students to fit the system and start redesigning the system to ...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg sits down with Aneesh Sohoni, Chief Executive Officer of Teach For America, for a candid conversation about leadership, purpose, and why he still believes education can be one of the most unifying forces in the countr...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg welcomes Corey Carlesimo, CEO of Prospect HQ, and returning guest Dewey Norwood to talk about Prospect HQ, a purpose-driven hiring platform built to connect current and former student athletes with employers who value...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg welcomes Samantha Lurie Carroll and Sylvester Chisom, co-founders of Show Me The World Project, to share how a single school trip idea grew into a multi-city nonprofit helping high school students from under-resourced...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg welcomes back Taylor James for her fourth appearance on the show and her first since earning her MBA and stepping into the role of Director of Strategic Implementation at SchermCo. In this episode, you’ll learn ...
On this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg sits down with Danielle Frazier, Special Assistant to the City Manager for Workforce Development in the City of Charlotte and longtime girls flag football coach. They talk about what it really takes to build pathways ...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg welcomes Erica Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of United Way of Greater Nashville, for a candid conversation about leading regional change at the intersection of poverty, philanthropy, and community power.
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In this episode of the Square Pizza Pod, Greg welcomes Shaka Mitchell, educator, policy leader, and advocate for school choice, for an engaging and candid conversation about education, leadership, and civic engagement.
From his early days in Nashville to his curre...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Podcast, host Greg Schermbeck sits down with Rod Banks, long-time community development and philanthropy leader, for a candid conversation on leadership, career growth, and the evolving landscape of corporate social responsibil...
In this full-circle episode of the Square Pizza Podcast, host Greg Schermbeck reconnects with Jason Terrell, President of the R. Howard Dobbs Jr. Foundation, for a wide-ranging and insightful conversation on fatherhood, leadership, and the evolving world of phila...
In this episode of the Square Pizza Podcast, Greg sits down with Aaron Randolph, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Carolina Youth Coalition (CYC)—an organization supporting over 500 high-achieving, under-resourced students across Charlotte. With warm...
Welcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with Christine Edwards Pitkin, Founder & CEO of Civility Localized & Civic Impact Academy. Civility Localized is a minority and woman-owned Community Engagement Con...
Square Pizza Audience, we have a special episode from our family empowerment work. We host quarterly convenings for leaders and key players from our family empowerment cohort to gather and share insights and best practices related to family engagement and empower...
Welcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with Maya Martin Cadogan, Founder & Exec Director of Parents Amplifying Voices in Education. Founded in April 2016 with an all-parent governing board, PAVE is dedicated...
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