The Stronger Podcast

Mike Montoya

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The Stronger Podcast is where the real conversations behind education and nonprofit leadership come alive. Each episode spotlights executives, founders, and purpose-driven leaders who are shaping schools, organizations, and communities across the country. These are the people on the front lines, opening school doors, building new models, and creating opportunities for kids every single day. Leaders share their journeys, the challenges they are navigating right now, and the mission that drives them. It is the kind of candid, heart-level exchange you would normally only hear after hours at a conference. Listeners can expect stories of impact, resilience, vulnerability, and vision...

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Recent episodes

  • Everything You Need Is Already Within You: How a Mississippi Delta Teacher Came to Lead Moonshot in Denver (with Kat Ling)Oct 29, 2026 · 54 min
  • Focus on What Is Possible, Not What Is Probable: How OneGoal Georgia Walks Students From a Diploma to a Credential (with Taylor Ramsey)Oct 22, 2026 · 47 min
  • Lead With Empathy and Assume Best Intent: How a Former Private Banker Builds Teacher Pathways in Greater DC (with Anthony Dorado)Oct 15, 2026 · 42 min
  • Belief in Kids Is Only the Start: How Teach For America Indianapolis Turns It Into Results with Dr. Tenika Holden-FlynnOct 8, 2026 · 38 min
  • Better Curriculum Isn't Enough: Mapping the Gap Between Common Core and Student Outcomes with Joy OsborneOct 1, 2026 · 47 min
  • The Future Is Not Something We Predict: Venture Philanthropy and Systems Change in a Global Realignment with Shruti SehraSep 24, 2026 · 43 min
  • Education Data Misses the Kids in the Middle: From Community Organizing to Getting Servant Leaders on the Ballot with Leticia de la VaraSep 17, 2026 · 52 min
  • Latino Professionals in Corporate America Plan Further Ahead: Why Culture Is an Asset and Not a Liability with Dr. Daniel CustódioSep 10, 2026 · 45 min
  • Teacher Attendance Predicts Turnover: The Retention Signal Most School Systems Miss with Dr. Tommy ChangSep 3, 2026 · 45 min
  • Teacher Retention Is a School Systems Problem: Building the Black and Brown Middle Class in South LA with Jesse MelgaresAug 27, 2026 · 53 min

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