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Podcast Recap!

by | October 27, 2025

Interested in hearing more about the Opportunity Culture® initiative? Check out the podcasts we’ve been on this year:

Redesigning school staffing for student success: On The Education Gadfly Show, Public Impact Co-President Bryan Hassel discusses with host Mike Petrilli how Opportunity Culture® redesign of school staffing can boost both teacher retention and student success.

On the Ten-Minute Top Ten podcast from the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Ashley Williams and Bryan Hassel of Public Impact discuss with host Matthew Smith how Matthew Smith how staffing redesign allows school districts to transform teaching and learning–for higher pay, within regular school budgets.

On the Learning Can’t Wait podcast from Fullmind, Kendall King and Bryan Hassel of Public Impact join host Hayley Spira-Bauer for an in-depth look at all things strategic school staffing, from student results to teacher satisfaction to remotely located leadership.

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