The So What Podcast explores how school system leaders make sense of complexity when data, strategy, and real classroom outcomes are misaligned. It is for district and charter leaders who are trying to turn fragmented information, competing priorities, and limited capacity into clear decisions that actually improve teaching, learning, and long term sustainability. Each conversation examines how leaders move from uncertainty to clarity, and from intention to execution.
Latest Episodes
Leading with Courage: Building Systems That Sustain Growth with Terrence Davis
In this episode of The So What Podcast, host Shweta Gandhi, CEO and Founder of Strived, sits down with Terrence Davis, Superintendent of Banning Unified School Distric...
Building Belonging at Scale: Leading Diverse Communities with Michael Giles
In this episode of The So What Podcast, host Shweta Gandhi, CEO and Founder of Strived, sits down with Michael Giles, Superintendent of Aurora Public Schools, to explo...
From Insight to Impact: Strengthening Leadership and Systems at Scale with Adriana Garza
In this episode of The So What Podcast, host Shweta Gandhi, CEO and Founder of Strived, sits down with Adriana Garza, Executive Director at Northside Independent Schoo...
Leading Through Complexity: Systems, Community, and Innovation in a Unique District with Dr. Todd Cutler
In this episode of The So What Podcast, host Shweta Gandhi, CEO and Founder of Strived, sits down with Dr. Todd Cutler, Superintendent of Lake Tahoe Unified School Dis...
From Infrastructure to Insight: Rethinking Technology’s Role in Modern School Systems with David Wildy
In this episode of The So What Podcast, host Shweta Gandhi, CEO and Founder of Strived, sits down with David Wildy, Chief Technology Officer at Dublin Unified School D...
