Higher Performance Group Presents

The Show
with Dr. Joe

Real conversations with K–12 and higher education leaders who are making the impossible inevitable — and telling us exactly how they did it.

20–30 min
Conversation Format
K–12 & Higher Education
Both Sectors Featured
Executive Leaders
Superintendent · President · Chancellor
Weekly
New Episodes
No Prep
No Script. No Slides. Just Your Story.
Why We Do This

Most breakthrough leadership stories
never get told.

The leaders doing the most important work in education are rarely the ones with the loudest megaphone. This show fixes that. — Dr. Joe Hill, Founder, Higher Performance Group
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01

Your Peers Are Your Best Teachers

Superintendents and presidents learn best from each other — not from consultants, keynotes, or white papers. This show puts your colleagues in the seat and lets them speak plainly.

02

Real Stories, Not Highlight Reels

We go deep on what the challenge actually looked like, the moment the decision got made, and what came after. No press release conversations. No polished talking points.

03

Grounded in National Research

Every conversation connects to patterns documented across 1,000+ leadership teams. Read the research →

04

A Platform Worth Being On

Your story and your institution's progress — in front of an audience of the exact peers who need to hear it. Your episode lives permanently on YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

05

Proud Sponsor of Progress

Higher Performance Group exists to cancel all things average in educational leadership. The Show is how we put that belief on air — one leader at a time.

The Experience

What the conversation
actually looks like

20–30 Minutes

Focused and purposeful. Dr. Joe does his homework on you and your institution before you ever sit down — so the conversation starts deep.

Conversational, Not Scripted

No prepared remarks. No slide deck. Just an honest conversation between two leaders — and the story only you can tell.

Live on Three Platforms

Your episode publishes simultaneously to YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook — permanently shareable with your board, your team, and your community.

YouTube LinkedIn Facebook

Audience of Your Peers

Watched by superintendents, district CEOs, college presidents, chancellors, and provosts — the exact colleagues who understand what you're carrying.

This Week's Episodes

The Conversations
Happening Now

Full Playlist on YouTube
Featured Guests

A Few Leaders Who've Been in the Seat

A curated mix of K–12 and higher education executives. Full archive on YouTube.

Dr. Joyce C. Ester
Higher Ed · President
Higher Education
Dr. Joyce C. Ester
President — Governors State University
"The President Who Came Home"
Randy L. Russell, Ph.D.
K–12 · Superintendent
K–12 Education
Randy L. Russell, Ph.D.
Superintendent — Freeman School District, WA
"The Superintendent Who Stayed and Built the Model"
Dr. Nick Ladany
Higher Ed · President
Higher Education
Dr. Nick Ladany
President — San Francisco Bay University
"The President Who Canceled Higher Education"
Dr. Jeff Horton
K–12 · Superintendent
K–12 Education
Dr. Jeff Horton
Superintendent — SouthWest Metro Integration District
"The Millennial Code Breaker"
Dr. Larry Johnson Jr.
Higher Ed · President
Higher Education
Dr. Larry Johnson Jr.
President — Bronx Community College
"Renaissance in the Poorest County in America"
Glenn Robbins
K–12 · Superintendent
K–12 Education
Glenn Robbins
Superintendent — Brigantine Schools
"Superintendent, Influencer, Author x3: Making It All Work"
Dr. Kevin Walthers
Higher Ed · Superintendent
Higher Education
Dr. Kevin Walthers
Superintendent — Allan Hancock College Community
"The Credential Dealers"
Michele Eller, Ph.D.
K–12 · Superintendent
K–12 Education
Michele Eller, Ph.D.
Superintendent — Sylacauga City Schools, AL
"Commitment Beats Permission"
Dr. Eric Hudspith, Ed.D.
K–12 · Superintendent
K–12 Education
Dr. Eric Hudspith, Ed.D.
Superintendent — Wasesca Public Schools
"The Empathic Visionary"
Dr. Greg Peterson
Higher Ed · President
Higher Education
Dr. Greg Peterson
President — Salt Lake Community College
"Reclaiming the JOY Word in the Work"
Dr. Mario K. Castillo
Higher Ed · Ambassador
Higher Education
Dr. Mario K. Castillo
Global Ambassador for Sustainable Education
"From Here To There: The Mario Method"
Sunem Beaton-Garcia, Ed.D.
Higher Ed · President
Higher Education
Sunem Beaton-Garcia, Ed.D.
President — Chippewa Valley Technical College
"Moving at the Speed of Business"
What Former Guests Say

The conversation they didn't expect

"We have become habituated to viewing educational leadership through filters — appearing to external audiences as meeting mission while internally delivering bare minimum performance. This conversation helped us name it and fix it."
Dr. Jason Morrison
President — Trinity Valley Community College, TX
"Dr. Joe goes places in a conversation that most interviewers never reach. He knew our work before we sat down — and that made all the difference in what we were able to say."
Dr. Kimberly Britt
Provost — Maricopa Community College System
"Being on The Show gave our team something to point to — a shared story about who we're becoming. The response from our board, our faculty, and our community was something I didn't anticipate."
Michael Avaltroni
President — Fairleigh Dickinson University
Be a Guest

Are You Making the
Impossible Inevitable?

The Show is selective by design. We feature K–12 and higher education leaders producing breakthrough results their peers need to hear about.

You Lead at the Top

Superintendent, district CEO, college president, chancellor, or provost — you're accountable for the whole system.

Your Team Has a Win Worth Sharing

Something real changed in your institution. A result surprised even you. That's a story your peers need — and this is the platform to tell it.

You're Willing to Be Honest

We don't do polished talking points. The leaders who resonate most tell it straight — including what was hard.