Leadership Rules

Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio

Welcome to Leadership Rules, where we believe leadership isn’t just a role—it’s a way of life. Whether you're leading a team, a community, or simply leading yourself, we’re here to help you explore the possibilities. And we are bringing guests along to share their journeys, their own leadership rules and lessons we can use along the way. Welcome to our podcast! Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio

  1. Leadership Rules with Scott Martin

    MAR 4

    Leadership Rules with Scott Martin

    🎧 Leadership Rules with Scott Martin Title: Success Isn’t the Goal. Flourishing Is. What if the goal of school wasn’t just success… but flourishing? In this episode of Leadership Rules, Nick and Marnie sit down with Dr. Scott Martin, Executive Director of the Odyssey Leadership Academy, to talk about how leadership can create environments where both students and educators truly thrive. Scott believes that leadership is both art and science, and that great leaders carry a deep responsibility to care for the people in their community. He also challenges many traditional assumptions about school, including grades, agency, and what real learning looks like. In this conversation, we explore: • The difference between leadership and management  • Why the leader sets the “nervous system” of an organization  • How flourishing can become a school’s North Star  • What happens when students are given real agency in their learning  • Why resilience grows when students create learning instead of just consuming it Scott also shares how Odyssey Leadership Academy empowers students to design projects, teach classes, and even build real-world solutions like a student-built tiny home. If you care about leadership, education, and building cultures where people thrive, this episode will challenge the way you think about success. 📍 Learn more about Odyssey Leadership Academy  https://OdysseyLeadershipAcademy.org Subscribe for more conversations about leadership, character, and building organizations where people flourish. #LeadershipRules #ScottMartin #EducationLeadership #HumanFlourishing #SchoolLeadership #StudentAgency

    25 min
  2. FEB 18

    Leadership Rules with EJ Carrion

    🎧 Leadership Rules with EJ Carrion Title: Think in Decades, Not Days What does it mean to lead in a world where students are living three lives at once? Personal life. School life. Phone life. In this high energy conversation, EJ Carrion challenges us to rethink education, leadership, and what it means to prepare young people for a future that looks nothing like the past. EJ is the co founder of Student Success Agency, a first generation college graduate, Gates Millennium Scholar, and someone who believes schools must evolve from Blockbuster to Netflix if they want to stay relevant. In this episode, we talk about: • Why the phone is not just a distraction but a door • What a “digital YMCA” could look like for students • How to build agency in young people • Why leadership is art, not science • What it means to be a pirate ship leader instead of the Navy • And why selflessness is compound interest EJ also shares three principles that guide his leadership: Think in decades instead of days Selflessness is compound interest Choose we instead of me If you care about student success, digital culture, human connection, or the future of public education, this one will stretch your thinking. 📍 Connect with EJ Carrion LinkedIn → EJ Carrion Subscribe for more conversations that challenge how we lead, learn, and live. #LeadershipRules #EJCarrion #StudentSuccess #EducationLeadership #DigitalAge #ThinkInDecades #WeInsteadOfMe

    31 min
  3. Leadership Rules with Anthony Conta

    12/10/2025

    Leadership Rules with Anthony Conta

    🎮 New Episode: Anthony Conta on Games, Growth, and Getting Unstuck Title: Make Your Next Move a Game This week on Leadership Rules, Anthony Conta brings the fun. He’s a UX designer, product strategist, professor, and the creator of Funemployed (now Bad Interviews). Oh, and he once taught chess to preschoolers. In this episode, Anthony joins Marnie and Nick to talk about the intersections of design, teaching, creativity, and career reinvention. It’s part improv show, part product jam session, and all-around inspiration. In this episode, you’ll hear: 🎲 Why career detours are often the best part of the story  🎓 How teaching forces clarity in leadership  🧠 Why UX and leadership both start with empathy  📦 How Anthony designed a hands-on UX textbook that doesn’t suck  🏁 And why “just start” might be the best advice no one takes This one’s for the curious, the creative, and the career shape-shifters. If you’ve ever wondered what’s next, Anthony makes a strong case for playing your way into the answer. 📍 Connect with Anthony Conta LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyconta/ Medium → https://medium.com/@anthonyconta 🎲 Check out Bad Interviews (formerly Funemployed) wherever you buy your games. 📘 Grab The Art and Science of UX Design online or at your favorite bookstore. Subscribe for more conversations with rule breakers, design thinkers, and everyday leaders redefining what it means to show up with curiosity. #LeadershipRules #AnthonyConta #UXDesign #CareerPath #BadInterviews #GameDesign #CuriousLeadership

    32 min

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Welcome to Leadership Rules, where we believe leadership isn’t just a role—it’s a way of life. Whether you're leading a team, a community, or simply leading yourself, we’re here to help you explore the possibilities. And we are bringing guests along to share their journeys, their own leadership rules and lessons we can use along the way. Welcome to our podcast! Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio