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Hire Ground

Hire Ground

By: Christina Greenberg & Josh Czupryk
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Hire Ground is the essential podcast for K12 leaders and talent professionals navigating the ever-changing landscape of educational leadership hiring. Hosted by Christina Greenberg, CEO of Edgility Search, with over 20 years of executive search expertise, and Josh Czupryk, founder of Josh's K12 Jobs Blast, this podcast blends high-level data insights with real-world stories to uncover how to find, hire, and retain the right leaders for the right organizations at the right time.


Each episode dives into Josh’s weekly indexing of the K12 job market, offering fresh data-driven trends, paired with Christina’s deep expertise in executive search. Together, they explore what these trends mean on the ground, providing actionable insights to:


  1. Understand the current K12 job market dynamics.
  2. Rethink or strengthen one key talent search, onboarding, or retaining through practice.
  3. See how these strategies play out in real-world scenarios.


From emerging hiring patterns to practical solutions for talent challenges, Hire Ground equips listeners with the knowledge and tools to make informed decisions and build stronger leadership teams in K12 education. Tune in to stay ahead of the curve and transform your approach to talent leadership.

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Episodes
  • Hire Ground | Episode 17: Excellence Is the Answer, Not the Excuse
    Apr 8 2026

    Brent Bushey has visited enough schools to know the difference between one that's working and one that isn't — and he says you can feel it before you see it. In this conversation, he shares what that feeling is made of, why the way we talk about teacher burnout may actually be making things worse, and what school leaders can do right now, inside whatever constraints they're working in, to build something worth staying for.

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    14 mins
  • Hire Ground | Episode 16: The Future of School Belongs to the Agile with Caitrin Wright Silicon Schools Fund
    Apr 1 2026

    The K-12 world is changing faster than anyone can plan for, and the leaders who will thrive are those who can stay nimble without losing sight of what matters most: kids. In this episode, Christina sits down with Caitrin Wright, CEO of Silicon Schools Fund, to explore what great school leadership looks like at a moment when the pace of change is exponential.

    From the emergence of differentiated teacher roles to a potential renaissance of social entrepreneurship in education, Caitrin shares the bright spots she's seeing across the country, and what they mean for how we hire, develop, and think about talent in K-12 today.

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    19 mins
  • Hire Ground | Episode 15: Coaching, AI, and the Future of Education
    Mar 25 2026

    In this episode, host Josh Czupryk sits down with Dacia Toll, co-founder and co-CEO of CourseMojo, to explore what it really takes to lead schools effectively in a post-COVID world. From rethinking how we hire and retain talent to leveraging technology for better student outcomes, Dacia shares hard-won insights from decades at the forefront of education leadership — and a fresh vision for what's possible.

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    17 mins
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