An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast

Peter Stiepleman, Jamie Almanzan

Booking Overview

An interview-led education leadership show focused on reflective conversations with superintendents, heads of school, and other experienced education leaders about difficult decisions, mistakes, relationships, and lessons learned. Agencies could credibly pitch current or former superintendents, international school heads, senior K-12 administrators, and education leadership experts with firsthand stories of navigating complex systems; booking difficulty is high because guests typically hold senior leadership roles and have substantial sector credibility.

Metrics

Episodes: 227

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

peter@peterstieplepleman.com

peter@peterstiepleman.com

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Host

Peter Stiepleman - Education leader with more than 20 years of experience in teaching and school administration, including roles as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent of a large Missou...

Jamie Almanzan - Leadership professional associated with APC Leadership Collaborative, which supports leaders in navigating complex leadership situations.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Current or former superintendents, heads of school, senior K-12 or international education administrators, and established education leadership experts with firsthand experience managing complex organizational or community challenges.

Required Achievements:

Leading major school districts or international schools, Holding senior superintendent or head-of-school roles, Receiving national education leadership recognition, Managing significant organizational, community, or systems-level initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Gustavo Balderas - Building Community Trust, Stakeholder Engagement, School-system Transitions, Leadership Compression, And Turning Abstract Leadership Principles Into Actionable Processes.

Chip Kimball - Leadership Vulnerability, Organizational Culture, Resetting Failed Initiatives, Cultural Competence, Deep Thinking, And Designing School Ecosystems That Support Experimentation And Reflection.

Jennifer Tickle - Values-driven Leadership, Community Alignment, International School Administration, Teacher Recruitment And Visa Challenges, And Ethical Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Education.

Recent Topics

Education, Educational Leadership, K 12 Education, International Education, School Administration

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast

(AUDIO) Courage, Systems, and Conviction: A Lesson in Vulnerability with Supt. Michael Hayden with Supt. Michael Hayden

September 29, 2026

This week on An Imperfect Leader, we sit down with Superintendent Michael Hayden of the Clyde-Savannah Central School District for a deeply moving conversation on leadership, literacy, and human-centered courage. Here are two key takeaways from this powerful conversation: 1. Thinking in Systems to Guarantee Middle School Literacy Michael shares how middle school serves as a crucial pivot point. Rather than leaving literacy to chance, Michael applied systems thinking across the district: Prot...

(VIDEO) Courage, Systems, and Conviction: A Lesson in Vulnerability with Supt. Michael Hayden

September 29, 2026

(VIDEO) Process over Product: How Courageous Leaders Build Community Trust with Dr. Gustavo Balderas

September 22, 2026

When we talk about leadership in education, it's easy to rely on broad phrases like "building relationships" or "equity" without defining what those actually look like in daily practice. In this week's episode of An Imperfect Leader, co-host Jamie Almanzan and I sat down with Dr. Gustavo Balderas, Superintendent of Puget Sound Educational Service District and former AASA and NABE National Superintendent of the Year. We explored what it takes to turn abstract ideas into concrete, actionable sy...

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