The Boyz of Edtech | K–12 Education Insights

Rick Fernandez, Matthew Millstein, Jacob Kantor, Ryan Patenaude, Jeff Piontek

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-driven K-12 education and edtech show featuring superintendents, education innovators, edtech operators, founders, and recruiting professionals. Agencies could credibly pitch district leaders, education entrepreneurs, workforce and CTE specialists, edtech executives, education consultants, and leadership experts; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial senior-level or specialized experience but do not appear to require celebrity prominence.

Metrics

Episodes: 13

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Rick Fernandez - Host covering K-12 education, edtech, district leadership, and education-sector partnerships.

Matthew Millstein - Co-host covering K-12 education, edtech, and education-sector operations.

Jacob Kantor - Co-host covering K-12 education, edtech, and education-sector operations.

Ryan Patenaude - Co-host covering K-12 education, edtech, and education-sector operations.

Jeff Piontek - Co-host covering K-12 education, edtech, and education-sector operations.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior K-12 district leaders, superintendents, edtech founders or operators, education-sector executives, recruiters, consultants, and experienced education innovators with practical results or specialized expertise.
Required Achievements:  
Senior district or education-sector leadership, Development of K-12 programs or student career pathways, Leadership of edtech, recruiting, consulting, or nonprofit initiatives, Demonstrated expertise in education partnerships, hiring, innovation, or operational improvement

Recent Guest Discussions

Thomas Davis - Education Leadership, Mentorship Pipelines, Cultural Understanding, Leadership Development, District-edtech Partnerships, Performance-based Models, And Edtech Sales.

Jenna Farone - Edtech Layoffs, Hiring Trends, Recruiting, Candidate Evaluation, Networking, Founder-led Sales, Ai's Impact On Hiring, And Career Decisions.

Rick Surrency - District Leadership, School Choice, CTE And STEM Pathways, Graduation Outcomes, Education Innovation, AI Adoption, Edtech Evaluation, Funding, And Community Partnerships.

Recent Topics

Edtech, K 12 Education, School Leadership, District Operations, Education Entrepreneurship

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Boyz of Edtech | K–12 Education Insights
:

From Lonely Cliff to Shared Hill: Rethinking How EdTech Founders Build and Scale

August 04, 2026

In this episode of the Boys of EdTech, the crew is joined by Michael Narea, CEO and General Partner at the Transcend Fellowship, for a deep and thought-provoking conversation on what it really takes to build, sustain, and scale in edtech today.Michael shares insights from over 12,000 one-on-one conversations with founders, revealing a powerful pattern he calls the “lonely cliff” where many founders lose their original vision under pressure from markets, customers, and expectations. He introdu...

From Classroom to Systems Change: Leading with Purpose and Precision with Dr. Julia Rafal-Baer

July 27, 2026

In this episode of the Boys of EdTech, the crew is joined by Dr. Julia Rafal-Baer, CEO and Founder of Women Leading Ed, for an inspiring and deeply insightful conversation on leadership, resilience, and transforming education systems at scale.Julia shares her powerful journey from starting as a special education teacher in the Bronx to becoming a nationally recognized leader shaping policy, talent, and system-level change. Drawing from her own experiences as a student with non-visible disabil...

From Relationships to Results: Leading with Impact in Education with Thomas Davis

July 21, 2026

In this episode of the Boys of EdTech, host Rick Fernandez and the crew sit down with Thomas Davis, Board Member and Educational Innovator at Boz Institute, for a powerful conversation on leadership, mentorship, and what it truly takes to drive impact in education.With a career spanning classroom teaching, edtech sales, consulting, and nonprofit leadership, Thomas shares his journey from growing up in San Diego to becoming a trusted advisor across K-12 and beyond. He reflects on how early exp...

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