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The Empowered Principal® Podcast

Angela Kelly

Booking Overview

This education leadership interview-and-solo-expert show focuses on emotional fitness, practical leadership, and the challenges facing elementary principals, with occasional external interviews featuring education executives, authors, advocates, and subject-matter experts. Credible pitches include school leadership authors, education organization leaders, parent or disability advocates, student-safety specialists, and experts who can offer actionable guidance to principals; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 463

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

angelakellycoaching@gmail.com

info@alphafemme.com

holly@squigglesquad.com

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Host

Angela Kelly - Former teacher, principal, and district administrator who is also a Certified Life Coach specializing in tools and strategies for elementary school leaders.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Education executives, school leadership authors, parent or disability advocates, and subject-matter experts with practical insight relevant to elementary principals.
Required Achievements:  
Published books on education or school leadership, Executive leadership of education or child-safety organizations, Parent advocacy or disability advocacy experience, Recognized expertise in student safety, education, or leadership development

Recent Guest Discussions

Lindsay Whorton - Expanding The Principal Role, Building Leadership Capacity, And Creating A More Sustainable Approach To School Leadership.

Laura Parker - Digital Safety In Schools, Online Exploitation Prevention, And Helping School Leaders Create Safe Spaces For Student Disclosure.

Youness El Fehdi - IEP Collaboration, Parent-school Partnerships, Disability Advocacy, And Improving Communication Among Families, Teachers, And School Leaders.

Recent Topics

Education, School Leadership, Elementary Education, Principal Wellbeing, Special Education

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Empowered Principal® Podcast
:

Ep #457: Authority in Leadership: The Beliefs That Shape How You Lead

September 29, 2026

The way you think about authority shapes the way you lead. Every interaction with a person in a position of power, influence, or experience is filtered through the beliefs you carry about yourself, your voice, and what you are capable of.     In this episode, I explore authority in leadership and the beliefs that influence how we show up with peers, supervisors, and other people in positions of authority. I look at how childhood experiences, past relationships, and deeply held assumptions can...

Ep #456: A New School Leadership Architecture: Rethinking How We Lead with Lindsay Whorton

September 22, 2026

School leaders are carrying more responsibility than ever, but what if the solution is not simply asking them to do more?    In this episode, I talk with Lindsay Whorton, president of The Holdsworth Center and author of A New School Leadership Architecture, about why the future of school leadership requires a different approach. We discuss how the principal's role has expanded over time, why expecting one person to carry every aspect of instructional leadership is unsustainable, and how schoo...

Ep #455: Hypervigilance vs. Resilience: What's Really Driving Your Leadership?

September 15, 2026

Being able to handle anything is often viewed as a sign of strong leadership. But there is a difference between true resilience and constantly staying on guard, pushing through, and relying on survival mode to get through challenges.      In this episode, I explore the difference between hypervigilance and resilience and how I once confused the two in my own leadership journey. I look at why hypervigilance can feel productive and responsible, especially for school leaders who are used to mana...

Publicly listed emails

angelakellycoaching@gmail.com

info@alphafemme.com

holly@squigglesquad.com

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