MEET THE SPEAKERS
Check out the SPEAKER PROFILES + download their FREE RESOURCES below.
Joshua Stamper
Keynote Speaker | Author | Podcaster | Leadership Consultant
Joshua Stamper is an experienced educator who has worked in a variety of roles, including middle school administrator, classroom art educator, and athletic coach. He is currently the Training and Development Specialist for the Teach Better Team, where he manages the Teach Better Podcast Network. In addition to his work with the Teach Better Team, Joshua is the author of Aspire to Lead, a podcast host, and a leadership coach and presenter for educators. His passion for education is evident in everything he does, and he is committed to helping others reach their full potential.
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Book Study Kit - The Language of Behavior
Get all the resources you need all in this one, done-for-you kit. You’ll get a facilitator guide, reflection questions, printable worksheets, + more!
Charle Peck, M.Ed., MSW
Keynote Speaker | Author | School Mental Health Consultant
Charle Peck, LCSW, M.Ed., is an international keynote speaker, author, and former educator turned clinical therapist who transforms chaotic systems from the inside out. Specializing in stress tolerance, she delivers a powerful message of hope to professionals in high-pressure roles, offering practical strategies to maintain stability and improve performance. To sustain impact, Charle developed a toolkit that helps leaders build capacity within their teams using the same framework. Her keynote, Thriving Under Pressure, inspires audiences across education, mental health, and corporate wellness sectors worldwide, while her workshops transform insight into long-term change.
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Rapid Resets
Rapid Resets for Educators are practical, integrative strategies designed to help educators reduce stress in real time, restore stability, and respond to behavior more effectively.
SHIFT THE ENERGY OF YOUR GROUP
Rapid Resets for Leaders teaches brief, neuroscience-informed strategies that help adults regulate their own nervous systems first, so they can move from reactivity to intentional response. The focus is not “fixing behavior,” but stabilizing the adult, using tools like one-minute resets, co-regulation anchors, and predictable language loops that lower cognitive load and de-escalate intensity.
Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson
Resilience Researcher | Certified Resilience Trainer
Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson is a professor, researcher, and resilience trainer who helps educators keep their batteries charged and recharge when they become depleted. Julie is the author of four books, including Pause, Ponder, and Persist in the Classroom. Julie’s Teacher Recharge Framework helps educators navigate challenges in ways that light them up instead of burn them out. Julie’s TEDx Talk, keynotes, and professional learning programs have impacted educators around the world. Julie’s work shows it is possible to impact lives and still have a life.
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The 10 Minute Pause Journal
This 90 day journal provides prompts for a peaceful and productive 10-minute pause in the morning and 10-minute pause in the evening. The morning prompts help teachers determine a feeling and focus for the day, rather than allowing circumstances and events to determine how the day will go. The evening prompts help teachers release the day's stress, reflect on the successes, and identify moments of gratitude. Pausing with this reflective tool is a powerful way to bring more joy and fulfillment to the teaching day.
Darrin Peppard, Ed. D.
Leadership Coach | Speaker | Author + Publisher
Dr. Darrin Peppard is an author, leadership coach, consultant, and speaker focused on organizational culture and climate, and growing emerging leaders. Darrin is the best-selling author of the book Road to Awesome, and is the host of the Leaning into Leadership podcast. As a ‘recovering high school principal’, Darrin shares strategies and lessons learned from 26 years in public education to help leaders gain clarity, find joy in their work, and walk in their purpose.
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E-Book: Walk In Your Purpose
Exhausted, overwhelmed, living life under water. That is a common theme when asking early career leaders how things are progressing in their job. This free e-book can help you to walk in your purpose and be the leader you wish to be.
Dr. Chris Culver
Keynote Speaker | College Professor
Dr. Christopher Culver is a highly sought-after, dynamic, and engaging speaker. He is a proud product of Oklahoma public education. Raised in a divorced family, he split his time between Tulsa during the week, a 300-acre farm in Wyandotte, OK, and several times throughout the year in Fayetteville, NC.
For more than a decade, Dr. Culver has served educational communities as a classroom teacher, secondary principal, and, most recently, as a cabinet-level administrator. He is the former President of the Oklahoma Association for Bilingual Education and currently serves as Vice President of the Oklahoma Citizens for Education nonprofit. Today, he works as a speaker and leading thought partner on the Science of Kindness, a consultant with expertise in culture and Gen Z/Gen Alpha understanding, and a part-time college professor where he teaches future teachers and leaders.
Earning an EdD through research on culture and the collective impact on motivation, Dr. Culver is dedicated to spreading kindness, improving mindsets, and creating spaces where everyone is seen, heard, valued, and respected. He believes that if you cannot find the light, be the light!
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The Science of Kindness Handout
In today's educational landscape, where the focus often leans heavily on academic achievement and standardized testing, one powerful tool for student success is frequently overlooked: kindness. While often seen as a "soft skill," kindness is rooted in hard science. Research shows that engaging in acts of kindness not only benefits emotional well-being but also has significant impacts on cognitive function and classroom dynamics. The science of kindness delves into the neuroscience behind why this simple behavior is so powerful in educational settings.
Dr. Cameron Caswell
The Teen Translator | Adolescent Psychologist | TEDx Speaker | Author | Podcast Host
Dr. Cam Caswell, PhD—“The Teen Translator”—is an adolescent psychologist, parenting coach, TEDx speaker, and host of the Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam podcast. With over 20 years of experience and a teen of her own, Dr. Cam combines professional expertise with personal insight to help parents stop yelling, start connecting, and rebuild trust at home. Her Parenting Teens Academy gives parents bite-sized tools, real-life scripts, and science-backed strategies to reduce conflict and strengthen connection. With over 275K followers on Instagram, she’s a trusted voice for parents who want practical, compassionate support—not more guilt. As one parent shared, "I learned more in 20 minutes than in 4 years of struggling with my teen."
Her mission: Empower parents. Uplift teens. Transform families.
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7 Secrets to Motivating Teenagers (No nagging required)
Ever wonder if your choices are truly guiding your teen towards happiness and success? Do you have days where you feel like you’re missing the mark, but can’t quite figure out how or why? Get this resource to get to set your teen up to truly thrive.
Be sure to check your inbox after the summit ends for some additional strategies + resources.
Be sure to check your inbox after the summit ends for some additional strategies + resources.
Dwight Carter
Director of Student Support Systems | Speaker | Author
Dwight Carter is a nationally recognized school leader from Central OH and has been an educator for 27 years. Because of his collaborative and innovative leadership, in 2010, he was inducted into the Jostens Renaissance Educator Hall of Fame. He was also named a 2013 National Association of Secondary School Principals Digital Principal of the Year, the 2014 Academy of Arts and Science Education High School Principal of the Year, the 2015 Ohio Alliance of Black School Educators Principal of the Year, and a 2021 Columbus Afrocentric Early College Sankofa Emerging Leader Award winner. He is currently the Director of Student Support Systems for the Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools District.
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Be G.R.E.A.T.
Get the 5 Principles to Improve School Culture From the Inside Out
