The Education Concierge · 2026-02-08 · 57 min
Welcome to The Education Concierge Podcast - where we disrupt the traditional, honor the journey, and build what's next in education, leadership, and life. I'm your host, Benita Gordon , guiding you through conversations that blend passion, strategy, and soul. Season 10 - A Legacy in Progress - is about shaping what we'll leave behind while living boldly in the present. This season isn't just about the "what" we achieve, but the "how" and "why" behind it. In this episode, we sit down with Iman Alleyne , CEO and Founder of Kind Academy and Launch Your Kind, a trailblazer in the micro-school movement who's taught over 50 schools how to open and operate successfully. Iman brings unflinching truth about what it takes to build alternative education models that actually work - from mastering the business fundamentals educators never learned in school to shifting mindset from employee to entrepreneur. You'll hear why "culture is the curriculum," how financial literacy can liberate educators from dread, why joy-centered environments transform learning, and why representation in educational leadership isn't just nice to have - it's non-negotiable.
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