62. Ordinary Moments: Transition from Manager to CEO with Sara Schreiner

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Are you a school leader who wants to remove yourself from the day-to-day, and truly into the visionary CEO role? Do you want to hear the real, the raw, and the messy of what it takes to become such a school leader?

 

Today’s episode is the first episode in my six-part series of what it takes to build and sustain a school of excellence. I get to interview school leaders from across the nation to share the real, the raw, and the messy.

 

Tune in as I speak to Sara Schreiner, the owner of Sunshine Academy in Montana. Sara has a very unique upbringing from most entrepreneurs and owners that I've connected within this field - she was raised by a stay-at-home mom. Over the course of our relationship and working together, she has had a slow but powerful evolution into the leader that she is today. Sara talks about how her upbringing catapulted many of the decisions that she made in her own in her career, how she continues to navigate her leadership as she shifts from being a manager to being a leader, and the phases of grief that she needed to reflect on as she stepped out of the day to day operations.

 

Through this series of Ordinary Moments, I hope that you will walk away with true insights into what it takes to lead an extraordinary center. 

 

In a nutshell, we speak about:

 

• Some of the big, audacious goals that Sara had for her company.
• Why Sara chose the path of becoming a school owner.
• How Sara defines the difference between manager and CEO.
• Lightbulb moments that started to come up for Sara when she realized that people wanted her to slow down and listen.
• What grief looks like as one transitions from the manager of the day-to-day to being the C.E.O.
• How the dreams of the company can be held hostage by your own abilities.
• Some of the beautiful ordinary moments that Sara gets to enjoy now, both as a mom and as a business owner.

 

… and so much more!

 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Watch the video interview of this episode: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/ordinary-moments

The Summit of Excellence is a two-day in-person experience on March 1-2, 2022 in Boca, Florida. Learn how to master interpersonal dynamics, foster kindness, and establish your school as a beacon of light in your community.

If you want to…

Drive more impact in your community.

Be inspired by a network of peers.

Deliver higher quality care.

Or build a team of leaders.

Imagine your team…

• Doing and thinking “outside the box,” and trying new methods.
• ​Pushing out of their comfort zones without anxiety.
• ​Feeling a sense of community and connection at work.
• ​Treating conflict and change as an opportunity for growth. 

… all so you can be equipped to tackle any challenging situation that comes your center’s way.

Let’s be honest: To truly impact our kids and create a healthy, engaged, and successful next generation, we need to be better leaders. 

And that requires real collaboration—moments where we come together to share our wisdom in order to create healthy, productive learning communities.

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 More about the show:

If you are an Early Childhood director or owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 little kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies – equipping you to build schools with higher staff retention, teacher motivation, parent partnership, collaborative culture, and a beautiful quality of life. 

 

Every week, Chanie shares the truth about the journey to excellence, the strategies that are working TODAY, and the mindset about the critical decisions and choices that you make every day which impact yourself, your teachers, parents, family, and children who you serve every day.