The Your Story Matters Podcast

The Your Story Matters Podcast Episode 45: Liz Gracian

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443798/fan_mail/new] Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast features a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. On this episode of the Your Story Matters Podcast I had a conversation with Liz Gracian. Liz Gracian is a teacher, community leader, and the owner of the Untold Story Bookstore and Cafe in Anaheim, California.  I am thrilled for you to get to know and learn from Liz Gracian today. Liz Gracian [https://www.facebook.com/Ms.BarriosGracian] The Untold Story Bookstore and Cafe [https://untoldstorybooks.com/] LA Times Article, "Anaheim Finally Has a Bookstore that Feels Like Home" by Gustavo Arellano [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-01/the-untold-story-anaheim-bookstore] IG: @theuntoldstorybookstore_cafe [https://www.instagram.com/theuntoldstorybookstore_cafe/] The Untold Story Tellers Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-untold-story-tellers/id1850582959]

The Your Story Matters Podcast Episode 44: Dr. Antoinette Gutierrez

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443798/fan_mail/new] Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast features a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. On this episode of the Your Story Matters Podcast I speak with Dr. Antoinette Gutierrez. Dr. Gutierrez is an experienced high school, district leader, consultant and author, who currently serves as the Program Manager for the Colton, Redlands, Yucaipa Regional Occupational Program. Her new book, Healing for Leadership: How Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Build Safe, Resilient Teams, is out now.  I am so excited for you to get to know and learn from Dr. Antoinette Gutierrez today! LinkedIn: Dr. Antoinette Gutierrez [https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinette-gutierrez-ed-d-403bb74b/] Healing for Leadership: How Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Build Safe, Resilient Teams [https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Leadership-Emotionally-Intelligent-Resilient/dp/B0G1S1Y1CD]

The Your Story Matters Podcast Episode 43: Liam Halloran

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443798/fan_mail/new] Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast features a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. Today I am privileged to have a conversation with Liam Halloran. Liam Halloran is a freshman and honors student majoring in International Global Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a recent graduate from Minnetonka Public Schools he was a part of a Chinese Dual Language Immersion program. While in high school he had three different internships, including one with the League of Women Voters, which included him speaking at the 2024 Equal Rights Amendment Rally. And if all of that wasn't enough he is also a part time piano teacher. I am so excited for you to get to know and learn from Liam Halloran today! LinkedIn: Liam Halloran [https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-halloran-6a9ab0292/] AASA Public Education Promise Article Featuring Liam Halloran [https://nce.aasa.org/conference-daily-online/three-way-convo-public-ed-promise/]

The Your Story Matters Podcast Episode 42: Dr. Bernadine Futrell

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443798/fan_mail/new] Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Today I am privileged to have a conversation with Dr. Bernadine Futrell. Dr. Bernadine Futrell is a senior fellow with the Institute for Educational Leadership, and has had the privilege of serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education and Leadership Network Director at AASA, as well as being an associate pastor alongside her husband and an author. I am so excited to speak with Dr. Bernadine Futrell today! LinkedIn: Dr. Bernadine Futrell [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-bernadine-futrell-7b863365/] Institute for Educational Leadership [https://iel.org/] National Community Schools Conference 5/27-5/29 in Long Beach [https://web.cvent.com/event/7975d7c2-e0bb-4750-80aa-7335750e7b35/websitePage:5fba2b2c-2fea-4fdf-9166-3e66c1e3f556]

The Your Story Matters Podcast Episode 41: Kim Marable

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443798/fan_mail/new] Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. On this episode of the Your Story Matters Podcast I have a conversation with Kim Marable, who serves as an assessment and accountability specialist with more than 20 years of experience strengthening instructional practice, elevating data literacy and driving school improvement across Rutherford County Schools. Drawing on her background as a teacher, instructional coach, principal, and district leaders, she specializes in transforming complex assessment data into clear, actionable insights that empower educators and accelerate student achievement. I am so excited for you to get to know and learn from Kim Marable today! LinkedIn: Kim Marable [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-marable-b92b35295/]