Your Voice. Your Vision. Your Brand.
You’ve spent years mastering your craft. Now, it’s time to share your expertise with the world. Join the network in the Top 5% of education and turn your ideas into an influential leadership brand.
Why Start an your own Podcast?
As you know, being a school leader can be isolating - hosting your own podcast helps you and other school leaders connect!
Share Your Expertise: You’ve spent years figuring out the best ways to do things. Whether that’s behavior, systems, instructional leadership, culture, or something completely our of the box - you have something you can share to help other leaders like you!
Establish Authority: Shift from principal to a recognized expert in your field.
Expand Your Reach: Connect with educators, leaders, and influencers beyond your building or district.
Network Effect: A podcast is the ultimate networking hack. It gives you a reason to talk to the people you’ve always wanted to learn from.
Ownership: Your school role might change, your district might change, your goals may change, but your brand and your audience stay with you.
Okay but what do i talk about?
The most common hurdle is deciding where to start. We help you find your niche and refine your message so you aren't just adding to the noise.
The Specialist: Deep dives into your specific area of expertise (Special Ed, Literacy, Behavior, Tech, etc.).
The Interviewer: Conversations with other high-level leaders and changemakers.
The Daily/Weekly Insight: Quick, powerful reflections on leadership and life in the trenches.
The Collaborative Show: Co-host with a colleague to bring two perspectives to one big topic.
How TPE helps you launch well
Most podcasts fail in the first 7 episodes because of tech-frustration and lack of momentum. We remove the friction and help you create a plan you can stick with.
The Elite Standard: We use the same data-backed strategies that took The Principal Exchange Podcast to the top 5% of all podcasts within the first 6 months.
Technical Polish: No "echo-y" audio or awkward silences. We give you the tools to sound like you’ve been doing this for years.
Distribution Mastery: We get you on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and everywhere your audience is listening.
Roadmap to Success: We share with you how to batch plan and record so that you can stay ahead, be consistent, and grow.
TPE Network: If you choose to, TPE will also put you in front of our audience of tens of thousands of school leaders across the country to help you gain an audience, faster.
While you focus on sharing your expertise, we use the same strategies that built a Top 5% education podcast to ensure your show is elite, professional, and positioned for global reach. Stop being the best-kept secret in education—let your podcast build the personal brand and influence your career deserves!
The Launch Plan
Launch with the authority of a Top 5% pro.
Personal Brand: Custom cover art, intros, and outros that reflect your unique voice.
Niche and Strategy: We help you find the best niche for you and plan your first 4 episodes together.
Technical Setup: Complete walk-through to get you ready to record, schedule, and distribute.
The Sustainability Roadmap: Systems for batching and scheduling so you don’t hit the "Episode 7 Wall."
Recording Coaching: Training to help you sound natural, relatable, and authoritative behind the mic.
Efficiency Toolkit: Fill-in-the-blank templates for show notes, titles, and social media promos.
$1,500
The TPE Individual Plans are designed for leaders who want to own their voice. We provide the elite strategy, the professional branding, and the network reach—you provide the consistency and the content.
The Launch Plans
The Grow Plan
Join the TPE family and scale your influence.
Everything in Launch
Strategic Planning: We map out your content calendar and potential guest list.
RSS Hosting & Management: We host your show on our professional platform.
Quarterly Strategy Calls: We’ll come together quarterly for growth insights and strategy sessions.
Cross-Network Promo: Promotions and features of your show to the wider TPE audience (40k+ school leaders).
TPE Network Listing: Permanent feature in our Top Podcasts for School Leaders Directory.
Brand Audit: A yearly review of your show to keep you at the top.
$1,500 Startup Cost +
$59/month (with TPE Network ads) or $89/month (ad-free)
Which Plan is Right for Me?
The Launch Plan This is for the educator who is ready to stop thinking about a podcast and actually start one. We provide the professional branding, the elite strategy, and the "playbook so you can launch with the authority of a Top 5% show. We give you the tools and the training to record, upload, and manage your own feed like a pro. You own the content; we provide the blueprint for success.
The Grow Plan This is for the leader who wants to move from solo creator to network partner. You still handle your own recording and scheduling, but you aren't doing it alone. You get the backing of the TPE Network, including professional RSS hosting, quarterly strategy sessions to refine your message, and direct exposure to our audience of 40k+ school leaders. It’s about scaling your influence and ensuring your brand stays at the top of the charts.
A Note on the Partnership
At TPE, we build the frame, but you are the artist. For Individual Shows, we provide the elite branding, strategic roadmapping, and network reach. You provide the voice and the consistency. We’ll show you the most efficient ways to write show notes, upload audio, and schedule your episodes so that your podcast works for you, not the other way around.