Sean Gaillard
@smgaillard.bsky.social
School Principal-Author-Podcaster-author of #ThePepperEffect & founder of #CelebrateMonday
I’m back to podcasting with a new series: The Leadership Liner Notes Podcast.
This season is all about presence, gratitude, and finding joy in everyday leadership. It’s time to #CelebrateTheMoment.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/4zjPjLy...
#LeadershipLinerNotes #LeadershipRiffs #EduSky
This season is all about presence, gratitude, and finding joy in everyday leadership. It’s time to #CelebrateTheMoment.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/4zjPjLy...
#LeadershipLinerNotes #LeadershipRiffs #EduSky
November 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I’m back to podcasting with a new series: The Leadership Liner Notes Podcast.
This season is all about presence, gratitude, and finding joy in everyday leadership. It’s time to #CelebrateTheMoment.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/4zjPjLy...
#LeadershipLinerNotes #LeadershipRiffs #EduSky
This season is all about presence, gratitude, and finding joy in everyday leadership. It’s time to #CelebrateTheMoment.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/4zjPjLy...
#LeadershipLinerNotes #LeadershipRiffs #EduSky
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Barnes & Noble. Coffee, Springsteen, and quiet questions. Missing old friends to trade ideas and music with.
September 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Barnes & Noble. Coffee, Springsteen, and quiet questions. Missing old friends to trade ideas and music with.
At 20:06 in "The Köln Concert," Keith Jarrett pivots from discord into light. His chords rise, his voice cries out, and hope is born.
Hope is the ignition for inspiring action. Leaders can pivot into something beautiful even in the hardest moments.
👉 seangaillard.com/2025/09/13/p...
#EduSky
Hope is the ignition for inspiring action. Leaders can pivot into something beautiful even in the hardest moments.
👉 seangaillard.com/2025/09/13/p...
#EduSky
September 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
At 20:06 in "The Köln Concert," Keith Jarrett pivots from discord into light. His chords rise, his voice cries out, and hope is born.
Hope is the ignition for inspiring action. Leaders can pivot into something beautiful even in the hardest moments.
👉 seangaillard.com/2025/09/13/p...
#EduSky
Hope is the ignition for inspiring action. Leaders can pivot into something beautiful even in the hardest moments.
👉 seangaillard.com/2025/09/13/p...
#EduSky
Today I’m spinning “Saxophone Colossus,” my favorite Sonny Rollins album in honor of his 95th birthday. A masterpiece from a true giant of jazz. 🎷 #SonnyRollins #Jazz #VinylCommunity
September 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Today I’m spinning “Saxophone Colossus,” my favorite Sonny Rollins album in honor of his 95th birthday. A masterpiece from a true giant of jazz. 🎷 #SonnyRollins #Jazz #VinylCommunity
New week. New possibilities. New opportunities.
#CelebrateMonday is a mindset: showing up with purpose, joy, and belief in what’s possible. Let’s go. ☀️
#LeadershipRiffs #MondayMotivation #EduSky
#CelebrateMonday is a mindset: showing up with purpose, joy, and belief in what’s possible. Let’s go. ☀️
#LeadershipRiffs #MondayMotivation #EduSky
July 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
New week. New possibilities. New opportunities.
#CelebrateMonday is a mindset: showing up with purpose, joy, and belief in what’s possible. Let’s go. ☀️
#LeadershipRiffs #MondayMotivation #EduSky
#CelebrateMonday is a mindset: showing up with purpose, joy, and belief in what’s possible. Let’s go. ☀️
#LeadershipRiffs #MondayMotivation #EduSky
Honored to collaborate with Meghan Lawson on a new blog post inspired by The Bear Season 4. We share six leadership lessons rooted in delight, presence, and belonging. A summer reflection for any school or district leader looking to reset & study the bright spots.
📎 seangaillard.com/2025/07/12/s...
📎 seangaillard.com/2025/07/12/s...
July 13, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Honored to collaborate with Meghan Lawson on a new blog post inspired by The Bear Season 4. We share six leadership lessons rooted in delight, presence, and belonging. A summer reflection for any school or district leader looking to reset & study the bright spots.
📎 seangaillard.com/2025/07/12/s...
📎 seangaillard.com/2025/07/12/s...
Big news to share! My book proposal for #LeadershipRiffs has been accepted by Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.!
Grateful to be publishing again with this incredible team. The contract is signed, and I can’t wait to share what’s next. Stay tuned!
#dbcincbooks #tlap #EduSky @burgessdave.bsky.social
Grateful to be publishing again with this incredible team. The contract is signed, and I can’t wait to share what’s next. Stay tuned!
#dbcincbooks #tlap #EduSky @burgessdave.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Big news to share! My book proposal for #LeadershipRiffs has been accepted by Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.!
Grateful to be publishing again with this incredible team. The contract is signed, and I can’t wait to share what’s next. Stay tuned!
#dbcincbooks #tlap #EduSky @burgessdave.bsky.social
Grateful to be publishing again with this incredible team. The contract is signed, and I can’t wait to share what’s next. Stay tuned!
#dbcincbooks #tlap #EduSky @burgessdave.bsky.social
Heading to San Antonio for #ISTELive + #ASCDAnnual! Honored to co-present w/ @andreatrudeau.bsky.social & grateful to be recognized with the 2025 ISTE+ASCD 20 to Watch Award. Can’t wait to connect w/bandmates & spark joyful learning together! @communityleaders.bsky.social @ascdofficial.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Heading to San Antonio for #ISTELive + #ASCDAnnual! Honored to co-present w/ @andreatrudeau.bsky.social & grateful to be recognized with the 2025 ISTE+ASCD 20 to Watch Award. Can’t wait to connect w/bandmates & spark joyful learning together! @communityleaders.bsky.social @ascdofficial.bsky.social
Celebrating #GlobalBeatlesDay with a little inspiration from The Pepper Effect: a tribute to bold vision, fearless creativity, and collaborative leadership. Sgt. Pepper still has lessons to teach us. 🎶📘
Grab your copy: a.co/d/aAAMgAS
#ThePepperEffect #Leadership #Beatles @burgessdave.bsky.social
Grab your copy: a.co/d/aAAMgAS
#ThePepperEffect #Leadership #Beatles @burgessdave.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Celebrating #GlobalBeatlesDay with a little inspiration from The Pepper Effect: a tribute to bold vision, fearless creativity, and collaborative leadership. Sgt. Pepper still has lessons to teach us. 🎶📘
Grab your copy: a.co/d/aAAMgAS
#ThePepperEffect #Leadership #Beatles @burgessdave.bsky.social
Grab your copy: a.co/d/aAAMgAS
#ThePepperEffect #Leadership #Beatles @burgessdave.bsky.social
@youthdoctor.bsky.social is my guest!
🎙️ New episode of Principal Liner Notes is live!
Dr. Sonia Matthew, 2025 Maryland Assistant Principal of the Year, shares her leadership story and the power of coaching and trust in growing APs.
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
🎙️ New episode of Principal Liner Notes is live!
Dr. Sonia Matthew, 2025 Maryland Assistant Principal of the Year, shares her leadership story and the power of coaching and trust in growing APs.
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
June 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
@youthdoctor.bsky.social is my guest!
🎙️ New episode of Principal Liner Notes is live!
Dr. Sonia Matthew, 2025 Maryland Assistant Principal of the Year, shares her leadership story and the power of coaching and trust in growing APs.
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
🎙️ New episode of Principal Liner Notes is live!
Dr. Sonia Matthew, 2025 Maryland Assistant Principal of the Year, shares her leadership story and the power of coaching and trust in growing APs.
🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Honored to receive global recognition as one of the ISTE ASCD 20 to Watch for 2025. Proud to represent Charles England and Lexington City Schools. Grateful for this moment.
More here: iste.org/news/iste-as...
More here: iste.org/news/iste-as...
June 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Honored to receive global recognition as one of the ISTE ASCD 20 to Watch for 2025. Proud to represent Charles England and Lexington City Schools. Grateful for this moment.
More here: iste.org/news/iste-as...
More here: iste.org/news/iste-as...
Brian Wilson showed us how to turn pain into harmony. His music carried me through tough seasons.
I wrote this tribute with deep gratitude.
🎶 In the Key of Brian
seangaillard.com/2025/06/11/i...
#PrincipalLinerNotes #LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect 💛
I wrote this tribute with deep gratitude.
🎶 In the Key of Brian
seangaillard.com/2025/06/11/i...
#PrincipalLinerNotes #LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect 💛
June 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Brian Wilson showed us how to turn pain into harmony. His music carried me through tough seasons.
I wrote this tribute with deep gratitude.
🎶 In the Key of Brian
seangaillard.com/2025/06/11/i...
#PrincipalLinerNotes #LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect 💛
I wrote this tribute with deep gratitude.
🎶 In the Key of Brian
seangaillard.com/2025/06/11/i...
#PrincipalLinerNotes #LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect 💛
Brian Wilson’s music helped me lead with heart, heal through hardship, and find beauty in the vulnerable moments.
This is my tribute to his legacy.
🎶 In the Key of Brian
seangaillard.com/2025/06/11/i...
#LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect #BrianWilson #PetSounds #SMiLE
This is my tribute to his legacy.
🎶 In the Key of Brian
seangaillard.com/2025/06/11/i...
#LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect #BrianWilson #PetSounds #SMiLE
June 12, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Brian Wilson’s music helped me lead with heart, heal through hardship, and find beauty in the vulnerable moments.
This is my tribute to his legacy.
🎶 In the Key of Brian
seangaillard.com/2025/06/11/i...
#LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect #BrianWilson #PetSounds #SMiLE
This is my tribute to his legacy.
🎶 In the Key of Brian
seangaillard.com/2025/06/11/i...
#LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect #BrianWilson #PetSounds #SMiLE
What dream needs your belief today?
Start your revolution here 👉 a.co/d/6XGjj5o
#LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect #EduSky #tlap @burgessdave.bsky.social
Start your revolution here 👉 a.co/d/6XGjj5o
#LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect #EduSky #tlap @burgessdave.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
What dream needs your belief today?
Start your revolution here 👉 a.co/d/6XGjj5o
#LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect #EduSky #tlap @burgessdave.bsky.social
Start your revolution here 👉 a.co/d/6XGjj5o
#LeadershipRiffs #ThePepperEffect #EduSky #tlap @burgessdave.bsky.social
Guess who’s the first guest on the return of #PrincipalLinerNotes? @burgessdave.bsky.social #tlap #ThePepperEffect #edusky
June 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Guess who’s the first guest on the return of #PrincipalLinerNotes? @burgessdave.bsky.social #tlap #ThePepperEffect #edusky
Spinning “Begin Sweet World” by Richard Stoltzman. First heard a track from this gem on WFDD 88.5 during a jazz night in the summer of ’86. That moment taught me how soulful a clarinet could be. Pure serenity. A lifelong memory sparked by a Friday night frequency. #NowPlaying
June 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Spinning “Begin Sweet World” by Richard Stoltzman. First heard a track from this gem on WFDD 88.5 during a jazz night in the summer of ’86. That moment taught me how soulful a clarinet could be. Pure serenity. A lifelong memory sparked by a Friday night frequency. #NowPlaying
🎶 Principal Liner Notes has a new home: seangaillard.com
Subscribe for blog drops, podcast news, and a big announcement or two coming soon.
It’s also Sgt. Pepper Day—the album that shaped my journey and inspired my book The Pepper Effect. #edusky
Subscribe for blog drops, podcast news, and a big announcement or two coming soon.
It’s also Sgt. Pepper Day—the album that shaped my journey and inspired my book The Pepper Effect. #edusky
June 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🎶 Principal Liner Notes has a new home: seangaillard.com
Subscribe for blog drops, podcast news, and a big announcement or two coming soon.
It’s also Sgt. Pepper Day—the album that shaped my journey and inspired my book The Pepper Effect. #edusky
Subscribe for blog drops, podcast news, and a big announcement or two coming soon.
It’s also Sgt. Pepper Day—the album that shaped my journey and inspired my book The Pepper Effect. #edusky
There’s a rhythm we often miss in the rush of end-of-year madness. I found it while locking up the school after a long day—& it reminded me that stillness is a gift we often ignore.
Learn why in my latest blog:
principallinernotes.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/t...
#LeadershipRiffs #PrincipalLinerNotes
Learn why in my latest blog:
principallinernotes.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/t...
#LeadershipRiffs #PrincipalLinerNotes
June 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
There’s a rhythm we often miss in the rush of end-of-year madness. I found it while locking up the school after a long day—& it reminded me that stillness is a gift we often ignore.
Learn why in my latest blog:
principallinernotes.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/t...
#LeadershipRiffs #PrincipalLinerNotes
Learn why in my latest blog:
principallinernotes.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/t...
#LeadershipRiffs #PrincipalLinerNotes
The album that changed everything.
The album that changed my life.
The album that compelled me to write a book.
The album that inspires me to write another book.
The album that includes me to join the band.
The album that reminds me that the impossible becomes possible.
#ThePepperEffect
The album that changed my life.
The album that compelled me to write a book.
The album that inspires me to write another book.
The album that includes me to join the band.
The album that reminds me that the impossible becomes possible.
#ThePepperEffect
June 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The album that changed everything.
The album that changed my life.
The album that compelled me to write a book.
The album that inspires me to write another book.
The album that includes me to join the band.
The album that reminds me that the impossible becomes possible.
#ThePepperEffect
The album that changed my life.
The album that compelled me to write a book.
The album that inspires me to write another book.
The album that includes me to join the band.
The album that reminds me that the impossible becomes possible.
#ThePepperEffect