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title: "Hire Ground Podcast Episode 1: Find, Hire, Keep your K12 Leaders"
description: Hiring for 2026-27 starts sooner than you think. Christina Greenberg and Josh Czupryk break down how to retain leaders now and plan ahead with data.
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# [Hire Ground Podcast Episode 1: Find, Hire, Keep your K12 Leaders](https://edgilitysearch.com/executive-search-insights/hire-ground-podcast-episode-1-find-hire-keep-your-k12-leaders)

 Written by [Christina Greenberg](https://edgilitysearch.com/executive-search-insights/author/christina-greenberg) | Aug 13, 2025 4:15:00 AM

#### Episode 1 of [Hire Ground Podcast](https://www.hire-ground.org/listen)

When will superintendents, CEOs, principals, and faculty look for 2026-27?

It's earlier than you think.

Listen to Episode One to go on a journey to *Hire Ground *with  hosts [Christina Greenberg](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinalgreenberg/) and [Josh Czupryk](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-czupryk/)  as we talk about the start of the 2025-26 school year, how to support and actively retain your current leaders and faculty, and how to think ahead to hiring for 2026-27 using the data.

#### Listen on your platform of choice:

- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hire-ground/id1833270312)
- <https://open.spotify.com/show/4pgeZnbgugzREwl4IBjPdX?si=168970c335694815&nd=1&dlsi=ad100f95e43d48ca>[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/4pgeZnbgugzREwl4IBjPdX?si=168970c335694815&nd=1&dlsi=ad100f95e43d48ca)
- <https://lnkd.in/gwVBZ2JR>[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@EdgilitySearch/podcasts)<https://lnkd.in/gynCJV7Z>
- <https://lnkd.in/gynCJV7Z>[Hire Ground Website](https://edgilitysearch.com/hire-ground-podcast)

 

 

Hire Ground is the essential podcast for K12 leaders and talent professionals navigating the ever-changing landscape of educational leadership hiring.

Hosted by Christina Greenberg, CEO of [Edgility Search](https://edgilitysearch.com/), with over 20 years of executive search expertise, and Josh Czupryk, founder of [Josh's K12 Jobs Blast](https://www.k12jobsblast.org/jobsboard), this podcast blends high-level data insights with real-world stories to uncover how to find, hire, and retain the right leaders for the right organizations at the right time.

Follow along and join the conversation on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hire-ground-podcast/posts/?feedView=all).

[View full post](https://edgilitysearch.com/executive-search-insights/hire-ground-podcast-episode-1-find-hire-keep-your-k12-leaders)

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