Brian's Books

From Mario to Lara Croft, gaming has captivated its players for generations and cemented itself as a fundamental part of our culture. What once was considered a niche entertainment industry has exploded into a billion-dollar global enterprise complete with cable networks and international conventions in its honor. Regardless of the genre or platform, one immutable fact connects gaming heroes and the gamers who assume their identities: in order to reach the end of the game, they all need to level up.

Level Up Leadership: Advance Your EduGame, published by EduMatch Books, challenges readers to advance their EduGame through an extended analogy between gaming and educational leadership. By comparing the eerily similar evolution of the gaming industry to its educational counterpart, Level Up Leadership evokes a collective nostalgia on the way to a deeper understanding of what it means to be an educational leader today. From controllers to checkpoints and from fire flowers to walkthroughs, leaders will begin to envision themselves as the heroes of their own EduGame.

Each chapter begins with a nod to gaming lore, tropes, or advancements and ends with anecdotal, researched, or analogous advice while providing readers with five ready-to-use leadership strategies.

Whether you’re looking to add to your toolbox or to take the next step in your leadership journey, Level Up Leadership will prepare you to push the start button.

Are you ready to level up?

It's a tale as old as time. Teachers and parents alike have asked their kids questions meant to inspire, motivate, and challenge only to be met with aggressive eyerolls, surly shrugs, and nervous giggles.

The problem? We were asking the wrong questions.

The Hot Seat, a weekly public speaking activity for high schoolers, aimed to flip that script. Blending philosophy with psychology and humanity, The Hot Seat encouraged participants to think and share their truth.

Using over 100+ thought provoking questions, The Hot Seat: Real Teenage Answers to Life's Real(ly) Hard Questions proves that our kids are willing to talk to us if we are willing to ask the right questions.

The Hot Seat: Real Teenage Answers to Life's Really Hard Questions, also published by EduMatch Books, will launch in early 2024.