Meet Joshua Stamper
Speaker | Author | Coach
Joshua Stamper's dynamic presentations serve as a powerful catalyst for transformation, offering educators and leaders practical strategies to enhance capacity, improve mental health, and build sustainable habits. By integrating trauma-responsive practices and focusing on the leadership journey, Joshua provides a blueprint for fostering a thriving and resilient environment in schools and organizations. His real-world experiences and evidence-based approaches equip attendees with the tools needed to create lasting, positive change for themselves and those they lead.
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What Others Say about Joshua
"I had the pleasure of listening to and participating in Joshua Stamper's presentation, "Transformative Mental Health Strategies for Educators," at our school's opening workshop. Josh shared with us simple and useful strategies that I have put into practice in both my personal and professional life.
He also shared with us his ten simple wellness rituals that have helped me create positive changes. Josh is a very engaging and thoughtful speaker who understands the challenging demands of the education world."
Gail Bie
Media Specialist, New Ulm School District
"Joshua Stamper presents tips for staff in a vulnerable, yet clear way that is engaging and transformative. Many conference speakers focus on what we can do for students, which is highly important. Enhancing your Capacity with Healthy Habits, which incorporates the ASPIRE model, is a wonderful session for anyone who works is in the school system. As we ALL lead, it is so important to implement the ASPIRE acronym in our personal work efforts so we can show up fully prepared, to fully engage in our role, and model growth as a lifelong process of human development."
Trish Backman
School Mental Health Coordinator, Kansas Department of Education
"Joshua Stamper is a next-level communicator. I’ve had the honor of hearing him speak multiple times and regularly listen to the Aspire to Lead podcast. His message is always authentic and applicable. Josh shares a wealth of wisdom, a willingness to mentor, and a genuine passion for making a positive impact on others."
Mark Horner
Principal, Tallmadge High School
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Keynotes
Inspire. Challenge. Transform.
Joshua Stamper delivers powerful keynote presentations that ignite a passion for growth and change in educators and leaders alike. Drawing from his experience as an administrator, author, and leadership coach, Joshua brings compelling stories, research-based strategies, and an authentic message that resonates long after the event ends.
Whether addressing thousands at a conference or energizing a district-wide kickoff, his keynotes blend inspiration with actionable takeaways—empowering audiences to lead with clarity, build stronger relationships, and create environments where both staff and students thrive. Every keynote is customized to align with your goals, ensuring your audience leaves motivated, equipped, and ready to make a lasting impact.
Breakout Sessions
Practical Strategies. Lasting Results.
Joshua’s breakout sessions go beyond theory—offering hands-on, research-backed strategies that educators can implement immediately. Designed for smaller groups, these highly interactive sessions allow participants to dive deep into specific topics, engage in meaningful discussions, and leave with concrete tools to improve their practice.
Each breakout is tailored to meet the unique needs of your audience—whether focusing on student behavior, trauma-responsive practices, executive functioning, or healthy leadership habits. With a focus on collaboration and application, Joshua ensures every participant walks away with practical solutions, renewed energy, and a clear plan for making change happen in their own classrooms and schools.
Virtual Cohorts
Sustained Learning. Community.
Joshua Stamper’s virtual cohorts provide a powerful blend of collaboration, coaching, and community—designed to create lasting change beyond a single event. These multi-session, interactive experiences allow educators and leaders to dive deeper into critical topics over time, ensuring ideas are not just heard but applied and sustained in daily practice.
Through live virtual sessions, curated resources, and actionable challenges, participants gain practical tools, personalized feedback, and a supportive network of peers. Each cohort is intentionally designed to foster accountability, spark meaningful discussion, and build the confidence to implement new strategies with success.
Whether focused on The Language of Behavior, trauma-responsive leadership, executive functioning, or healthy leadership habits, Joshua’s virtual cohorts offer a flexible, engaging way to transform practice—no matter where you are.
Inspiring Keynotes From Joshua Stamper
Building Trauma Responsive Systems that Elevate Student and Staff Success
Join Joshua Stamper for a transformative session on trauma-responsive strategies that support both student success and educator well-being. This session moves beyond traditional discipline, offering practical, research-backed techniques to create safe, supportive learning environments. Attendees will gain sustainable systems for managing behavior, strategies to support students facing trauma, and tools for educator self-care. Walk away with actionable steps to foster trust, resilience, and positive change.
Enhance your Leadership Capacity with Healthy Habits
The session delves into the transformative power of cultivating productive habits in educational leadership, which goes beyond traditional goal-setting, encouraging self-reflection and practical strategies to boost leadership effectiveness. Navigate through key leadership theories with hands-on activities, applying them to real-world challenges. The focus on resilience, collaborative communication, and emotional intelligence equips participants with holistic leadership skills. Craft a personalized action plan, integrating powerful habits for continuous growth in educational leadership. Elevate your journey with purposeful habits, fostering meaningful impact in the educational landscape.
Transformative Mental Health Strategies for Educators
In today's demanding educational landscape, the mental health and well-being of educators are more critical than ever. This keynote presentation delves into transformative strategies designed to support and enhance the mental health of teachers, administrators, and educational staff. Attendees will explore evidence-based practices that foster resilience, reduce burnout, and promote a positive school culture. By integrating innovative mental health strategies into their daily routines, educators can create a more supportive and effective learning environment for themselves and their students. Join us to discover how prioritizing mental wellness can lead to personal growth, improved classroom dynamics, and overall educational success.
The Language of Behavior
Embark on an enlightening journey with our 'Language of Behavior' session, where we delve into the profound impacts of trauma on early brain development, neural pathways, and physical architecture. Gain insights into recognizing how trauma manifests in students, leading to fight, flight, or freeze responses that affect their behaviors. Explore alternative approaches to address these behaviors using restorative practices and trauma-informed strategies, such as relationship agreements, morning check-ins, reflection activities, community circles, and restorative circles. This session is aimed at providing effective tools to educators to support students' emotional well-being and foster a conducive learning environment.
Aspire to Lead with Empathy, Creativity, and Passion
The session is a guide for leaders to enhance their leadership capacity through active self-development and goal setting. Applying Joshua’s A.S.P.I.R.E. model, which is infused with his stories of past failures and successes, will guide educators in actionable steps to enhance their leadership skills. Exploring Joshua’s voyage from artist to administrator, ASPIRE to Lead will push the boundaries on how to ACTIVATE your journey, find SUPPORT from other leaders, PERSEVERE through challenges, discover your IDENTITY, grow in your REFLECTION, and EXECUTE your vision!
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