Essential Leaders is committed to ensuring school leaders have access to the training and resources needed to shift schools from standard to exceptional. Research shares high performing school leaders (1) set the direction, (2) develop people, and (3) make the organization work.
Our mission is to provide a strategic-framework for leadership development to dramatically improve staff and student experiences.
Our vision is to be an educational resource for great leaders inspiring to lead well with confidence, clarity, and community.
Tysheka mckinnie – founder
Tysheka is an educator + leadership coach + content creator based in Houston, Texas. She prides herself on designing leadership development experiences that are hands-on, transformative, and customized to each client by combining passion, vision, systems and coaching. Tysheka's goal is simple: to equip leaders to lead with confidence, clarity, and community. Having supported several leaders through developing systems and building essential teams, Tysheka understands the significance and delicacy of guiding a leadership team forward. It is imperative for the climate and culture of the learning-space to lend itself to walls breaking and hearts embracing. A note from Tysheka: My passion lies in helping others exist cohesively with a vision in mind + working pathways to hit the target . My goal is for you to support staff and students in the most effective way possible. The best part of my practice is working with clients to bring their North Star to life through intentional planning, tailored professional developments, and teach backs. I believe that leaders are essential, and I want to help you bring action behind this truth. - Tysheka