Elite Edupreneurs: Empowering Educators to Become Entrepreneurs

Today I chat with Susan from School Bells n Whistles. Susan shares how an unexpected change led her to start her own business, how to increase reach on facebook pages and groups, and how she using freebies from her big products as previews. We also discuss the power of tailwind tribes and why she loves outsourcing to save time.

Remember on episode 92 we had our scheduling and batching round table? Well, I have one more audio clip I want to share from past guest Becky Morales on how she uses scheduling and batching to increase productivity. You can find Becky’s original interview in episode 55.

Today I chat with Luke from Students of History. Luke has over 650 products in his store and a successful subscription site! Luke shares the key components of quality resources, how he’s updating his products for back to school season, and how to keep a balance of marketing and content creation to avoid burnout. We also discuss how to analyze at Pinterest data, his Twitter strategy, and the benefits of being a teacher leader.

Today I chat with Gabrielle from Teaching Special Thinkers. Gabrielle shares how she uses blog templates to streamline blogging, the importance of utilizing free content, and why the first product she ever made is her best seller! We also discuss the power of Instagram stories and video previews and how marketing on her blog and Pinterest has helped her have her best year yet!

Today I chat with Julie from Common Core Kingdom. Julie shares how Common Core led her to start her own business, why she loves project management tools, and why she had 70 promoted pins at once! We also discuss how VA’s can help scale your business and how she’s found success by scheduling reasonable deadlines and asking for help.

Today I chat with Jen from Teacher Karma. Jen shares how she tracks data, why Canva is her favorite, and her plans to help fellow teacher authors this summer. We also discuss the power of Pinterest and keywords.

Today I chat with Jennifer from positively learning. Jennifer shares how she turned her stress-relieving hobby into a successful business, why she batches by product line not task, and how she changed her marketing mindset to better serve her audience. We also discuss Facebook advertising with warm audiences, how blogging is a slow game, and why you should focus on SEO this summer!

The Elite Pinning course has launched! In today’s episode, I share all the exciting details about my new Pinterest course designed specifically for Teachers Pay Teachers sellers and edupreneurs.

Today I interview Kristina Harrill from Sweet for Kindergarten. Believe it or not, we are discussing back to school! Well, more specifically what you can do now in May and all summer to prepare your business for back to school season. Kristina shares how she created a batch scheduling system that works for her, how she uses brand ambassadors to update old products, and how she created the habit of weekly blogging.

Today I share takeaways from our listeners to celebrate our two year podcast anniversary!

Today I share how Pinterest has been a gamechanger for my business. I share my Pinterest journey, how I create pins using Canva, how I schedule pins using Tailwind, and other tips for driving traffic using Pinterest.

Today's roundtable episode features previous guests who share their tips for scheduling and batching!

Today I chat with Laura Santos from Core Inspiration. Laura shares how writing powerful blog posts has been a gamechanger in her business including how to be intentional with writing and imagery, how your blog builds the know, like, trust factor, and how to maximize SEO on your blog and store. We also discuss why organic reach isn’t dead and how to balance being in the classroom fulltime.

Today I interview Carly and Adam from Carly and Adam. They share how collaborating as a couple has been a gamechanger in their business as well as creating sales funnels from free courses and hosting a local mastermind! Carly and Adam also share how they batch schedule, prioritize product creation, and have a primary and secondary marketing plan.

Today's roundtable episode features previous guests who share their tips for organization!