Elite Edupreneurs: Empowering Educators to Become Entrepreneurs

Today I interview Danielle Hall from Nouvelle ELA. Danielle shares how hosting a podcast has been a game changer for her business, how TpT provided her with consistency and a network while moving, and how to value your work. We also discuss the benefits of staying super niche and how to capitalize on unique ideas by offering a commercial license.

Today I chat with Rachael Baethge from Texas Speech Mom. Rachel shares how Instagram has been a gamechanger to her business including how to sell a lifestyle instead of a product, how to maximize your first impression, and the power of planting a seed. We also discuss healthy vs. unhealthy comparison and how to focus on the buyers instead of other sellers.

Today I chat with Sarah Gardner from Sarah Gardner Teaching. Sarah shares how the 80/20 principle changed her marketing strategy and has been a gamechanger for her business. We also discuss finding our identity as eduprenerus and how to separate our content brain from design brain when creating products.

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

Today I interview Meghan Mathis from Fun Fresh Ideas. Meghan shares how looking at current trends in and outside of education has been a game changer for her business. She also shares how to figure out your customer avatar, how guest posting can expand your credibility, and tips for struggling with comparison.

Today I chat with Alyssa Shanahan from Simply Special Ed. Alyssa shares how her email list and free resource library have been game changers in growing her business, how she uses automation and outsourcing to be more efficient, and how she manages to write blog posts and create videos for every single product she has.

In today’s episode, I interview Tanya Yero from Tanya Yero Teaching. This is the first episode in our game changer series. Tanya shares how mega-batching has been a game changer in growing her business, how she wrote 30 blog posts in one month, and how her success started by almost exclusively focusing on product creation. We also discuss how to find the balance with setting challenging yet attainable goals, and why intention is her word for 2019.

Today I chat with Lori from Conversations in Literacy. Lori shares how her mindset shifted her hobby to a business, how she uses sticky notes to make her to-do list more manageable, and how she uses an accountability partner for goal setting. We also discuss the importance of building an email list and helpful Wordpress plugins.

Today I chat with Hillary from Hillary’s Teaching Adventures. Hillary shares how she took the leap to full time, how she asks teachers what they need before creating resources, and why she only blogs when she has something meaningful to say. We also discuss the importance of nurturing and promoting existing products and why she’s obsessed with goal setting.  

In today’s episode, I interview Cassie Smith from thrifty in third grade. Cassie shares Facebook ad tips, list building strategies, and how she finds success by setting both short and long term goals.

Today I interview Martina Bex from The Comprehensible Classroom. Martina shares how she spends almost 100% of her time on content creation while outsourcing marketing, why we need to create what buyers need instead of what they may want, and how to set SMART, data-driven goals with a baseline. We also discuss how she is developing an app and the importance of coming from a place of contribution and knowing your mission.

Today I chat with Jessica from The Literacy Loft. Jessica shares how she launched a successful membership site, why she prefers using a series structure, and why she treats her email list like a mini blog. We also discuss how consistency leads to growth, how she maintains balance, and why “yes” is not the answer for everything.

Today I interview Misty Miller from Little Room Under the Stairs. You may recognize Misty as she provides several services for TpT sellers. Misty shares how creating a few products while recovering from Melanoma surgery launched her TpT business, how she uses power hours to effectively manage her time, and the importance of learning to let go.

Today I chat with Karen from Pedi Speechie. Karen shares how she switches her Instagram strategy to grow her following, how she maintains balance while working as a full-time SLP and doing TpT, and how she learned from her mistake of trying to do it all when it comes to social media.

Today I chat with Maribel from learning in wonderland. Maribel has an inspiring story on how TpT reignited her passion for teaching and helped her family recover from the recession! She also shares how she went from not even having a Facebook page to having over 150k Instagram followers, how to be true to yourself on Instagram, and how she finds balance as a self-proclaimed “workaholic”.