Elite Edupreneurs: Empowering Educators to Become Entrepreneurs

In today’s episode I interview Melissa from Autism Adventures. Melissa shares how she schedules everything, why she credits her blog for her loyal fan base, and how she stays motivated by goal setting. We also discuss the importance of taking time to find your brand and being authentic.  Melissa is a top seller and she even blogged everyday for two years!

Today I chat with Farrah from Mrs. Shipley’s Classroom. Farrah shares her variety of career experiences including serving in the army and attending law school, how she travels full time and creates everything on her iPad, and how she increased her sales from $500 a month to 5 figures by using facebook ads. We discuss the importance of being your own cheerleader, establishing good work from home habits, and what happens when you switch your mindset and treat your edupreneur business as more than a hobby.

In today's episode I interview Jessica from Ideas by Jivey. Jessica shares her self-care journey, how she went from 80 hr work weeks to finding balance and saying no, and how to set deadlines to stay motivated. We also discuss the importance of professional development, staying current on educational trends, and Facebook marketing tips!

In today's episode I interview Michaela from Especially Education. Michaela shares how she got almost 100k Instagram followers by keeping it real, how she collaborates with her family, and how she uses guest bloggers to enhance her blog. We also discuss the freedom of going full time, why she almost gave up, and how to find your brand and voice.

In today's episode I interview Alyssha from Teaching and Tapas. Alyssha shares how she uses webinars and email marketing to engage potential buyers. We also discuss the importance of guilt-free breaks, how she stays motivated, and why you should only create your absolute dream product.

Today I chat with Michelle from Mrs. V’s Chickadees. Michelle shares how she had over 1000% increase In her sales, why she’s switching focus from product creation to marketing, and how she uses google drive to effectively track data. This episode is perfect for our motivation series as Michelle’s fierce determination really shines through her interview!  

Kristina shares how she balances being a new mom, a TpT seller, and a VIP Kid teacher, why Instagram makes her happy, and how to have a naptime hustle! We also discuss self-care and burn out, the importance of quality cover photos, and goal setting.

Alisha shares how she turned her extra Starbucks money into a profitable business that’s helping people all over the world, how she uses video previews to showcase her products, and how she even had a recent blog post sponsored by Walmart! We also discuss Instagram tips and how she stays motivated by taking breaks.

We start our Motivation Series with Shelley Tomich from Pitch Publications and Pitch Clips. Shelley’s story is super impressive because she has two TPT stores! She also has a tech background and enjoys web design and coding. Shelly shares how TpT saved her family, why it’s helpful to not always have a morning routine, and how to do seasonal looping on Tailwind.

We continue our mini-series where I interview eduprenuers who are not solely focusing on their TpT stores. In today’s episode we hear from Susie Thurman who is not only a TpT author but a published author! Susie shares her experience in publishing a newsletter, authoring and self-publishing books, and writing and contributing to famous textbooks! Susie also shares how she balances her time and works better when she changes tasks.

Today I chat with Stephanie Sutherland from The Tennessee Classroom. Stephanie shares how she decided to make the switch to being a full-time VA after only 5 months! We discuss how she balances her VA career with her TpT side-hustle, why she values relationships over skill set, and the difficulties of determining your worth.

We continue our back to school series with Jenna Kirk from Speech Room News. Jenna shares how she went from an accidental entrepreneur to a PD presenter and course creator, how she works smarter not harder by outsourcing and using a team of brand ambassadors for product photography and feedback, and how her blog is her top traffic source even though she is a type B blogger.

In today’s episode I chat with Kristin Yann from School and the City. Kristin shares how she balances her edupreneur business while being in grad school and teaching full time! She also shares instagram tips including how to be authentic and positive through your posts and how to crowdsource your insta stories. We also discuss why advertising is scary, how to use A/B testing, and why you should create products that solve problems.

In today’s episode I chat with Aileen Miracle from Mrs. Miracle’s Music Room. Aileen shares how she uses 5 day challenges to engage her email subscribers, how to create strong blog content, and how she uses a variety of technology hacks to enhance her business. Aileen also has her own course and podcast!

In today’s episode I chat with Jennifer Findley from Teaching to Inspire. Jennifer shares how she batches her work loads to maximize productivity, how her unique approach to blogging has been wildly successful, and how she built her email list to almost 50 thousand subscribers! The most inspiring part is that Jennifer does this while still contributing to the classroom and caring for her special needs son.