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The podcast for entrepreneurs in English language teaching. This podcast is ideal for those looking to start their own business in education. You will get top-quality advice from former teachers who have made the break and got out on their own.
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Ryan Hagglund was born in Washington State in 1975 and lived in many parts of the Pacific Northwest until graduating from high school in Oregon in 1993. He received his BA in Theatre and Sociology with a minor in Business from Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington, upon which time he came to Japan as a member of the JET Program from 1998-2001 and resided in Mamurogawa, Yamagata. After the JET Program, he taught for five years at a private high school as a full-time English instructor while also obtaining his MA in TEFL/TESL from the University of Birmingham in England. He then spent a year-and-a-half back in Oregon where he received his MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching) from Willamette University and his Oregon State teaching license. Upon returning to Japan in 2007, he became president and CEO of MY English School in Higashine, where he also teaches. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor at Yamagata University and co-coordinator of ETJ (English Teachers in Japan) Sendai.
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Frank Foley has lived and worked in Japan for 33 years, with 22 as Japan Country Manager. His career in Japan began at News Corporation, where he spent 17 years. Initially, he worked in publishing at HarperCollins Publishers, leading sales for trade and educational books across Asia for six years. He later shifted to News Corp's cable and satellite division, where he played a pivotal role in launching and managing Fox Channel Japan and the National Geographic Channel. While at National Geographic, he forged a partnership with Cengage Publishing that eventually developed into the ELL game-changing company, National Geographic Learning.
Frank then transitioned to the character licensing industry, overseeing Asia-Pacific operations for HIT Entertainment, the former owner of iconic kids' brands like Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, and Pingu. He also led Japan operations for well-known family and entertainment brands, including Guinness World Records and Universal Music. Currently, Frank is the Japan Country Manager for The East India Company Ltd.
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Adam Kardos, owner of EA Kids and founder of AAS Press, is a teacher trainer and curriculum writer based in Hyogo. He has published textbooks and readers for young learners including Spring Country and Here Come the Unicorns, winners of the Language Learner Literature award. He has also produced the Gamerize Dictionary, a gamified learner dictionary app
Links:
Opening and Running and English Gakudo
Gamerize Dictionary
AAS Press Music Medley
Awesome Adventure Series Course
Introduction to Awesome Phonics Adventures
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Barry O'Callaghan is an accomplished Irish business executive and financier. Currently serving as the Chairman and CEO of Rise Global, he has left an indelible mark on the corporate landscape. Prior to his role at Rise Global, Barry held the position of CEO at Riverdeep, where he orchestrated a remarkable transformation.
Under Barry's leadership, Riverdeep, initially a modest educational software company, underwent a remarkable evolution, culminating in its ascent to become the largest K-12 publishing company within the American education system. This achievement was realized through a strategic series of acquisitions orchestrated by Barry, demonstrating his astute business acumen and visionary leadership.
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Ben Shearon is a retired university English teacher based in Sendai. He was born in Germany and grew up in Spain but claims to be British. After living in Spain, the UK, and China, he moved to Japan in 2000 and has been here ever since. In 2013 Ben started the RetireJapan website to share information in English about personal finance, investing, and retirement for people living in Japan. It has since grown into an online community with a forum, newsletter, YouTube channel, and a number of publications and courses. In his spare time Ben helps his wife run a children’s language school, publishes a textbook series for Japanese junior high school students (the Fluency Course), and enjoys losing at Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Marek Kiczkowiak has been in ELT since 2009. He has CELTA, DELTA and a PhD. He currently runs an educational company, Academic English Now, where he helps PhD students and researchers write research papers. He grew the company from 0 to 70k/month and now shares his insights with English teachers who want to start a widely profitable teaching English business.
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Crossing the Chasm
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Born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1966, Basil moved to Canada in 1969. After graduating from the University of Toronto, he pursued Asian Studies at the Graduate School of the University of British Columbia. Since coming to Japan in 1992, Basil has been extensively involved in education, serving as principal of an English language school, materials developer, teacher trainer, radio host, educational consultant, and more. Currently, he is Founder and CEO at two companies, the Educational Venture Corporation and Maxwell Education Group, and Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at a third company, Potential Plus
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Originally from the UK, Founder Zoe Smith created Mexico City based BE School when she saw a gap in the market for English Programs that were based specifically on growing Business Skills and Confidence for Mexican Professionals. BE School works with dozens of International corporations with customized courses tailored for individual and industry needs; the ethos is to enhance confidence through effective communication, thereby creating global ambassadors for the companies it serves.
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In 2007, Sakurako Oshima set up her own company specialising in English education for adults. Her mission is to provide powerful support to as many people as possible through lessons, consulting, coaching, and books in order to achieve the respective goals of various people who need English, such as those who use English for work, those who want to be stationed abroad, those who want to study overseas' universities and graduate schools, and those who dream of moving abroad.
Since 2006, she has been working as a writer and has published a total of fifteen books.
Website： http://officebii.com/index.html
Blog： https://ameblo.jp/sarahaloha
Facebook： https://www.facebook.com/office.bi.i
Twitter： https://twitter.com/Sakurashinju
Instagram： https://www.instagram.com/sakurako_english/
After nearly 30 years of intensive experience in every aspect of test preparation, Mike Bergin knows what works in tutoring and what doesn’t. A nationally recognized leader in education, Mike founded Chariot Learning in 2009 to deliver on the promise of what truly transformative individualized education can and should be. Besides overseeing Chariot Learning’s national programs, Mike is an ACT Certified Educator who trains teachers across the country to implement critical skills and college and career readiness standards.
Mike is proud to be the founding President of the Board of Directors of the National Test Prep Association, a non-profit dedicated to promoting the highest ethical standards and best practices in the test prep industry while advocating for the appropriate administration and use of standardized tests for admissions and assessment purposes.
Mike is also the creator of the SAT/ACT TestFlip program, founder of the free testing and admissions answer site TestBright, co-host of Tests and the Rest, the college admissions industry podcast, and publisher of Tutor: The Newsletter.
Lastly, Mike is the co-author of the Amazon bestseller Crash and Learn: Lessons in Business.
Jarrad Merlo is the principal consultant of Nouns n' Verbs.com where he helps schools, publishers and companies digitise their language learning and testing products, content, assessment, media, marketing, teaching and strategy.
He co-founded and spent the last ten years building an EdTech company called E2 that specialises in B2C and B2B high-stakes English exam prep that has registered over 1.5 million users. He is also the face of E2's YouTube channels that have over 2.5 million subscribers.
He has a wealth of knowledge about technology start-ups and scale-ups and all things applied linguistics and technology.
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Nicola Prentis started off in ELT as a teacher, bouncing around the world wherever she most wanted to go at the time: Czech Republic, Turkey, Australia, Spain, Thailand. She started writing EFL materials as a way to transition into working from her sofa and settled in Spain around 2012. Once she realised she could sell ideas to magazines, she branched out into writing about travel, food, parenting, even Brxit and Love Island for publications including Cosmo, The Independent and the Wall Street Journal (OK, it was only one article in each of those!).
After a brief period of speaking at conferences, she realised she wasn't going to earn any more from writing than she had from teaching and the shine had faded from sitting at home not talking to anyone all day. At the same time, she began wondering what she could do with her savings, carefully scrimped over 20 years. The answer led her into teaching herself about investing from a starting point of utter cluelessness.
That was quickly followed by the realisation that many, many people in ELT had the same lack of knowledge about investing and that all her years of teaching and creating educational materials were about to come in handy... the result is The Chilled Investor. A beginner course on investing that can take anyone from clueless to clued up in 6 weeks.
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Jeff Johnson made the break into online teaching almost 2 years years ago and hasn't looked back since. By using his experience in education and aptitude for strategic planning, Jeff has carved out a thriving business within 2 years by being focused, measured, patient and on message with his offering. Jeff has hired a teacher recently, and is seeing his business continue to grow and expand its offerings.
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"I'm passionate about helping students remove what may be their biggest obstacle when it comes to advancing their education or career.
Over the last 10 years, I've helped hundreds of students from over 100 countries improve their English-language skills.
Using a simple step-by-step approach, I help students focus on their English-language learning despite the competing demands of friends, family and work. I also assist them in developing a clear strategy for success on the IELTS Exam.
My greatest joy is celebrating their achievements and seeing them attend the university of their choice or land their dream job."www.esljeff.ca
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John Hayes is the creator of MyCoolClass Co-operative, a UK based learning platform cooperative owned collectively by its members. He is former private detective from California and has been living in Poland for the past 6 years teaching English online and at language schools. John has traveled to 32 countries and has a background in activism, community organizing, and project management.
As an advocate for democracy in the workplace, John started MyCoolClass to give power back to online teachers through collective ownership. He says that venture capital exploits their workers and teachers are ready for something better.
Main Website: https://mycoolclass.com
Cooperative Website: https://coop.mycoolclass.com
Community Shares: https://www.fundsurfer.com/community-share/mycoolclass-learning-platform-owned-by-teachers-not-venture-capital-help-us-grow
Jane Dancaster is currently Managing Director of Wimbledon School of English (one of the UK’s top English language schools). She started her EFL career as a teacher 35 years ago and has worked in English language teaching and management both overseas and in the UK in a variety of organisations ranging from a co-operative school to a well-known group. Jane was Chair of English UK London for 15 years and has recently retired from the board of English UK where she had been a Trustee since 2004. She cares passionately about our industry and is still actively involved in supporting and promoting English Language Teaching.
If you’re interested in working at or with WSE, please contact Jane
jane@wimbledon-school.ac.uk
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Today's guest is Dorothy Zemach. Dorothy and I chat about her career, self-publishing, and running a successful publishing company. She also, give tips, advice, and encouragement to those who might want to write and publish an ELT book
Dorothy Zemach taught ESL and other foreign languages for over 20 years, in Asia, Africa, and the US. She holds an MA in TESL from SIT in Vermont, USA. Now she concentrates on writing, editing, and publishing ELT materials and textbooks and conducting teacher training workshops. Her areas of specialty and interest are teaching writing, teaching reading, academic English, testing, and humor. She is a frequent plenary speaker at international conferences and is active on social media. In 2012, Dorothy launched Wayzgoose Press, a small independent publishing imprint for fiction, non-fiction, and educational materials, and teaches an online course on Self-Publishing for ELT Professionals through iTDi
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Writing for the Real World
Alex Asher is the CEO of Learncube. Originally from New Zealand and now living in London, Alex has successfully steered learn cube to the successful company it is today.
We chat about Alex's life as an entrepreneur. In the chat he reflects on an initial business failure and the lessons he has learned from the experience. We also cover the important skills you need to master to succeed in business and the history and future of Learncube
About Learncube
We provide two key solutions:
1. An award-winning virtual classroom (API) made for interactive tutoring
2. All-in-one platform for managing scheduling, content, users, reports, payments and more.
Our customers include Babbel.com, Preply, Oxford University Press, Kern Training, Littera Education and many more.
Many of our largest customers have built their own sophisticated platforms but don’t want the hassle of trying to build a virtual classroom from scratch (video-conferencing, interactive whiteboards, teaching tools, lesson library, etc) and definitely don’t have the time to maintain it.
Instead, they choose the LearnCube Virtual Classroom because our multi-tab whiteboards, library and teaching tools are incredibly easy to use. LearnCube’s infrastructure is also made for scale and we provide real visibility into the online classroom for reporting & safeguarding reasons.
Many of our SMB customers choose our all-in-one solution when their approach of patching together Zoom, and multiple other systems, starts to break down. They also want to push their brand and provide a more professional, cohesive, education-focused experience.
LearnCube’s white-label Online School solution does this out of the box and handles class scheduling (with automated reminders), advanced content management, user management, smart reporting, and online payment.
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Rob Lally helps B2B consultants and service providers get more leads through LinkedIn. We sat down and had a chat about Rob's business and how best to use LinkedIn to improve your profile, build your brand, and ultimately bring in more business.
"If you are looking to grow your business with great quality leads, Rob is the man to go." - Syed Saiful Islam
"Rob is a master at driving business and thinking outside the box when devising ways of increasing sales revenue.
He is someone who you would love to have on your team and would always go above and beyond to succeed." - James Fitzpatrick
"He helped guide me and bring clarity to my situation and had some epic expert advice on how I could improve my client attraction methods." - Brendan Mcdonald
"He officially jumped on as my first client". - Sarah W - 4 days into the program .
Does any of this sound familiar?
👉 "Getting one client is like a full time job in itself"
👉 “I wanted to work for myself to have freedom, but I'm getting burned out just trying to find new clients!”
👉 I wear a thousand hats. I have tried holding workshops, presentations, emailing prospects but I just can't get clients consistently!
If so, you’ve come to the right place.
Hi I’m Rob, and I teach coaches and consultants how to get high paying clients consistently and predictably using LinkedIn without having to go through the famine and feast cycle of no clients to clients!
Imagine:
Waking up excited every SINGLE morning ready to focus on making your business better rather than finding clients.
Not having to worry about going back to the corporate rat race world because you can get clients ON DEMAND.
Getting clients on a regular basis, that pay you what you are worth.
I’m here to help you go from uncertainty to confidence, because you’ll know that with my system in place, you can get calls booked whenever YOU decide. I want to help you go from sending pitches to anyone and everyone, to have clients come to YOU as an authority of the your market. And I do this through my coaching program that will show you step by step on how to get clients predictably through LinkedIn.
Are you ready to make this happen?
👉 Here's my free training on how to fill your calendar and stand out from the noise on LinkedIn: https://roblallyconsulting.com/training
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👉 Check out my helpful YouTube videos for small business owners: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr7iQWhD8rSqc8jEh38FPWA
Jason R Levine an English language specialist for young learners and adults He runs workshops for teachers and shows for students worldwide. Best know as Fluency MC Jason has clocked up millions of views worldwide for his YouTube videos that help English learners tackle the often-tedious parts of learning the language through rap.
A non-exhaustive list of Jason's Skills:
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Creates original songs and videos for English language practice
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Conducts Rhyme On Time workshops with students and teachers at primary schools, secondary schools, and universities through Oremis Plaisir d’Apprendre
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Teaches, trains, and develops materials for Oremis Plaisir d'Apprendre, PREP’it, Linguaid, Éditions Didier, the U.S. Department of State and other institutions and programs
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Prepares students for TOEIC, Linguaskill, TOEFL, iELTS, FCE, CAE, and other standardized exams
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Teaches academic English, ESP, and TOEIC at ESIEE, EFREI, and le CNAM in Paris, France
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Conducts continuing professional development webinars for English language teachers with the American TESOL Institute
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Writes and performs original music for learners of all ages and cultures in English language arts, ESL, EFL, ELT training, social studies, science, mathematics, and standardized test preparation.
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Maintains the Fluency MC YouTube channel, Facebook page, and Twitter and Instagram accounts; active administrator of many Facebook groups, including Teachers Teaching Online and Innovative Teachers of English (the largest and most active Facebook group for English language teachers).
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Creator of open online courses, including ELT Techniques (the first virtual classroom MOOC for English language teachers), Teachers Teaching Online, and Build Your Teaching Business Online.
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Creator of the online speaking practice program, The Weekly English Workout.
Specialties: All things ESL and EFL, K-12 curriculum and materials design, adult education curriculum and materials design, curriculum and materials for TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, CAE,
FCE, GED, SAT, GRE, and GMAT.
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Lindsay is an education technology (Edtech) entrepreneur in the field of ESL (English as a Second Language) as well as a teacher who strives to help clients reach their communication goals in order to achieve their dreams.
As the producer and co-host of the award-winning All Ears English Podcast, Lindsay has built a digital brand that inspires students worldwide and has acquired more than 200 million downloads since launch.
Lindsay is the CEO of All Ears English, a fast-growing ESL brand that inspires adult English learners to focus on connection through English by providing both general English training and IELTS test preparation.
In her ventures, Lindsay implements technology such as podcasting and webinars to better serve international English learners. She uses Lean Startup methods to build platforms where communities of learners with similar visions can come together to support each other in pursuit of the common goal of better communication.
Publications/Featured Articles/interviews:
LANGUAGE MAGAZINE: Podcasting Into the Future. Language Magazine. March 2020.
PODCAST MAGAZINE: 200 Million Ears: A New Way to Learn English. Podcast Magazine. May 2021.
FORBES: Cook, Jodie. "5 Steps to Building a Raving Fan Base with a Podcast in 2022." Forbes, Dec 23, 2021.
Presentations/Panel Discussions:
-Inspired Teachers Create Inspired Learners: Find Your Platform and Purpose. Women in Language Conference. March 2021.
-Learning Through Connection, Not Perfection: Reflections on Building a Global Podcast Community. Language Summit. March 2021.
-How ELT Social Media Influencers Are Redefining Online English Teaching Panel Discussion. Bridge Universe Summit. December 2021
-Creating Edtech and Educational Products Panel Discussion. Bridge Universe Summit. December 2021
Podcast Appearances/Interviews:
-Grammar Girl Podcast Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing with host Mignon Fogarty. May 2020.
-Language Mastery Podcast Interview with host John Fotheringham. June 2019.
-Langpreneur Podcast. Merging Podcasts and Teamwork to Create a Strong Brand with host Jan van der Aa. January 2021.
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Rachel Baker is the founder and owner of Merciful Mornings, LLC, a wife, mom of two kids, and lifelong teacher. She has persevered through many difficult struggles, and it fills her cup to help others who are working through similar situations.
Her BA and M.Ed. in early childhood special education have allowed her to work as a developmental therapist, student services programmer, early intervention specialist, 3rd grade teacher, and ESL teacher. She made the jump to teaching online in 2017, and now she coaches others who are ready to get organized and turn their passions, hobbies, and expertise into profitable online classes.
https://www.facebook.com/mercifulmornings/
https://www.instagram.com/mercifulmornings
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLVbvK9JMsZWIBiWd0iH9MQ
Korinne is the founder of KAIE Marketing (korinnealgie.com), an international education marketing consultancy and Co-founder of the Education Marketing Collective, a membership platform providing digital skills training and support to education professionals.
Korinne has over 20 years in international education and, having been an exchange student herself, has an intimate understanding of the student experience also.
Previously, Korinne has worked as an agent, at both public schools and private training institutions, and was Marketing Director at ICEF for close to 8 years.
KAIE Marketing was also the winner of the Best New Business/Start-up of the Year at the 2019 at Women in Education (Lead5050) Awards. Education Marketing Collective won the same award in 2021.
Website: Education Marketing Collective
Or korinnealgie.com
Instagram: @kaie_marketing or @educationmktgcollective
Jamie Keddie studied biochemistry at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. That was followed by a degree in music at Leeds College of Music. For a while, he worked as a singer-piano player on ships, but nothing too glamorous.
After getting tendonitis in his arms, Jamie was forced into a career change. He went to live in Spain and started working as an English teacher.
Since then, Jamie has become known for his work on image, video and storytelling in language education. As a teacher trainer and storyteller, he has shared his ideas in 45 different countries.
Jamie is the founder of LessonStream – an online community of language teachers united in a passion for using story and storytelling in the classroom. He is the author of ‘Images’ (Oxford University Press, 2009), ‘Bringing Online Video into the Classroom’ (Oxford University Press, 2014) and ‘Videotelling: YouTube Stories for the Classroom’ (LessonStream Books, 2017).
Jamie is an affiliate trainer at Norwich University for Language Education (NILE) in the UK.
You can find out more about Jamie’s work at lessonstream.com
Adam Salkeld is a former TV producer with the BBC and worked on such shows at Panorama and The Money Programme. After leaving the BBC, he founded Digital Learning Associates with Stephen Haggard.
Digital Learning Associates are leaders in Authentic Video and Video First Resources for education. They operate globally with content and partners on 5 continents. Their films and resources have reached over 10 million learners across the globe.
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Sue Leather is a UK ELT consultant, teacher educator and author, now based in Vancouver. She runs an educational consultancy group, Sue Leather Associates ( www.sueleatherassociates.com ) specialising in teacher and trainer education, teacher’s professional development, and in the management of international ELT projects. She holds an MA in Education (TESOL) from the Institute of Education, University of London.
Sue co-founded EVE:Equal Voices in ELT, an initiative that was created to recognise both gender andhighly proficient speaker parity in keynote andplenary line-ups for ELT conferences and events worldwide. (https://evecalendar.wordpress.com/ ) In 2020, she initiated the EVE Mentoring Programmes, which you can read about here: https://evecalendar.wordpress.com/eve-mentoring-the-story-so-far/
Sue is also an expert on Extensive Reading, sometimes called Learner Literature. She has written almost 40 original graded readers for a number of publishers. She has won the Learner Literature Award twice, for Dead Cold (Cambridge University Press) and Ask a Friend (StandFor Readers) and was nominated a further two times, for The Big Picture (Cambridge University Press) and The Way Home (Cambridge University Press). She is the author (with Jez Uden) of Extensive Reading: The Role of Motivation (2021)
For the past year or so, Sue has been focusing on writing mainstream fiction. Her new website – coming any day now- is www.sueleather.com
You can find all her books on her Amazon Author Page.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sueleather/
Twitter: @sueleather
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sue.leather.50/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suesworks/
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Nick Jaworski is an internationally recognized executive in the field of behavioral health marketing and operational consulting with experience building organizations across four continents. As the owner of Circle Social Inc., he has helped healthcare organizations ranging in revenue from $10 million to $300 million a year perform turn-arounds and accelerate growth.
Originally from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Nick started out as an ELT teacher in Turkey and China before becoming a successful CEO.
Jill Stribling is an educator, entrepreneur, and business owner. Originally from the USA she now lives in Spain
English for Fun offers students a competitive edge through self-esteem building, critical thinking training, and ethical modelling.
Her team is constantly evolving as flexible, professional, team-oriented people who are passionate about education. An English for Fun teammate wants to build a resume while living in Spain.
She was an elementary school teacher for eight years. She taught adults and children private English classes for several years as well. Based on her educational and professional experience, she developed a methodology for making language learning FUN. She began her entrepreneurial journey in October of 2008 with one student in her living room.
English for Fun has over 3,000 students in Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcon and online. They have highly qualified English teachers LEGALLY EMPLOYED at English for Fun.
To think...it all started with an idea. English for Fun grew through hard work and perseverance during complicated financial times.
https://www.englishforfun.es
Andrew Hallam is the international best-selling author of Balance: How to Invest and Spend for Happiness, Health and Wealth; Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School and Millionaire Expat: How To Build Wealth Living Overseas. Profiled on such media as CNBC, and The Wall Street Journal, he's also the first person to have a #1 selling finance book on Amazon USA, Amazon Canada and Amazon UAE. He has written columns for The Globe and Mail, Canadian Business, MoneySense, Swissquote and AssetBuilder. Since 2016 he has spoken at businesses and international schools in over 30 different countries.
https://www.facebook.com/millionaireteacher
https://twitter.com/aphallam
https://www.youtube.com/andrewhallam1
Elena Mutonono is a seasoned business coach who helps online language teachers move beyond 1:1 lessons and create a smarter system that lets you teach on your own terms and guarantees a stable income.
Elena is the author and co-author of 6 books, the creator of several online courses and the hostess in the Smart Teacher's Library -- a community for online language teachers and coaches.
She is one of the organizers of the Online Teacher Summit -- an annual online conference that brings together hundreds of online language teachers and coaches and inspires them to move toward working smarter.
Links:
Sign up for a free Smart Teacher's Kit to get the tools and strategies for working smarter: www.elenamutonono.com/the-smart-kit
Tune in to listen to Elena's podcast: www.elenamutonono.com/podcast
Follow her on Instagram: @elenamutonono
Greg is the Co-founder and CEO of Global Services in Education, Ltd.(GSE)
GSE sets up and operates schools across the world. GSE offers a school franchise model as well as independent education management services.
Highly regarded for his expertise in education leadership, Greg Parry’s vast experience includes high-level positions and leadership of more than 25 projects with K-12, secondary and vocational institutions throughout Australia, the Middle East, The United States, India, Africa and China.
In addition to being an author and dynamic lecturer, Greg has trained teachers and principals throughout the world in areas such as critical thinking, language development and leadership. His expertise in school start up projects, leadership and curriculum development, has made him a sought after authority in these disciplines.
Greg has led curriculum design and administration of all major curriculums including Australian K-12, US Diploma, International Baccalaureate, UK IGCSE and A Levels.
Recipient of the prestigious Queensland (Australia) Minister’s Award for Excellence in School Leadership in 2007, Greg has also been recognised for outstanding achievement in other areas including Regional Showcase “Community and Industry Partnerships” and “Education Technology Innovation” Awards.
GSE has been recognised with several international awards including:
- Award Winner - Top Ten Best Education Solutions (2018)
- Award Winner - Best Global Brand in International Education (2016)
- Award Winner - Best Global Brand in Secondary and Vocational Training (2015)
- Award Winner - Asia Pacific Corporate and Social Responsibility Award in Education (2015)
More recently Greg has been sourced by a number of private equity and investment groups to advise in the strategic design of school groups and education investment platforms. He is an advisor to a number of investment funds.
Publications
Greg and his senior advisors have published more than 150 blogs sharing expertise in the areas of international school set up and management.
Greg and GSE are widely regarded as leading experts in the international education industry both in terms of education operations and well as strategic business development.
The blogs are freely available on their website and published regularly in a number of forums.
Greg has co-authored two books for educators:
- “The A to Z’s for Teaching Overseas”
- “A+ Interviewing for Educators”
Greg is currently writing a new book called “Global Leadership and Authentic Relationships” to be published 2022.
Greg operates a weekly Podcast called “Global Leadership by Greg Parry.”Teacher Training and Development (Worldwide - K-12, IB, A Level, IGCSE, US Curriculum)
Social Media Links:
www.gsineducation.com
Blogs: https://www.gsineducation.com/our-voice
https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-parry/
GSE Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2473758/admin/
https://twitter.com/GSINEDUCATION
Chris is an education entrepreneur, investor and non-profit leader focused on developing and scaling initiatives and technologies that lower barriers and reduce inequalities in accessing the opportunities of the Future of Work. He founded BSD Education in 2013, an educational software and curriculum provider that enables teachers in schools to teach students digital skills during their lessons. BSD has grown to work with schools around the world and has teams located in Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines and the United States.
Marie is a driven entrepreneur and the Director of Australia’s largest private TESOL Training Provider, ATA TESOL College. She aims to revolutionise the English teaching and learning market.
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Emi Kamiya, M.A., M.S., Ph.D., is the founder of Kamiya English Coaching, Japan, which provides online coaching services for Japanese learners of English. She is the first language coach from Asia to be accredited and certified by the International Coach Federation. As a coach, Emi applies her extensive experience in language education, both in the US and Japan, which includes: teaching Japanese as a foreign language; and teaching English as a second or foreign language to learners of all ages from various linguistic backgrounds. Emi supports and encourages her clients to acquire the skills that will enable them to independently continue their own learning. As a researcher, she conducts research on the learners’ use of English in real-life conversations. She is a Neurolanguage® coach She is currently in Japan.
Website: https://www.englishcoaching.jp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/englishcoaching.jp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emi-kamiya-88421913a
NeuroLanguage Coach Network: https://neurolanguagecoachnetwork.com/coach/emi-kamiya/
Leah has been the owner of Leah Sparrow Digital Marketing since January of 2020. Her love for marketing was discovered in the early 1990’s. She began as an on-air personality for a few radio stations in Tennessee. She was quickly promoted to production director and operations manager. Her duties included creating and overseeing the promotional and commercial content along with the programming of the station(s).
She enjoyed her years in radio, but she began to notice a decline in sales. She realized the industry was shifting so she decided to pursue teaching. Spending time teaching her employees the art of delivery and content creation during her time in broadcasting was also something she found she had a passion for. In 2008, she decided to move on and pursue an education degree.
Once she finished her masters in curriculum and instruction, she went on to teach at one of the private schools in her town. Although she enjoyed teaching the students, she discovered her health would not allow her to continue teaching in a brick mortar. She then decided to find a way to work from home.
The discovery of online teaching was made as well as the discovery of a new passion: online teaching. In 2017, she began her online teaching with VIPKID and QKIDS. As she honed her skills through companies like VIPKID, QKIDS, GogoKid, and Outschool, she realized she wanted to take her passion for online teaching to the next level. After a few months of navigating and determining where her niche was in the independent online teaching world, she began the process of growing a digital marketing business. With the sole goal of helping online teachers grow and scale their online business through simplified marketing, Leah created Leah Sparrow Digital Marketing. Her digital course,The Online Teacher’s Facebook Ads Blueprint (TOTFAB), is helping online teachers take their business to the next level. For those interested in growing their business through social media marketing at any stage, she provides one on one sessions and social media management services.
Connect with Leah Sparrow:
Facebook: @teacherleahsparrow
Facebook Group: Online Teacher Support & Training Instagram: @teacherleahsparrow
Twitter: @teacherleahs
LinkedIn: @teacherleahsparrow
YouTube: www.YouTube.com/leahsparrow
Website: www.teacherleah.com
email: leah@teacherleah.com
Marlowe Johnson is the CEO of recently launched Educational Testing Service (ETS) subsidiary EdAgree, a company that is dedicated to optimizing long-term outcomes for international students, supporting their journey from research to application to graduation and beyond. Before founding EdAgree, Mr. Johnson worked in the EdTech space at ETS, 2U and Pearson as a product owner and developer. He also worked as a primary, secondary and post-secondary teacher in Cameroon, Tanzania, South Korea, China and the USA.
http://www.edagree.com/
Mark Pemberton has been pioneering in EdTech for the past 15 years. A strong advocator for meaningful change and adoption of technology in both at homes and schools. Mark is a frequent speaker and EdTech conferences around the world and a recognized thought leader in game-based language learning.
Mark founded Studycat with his Co-founder Mateo Solares and together they have grown the business to global success with 14 million downloads in over 100 countries teaching English, Spanish, Chinese, French and German.
Mark graduated from Warwick University in Philosophy & Politics is a fluent Mandarin speaker living in Tainan, Taiwan with his wife and two children.
http://www.studycat.com
Today's guest is James Liu. James is a scientist, consultant, business coach, and an ESL student.
His own ESL teachers inspired him to start a business to help many more ESL teachers who are currently undervalued. Since 2019, he has helped thousands of teachers go independent and charge what they’re worth.
James's links:
linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesliuphdmba/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boweistrategyllc
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesLiuESL
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamesliu_bowei/
James's FB group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Teacherentrepreneurnetwork
Free ebook:
https://boweistrategy.com/eslteacher-ebook
21-Day Teacher-Entrepreneur Challenge:
https://boweistrategy.com/challenge
Today's guest is Judy Wong. Judy is an International Educator, Consultant, Life Coach and Great Podcast Guest with a demonstrated history of working with individuals as a Life Coach and Energy Healer. An Educator /Consultant and Invited International Speaker in the performing & visual arts and education industry. Certified practitioner of the Silva Method and skilled in TESOL, Management, Arts, Nonprofit Organizations, and Fundraising. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a MA TESOL from The New School for Public Engagement.
Judy's Website
Today's guest is Herbert Gerzer. Herbert is a social media expert, specialising in getting more students for schools. According to his bio: "Herbert has had the privilege of working in the language training industry for over 13 years, first as an English trainer, then as Key Account Manager personally selling over €2M of language courses to corporate clients and managing a teaching team of over 120 language and business trainers in three countries. Now he has transferred that knowledge to help language schools attract new customers and sell more language courses through paid ad campaigns."
https://www.herbertgerzer.com
Herbert's Podcast
hello@herbertgerzer.com
Today's guest is Ben Buckwold. After living in Japan, Ben returned to Canada in 2002 and started ESL Library. We talk about Japan, how Ben got started and the challenges of growing and how his position has changed.
ESL Library was founded in 2002 as a resource site for English teachers. Their materials are used in thousands of classrooms in more than 100 countries around the world. The lessons they develop are intended to enhance, complement, or supplement your own ideas and curriculum. Every month they create and add new materials to the site. Unlike your core textbook, their library of resources continues to grow.
https://esllibrary.com/
Today's guest is Dave Sperling. Dave is originally from L.A. and has in his time lived in Japan and Thailand. He started Dave's ESL cafe nearly 30 years ago, and in that time it has grown to be the most well-known EFL/ESL site on the web.
BTW, there was no hyper inflation in Japan in the 80s :)
Dave Sperling is the founder of Dave's ESL Cafe. After teaching around the globe and completing his MA in Linguistics in 1995, he created Dave's ESL Cafe as a meeting place for ESL + EFL teachers and students from around the world.
https://www.eslcafe.com
http://johnpilger.com/videos/japan-behind-the-mask
Today's guest is Nicola Lutz. Nicola and I talk about sales and selling, what to expect and prepare for in the sales cycle, and how to maximise sales opportunities and encounters in order to add to your company's bottom line.
BioNicola is a sales trainer, mentor and coach. She helps those that need to sell do so in an authentic, customer-led way with integrity. She has the credentials to back it up - She has 26 year's experience of selling, sales management, sales directorship and training and coaching.
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Sales Management, which is the highest level they accredit. They also keep her up to date with my own learning of new skills, technology and methods.
She is a member of the CPD Accreditation body, which means she focuses on tangible learning outcomes from her training.
www.nofluff.biz
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Today's guest is John Healy. I chat to John about his career in IT prior to begging to teach English. We talk also about his time in Korea and his new company www.myspeakingscore.com
Bio
John is the founder and CEO of My Speaking Score, an AI speech assessmenttool that evaluates spoken English and predicts TOEFL Speaking scores. With over a decade of experience as a university professor in South Korea (Yeungnam, Korea University), John has logged thousands of classroom hours training both students and teachers in test prep strategies and academic subjects. His online courses Study With It, TOEFL Clear Strategies and Tactics, TOEFL Turbo Tactics, and others, have helped learners from over 100 countries develop English skills and earn high TOEFL scores. John earned his MA in TESOL from Anaheim and resides in Florence, Italy with his wife and daughter.
http://www.myspeakingscore.com
Today's guest is Guy Cihi. Guy is the founder of Words and Monsters and Lexxica He started his career with Disney World of English, and while he was there, took the company from $50 million to $300 million in revenue. Guy has recently launched Words and Monsters, a mobile phone game for English teaching and learning.
Today's guest is Zsuzsanna Smith. Zsuzsanna and I talk about being an entrepreneur, the pitfalls and challenges that go with starting out on one's own, and how to bounce back and start over when things do go to plan.
An Early Childhood Educator by trade, Zsuzsanna specializes in student-centric teaching skills and curriculum design. As a Teacher Trainer at the Helen Doron she trained over a 1000 teachers in 17 countries, while she was also involved in quality assurance, curriculum development and creating instructional guides for parents and teachers. In 2019, Zsuzsanna moved to the USA and started her own consulting service for online experts who want to streamline their education-based content and maximize their online course conversion & retention rates.
http://www.zsuzsannasmith.com
Today's guest is Simon Moran. Simon is the owner of www.modernenglish.net, and has been a successful franchisor for nearly 20 years. I chat to Simon about his background and the option of being a franchisee for teachers who might want to start a school.
Bio
Simon grew up in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, in the north east of England. He left in 1992. He travelled in Asia and Australasia, arriving back in England in 1995. He came to Japan later that year.
He worked for a small English school until 1998, when he started on his own. His first school was in the spare room in his apartment, and he did everything myself, from answering the phone, writing the copy for the ads, handing them out and of course, all the teaching.
Modern English opened their first franchise in 2003, and at the time of writing they have 10
schools in Japan, and a variety of digital services for learners and teachers and publishes in Japan, Taiwan, China and the EU.
Simon Moran
www.mellimited.com
www.modernenglish.net
www.happyvalley.tv
http://www.youtube.com/happyvalleytv
http://www.appstore.com/melearning
ONLINE SCHEDULING: www.liveschedule.net
ONLINE MATERIALS: www.melearning.cloud/
DIGITAL BOOKSTORE: www.bokoco.com
jp.linkedin.com/in/simonmoran1
BLOG
http://www.moranactually.com/
https://www.amt-law.com/asset/res/news_2010_pdf/100708_1743.pdf
https://www.jfa-fc.or.jp/particle/114.html
https://gm-avocats.com/principles-of-japanese-franchising-law/
https://iclg.com/practice-areas/franchise-laws-and-regulations/japan
https://www.lawson.jp/en/store/franchising/
https://francity.com/about-franchising/types-of-franchises/
In this podcast, I sit down with Christina Rebuffet. Christina talks about how she got started with making her own YouTube videos to now 6 years later having a staff of 8 people. Christina generously offers advice on how to get started, grow, position, and price courses that will sell.
Bio
Christina Rebuffet is the founder of Speak of English with Christina, Business English Trainer, and Neurolanguage Coach. Her YouTube channel has more than 460,000 subscribers and 13 million views. She is originally from the US, but now lives in the French Alps. You can find her at christinarebuffet.com
Today's guest is Olly Richards. Olly and I talk about his background and how he got started in entrepreneurship. Olly also gives invaluable advice on how to scale, position, and market your company to ensure success.
Bio
Olly Richards is an entrepreneur, publisher and language specialist from the UK. He runs a website about language learning, which reaches millions of people annually. Olly has published 20+ books with language publisher Teach Yourself, and dozens more with his own publishing house, Olly Richards Publishing. In addition to teaching languages, Olly enjoys mentoring other online business owners, running conferences, masterminds, and virtual summits under the Creator Smarts brand.
https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com
https://langpreneur.com
https://learn.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/books
Today's guest is Dean Rogers. Dean and I discuss his journey from being a struggling entrepreneur in Japan to a successful CEO and author. Dean gives some valuable tips on how to get started, on marketing yourself and your company, and what he would do if he were to start over again. And much more..
Bio
Dean R. Rogers is CEO of Dean Morgan K.K. which owns the Rosetta Stone Learning Center and Hummingbird pronunciation school brands. He is a Japan based entrepreneur. He did his undergraduate studies at UCLA and over 2 years (from 2013-2015) completed Harvard Business School's Owner President Management program (OPM 47). He started his career in private money management and later moved to a global ERP Software company which took him to Japan in 2001. 3 years after moving to Japan he left the expat world to start his own language school chain. The company has developed industry leading software and customized curriculum and experienced significant growth since its establishment in 2004. In 2015 a business alliance with Rosetta Stone Inc was established and the school chain was rebranded as Rosetta Stone Learning Centers. In 2017 the company was successfully sold to Link and Motivation Group (TSE: 2170) a Tier 1 publicly traded company and is now a fully owned subsidiary of LMG. The company has expanded from it's one original school to now cover 90 direct and partner locations across Japan serving 2500 students. Dean has also published 4 books in Japanese selling over 100,000 copies mostly focused on language learning.
Company: https://www.rosettastone-lc.jp/company.html
Publications: https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%9C%AC-Dean-R-Rogers/s?rh=n%3A465392%2Cp_27%3ADean+R.+Rogers
Today's guest is Jenny Dooley. Jenny chats about her company, Express Publishing, and where and how she's found success in entrepreneurship, management, and leadership.
Bio
Jenny Dooley, President of Express Publishing, holds an M.Ed. from the University of Wales, Swansea. She has been a teacher, teacher trainer, and author in the ELT field for more than twenty years. She has travelled extensively, delivering seminars and holding workshops in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She is the owner and manager of one of the piloting schools used by Express Publishing and is the president of H.E.C., a language exams distribution centre. She has also been influential in the creation of children’s theatre groups, which aim to stimulate young learners’ imaginations while enhancing their English language learning. Her research interests include: language acquisition in young learners; the application of the multiple intelligence theory in language learning; gamification in education; neuroscience; and modern assessment. She has been involved in the development of printed, audio-visual, animated and digital ELT material for more than two decades. Some of her latest publications are: Incredible 5, i Wonder, Right On and On Screen. She has also designed DigiBooks, a gamified LMS platform with ELT content.
https://ww.expresspublishing.co.uk
Today's guest is Rachel Paling. Rachel and I talk about her background, career, and journey into entrepreneurship. We touch on the important things to consider when starting on the path, how to deal with criticism, and some tips for choosing partners and collaborators.
Bio
Rachel Marie Paling is an International Game Changer in Education, in particular, the education of languages. She has created the method and approaches Neurolanguage Coaching® which incorporates professional coaching and principles of neuroscience into the learning process.
She coaches and trains teachers worldwide, transforming them into certified and ICF accredited Neurolanguage coaches and has created the Neurolanguage Coach® network with over 800 NL Coaches in just over 70 countries worldwide and is now bringing the approach to schools and institutions over the world through her licensed trainers.
Rachel started teaching language at the age of 17 and has a BA Honours in Law and Spanish, MA in Human Rights, she is a qualified UK lawyer, MA in Applied Neuroscience and a PCC ICF Life Coach. She is the author of the books Neurolanguage Coaching® and Brain-friendly Grammar and has written numerous blog articles about learning, coaching and neuroscience. She has spoken at many international conferences and ELC was awarded the Bronze Award at the Reimagine Education Awards 2019 in the Science in Learning category.
https://neurohearteducationconference.com
https://languagecoachingcertification.com
https://neurohearteducation.com
Today's guest is Ron Morrain. Ron and I chat about his background growing up in Texas, and the challenges he's had to overcome in starting and building his businesses. He also tells me about the advantage of having a business coach, and the mistakes he's learned from on his entrepreneurial journey.
Bio
Ron Morrain is an American (Houston, Texas), and currently lives and works in Germany. He is co-founder and Director of Studies at the Language Learning Centers Europe which is headquartered in Duisburg, Germany. He has been working as an Educational Consultant and Business English Trainer for over 20 years internationally. Ron speaks three languages fluently (English, German, and Spanish), but gets along with several other languages as well.
Ron Morrain is the innovator of the graphic facilitation concept of Ready-made Mind Maps (RMMs), which promotes learning/teaching methodologies E.g. - TBL (Task-based Learning) and PBL (Project-based Learning), Content and language integrated learning (CLIL), and Content-based Instruction (CBI). Language Coaching sessions for L2 and L1 learners are also facilitated by RMMs. Ron has been promoting the concept of Mind Mapping with TBL and PBL at conferences, universities, teacher workshops, and webinars internationally since 1992.
He is also the founder of the Business English Special Interest Group BESIG Russia, which had its debut in Moscow in 2019. BESIG Russia is the first special interest group that concentrates solely on CPD events for teachers in the area of Business English in Russia.
https://www.syntaxsolutions.net/
https://www.facebook.com/ron.morrain
http://www.twitter.com/RonMorrain
Today's guest is Rob Howard. Rob chats about his background growing up in a family business and how this prepared him for a life in entrepreneurship. Rob also gives some valuable tips on marketing, teaching online, and where he sees opportunities in the world of ELT
Bio
Rob Howard, after a business career in the US, is online as an active EFL Teacher and Neurolanguage Coach and training teachers to build their own freelance businesses. Rob is the owner of Online Language Center, managing partner at Business Language Training Institute and founder of EFLtalks - teachers teaching teachers. Having run successful businesses in the US and Brazil, he sheds a different light on the business of Business English. He has taught in companies such as Petrobras, Vale, Odebrecht, PWC, KPMG, CVM, over 50 of the largest and most prestigious law firms and financial institutions in Rio de Janeiro, as well as to university professors at UFRJ, UERJ and FGV. He is a speaker worldwide on Business English, English for Specific Purposes, Teacher Development, Teaching Online, Online Business and Retention, Technology and the proper use of images in presentations. He is joint coordinator of the IATEFL BESIG, past cocoordinator of the IATEFL BESIG Web and Online Team, Online & Video Coordinator and Video Interviewer for the Visual Arts Circle, founder and former president of the BRAZ-TESOL BESIG as well as co-founder with Dorothy Zemach of the Independent Authors and Publishers. He has authored and coauthored several books for EFL. He was nominated for the 2016 British Council's ELTon Award for Innovation in Teacher Resources.
https://www.robhoward.me
Today's guest is Tyson Batino. Tyson talks about his journey from being a language-school teacher to co-owner of 11 English schools in Tokyo. Tyson talks about the challenges of scaling his business, finding cash, and the success he's had with implementing an LCC model.
Bio
Tyson started his adventure in Japan as an Eikaiwa teacher, transitioned to ALT, and then to Interac Trainer.
With 2 Japanese co-founder, they started the fast growing One Coin English language school chain with 11 branches in Japan and affordable Japanese lesson provider Japan Switch.
He also started one of the best websites for job and japanese learning information at bfftokyo.com using his HR background and tips and tricks he used to pass JLPT N1
www.onecoinenglish.com
www.japanswitch.com
http://www.bfftokyo.com
www.apptoto.com
In today's episode, I talk to Rosie Mansfield from Premier TEFL about her entrepreneurial journey, how she took her TEFL training and recruitment company online in the Covid era, and how she manages her work with a busy home life and two daughters.
Bio
Rosie Mansfield has spent 15 years in the TEFL training industry. She began her career with i-to-i who were responsible for creating the world’s first online TEFL training course and got her first taste of a truly innovative company. Following that she was Director of Operations for TEFL Express. Over time she developed her own entrepreneurial and innovative skills to form Premier TEFL with Ian O’Sullivan, which has been running for 5 years now.
www.premiertefl.com
Rosie's book recommendations:
Scaling up by Verne Harnish
Decoded: The science of Why We Buy by Phil Bardon
Simple Numbers Straight by Greg Crabtree
Today's interview is with Kris Jagasia on building a thriving ESL software company, Off2Class. Kris discusses how he got started in entrepreneurship. How, along with his partners, he bootstrapped his enterprise and gained profitability. Kris gives some valuable insights about management, entrepreneurship, pivoting, and what's coming down the line in the ESL world.
Bio
Kris Jagasia is the co-founder and CEO of Off2Class, a software toolkit for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers. Off2Class is used by thousands of teachers in over 120 countries to deliver online and in-classroom ESL lessons.
Kris has built many of the key teams within the business including teacher support & success, marketing, and sales, and takes an active role in managing US K12 operations. Kris is always keen to connect with other EFL business owners, you can find Off2Class on Twitter @off2class and connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn.
Today's guest is Ai Haori. Ai talks about founding 3 successful schools in Tokyo, the grit she needed to keep things on track and how she has stayed resilient through tough times. Ai gives some valuable tips on hiring and staff management as well.
Bio
Ai Haori is the Founder of SUNNY BUNNY Language Education Inc and 英語自在 English School. She has been an English teacher, an educational curriculum creator, an author, and a teacher trainer. She is also a chairperson of a Non Profit Organization, EEYC (English Education for Young Children)
SUNNY BUNNY Language Education Inc.
https://sunnybunnyinfo.com
英語自在 English School
http://freely.eigojizai.jp/welcome/
Non Profit Organization EEYC (English Education for Young Children)
https://eeyc.jp
instagram
https://www.instagram.com/aihaori/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/sunnybunnyinfo
Today's guest is Miranda Crowhurst. She talks about her journey from starting a school in Bolivia to being ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ at Twinkl.
Bio
Miranda Crowhurst has taught English in the UK, Tanzania and Bolivia. She co-founded Language Connection, a successful language institute, in 2016, and is now the ESL Segment Manager at Twinkl Educational Publishing. She is also currently completing her MBA at The University of Birmingham.
www.twinkl.com
Today's guest is Paul Sallaway of Babelteq.com. Paul talks about how to build landing pages, sales funnels, and email lists for your online business, In order to become successful online.
www.babelteq.com
Bio:
Paul is an ESL Podcaster 🎙️ & Marketing Consultant. Now helping freelance ESL teachers to build profitable and sustainable businesses through high conversion sales-funnel strategies.
Paul created his platform in response to numerous stories of online language instructors who were unhappy with their current employment situation but were struggling to achieve real online independence.
Not everyone has a $600 to $3000 bucks with which to hire a website developer. And not everyone has the time or inclination to go through the learning curve of redesigning generic templates on a page builder platform.
Discount code:
Paul has created a coupon code which you can use to get a 25% discount on the lifetime of a subscription (any plan). It is valid for use until March 31st, 2021. The coupon code is: EFLMAG25
www.babelteq.com
How to Hire and Retain Great Teachers with Peter LacknerIn today's episode we talk to Peter Lackner of JobsinJapan about how to hire and retain Great teachers. We also discuss his journey as an entrepreneur, starting a company in Japan and how the English teaching market has changed in Japan, and the opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Profile
Peter Lackner is the Managing Partner at JobsinJapan.com and has had management-level positions at major job boards in Japan including: CareerCross.com, GaijinPot, CareerEngine (formerly eCentral) and currently the managing partner at JobsinJapan.com.
Running a job board gives Peter the opportunity to speak with employers and job seekers every day and find out why some are successful and others are not. This is why JobsinJapan exists - to help job seekers find the jobs they want and employers to find the candidates they need.
You can often find Peter speaking to groups on how to get a new or better job, and to employers on how to avoid making a bad hire. Finding the right fit for the right position is a win-win situation for both job seekers and employers.
Today's guest is Rachael Roberts. I talk to Rachael about why entrepreneur self care is important and how to use coaching for success.
We cover a lot of ground in the Podcast: imposter syndrome, scheduling, prioritising, stress, motivating employees, and much more..
Bio
She coachs ELT professionals who:
• find it hard to set boundaries and to say no, but end up feeling resentful and exploited
• are prone to imposter syndrome and even self-sabotage
• try to stay positive, but frequently end up exhausted and demoralised
• know they don’t earn enough
Her aim is to help is always to help you earn more, work less and live more fully. She works with clients 1-2-1 and on her 12 week small group programme for ELT Business Owners (coaches, teachers, trainers, writers, editors), Switch off Stress, Switch on Success.
Her 30 years’ experience within ELT as a teacher, trainer, manager, materials writer and business owner, her training as a psychotherapist, counsellor and coach, and her training and experience in running and marketing two businesses, makes her uniquely positioned to provide this support.
Find out more at: http://www.life-resourceful.com
Or come and join her free Facebook group for ELT professionals, Lightbulb Moments: Helping ELT Professionals Manage Stress and Gain Balance.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/rachaelroberts
Tim Thompson has been working in the ELT industry in Korea for twenty years. He has taught at three universities and works with publishers, government ministries and research centers, major corporations, and educational training centers to provide academic and professional skills training, teacher training, interview and language assessment services, proofreading, and start-up coaching.
A popular conference speaker, Tim has been hosted by schools and organizations around the world for invited talks and longer training sessions.
Visit www.timthompsonelt.com for more information and to read Tim’s blog.
How to Successfully Launch and Run English Schools in Japan with Ian Simpson
In this episode, Ian Simpson tells us how to successfully launch and run English schools in Japan. Ian begins by telling us he didn't have the best of starts to his entrepreneurial career, being £15,000 in debt. He tells us how he got started, what worked for him and how he maintains his success, what success means to him, and his plans for the future.
Ian Simpson is Owner of Queen's Education Co.,Ltd and the pioneer of Active English in Japan.
Ian was born in the UK near London and grew up in Wales where he worked for 17 years as a high school PE Teacher and member of the school Senior Management Team.
In 1999 he moved to Japan to be a Professional Rugby Coach. After doing this for a number of years, Ian opened his own school in Mie Ken. He has developed an innovative system called “The Edge” for analyzing a students English performance using “ real time” analysis software.
He is also the pioneer of “Active English “ in Japan, teaching English through human movement, and is presently creating a 48 lesson “ turn key “ course for kids in collaboration with “Maple Leaf Publishing “ - this course will be available to purchase in 2021 along with teacher training.
Ian is also a “Churchill Fellow” being one of only a select group of people in the UK to be awarded this Winston Churchill Medal for his services to education and sports coaching.
His hobbies are surfing, rugby , cycling and podcasting.
Ian’s LINKS :
www.queens-e.net
www.activeenglishnow.com
Instagram :
@queens_english_school
@ian_surfy_simpson
@the_big_wave_surfing_podcast
Podcasts on - Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Stitcher
- The Coffee & Chat English Podcast
- The Big Wave Surfing Podcast
- ACTIVE Podcast ( educational & sport )