Everything You Need to Know About Making 6 Figures on TpT with Andrea Marie Today I sit down with fellow teacherpreneur, Andrea Marie from who had her personal best year on Teachers Pay Teachers. What does a personal best year look like? Six figures, baby! Way to go, Andrea!! As a teacherpreneur myself I am always thrilled to see others find success in their business. I am beyond proud of Andrea and sitting down with this hard-working businesswoman both inspired and motivated me to keep moving f...
Jan 07, 2020•44 min•Ep. 31
30: The Astounding Why That Drives Teacherpreneurs As a teacherpreneur, your why may vary greatly from another fellow teacher-author. Maybe you do what you do to impact education. Maybe your reason is to pay off a student loan, get ahead in the bills department, or maybe it is for the extra luxuries your additional income affords you! Or maybe it is all of the above. Either way, our whys drive us. They push us towards the finish line time and time again. Today I speak with Australian teacherpren...
Dec 17, 2019•36 min•Ep. 30
Teacherpreneurs Talk: How to Learn From One Another: A Conversation with Kerry Tracy This week on Teacherpreneurs, Raise your Hand I had the privilege of sitting down with Kerry Tracy and talking about video, business, and powering through when things feel hard. Kerry is totally relatable, vulnerable, and honest, which is definitely my kind of teacherpreneur and person. Kerry shares her TpT journey and gives her valuable thoughts on how to put your head down and power through. She and I both can...
Dec 10, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 29
Why Your Small Business Needs a Powerful Voice Today I have fellow teacherpreneur and podcaster Alissa McDonald talking all about podcasting for your business and how to capitalize on the power of your voice. I hope you stick around. Alissa shares her thoughts on adding a podcast to her very busy schedule of content creation, course creation, and social media presence. Alissa still feels the rate of return for podcasting is totally worth it! Alissa and I both feel the podcast keeps you consisten...
Dec 03, 2019•42 min•Ep. 28
5 MORE Reasons Teacherpreneurs Should Be Podcasting Last week we discussed The 5 Reasons Teacherpreneurs Should Be Podcasting, and this week we are talking about MORE reasons. I hope you will join me. Links Mentioned in the Show: The 5 Reasons Teacherpreneurs Should Be Podcasting Teacherpreneurs Podcasting: 3-Day Challenge From Imposter Syndrome to Thought Leader FB Pop-up Group Support the show...
Nov 26, 2019•16 min•Ep. 27
Once you have your mental barriers knocked down, it is time to find out WHY teacherpreneurs should be podcasting. Today I will share 5 secrets. I hope you’ll join me. Links Mentioned in the Show: Impact on Teachers With the Power of Your Voice Freebie Join the Three Day Challenge: From Imposter Syndrome to Thought Leader Podcasting Academy for Teacherpreneurs Waitlist Support the show...
Nov 19, 2019•20 min•Ep. 26
Breaking Down the 5 Myths Around Podcasting I am super passionate about podcasting. I love the connection I feel to you all, my audience. I love showing up consistently and I love learning from you when guest teacherpreneurs come onto the show. So yes, I am biased. I think podcasting has massive potential. Most of all I love doing it. So yes I will always want to talk about podcasting. It has changed things for me in my business, and I want to support other teacherpreneurs who believe in the pot...
Nov 12, 2019•30 min•Ep. 25
A Conversation with International Teacherpreneur Liezel Pinar Today I am speaking with international teacherpreneur, Liezel Pinar. Liezel is a seller on TpT who shares how she accidentally found TpT and became a seller who is just about to hit her first milestone! LIezel is a beautiful soul from across the world who shares her journey on TpT. I know you will fall in love with her South African accent and her charming personality. Links Mentioned in the Show: Instagram: @thelab_by_liezelpienaar F...
Oct 29, 2019•29 min•Ep. 24
So this week I take you on a journey through my week as a busy teacherpreneur with TWO full-time jobs! It is a lot. So if you are a fellow TpTer who is still in the school system and trying to run a business, you will certainly be able to relate to this week’s episode. I hope you stick around. Support the show
Oct 15, 2019•42 min•Ep. 23
How Critical is Time Management for Teacherpreneurs? Laura Fulton, full-time teacherpreneur shares how critical time management is for teacherpreneurs. According to Laura, we can get our job done in a committed focused FOUR HOURS! I hope you will join our conversation. Highlights from the Show What do I want my life to look like right now? ~Laura Fulton If you don’t like doing that, why are you doing that? Why aren’t you paying someone else to do that? ~ Laura Fulton What are the tasks that I am...
Oct 08, 2019•45 min•Ep. 22
How to Go From Instagram Influencer to Teacherpreneur Today Anna Monteil, Instagram superstar, shares her journey from Instagram Influencer to teacherpreneur. Anna’s path is unique and inspiring for all teachers who think you can’t break into the teacherpreneurial world without having jumped in years ago. Anna breaks all the rules and shows us all that we can start whenever we are ready! (And maybe before we are ready! LOL) Anna is THE example of someone who took her love of teaching and creatin...
Oct 01, 2019•38 min•Ep. 21
5 Easy Steps for Affiliate Marketing for Teacherpreneurs Have you considered adding an additional source of income to your business? Affiliate marketing can be the extra money source you are looking for. Recommending products you have used or digital courses you have taken can earn you some extra cash just by promoting and mentioning them in your next blog or podcast. The win-win effect comes in when you truly believe what you are offering is something of great value to your audience, then they ...
Sep 24, 2019•24 min•Ep. 20
Teacherpreneurs, Are Digital Courses for You? Are you ready to create a digital course, but clueless about where to start? Well, if anyone can demystify digital courses and get you to the finish line without getting sucked into overwhelm, it’s my friend and mentor Amy Porterfield. Today I answer all of your hot questions on should I join Amy Porterfield’s Digital Course Academy? And the short answer is Yes! Links Mentioned in the Show: Digital Course Academy DCA + PAT Support the show...
Sep 17, 2019•49 min•Ep. 19
How to Choose the Perfect Topic For Your Digital Course I’m so excited to talk all about choosing your perfect topic for your first digital course. My mentor Amy Porterfield took me step-by-step through creating a course, marketing, and launching a digital course back in January of this year in her course DCA. And today I’m going to share with you some of Amy’s secrets to choosing a digital course topic. I hope you stick around! How to choose a topic for your digital course: Know your expertise ...
Sep 10, 2019•28 min•Ep. 18
Today Angie Kratzer tells teacherpreneurs the value of being a crockpot seller. You know the old saying- slow and steady wins the race. Well, Angie helps teacher-authors really understand this adage. Angie dives into the importance of perseverance, grit, and staying the course. She offers valuable insight into the things we can actually control. You will be amazed! One of my favorite parts of this interview is how adamant Angie is about mindset. It is truly the key. She stops herself at one poin...
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 17
Teacherpreneur on Fire Just like Girl on Fire, Melissa Castello is a teacherpreneur on fire! Melissa talks about her new found enthusiasm and passion for transitioning from retired teaching into the world of teacherpreneur. Melissa is a wealth of knowledge in teaching and in business. This girl is totally on fire! Links Mentioned in the Show: Virtual Learning Party for Teacherpreneurs Group on Facebook Episode 12: 7 Timesavers to Learning New Things for Teacherpreneurs Straight Outa Class Facebo...
Aug 26, 2019•36 min•Ep. 16
Why Should I Create a Digital Course? Have you ever thought about creating a digital course? Today we talk about three reasons that teacherpreneurs may want to think about adding a digital course to your business offerings. Digital courses allow you to share your knowledge, procedure, roadmap and more. Digital courses also allow you to generate more income and diversify your offerings. The digital course guru, Amy Porterfield, is currently offering two FREEBIES that you will want to grab. The FR...
Aug 20, 2019•39 min•Ep. 15
Fulfilling Your Purpose With TpT Melissa Falkner, a fellow teacherpreneur, shares her journey through teaching and finding a way to stay home with her three sons. Melissa also talks about how she has created her own path with teaching online and selling her resources on TpT, and in turn, she has taken her purpose and shared it globally. Melissa’s attitude is fantastic. She has a tremendous amount of grit and determination to make the world better for her own children and others around the world....
Aug 13, 2019•36 min•Ep. 14
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone We are going to talk today about getting out of your comfort zone. And not only being proud of what you do, and owning it but also standing up in front of people and telling people about it. My guest Hallie Sherman is a Speech-Language Pathologist in the New York school system who is here to talk about getting out of your comfort zone. She even spoke at the TpT conference in Austin this year, sharing the importance of being brave and putting yourself out there. H...
Aug 06, 2019•36 min•Ep. 13
Today we are going to talk about how we find time to add new things to our business. As an expert in all things teaching, we find making the transition to creating products for our business the relatively easy part. Although, once we actually get serious about what we are doing and seeing it as a business, we realize there is a lot more to it. That’s when we have to shift into high gear and learn some valuable skills. Time management, organization, marketing, branding, social media, graphic desi...
Jul 30, 2019•33 min•Ep. 12
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with one of my students from Podcasting Academy for Teacherpreneurs, Miki Leckie. Miki is a visionary who is taking her strengths and teaching knowledge and creating a business she loves. She is not only launching a store, but she is also launching a podcast at the same time! Miki is brave and courageous and is preparing to share with the world her knowledge about differentiated learning. Podcasting can be such a powerful part of your business strategy. Not ...
Jul 23, 2019•47 min•Ep. 11
Today's episode is a bit of a vulnerable rambling episode. But taking a good hard look at where we went wrong helps us pick ourselves up and move forward. I also hope to prevent you from making the same mistakes I have made. Support the show
Jul 18, 2019•19 min•Ep. 10
The Power of Podcasting A Conversation Podcasting in your business can be a game changer. As a podcaster you have the ability to speak directly to your audience in a unique and authentic manner. That’s the beauty of podcasting. There is room for everyone and there are also podcasts for everyone. Podcasting allows teacherpreneurs to connect with their audience in an intimate way. You are showing up consistently and offering your teachers value. Podcasting builds the know like and trust factor by ...
Jul 16, 2019•59 min•Ep. 9
In today’s market place for teachers, it isn’t enough to have great products. In fact, your products need to be outstanding, and you need to be able to share them with teachers. Sometimes the message gets lost in a sea of other teacherpreneurs and life. So as businessmen and women, we need to do some marketing to get our resources into the hands of teachers. Today, I sit down with a master teacher and expert teacherpreneur, Jamie Sears from Not So Wimpy Teacher to talk about a marketing mentalit...
Jul 09, 2019•30 min•Ep. 8
7: How to Build Relationships Using Instagram Jamie Jasperson shares her vast wisdom about Instagram and how important it is to shift your seller focus on Instagram into a more focused approach of building relationships and sharing who you are with your followers. Jamie gives me some much-needed advice on how to navigate the world of Instagram and shows me the value of using this powerful platform to increase your connections with your audience. Jamie is a teacher of 4th-grade math and science, ...
Jul 02, 2019•44 min•Ep. 7
6 Teacherpreneurs, Raise Your Hand: Tips, Strategies, and Abundance for TpT With Math Mojo Alexis Sergi is the creator behind Math Mojo, LLC. Alexis wears many hats, full-time Business owner, product creator, mom of three beautiful daughters, wife, friend just to name a few. She juggles a thriving business and manages to get all three girls to almost daily competitive gymnastics training. Somehow she manages to make it all look relatively easy. Her go-to advice is to create, create, create. Link...
Jun 25, 2019•48 min•Ep. 6
5 Learning From Failure Sometimes we are pushed in directions we don’t expect. Sometimes these pushes are mistakes or failures we have experienced. The beautiful part of this process is the valuable lesson we learn. At any moment we can re-write our own stories. I love that. Today, you get just me. I am sharing my own mistakes and failures. I hope that you learn from my mistakes and takeaways. Maybe just maybe they will save you from just a little bit of heartache. Then again, we learn the most ...
Jun 18, 2019•36 min•Ep. 5
