Creator Empires: Builders in Language Education

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Stefanie (or Steffi) has gained 200,000 keen Instagram followers since she started LerneDeutsch in 2016. Her website tagline declares that “German is like a never-ending adventure,” and even though Steffi and her partner Shlomi monetize LerneDeutsch, they don’t see themselves as teachers. What started as a hobby has grown into a full-time business, but the vibe is deliberately still “friends hangi...

Justin Murray of RealLife English is focused on a mission to bring innovation, adventure, and fun into every language lesson his company produces. That innovative vision was always in the background, but RealLife English has indeed travelled a long and winding road to success. Justin and his co-founders Chad (who left the project in 2017) and Ethan failed, succeeded and failed again before they fi...

Tamara Marie hosts the popular podcast Spanish Con Salsa which funnels a horde of keen salsa and music lovers into her membership programs. Tamara adores podcasting and coaching, but she also loves her day job. So, she’s created a system that makes the best of both businesses in her life. What you’ll learn in this interview: - Tamara’s story - Why you might consider having a podcast - The best way...

Chris Parker's first business, Fluent in Mandarin is humming but, after six years living in China, he's seen the vast potential that exists in a country where millions want to learn English. So, his second language business, Speak English With Chris, focuses on the particular demands of the Chinese market. In this interview, Chris shares how he got started in China and the pitfalls to avoid if you...

Dimitris Polychronopoulos of the Founder Institute — the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator — says vision, problem, solution and customer validation are vital components for success. In this podcast episode, Dimitris shares his insights into the world of language startups and warns of pitfalls you should avoid. What you’ll learn in this interview: - A successful business solves a problem...

Andy Gimenez has built her successful YouTube channel, AndyGM en Berlin over 650K YouTube subscribers in six years.  But, even with a highly engaged audience, Andy had to throw caution to the wind a year ago when she decided to make the business her full-time gig. For the full article go to: https://langpreneur.com/andygm-en-berlin/ Join Langpreneur Accelerator (Group coaching) https://langpreneur...

Matt popular YouTube channel Matt vs Japan has a loyal following of people who share his ideas on language learning through immersion. Matt says that to truly master a new language, you must surround yourself with it for a long time. Matt doesn’t sell any courses yet, but the membership programmes that he offers on Patreon, provide him with a very good living. Let’s learn how he does it. What you’...

Many people dream of an adventure overseas. Anja Spilker, founder and CEO of Zaloa Languages, thought she was going to Mexico for just six months in 2014. So far, she's been there six years and counting. She built a language school in Cholula, not far from Mexico City, and she had about 500 students at its peak. When COVID hit Mexico she closed the doors and decided to take her entire business onl...

What strategies do you need to build up not one but two successful language businesses? One of the best people to ask is Jack Askew, the founder of To Fluency and Teaching ESL Online. Today we’re talking to Jack about some savvy ways to find customers and build your online language business. In this interview you’ll learn: - How Jack fell into teaching language in Spain - Short-term and long-term...

Today we’re talking to Vanessa Prothe, creator of the hugely successful YouTube channel ‘Speak English With Vanessa’. In 2014 Vanessa found that she loved to create lessons and teach English to adults. But, she couldn’t work out how to do that outside of the school system in the United States. Fortunately, it wasn’t long before she thought of YouTube. Six hard-working years on, Vanessa runs a thri...

Today we’re talking to Paul Jorgenson, founder, and creator of Langfocus, a YouTube Channel with over one million subscribers. Langfocus isn’t about just one language. It’s not a polyglot channel either. Instead, Langfocus videos are about the history, culture, spread, and linguistics of the world’s many languages. In this interview, you’ll learn: - Paul’s story - How and why he began Langfocus -...

HelloTalk is a language learning app with a difference. Based in Shenzhen, China, the company has a mighty mission: “To utilize technology to connect the world through language and culture.” Today, we speak to Zackery Ngai, CEO, and founder of the app, which exists to help language learners to practice by chatting just as you would with a friend. In this interview, you’ll learn about: - HelloTalk’...

Today we have a special interview with Olly Richards of Langpreneur and ‘I Will Teach You a Language.’ Olly’s team has grown and evolved over the years. He remembers how scary it can be to hire your very first team member, but nowadays, he also knows how to find the right high-level employees to help your business grow. In this episode, Olly gives actionable advice to help you decide when you need...

Arieh Smith, aka Xiaoma, owns a YouTube channel with over two-and-a-half million subscribers. In his videos, Ari surprises native Chinese speakers with his ability to speak Chinese. But while YouTube has given Xiaoma a considerable audience for his Chinese language videos, it has also brought a core of fans who want to learn Mandarin the way he did; naturally, through conversation and study, and b...

Today we’re talking with Maria from ‘Dein Sprachcoach’. She’s built an audience of over 80K followers on Instagram in only two short years, and she went from zero to 180K followers on TikTok in only three months! In this interview, you’ll learn: - Maria’s story - The differences between Instagram and TikTok - How to thrive and grow on each channel - The importance of finding your voice and style -...

Tobias is the co-founder of Tandem, a language exchange app where users can find language exchange partners. Tobias studied media science. He was still studying when he launched his first company with four friends. Tandem is his fifth business, which he started in 2015. Some of the topics we discussed in this interview: - The challenges of app building - Ways to acquire users when you are just get...

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What you will learn in this episode: - My personal journey - How to turn your passion for languages into an online business - The advantages of collaborations and partnerships - The parallels of learning languages and building an online language business Grow your Language Business with our Personalized Group Coaching program. We're starting on July 20th, 2020! Only 12 spots available! Sign up her...

Marija runs a YouTube channel called ‘Deutsch mit Marija’ and has built an audience of 250,000 subscribers over the last four years. Together with her team, she helps German learners from all over the world to pass their exams and offers a variety of German courses. This means that ‘Deutsch mit Marija’ is much more than a YouTube channel. Rather, it’s an online language school! In this interview y...

Today we’re talking to Scott Young, the author of The Wall Street Journal and National best selling book, "Ultralearning". He’s also the founder of the blog, scotthyoung.com. Scott mainly writes about learning, productivity, career, habits, and living well, and he also covers language learning. One of the projects he completed for his blog was the ‘MIT challenge’, which involved learning MIT’s fou...

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Peter Galante, originally from New York, started a podcast for Japanese learners in 2004 called JapanesePod101. In this exclusive interview, you will learn how Peter turned his podcast into a massive language learning empire that now employs 60 to 70 full-time workers and serves millions of people from all over the world. Innovate Language offers free content and paid courses for 34 languages and...

Ikenna Obi is a 23-year old YouTuber who’s channel has grown from zero to 500K subscribers in only three years. He creates language videos that are fun, educational, and sometimes inspirational. In this interview you will learn: – How Ikenna got started on YouTube – How his YouTube channel turned into a business – How he went from 250 to 500K subscribers in less than a year – The power of YouTube...

This week’s guest on the podcast is John Fotheringham from Language Mastery. He runs a blog, a podcast, and sells guides in which he shows you how you can learn Mandarin and Japanese by yourself, no matter where you are. John has been in the game on and off for over ten years, and in this interview you’ll learn: - John’s background and his personal motivation to start a blog and a podcast - How to...