The CEO Teacher Podcast

Instagram marketing secrets not likely found on the web Hey friend! Do you ever feel like Google hides the best Instagram secrets in a locked box at the bottom of the ocean guarded by a giant octopus and mean looking fish? Secrets like...where can I find the Instagram Engagement Rate calculator? Or...how do I grow my Instagram followers? Okay, so maybe Google doesn't hide secrets to Instagram behi...

How to start a teacher instagram account Hey Teachers! Recently, we asked you for a favor. You see, inside of our membership and our academy we cover a LOT of topics. But some of those topics are so big - we decided to ask, "HEY! What do you need more help with in a more specific way?" And wow...I couldn't believe your overwhelming answer. I'm not sure why but it never occurred to me before that y...

Boost your conversion rate on Teacher Pay Teachers through Video Previews A few years ago, Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) rolled out a new initiative that allows you to attach a video preview to your TpT Products. And ever since, there have been a LOT of questions. Questions like: What can this do for my TpT Marketing? Will a preview actually increase my TpT Sales? And most of all...how do I even get...

FROM TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS (TPT) SYSTEMS TO TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS SALES Hey CEO Teacher! Early in my days of Teacher Pay Teachers (TpT) sales and my CEO Teacher business, I thought I had a secret weapon. I was convinced I could outwork anyone. ANYONE, I tell you. After all, I worked hard. I worked harder than anyone I knew. I even once said, "Hey competitors, you can't outwork me!" Wow, was I wron...

Turn your lesson plans into multiple streams of revenue in 2021 Hey Friend! Put on your Ray-Bans because Shiny Object Syndrome - it's a real thing. And shiny object syndrome for an entrepreneur is the equivalent of a small child chasing after, well, shiny things. We all know what happens after that. The child loses interest and moves onto the next doodad. Uh-oh. The same is true for CEO Teachers....

What you can do with your Online Teacher Business in your First Year Hey friend! Woo-hoo, it's February. We made it. Whether you're teaching in the classroom, remotely, or through a hybrid of both, I'm guessing you are juggling A LOT on your plate as a teacher right now...maybe it's even overflowing. So starting and adding a teacher business on top of your full-time teaching schedule can sound lik...

START YOUR ONLINE TEACHING BUSINESS BY AVOIDING MY MISTAKES Hey friend! Starting an online teaching business or becoming an online teacher entrepreneur is probably one of the SCARIEST things that you could ever do as an educator. I know — I have sooooooooo been there! To be a CEO teacher — because, let's get real for a second…you ARE the CEO of YOUR LIFE — you have to put yourself out there. And s...

Business Ideas for Teachers to Earn Your Teaching Salary Online Well hey there, friend! How would you like to earn your yearly teaching salary in less than one year? Now how would you like to double it? That sounds crazy, right? I know...I didn't believe it myself. So to hear that some of my students are taking my strategies that have taken me, gosh, over 5 years to implement and master...AND are...

I want to take you down the path of my evolution. I am so proud of who I was and who I am today. But it hasn't been the most glamorous path and I want to give you a peek inside what the journey to become my own CEO Teacher® has looked like.  If you're listening to this today and you're thinking that your time is gone, or you can't do this, I want you to stop thinking that way and start asking your...

It seems like it never fails. I see a teacher struggling to find their spark in the classroom and they think the only option that they have is to stay stuck as an unhappy teacher pretending to love their job or leave the classroom all together to find true happiness.  But what if your happiness wasn't found in ultimatums. What if you could say to yourself that this year, that 2021 would be YOUR ye...

Bring it on, 2021! The CEO Teachers are ready for you!    As we are wrapping up this series on content planning, I want to give you the five ways that you can take massive action in 2021. Let's face it, 2020 was a tough year all around. But what if this is the year that your life happened because of you, not just to you? That's what we're going to be breaking down in the episode! I will be sharing...

We are wrapping up the 2020 recording year but you do not want to miss this episode in our Content Planning Strategy Series!   I am fired up about today's episode because this one thing is my favorite part of my business. This four letter word packs a powerful punch! It's extravagant, it's in your face, it's intense, but most importantly, it's the main thing you are missing when planning your busi...

Want to know what my best kept secret is in my content planning strategy? As a former English teacher, I love relating things back to stories so today's episode relates to the well-known story of Hansel and Gretel. In the story, Hansel and Gretel leave breadcrumbs behind to mark their path. And that is my best kept secret in my content plan each year!   If you aren't leaving clues for your followe...

We are continuing our mini-series on content planning! This series will be 5 episodes that will help you plan out your 2021 year as an online business owner!   Today, we are going to dive deep into how to make your priorities stick and why karma plays a very important part in your 2021 year. This strategy today can truly make all the difference for you and your business in the new year.    In this...

About three years ago, I became a master content planner and it changed the game for my business. I'm talking going from a $100,000 year to a one million dollar year! And the answer to how I did it is in our content strategy!    In this new podcast series, I'm going to be giving you a deep dive into what our content planning strategy looks like and how we plan our content for the entire year. We'r...

The question that slides into my DMs on a regular basis! We are calling this the CEO Teacher Tech-mas of 2020! And in this episode, I'm going to be sharing all of my favorite tech finds that I use personally to run my business! If you want all the CEO Teacher® tech favorites that you can gift yourself or someone else this holiday season, then stay tuned!!  In this episode, you will learn: A big su...

We've seen the way education has changed in the last eight months, but what do the years ahead of us have in store? We're breaking that question down in today's episode with one of my students Donielle Mattis.    To be completely honest, I had no idea which way this interview was going to go when Donielle and I pressed record. As I chatted with Donielle, the conversation took a very needed turn in...

The holiday season is right around the corner and you might be thinking that it is the time that your sales will slow. But I'm here to bust the myth that people aren't in the buying mood in November and December. People are in the buying mood, period! Some people will save all year long to spend in November and December.   I have launched my course two years in a row during the Thanksgiving holida...

Today's episode is an interview with Malia Hollowell. I have been following her for a very long time and she is someone who knows a lot about the new CEO Teacher® strategies. In our interview, we get a chance to geek out about courses and memberships and how Malia shifted her mindset and her business to make a major impact in the lives of the teachers she serves.    Malia Hollowell is the owner of...

Are you struggling right now? To say this has been a tough year would be an understatement! Being a classroom teacher during this year has been really hard for a lot of my listeners and students. I wanted to create an episode that will help you navigate some of the things you are experiencing during a stressful time.    I wanted to give some insight into three things that I was hearing from my aud...

Have you ever thought about starting your online business? It is 100% possible for you to build the teacherpreneur business of your dreams. Whether that means selling your TpT resources online, creating the blog, or by creating a course or membership that will help students or other teachers all over the world.    It doesn't matter what your dreams are. We want to empower every teacher to leave a...

I have a great friend and student here today, Kayla Topper from Move Mountains in Kindergarten. You are going to love everything that Kayla has to offer and how she was able to work full time, crush it online and add in multiple layers of income to her teacherpreneur business.    We're going to be chatting all about how to diversify your income in 2020 and why it is essential to your success as a...

Have you ever wondered if you are in the place? Sometimes all of the stars align and the universe says "this is it!" It's my favorite feeling in the world right now.    And maybe right now, this is that moment for you. I feel that this is exactly where you need to be. You are in the right place and in today's episode, we are going to break down why it's so important to diversify your income in 202...

Want to know how to take your teaching resources and skills in the classroom and morph them into a thriving online business? That's exactly what our guest shares with us today and how she was able to do it!    On today's show, I'm going to be chatting with one of my students and real life friend Lindsay Bowden. Our history goes all the way back to high school and our show choir days. I've watched...

Is blogging dead? Do you need to have a teacher blog to have a successful business? And when you do have a blog, what should it look like or what should it include?    Well, it's finally here, folks! The Teacher Blog Blast Off and I'm so excited you're here! I am SO excited to welcome the incredible Shannon Mattern into the CEO Teacher® Community so you can learn from her!    She helps entrepreneu...