The Teacher Biz Podcast

Have you ever felt trapped within the walls of your classroom, wondering if there's another way to use your teaching skills? If so, you're not alone! Join Heather as she shares her journey from a challenging teaching environment to becoming an online business owner.  Like many teachers, Heather invested years in education only to find herself in difficult teaching situations with lack of...

Michele Caruana is a former corporate marketer turned entrepreneur who specializes in helping people create indoor play spaces as physical brick and mortar businesses. With a background in business and economics, Michele opened two indoor playground locations and operated them for almost six years before selling them. She now dedicates herself full-time to sharing her knowledge and experience thro...

Finding time to pursue your passions and build a business can seem like an impossible task, especially if you have a demanding schedule and limited free time. However, building a profitable business with limited time IS possible, and Heather is living proof of that!  This episode of The Teacher Biz Podcast takes you behind the scenes of Heather’s daily routine as a mom and business owner. Hear her...

Julia Levine teaches introverted entrepreneurs how to start a podcast and expand their reach without social media. After spending 12 years as an elementary library media teacher, she's now combining her love of teaching with her love of podcasts as The Podcast Teacher™. She's also the host of Podcasting for Introverts, her own top 20 podcast. In this conversation, Julia shares her journe...

New year, new opportunities! Kickstart 2024 with a plan in place for checking off your goals list. Heather breaks down her planning process and shares exactly how she’s planning for the year ahead. She discusses her plans for the Kindergarten Ready side of her business, including a new summit event. She also reveals her focus for Teacher Biz in the first quarter of 2024, which involves reopening t...

Heather reflects on 2023 and shares her accomplishments and insights into how she achieved her three main goals for the year; stabilize Kindergarten Ready, start Teacher Biz, and prioritize family time. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on the positive and celebrating achievements rather than dwelling on what hasn't been accomplished. Hear how she implemented a batching strategy to ma...

Heather shares her personal journey of starting her first online business, a budget blog called Happy Humble Home, which ultimately did not achieve the level of success she had hoped for. She reflects on the lessons she learned from that experience and how it shaped her approach to building her current business, Kindergarten Ready. Heather emphasizes the importance of focusing on products, growing...

December can be a tricky time for online business owners. With most products being digital and not easily wrapped up and put under the tree, it can be difficult to generate sales during the holiday season. However, with the right strategy, you can still have a successful month! By understanding what your audience wants during this time and aligning your goals with theirs, you can create a strategy...

Starting a business can be intimidating, especially when it comes to investing your hard-earned money. However, building an online business is much more affordable compared to traditional brick-and-mortar ventures. In this episode, Heather walks through the initial startup expenses of starting an online teacher business. She shares her recommendations for the best sales page platform, checkout pro...

Bryson Tarbet is a PreK-6th grade general music teacher just outside of Columbus, Ohio. He started That Music Teacher, LLC with the goal of sharing different perspectives on issues pertaining to the lives of music educators across the country. He also hosts That Music Podcast and is the educator behind the Elementary Music Summit. In this conversation, Bryson shares insights into how he successful...

Discover the simple steps to create a successful Black Friday promotion for your teacher business! Heather shares her perspective on the importance of considering Black Friday as a business opportunity, regardless of personal feelings towards the consumer holiday. Learn when to do a Black Friday sale (hint: it’s not actually on Black Friday itself!), how to keep it simple, and why starting small a...

Kerry Beck helps moms (or dads or any adult) find ways to make money online. This enables moms to give their kids a solid financial education by choosing the best online business for their family. She offers step-by-step help to building a blog, creating digital products, as well as setting up marketing funnels and email sequences.  In this conversation, Kerry shares her journey from public school...

People connect with people, not polished robots. If you’re struggling to build a community and create deeper relationships with your customers, this is the episode for you! Heather shares strategies that have worked well for her in building valuable relationships with her own customers in both Kindergarten Ready and Teacher Biz. She emphasizes the need to genuinely care about the people you serve,...

Anna Schild is a content repurposing virtual assistant (VA) and the host of the Content and Chill podcast. She started her VA business after working as an executive assistant at a corporate bank. Her transition to the online workspace was driven by a desire for more flexibility and location freedom. In this conversation, Anna touches on the various aspects of working as a virtual assistant and exp...

Jennie Sjursen is a former special education teacher who turned her passion for helping dyslexic students into a private dyslexia practice called Literacy Untangled. She is passionate about helping students with dyslexia and has extensive training in Orton-Gillingham. In this conversation, Jennie shares her journey from being a stressed-out teacher to starting her own online business. By leveragin...

As a former teacher, Heather knows the feeling of being trapped in a job and wanting more. By leveraging her teacher skills and the internet, she has been able to make a limitless impact beyond the classroom and build a profitable online business.  In this special episode of The Teacher Biz Podcast, she’s sharing her recent master class training for starting and growing an online teacher biz. Lear...

Beth Anne Schwamberger is the founder of Brilliant Business Moms. She's passionate about helping women to build their businesses in the margins, so they can spend more time with their families. She loves teaching Facebook Ads and providing quick and easy tools like sales page and ad templates to make life easier for online business owners. In this conversation, Beth Anne explains how Facebook...

Building an email list is not just about collecting email addresses. It's about building a community of potential customers who are genuinely interested in what you have to offer. By providing value through your freebie and nurturing relationships through regular emails, you can establish trust and credibility with your audience.  In this episode, Heather walks you through the exact steps and...

Avoiding starting and growing an email list is a common mistake that a lot of new business owners make. Simply because they don’t realize how important an email list actually is! In this episode, Heather shares her own experience of how her email list (now consisting of 130,000 subscribers) has been the secret sauce in her business. She also highlights the potential pitfalls of relying solely on s...

As CEO and Founder of Tracy Beavers Coaching, Tracy has a proven track record in marketing, sales, and business growth. With 20 years experience, she has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs with everything from overcoming the fear of sales, to growing their business visibility through organic marketing strategies.  In this conversation, Tracy shares her experience of starting an online business and t...

In this episode of The Teacher Biz Podcast, Heather shares her experience of creating her very first digital course, Kindergarten Ready Roadmap, and the mistakes she made along the way.  It’s no surprise that creating a digital course can be a learning experience filled with mistakes and valuable lessons. Heather realized the importance of streamlining content, acquiring video editing skills, and...

Digital course expert, Amy Porterfield, joins the show to discuss why digital courses are so powerful for online businesses. Amy explains how digital courses provide freedom and flexibility for teachers to work on their own terms and serve a larger audience. She highlights the unique skills and knowledge that teachers possess, making them ideal candidates for creating successful digital courses. S...

Have you considered creating a digital course? As a teacher, it's the perfect way to share your knowledge and skills with a wider audience! Learn about the benefits of creating digital courses and how it can boost your credibility, increase your revenue, and give your customers the transformation they’re searching for.  Creating a digital course may seem intimidating at first, however it’s re...

JoAnn Crohn is the owner and founder of No Guilt Mom, the Balance VIP membership, and the host of the No Guilt Mom podcast. Through her business and products, JoAnn helps moms have a close relationship with their kids while also pursuing their own passions. In this conversation, JoAnn shares her journey from fifth-grade teacher to running a thriving online business that empowers moms. She discusse...

Feeling nervous about starting your own teacher biz? You're not alone! This episode acknowledges the normalcy of having doubts and limiting beliefs, but encourages you to focus on the impact you can truly make.  Heather shares her own experiences of putting herself out there, as well as the confidence that comes from customer feedback, and the value of a supportive business community. Remembe...