• Teacher Turned Entrepreneur

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Teacher Turned Entrepreneur

著者: Dori Stewart
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  • Ready to take that leap of faith and finally chase those dreams of yours? It's not always easy to stay motivated when you're balancing a teaching career, family, and home life, but that's exactly what we're here to help you do. I'm your host, Dori Stewart, and this is the Teacher Turned Entrepreneur Podcast. Around here, we like to talk about our collective and sometimes crazy experiences as entrepreneurs, teachers, and women who do it all. If you've been looking for more in life than grading papers and conferences, this is for you!

    I've been called the teacher turned entrepreneur. After spending 11 years in the classroom, I left to start a business that I grew into a multi-million dollar brand. It doesn’t matter where you’re currently at; having someone cheering you on makes a world of difference to get to the head of the class. I love that I can bring that to you here. If you’re ready to build the life you’ve been dreaming of, stay tuned as we dig deep into what it takes to turn teachers into true entrepreneurs!

    © Dori Stewart
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Ready to take that leap of faith and finally chase those dreams of yours? It's not always easy to stay motivated when you're balancing a teaching career, family, and home life, but that's exactly what we're here to help you do. I'm your host, Dori Stewart, and this is the Teacher Turned Entrepreneur Podcast. Around here, we like to talk about our collective and sometimes crazy experiences as entrepreneurs, teachers, and women who do it all. If you've been looking for more in life than grading papers and conferences, this is for you!

I've been called the teacher turned entrepreneur. After spending 11 years in the classroom, I left to start a business that I grew into a multi-million dollar brand. It doesn’t matter where you’re currently at; having someone cheering you on makes a world of difference to get to the head of the class. I love that I can bring that to you here. If you’re ready to build the life you’ve been dreaming of, stay tuned as we dig deep into what it takes to turn teachers into true entrepreneurs!

© Dori Stewart
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  • #144: Leading with the Heart: Transformational Coaching That Starts from Within with Amanda Parker
    2023/04/25

    We’ve all scrolled through social media in search of gurus when in fact – as Dori Stewart’s guest on this episode of Teacher Turned Entrepreneur reminds us – a deep knowing and wisdom actually reside within us. It’s just a matter of nurturing it along! Amanda Parker is a speaker, writer and transformational business coach whose heart-centered approach builds leadership vision rooted in her clients’ most authentic selves. She explains how she came to uncover her coaching model and offers tips for anyone looking to cultivate more self-confidence. It starts with trusting our own instincts and uncovering that inner voice! You’ll come away from this episode with actionable steps you can take to start bolstering self-confidence, including an invitation to do the inner work to identify – then weed out – the people and things that are draining rather than life-giving. And if you’re in a New Year’s mood for some goal-setting, then you’ll want to take note of Amanda’s best practices! “It’s not always about setting and hitting  a goal, although that can be very attractive and enticing,” she says. “It’s often about how you want to be showing up in the world and factors that will help you get to that place.”

     

    Stay tuned for Amanda’s upcoming Master Mind course, featuring inspiration from changemakers doing deep work in the world, by visiting this link.

     

    If you enjoyed this episode of Teacher Turned Entrepreneur, click here to hear past shows and leave comments!

     

     

    Here are key takeaways from the conversation:

    ·       If you’re passionate about something but feeling disconnected, it might be time to explore and figure out.

    ·       A certain measure of naivete can be helpful when you’re swinging for the bleachers with a new entrepreneurial dream!

    ·       Career impact starts with uncovering and celebrating your most organic, authentic gifts!

    ·       Heart-centered leadership is about learning to look within for inspiration and internally generated self-confidence.

    ·       Compare and despair! Stay focused on and trust your own unique inner wisdom.

    ·       Self-help gurus and education are great, but over-subscribing can be a signal that you’re getting too far away from your instincts and true north.

    ·       New Year’s Inventory: Take a moment to visualize who you want to be in the 12 months ahead and really identifying the things that make you feel healthy and grounded in life.

     

     

    Here’s a quick look into the episode:

    ·       Not a Straight Path: Amanda’s pause and decision to hop off the advertising track to go all in on her love of animals and wildlife conservation.

    ·       Feeling passionate about her work but stuck and disengaged, Amanda set about identifying what drives people to do good work – and love it.

    ·       Amanda’s entrepreneurship journey started in the leadership space, where she worked with a coach to build programs to support leadership excellence.

    ·       The Courage Factory grew out of a deep passion for humanizing the workplace and has grown into helping people connect with their dreams and the path to get there.

    ·       Amanda has more recently shifted away from leadership development to the deeper inner work that enable us to bring our gifts to the world.

    ·       Tips for Entrepreneurs in Search of Confidence:

    o   Do that deep inner work! Get to know who you are apart from external measures.

    o   Embrace the values and goals that define you and your entrepreneurial drive.

    o   Follow what gives you energy – the things that light you up – and drop what’s draining.

    o   Trust yourself and listen to that inner voice.

    o   Make the mistakes and move forward!

    ·       Why it’s important to distinguish between self-improvement and using outside resources to distract from what else might be going on or in need of attention.

    ·       Goal-Setting for the New Year: It’s all about transformation and giving yourself the space to think about who you’ve become over the past 12 months – and who you wish to be going forward!

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    19 分
  • #143: Order Out of Chaos: How This Mompreneur Helps You Create Household Systems! with Heather Steinker
    2023/04/11

    Putting your family’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in place may be a little painful at the outset, but the benefits you’ll reap over the long run are undeniable. Productivity Coach Heather Steinker has figured out through trial and error a reliable, replicable roadmap for organizing every aspect of our lives. And with that knowledge comes power! If you can predict it, you can control it. But not without a reliable and comprehensive system, which is where Heather’s online Chaos Control System binder and companion boot camp come into play.

     

    As this mompreneur has experienced firsthand as a single mother of three, breaking down all the components of life administration can seem pretty overwhelming. But that’s where Heather’s Chaos ‘n Cookies system flexes its muscle, breaking down things like financial planning, household maintenance, children’s needs and even gift-giving history into bite-sized SOPs. The overview brings clarity and peace of mind in knowing that – no matter what curve balls life throws your way – you’ll have a system that’s both nimble and resilient. “It might take some investment in the beginning,” says Heather, “but your mindset and momentum will be much better and more positive (in the long run) if you know everything is in place.”

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    25 分
  • #142: This Young Artist Has Turned Her Whimsical Doodles into a Fast-Growing Business! with Sammy Handler
    2023/03/28
    Sammy Handler is living the dream! She has transformed her passion for art (which started with painting doodles on friends’ shoes in high school) into a growing commercial enterprise. As she explains to Host Dori Stewart on this episode of Teacher Turned Entrepreneur, this 26-year-old dynamo has taken her colorful vision and packaged it in a huge array of ways that have caught the eye of everyone from new moms (who love her bibs and baby blankets) to kids (who devour her personalized accessories) to college students (who are decking out their dorms) to corporate marketers (ever on the prowl for cool new promotional items). Sammy has straightforward advice to offer that will embolden people of all ages to figure out what they love and then work out how to make it “blow up” the way her KicksBySammy custom designs have done. When it comes to scaling her business, we’re learning how this young entrepreneur has gone about identifying collaborators who align with her values and integrated a meaningful charitable element into the model. Sammy has some especially helpful advice for young aspiring entrepreneurs about taking advantage of university resources and building that all-important network! Most of all, you’ll come away inspired to check out Sammy’s art, which is visible not only all over social media but also on eye-catching public murals in Miami and Chicago. Click here if you want a peek at her one-of-a-kind feast for the senses! If you enjoyed this episode of Teacher Turned Entrepreneur, click here to hear past shows and leave comments!  KEY TAKEAWAYS:·       How Sammy turned her passion for art into a business, from painting shoes for high school friends to blowing up on social media to providing promotional products for large corporations.·       Expect the Unexpected: Groundbreaking businesses are often built on ideas that no one has ever tried – or thought possible. So go ahead. Explore!·       The old saying proves true once again: Find something you love doing, then figure out how to make money doing it. The formula works!·       How did Sammy turn her side hustle into a full-blown enterprise? She got practical about ways to scale her product to connect with the masses.·       Analysis Paralysis: It’s easy to get bogged down in market research, production systems and planning. Meanwhile, a competitor might be poised to overtake you!·       Don’t overthink! Your market is always going to evolve and change over time. ·       Sammy’s Biggest Challenge: Juggling the many moving parts involved in running a business from the ground up. She’s the driver behind:o   Social mediao   Design o   Financeo   PR·       It’s your baby! Sammy is learning (and asking other entrepreneurs about) how to entrust responsibility to others – a necessary next step in her company’s growth. ·       Look for clients and collaborators who: o   Understand and embrace your work.o   Share your mission and align with your values.o   Have a following that meshes well with your own.·       How Sammy has gone about identifying her collaborators:o   Networking with others in the art world.o   Getting her artwork noticed (including public installations).·       Some of Sammy’s Top-Selling Products are Baby-Centered:o   Blanketso   Towelso   Burp clotheso   Bibso   Pillows·       Kids and adults alike love the personalization that Sammy offers, which is why she’s constantly researching and open to new ideas for creating bespoke content.·       The Charitable Element: In tribute to her grandmother, who died of pancreatic cancer, Sammy donates a portion of sales proceeds each year to the Lustgarten Foundation. She also offers a buy-a-gift and give-a-gift campaign that supports holiday toy drives and DIY painting activities live on Instagram.·       Advice for Young Aspiring Entrepreneurs:o   Start networking early. It’s so important!o   Your college has an entrepreneurial center (probably at their business school) so check it out while you can!o   Start asap to enter contests, pursue grants and get feedback.o   Leverage resources and knowledge banks. You don’t know it all!o   After graduation, keep extending your circle of collaborators and mentors.o   Don’t be shy. Reach out via social media, LinkedIn or any other way you can think of. People are willing to talk to you – if you ask!
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    18 分

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