In this episode, Co-Founder and CEO of Live Lingua, Ray Blakney, talks about teaching online.
Ray is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, having bootstrapped multiple 7-figure businesses all across the globe. In 2006, he joined the US Peace Corps and was assigned to Chiapas, Mexico, where he met his wife. In 2008, after completing his Peace Corps service, he launched Live Lingua, an online immersive language school, to complement their in-person classes. By 2010, he took the decision to sell his brick and mortar business and take Live Lingua online full-time. Ray has featured in several major publications including The Boston Globe, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Forbes, to name a few.
What are the advantages of having an online business? Should teachers choose an existing platform or create their own? Ray tells us about his free content, he gives some advice for aspiring teachers who don’t know where to start, and he talks about sponsoring children’s education, all on this episode of Teacher Entrepreneur.
Topics Discussed
· [03:21] How did the Swine Flu outbreak affect his brick and mortar business?
· [04:58] Advantages of having an online business
· [08:52] Why giveaway so much free educational content?
· [11:14] Save The Children
· [13:00] Teaching online
· [15:16] Advice for teachers
· [17:16] Onmatu.com
· [18:49] Choosing vs creating a teaching platform
· [21:16] Where to start
· [22:43] Final Words of Wisdom
Relevant Links
Website: https://www.livelingua.com
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-anomalous-educator-podcast/id1476777256
Email: ray@livelingua.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raymond.blakney
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rayblakney
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondblakney
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmLf3aWe9xdPAFPwJiLyr6w
In this episode, Co-Founder and CEO of Live Lingua, Ray Blakney, talks about teaching online.
Ray is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, having bootstrapped multiple 7-figure businesses all across the globe. In 2006, he joined the US Peace Corps and was assigned to Chiapas, Mexico, where he met his wife. In 2008, after completing his Peace Corps service, he launched Live Lingua, an online immersive language school, to complement their in-person classes. By 2010, he took the decision to sell his brick and mortar business and take Live Lingua online full-time. Ray has featured in several major publications including The Boston Globe, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Forbes, to name a few.
What are the advantages of having an online business? Should teachers choose an existing platform or create their own? Ray tells us about his free content, he gives some advice for aspiring teachers who don’t know where to start, and he talks about sponsoring children’s education, all on this episode of Teacher Entrepreneur.
Topics Discussed
· [03:21] How did the Swine Flu outbreak affect his brick and mortar business?
· [04:58] Advantages of having an online business
· [08:52] Why giveaway so much free educational content?
· [11:14] Save The Children
· [13:00] Teaching online
· [15:16] Advice for teachers
· [17:16] Onmatu.com
· [18:49] Choosing vs creating a teaching platform
· [21:16] Where to start
· [22:43] Final Words of Wisdom
Relevant Links
Website: https://www.livelingua.com
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-anomalous-educator-podcast/id1476777256
Email: ray@livelingua.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raymond.blakney
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rayblakney
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondblakney
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmLf3aWe9xdPAFPwJiLyr6w