After having a panic moment when she showed up to substitute teach a class and realized there was nothing for her to do, Kelsey Sorenson had the bright idea to create her own substitute teacher resources and sell them on Teachers Pay Teachers. Tune in to hear Kelsey’s journey from teacher to now a successful online business owner of Wife Teacher Mommy. 

This conversation discusses the importance of learning as you go and not letting a lack of knowledge hold you back from trying new things, getting creative and evolving in your business. Kelsey also shares tips for other teachers looking to start their own online business and emphasizes the importance of taking things one step at a time instead of trying to do all the things!

About Kelsey Sorenson:

Kelsey is a former third grade teacher and substitute teacher. She is now a homeschool mom to 3 kids and owner of Wife Teacher Mommy, where she and her team serve Pre-K through 6th grade teachers. She is also a certified life coach with The Life Coach School. Wife Teacher Mommy has been featured on We are Teachers, Teachers pay Teachers, Jane, Etsy, Food Network, CBC, Fox, and NBC. Kelsey and her team have helped hundreds of thousands of educators cut down planning time and balance the many roles in their lives with her time-saving resources, blogs, teacher life coaching program, Educate & Rejuvenate events, and Wife Teacher Mommy: The Podcast. 

https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/

https://www.wifeteachermommy.com/podcast/

Key Takeaways:

• (03:28) The journey into online business
• (06:32) Creating an event from scratch
• (16:31) TPT vs selling things on your own website
• (18:26) Building a team
• (20:29) Work and Mom-life balance
• (26:21) Teacher skills used as a business owner

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