My guest for this episode is Tatiana Klimova, founder of Russian Podcast and the Russian Dacha Community. She describes how she grew this project from a hobby into a full-time job.

She emphasizes the importance of being clear about who your community is for. By filtering out people who aren't a good fit, she ensures that her members are enjoyable to work with.

She also feels it's crucial to be open to criticism and listen to the needs of your audience. This has allowed her content to evolve over time based on feedback from her members. Russian Podcast website

In this episode, I'm talking with Annemarie Fowler, the founder of Speak Confident English. She shares her journey in building her own confidence as an online business owner.

We discuss how she had to shift her mindset to get comfortable showing her face when she started working online. Then we get into the benefits of saying no and staying small.

Annemarie describes the value of taking time off as a business owner and what she does to unplug. She also invites us to ask what success looks like to us and how we measure it.

Speak Confident English website

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www.onlineteachersummit.com 

Can't wait to see you there!

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My guest for this episode is Vanessa, from Speak English with Vanessa. Listen as we share our ideas about how to keep a healthy balance between motherhood and business.

Vanessa explains how she prepared her business for the transition to motherhood and the changes she had to make. She also talks about the importance of seeking support.

She gives tips on how to shift your mindset to combat any feelings of guilt that arise. This includes knowing when to say no to extra work and taking time for yourself to recharge.

Speak English with Vanessa website

In the second part of this interview with Olly Richards, we continue talking about the relationship we have with money as business owners and the anxiety that can result.

He shares insights from his journey to separate his feelings of self-worth from the expectations of others and describes the benefits of non-attachment.

He concludes by sharing how we can do our best work when we're in alignment with ourselves, our business, and our students to create the kind of energy which leads to great things.

Olly Richard's website: StoryLearning

In this episode, I'm speaking with Olly Richards, the founder of StoryLearning. In this first half of our interview, we discuss the importance of stories and the stress of growing a business.

Olly describes the role of storytelling in language learning and how he built his methodology around it. He also shares what makes it so effective as a marketing tool for small businesses.

Learn about the mindset shifts Olly made to scale his business, how he managed his anxieties throughout the process, and his thoughts on being successful yet small.

Olly Richard's website: StoryLearning

Welcome to season 5 of OnlineBound! I'm very inspired to share this new season with you because my guests are all online educators, and mostly language teachers.

In this episode, I talk about my belief that expanding your mindset is the most important strategy for a successful launch and share stories about how I've transformed my mindset.

Join me to gain some insights into how you can transform your thoughts and emotions to get better results for your next launch. It's a bit scary, but that's a necessary part of growth!

Check the episode notes for more links and information:

https://www.elenamutonono.com/2023/03/30/successful-launch/

OnlineBound is a podcast for online language teachers and coaches who are tired of cramming more client hours into their day and look for ways to grow their business in a smart, lean and sustainable way.

In this podcast we explore the topics of authenticity, sustainability, values, efficiency, resilience and creativity when running an online teaching business in an oversaturated language teaching market.

Listen to the trailer to learn more about the mission of this podcast.

In this episode, I'm sharing some reflections on burnout.

I talk about my own experiences and what I realized about burnout at the end of last year.

I also explain how I challenged the idea that consistent work leads to burnout.

Now I find my tasks leave me more energized than ever!

I'll also touch on how adjusting your mindset and boundaries can help you to be less affected by other people's criticisms.

In this episode I share my thoughts on how to remove the word "should" from your thoughts and reframe it with something more empowering.  You'll hear me talk about:

1. How it's easy to give up when we compare ourselves to others.
2. How a previous podcast guest, Marija Dobrovolska, felt pressured by gurus to grow and lost the heart of her business. 
3. How we can use our experience as language teachers to help us reframe our thoughts about our business and our progress.
4. How a mindset shift can get your brain to work for you instead of against you.

At the end of this episode I’ll share with you a poem I wrote called “Empowered."