"When you are constantly thinking in scarcity because you're broke... you don't put enough value on yourself, on your time. You will undercharge, you will always look for ways to stretch yourself too thin. And you can also say yes to the wrong customers, too."
We sit down with entrepreneur and <a href='http://www.beschool.com.mx'>BE School </a>founder Zoe Smith. 
Zoe Smith is the founder of BE School, a specialized Business English institution that scales corporate communication via an international team of over 50 educators.
A veteran language coach who designs high-touch corporate environments and personally guides Fortune 500 executives, she recently launched The BE Hub: an interactive sister platform providing editable, real-world target curricula directly to language teachers worldwide
 
In this episode, we discuss:
<ul>
<li>
How helping build a 50-location Canadian childcare ecosystem proved that corporate clients will gladly pay premium fees for high-value operations.
</li>
<li>
Why failing to separate your personal pockets from business capital keeps you acting like an employee.
</li>
<li>How having a newborn and a new business fueled a "failure is not an option" mentality</li>
<li>
How eliminating regular month-to-month invoicing in favour of non-refundable upfront class packages entirely deletes the administrative stress of chasing money.
</li>
<li>
What managing C-suite executives reveals about regulating your own internal nervous system against minor operational fires.
</li>
<li>The necessity of duplicating yourself for your business to really take off</li>
<li>
The braveness required to shut down classes with CEOs when invoices weren't getting paid.
</li>
<li>
Launching a sister company - BE Hub - without sinking tens of thousands of dollars into technical development overhead.
</li>
</ul>
 
<a href='https://youtu.be/9ZVXCYPAnl8'>*Prefer video? Watch the episode on YouTube.</a>
 
FOR MORE FROM ZOE SMITH:
1. <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-smith-be-school-business-english/'>Connect on LinkedIn</a>
2. <a href='http://www.beschool.com.mx'>Visit the BE School</a>
3. <a href='http://www.thebehub.com'>Visit the BE Hub</a>
 
OUR PARTNER: E-Solutions for ELT
E-solutions for ELT helps teachers build an online system that works for them by building practical websites, course platforms, landing pages and automations designed around the real needs of their ELT businesses.
You tailor your teaching to your students. Your tech should be tailored to you. 
<a href='https://esolutionsforelt.com/'>Explore E-solutions for ELT here. </a>
 
SUPPORT US:
🫶 <a href='https://www.learnyourenglish.net/contact'>Integrate your brand with our podcast in an effort to improve language education</a>.
⭐ Leave a review where you listen.
 
WORK WITH US:
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2. <a href='https://learnyourenglish.net/schedule'>Book a free 1:1 chat with us to strategize your teaching business. </a>
3. <a href='https://www.skool.com/lye-high-achieving-teachers-9491/about'>Monetize your teaching skills </a>
 
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"When you are constantly thinking in scarcity because you're broke... you don't put enough value on yourself, on your time. You will undercharge, you will always look for ways to stretch yourself too thin. And you can also say yes to the wrong customers, too." We sit down with entrepreneur and BE School founder Zoe Smith. Zoe Smith is the founder of BE School, a specialized Business English institution that scales corporate communication via an international team of over 50 educators. A veteran language coach who designs high-touch corporate environments and personally guides Fortune 500 executives, she recently launched The BE Hub: an interactive sister platform providing editable, real-world target curricula directly to language teachers worldwide In this episode, we discuss: How helping build a 50-location Canadian childcare ecosystem proved that corporate clients will gladly pay premium fees for high-value operations. Why failing to separate your personal pockets from business capital keeps you acting like an employee. How having a newborn and a new business fueled a "failure is not an option" mentality How eliminating regular month-to-month invoicing in favour of non-refundable upfront class packages entirely deletes the administrative stress of chasing money. What managing C-suite executives reveals about regulating your own internal nervous system against minor operational fires. The necessity of duplicating yourself for your business to really take off The braveness required to shut down classes with CEOs when invoices weren't getting paid. Launching a sister company - BE Hub - without sinking tens of thousands of dollars into technical development overhead. *Prefer video? Watch the episode on YouTube. FOR MORE FROM ZOE SMITH: 1. Connect on LinkedIn 2. Visit the BE School 3. Visit the BE Hub OUR PARTNER: E-Solutions for ELT E-solutions for ELT helps teachers build an online system that works for them by building practical websites, course platforms, landing pages and automations designed around the real needs of their ELT businesses. You tailor your teaching to your students. Your tech should be tailored to you. Explore E-solutions for ELT here. SUPPORT US: 🫶 Integrate your brand with our podcast in an effort to improve language education. ⭐ Leave a review where you listen. WORK WITH US: 1. CPD & Teaching Resources 2. Book a free 1:1 chat with us to strategize your teaching business. 3. Monetize your teaching skills THE THRIVING TEACHERPRENEUR Get inspired to start and grow your own education business. Weekly insights, stories, and reflections on education entrepreneurship. Subscribe on Substack here.

"When you are constantly thinking in scarcity because you're broke... you don't put enough value on yourself, on your time. You will undercharge, you will always look for ways to stretch yourself too thin. And you can also say yes to the wrong customers, too."
We sit down with entrepreneur and <a href="http://www.beschool.com.mx" rel="noopener noreferrer">BE School </a>founder Zoe Smith.&nbsp;
Zoe Smith is the founder of BE School, a specialized Business English institution that scales corporate communication via an international team of over 50 educators.
A veteran language coach who designs high-touch corporate environments and personally guides Fortune 500 executives, she recently launched The BE Hub: an interactive sister platform providing editable, real-world target curricula directly to language teachers worldwide
&nbsp;
In this episode, we discuss:
<ul>
<li>
How helping build a 50-location Canadian childcare ecosystem proved that corporate clients will gladly pay premium fees for high-value operations.
</li>
<li>
Why failing to separate your personal pockets from business capital keeps you acting like an employee.
</li>
<li>How having a newborn and a new business fueled a "failure is not an option" mentality</li>
<li>
How eliminating regular month-to-month invoicing in favour of non-refundable upfront class packages entirely deletes the administrative stress of chasing money.
</li>
<li>
What managing C-suite executives reveals about regulating your own internal nervous system against minor operational fires.
</li>
<li>The necessity of duplicating yourself for your business to really take off</li>
<li>
The braveness required to shut down classes with CEOs when invoices weren't getting paid.
</li>
<li>
Launching a sister company - BE Hub - without sinking tens of thousands of dollars into technical development overhead.
</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://youtu.be/9ZVXCYPAnl8" rel="noopener noreferrer">*Prefer video? Watch the episode on YouTube.</a>
&nbsp;
FOR MORE FROM ZOE SMITH:
1.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-smith-be-school-business-english/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Connect on LinkedIn</a>
2. <a href="http://www.beschool.com.mx" rel="noopener noreferrer">Visit the BE School</a>
3. <a href="http://www.thebehub.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Visit the BE Hub</a>
&nbsp;
OUR PARTNER: E-Solutions for ELT
E-solutions for ELT helps teachers build an online system that works for them by building practical websites, course platforms, landing pages and automations designed around the real needs of their ELT businesses.
You tailor your teaching to your students. Your tech should be tailored to you.&nbsp;
<a href="https://esolutionsforelt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Explore E-solutions for ELT here.&nbsp;</a>
&nbsp;
SUPPORT US:
🫶&nbsp;<a href="https://www.learnyourenglish.net/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer">Integrate your brand with our podcast in an effort to improve language education</a>.
⭐ Leave a review where you listen.
&nbsp;
WORK WITH US:
1.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.skool.com/lye-high-achieving-teachers-9491/about" rel="noopener noreferrer">CPD &amp; Teaching Resources</a>
2.&nbsp;<a href="https://learnyourenglish.net/schedule" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book a free 1:1 chat with us to strategize your teaching business.&nbsp;</a>
3.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.skool.com/lye-high-achieving-teachers-9491/about" rel="noopener noreferrer">Monetize your teaching skills&nbsp;</a>
&nbsp;
THE THRIVING TEACHERPRENEUR
Get inspired to start and grow your own education business. Weekly insights, stories, and reflections on education entrepreneurship.
<a href="https://substack.com/@learnyourenglish" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe on Substack here.</a>
&nbsp;

The Secret to Duplicating Yourself and Moving from Freelancer to Founder - Zoe Smith

In this episode, Andrew speaks with English teacher and school owner Fabi Neves. Fabi, a native of Brazil, has lived and taught in many countries over her 12 year career. She tells Andrew about her experience, her views on learning - and the teacher's role in it - challenges Brazilians are facing in terms of their acquisition of the English language, and also about her institute, The Buxton School, located near Rio de Janeiro. 
Contact Fabi:
Email: <a href='mailto:english.now@hotmail.com'>english.now@hotmail.com</a> 
<a href='https://blogbuxton.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR2vdiuD_Ny3FRO7r0e6ZXK6XTflJwKvRsV1Z7p7hMJRpDOnE0txqhflGlw'>The Buxton Blog </a>
For more info on what we do at LYE, check out:
<a href='https://www.learnyourenglish.net/'>Our Website</a>
<a href='https://lyenetwork.thinkific.com/collections'>Our catalog of online courses</a>
Or shoot us an email: <a href='mailto:info@learnyourenglish.com'>info@learnyourenglish.com</a>
 
If you like the show, we have a <a href='https://www.learnyourenglish.net/podcast'>Tip Jar on our website</a> for people looking to help with the creation of our show.

In this episode, Andrew speaks with English teacher and school owner Fabi Neves. Fabi, a native of Brazil, has lived and taught in many countries over her 12 year career. She tells Andrew about her experience, her views on learning - and the teacher's role in it - challenges Brazilians are facing in terms of their acquisition of the English language, and also about her institute, The Buxton School, located near Rio de Janeiro. Contact Fabi: Email: english.now@hotmail.com The Buxton Blog For more info on what we do at LYE, check out: Our Website Our catalog of online courses Or shoot us an email: info@learnyourenglish.com If you like the show, we have a Tip Jar on our website for people looking to help with the creation of our show.

In this episode, Andrew speaks with English teacher and school owner Fabi Neves. Fabi, a native of Brazil, has lived and taught in many countries over her 12 year career. She tells Andrew about her experience, her views on learning - and the teacher's role in it - challenges Brazilians are facing in terms of their acquisition of the English language, and also about her institute, The Buxton School, located near Rio de Janeiro.&nbsp;
Contact Fabi:
Email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:english.now@hotmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">english.now@hotmail.com</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://blogbuxton.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR2vdiuD_Ny3FRO7r0e6ZXK6XTflJwKvRsV1Z7p7hMJRpDOnE0txqhflGlw" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Buxton Blog&nbsp;</a>
For more info on what we do at LYE, check out:
<a href="https://www.learnyourenglish.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our Website</a>
<a href="https://lyenetwork.thinkific.com/collections" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our catalog of online courses</a>
Or shoot us an email: <a href="mailto:info@learnyourenglish.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">info@learnyourenglish.com</a>
&nbsp;
If you like the show, we have a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.learnyourenglish.net/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tip Jar on our website</a>&nbsp;for people looking to help with the creation of our show.&nbsp;

Episode 2: The Trials and Tribulations of ELL in Brazil - An Interview with Fabi Neves

In Teacher Talking Time's inaugural episode, Leo, Mike, and Andrew discuss how Learn YOUR English came to be, its goals - including its different approach to teacher and student education - and how developing a growth mindset is crucial to being a lifelong learner.
For more info on what we do, check out:
<a href='https://www.learnyourenglish.net/'>Our Website</a>
<a href='https://lyenetwork.thinkific.com/collections'>Our catalog of online courses</a>
Or shoot us an email: <a href='mailto:info@learnyourenglish.com'>info@learnyourenglish.com</a>
 
If you like the show, we have a <a href='https://www.learnyourenglish.net/podcast'>Tip Jar on our website</a> for people looking to help with the creation of our show.

In Teacher Talking Time's inaugural episode, Leo, Mike, and Andrew discuss how Learn YOUR English came to be, its goals - including its different approach to teacher and student education - and how developing a growth mindset is crucial to being a lifelong learner. For more info on what we do, check out: Our Website Our catalog of online courses Or shoot us an email: info@learnyourenglish.com If you like the show, we have a Tip Jar on our website for people looking to help with the creation of our show.

In Teacher Talking Time's inaugural episode, Leo, Mike, and Andrew discuss how Learn YOUR English came to be, its goals - including its different approach to teacher and student education - and how developing a growth mindset is crucial to being a lifelong learner.
For more info on what we do, check out:
<a href="https://www.learnyourenglish.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our Website</a>
<a href="https://lyenetwork.thinkific.com/collections" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our catalog of online courses</a>
Or shoot us an email: <a href="mailto:info@learnyourenglish.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">info@learnyourenglish.com</a>
&nbsp;
If you like the show, we have a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.learnyourenglish.net/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tip Jar on our website</a>&nbsp;for people looking to help with the creation of our show.&nbsp;

Episode 1: A Welcome to Learn YOUR English and the Importance of Developing a Growth Mindset

Teacher Talking Time is a podcast for language teachers who want more: more clarity, more autonomy, and more lasting impact, both inside and outside the classroom.
Hosted by Leo and Andrew, each episode features thoughtful, in-depth conversations with the educators, researchers, and teacherpreneurs shaping the future of language education. Guests have included Scott Thornbury, Bill VanPatten, David Little, Jennifer Jenkins, John Levis, Angelica Galante, Sarah Mercer, Enrica Piccardo, Claudia Fernández, Shawn Loewen, Paul Nation, Sheila Thorn, and many more.
From the latest in second language acquisition research to honest stories of teachers building lives and businesses on their own terms, every conversation invites you to think deeper, teach more intentionally, and take charge of your professional path.
We release two episodes each month - with full video versions on YouTube - to help you reflect, stay inspired, and grow as a teacher and changemaker.
Subscribe, listen, and join a global community of educators leading with intention.

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Teacher Talking Time is a podcast for language teachers who want more: more clarity, more autonomy, and more lasting impact, both inside and outside the classroom. Hosted by Leo and Andrew, each episode features thoughtful, in-depth conversations with the educators, researchers, and teacherpreneurs shaping the future of language education. Guests have included Scott Thornbury, Bill VanPatten, David Little, Jennifer Jenkins, John Levis, Angelica Galante, Sarah Mercer, Enrica Piccardo, Claudia Fernández, Shawn Loewen, Paul Nation, Sheila Thorn, and many more. From the latest in second language acquisition research to honest stories of teachers building lives and businesses on their own terms, every conversation invites you to think deeper, teach more intentionally, and take charge of your professional path. We release two episodes each month - with full video versions on YouTube - to help you reflect, stay inspired, and grow as a teacher and changemaker. Subscribe, listen, and join a global community of educators leading with intention.

Teacher Talking Time is a podcast for language teachers who want more: more clarity, more autonomy, and more lasting impact, both inside and outside the classroom.
Hosted by Leo and Andrew, each episode features thoughtful, in-depth conversations with the educators, researchers, and teacherpreneurs shaping the future of language education. Guests have included Scott Thornbury, Bill VanPatten, David Little, Jennifer Jenkins, John Levis, Angelica Galante, Sarah Mercer, Enrica Piccardo, Claudia Fernández, Shawn Loewen, Paul Nation, Sheila Thorn, and many more.
From the latest in second language acquisition research to honest stories of teachers building lives and businesses on their own terms, every conversation invites you to think deeper, teach more intentionally, and take charge of your professional path.
We release two episodes each month - with full video versions on YouTube - to help you reflect, stay inspired, and grow as a teacher and changemaker.
Subscribe, listen, and join a global community of educators leading with intention.

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