The Anomalous Educator podcast

Welcome to Anomalous Educator, where each week award winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful professionals.  

If you're an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people's lives whilst having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you. 

Education is a necessary facet of life, all over the world. And with the explosion of online education, it's now being seen in far-reaching corners of the globe, where access to knowledge and information has been lacking. LiveLingua is one such facilitator in the online field, and in this episode of their podcast, The Anomalous Educator, Ray discusses this with his good friend, online educator Holly Jensen.

They touch on how the online world is merging education and business, and Holly also shares a remarkable fact about herself with our listeners; one that makes her an even bigger inspiration for anyone looking to get into the education space.

Holly and Ray also delve into the following:

• What led Holly into teaching?
• How we can connect with others, even if there's a language barrier
• The tips she'd give to others who are just starting out in the field
• Pros and cons around 1:1 classes versus group classes
• The benefits of cultivating empathy in a group dynamic
• How to choose a learning style that best suits you, as a student
• Holly's biggest challenges in teaching online
• Ways to successfully teach someone who has little knowledge around the subject matter
• How teaching can be the perfect way to help people, and how you can decide if it's right for you
• Holly's surprising secret - and the challenges that can come with it, as well as how she overcomes them to enormous success

Links:

• Holly Jensen - LinkedIn
• LiveLingua Website
• Ray Blackney - LinkedIn

Teaching online can be an empowering experience, and with the newest advances in virtual classroom software, we have entered into a new level of education.

Welcome to Anomalous Educator, where each week award winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful professionals.  

If you're an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people's lives whilst having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you. 

In this episode, I chat with Alex Asher, the CEO of the award winning virtual classroom software, LearnCube. 

Alex has worked extensively with world leading online schools like lingoda.com and babbel.com, but invests most of his energy into growing LearnCube. 

He works closely with their partners to generate the best learning, teacher and student experience possible. 

Not only is Alex a prolific entrepreneur, keynote and motivational speaker, but he seems to have superhero powers as a runner. 

His dedication and drive has led him to run the equivalent of 55 marathons in 63 days, 2300km down the east coast of the North Island to raise money for the charity he chairs, Sustainable Coastlines.

Today, we talk about the benefits of being a solo educator and online tutor, how keeping it simple can be your ticket to success and the best way to find students whilst avoiding some BIG mistakes.  

We also talk about:

• How accountability led to a 2300km run
• The differences between  individual and partner start-ups
• The benefits of using LearnCube as an educator
• Why being a bit unsophisticated can work in your favour
• The main opportunities for larger scale businesses
• How to figure out your marketing strategy to bring in students
• Finding your niche and why it's key
• Mistakes every educator should avoid
• Why working with a remote team has its benefits

Links:

LearnCube : Website 

Alex Asher : LinkedIn 

LearnCube : Email

Having the freedom to travel and earn at the same time is the dream for so many people. For one person that dream is a wonderful reality. 

Welcome to the Anomalous Educator, where each week award winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful online business professionals.  If you're an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people's lives whilst having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you. 

In this episode of Anomalous Educator, Ray is joined by Rachel Story, the other half of the husband and wife nomadic duo, Grateful Gypsies. Back in 2009, and fresh out of school with a bachelor's in music, Rachel intended to join the workforce in Nashville and begin her long awaited music career. 

As fate would have it, she became faced with a string of bad luck which shifted her intended path towards Beijing - the starting point for her career as an English teacher. Since 2010, Rachael hasn't looked back and has been living, traveling and blogging around the world with her husband, Sasha. 

Rachel tells Ray the enthralling story of how she became a digital nomad working for the top rated online English language company, VIPKid. She also shares some insight into the teaching application process, and how you can go on to ace the interview.  

We also discuss: 

• Rachel's story – how she became an avid traveller
• The dark side to teaching English to kids
• Rachel and Sasha's golden rules for daily success
• The things you need to know when applying for online English teaching roles
• Rachel talks tech – the hardware you need to teach
• What your options are for legitimate English teaching companies 
• The online application process – what to expect
• Why remote student-teacher relationship is so fluid
• What is TEFL and TESL and how you can apply

Links: 

VIPKid: Website

Gratefulgypsies: Facebook

Gratefulgypsies : Instagram

Gratefulgypsies : Youtube

Greaftulgypsies : Blog 

Magic Ears: Website

DaDaABC: Website

GoGoKid: Website

Podcasts are amazing tools for educators. They are a power source when it comes to enlightening others by putting out messages, conveying ideas and raising voices.

Welcome to the Anomalous Educator, where each week award winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of a host of successful online business professionals.  

If you're an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people's lives whilst having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you. 

In this episode of the Anomalous Educator, I had the opportunity to speak with Ronsley Vaz. 

Ronsley is an author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and CEO of Amplify, the award winning and world's first audio marketing agency. 

He's also the enigmatic host of the Bond Appetit podcast and Should I Start a Podcast, and boasts an audience of over three million people in 133 countries. He's also the founder of We Are Podcast – the first podcasting conference in the southern hemisphere.

In this conversation, we focus on finding your purpose and voice when it comes to starting a podcast as well as the art of listening and un-suppressing our inner voices. 

It's not all serious business though - we also dive into Ronsley's love of superheroes and his new found passion for drawing. 

We also discuss:

• The lesson's superheroes can teach us
• Why podcasts are great educational tools
• Figuring out what your 'Why' is
• Ronsley's method for choosing Amplify's clients
• How to find your own authentic voice
• What is the key to being a successful podcaster?
• Why your profession is not your biggest value
• Why eye-to-eye conversations are vital
• Why keeping quiet creates amazing conversations
• Do our true callings change over time?
• Ronsley's answers to Ray's quick fire questions

Links:

Ronsley Vaz : Website

Amplify: Website

Should I Start A Podcast? : Podcast

Bond Appetit: Podcast

Amplify : Articles

We Are Podcast: Website

LiveLingua - Website

Ray Blakney - LinkedIn

Passive income and the ability to earn money online on the outset can seem like something that requires little input to make successful. The truth is there is nothing 'passive' about earning money online.

Welcome to Anomalous Educator, where each week award winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful professionals.  

If you're an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people's lives whilst having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you. 

In this episode of the Anomalous Educator, I speak with host and creator of the Extra Pack of Peanuts podcast, Travis Sherry. 

Travis is known as 'the frequent flyer guru', he travels all around the world on an impressively tight budget - without skimping on luxury. 

His podcast has received over one million downloads and has been downloaded in over 180 countries, so when it comes to podcasting, he can talk the talk AND walk the walk.

Me and Travis really get into it on this episode, with a focus on what we all want to know – making money online.

We share tips, tricks and advice, compare microphones, and converse about why it's important to focus on creating decent content, instead of just increasing your web traffic.

They also discuss things like:

• How Travis went from teaching to running a podcast with over one million downloads
• The two steps you need to take if you want to start a successful podcast
• Finding your niche 
• How to find great interviews
• Why it's important to focus on quality, not quantity, when it comes to making money online
• The biggest change that Travis has seen in the world of podcasting
• Why you shouldn't focus on sponsors and ads if you want to boost your online income 
• How to use podcasting as a marketing technique for your business
• Travis' actionable advice for any podcast novice
• Things you'll need to practice if you want to make a really great interview

Links:

Travis Sherry - LinkedIn

Extra Pack of Peanuts - Website

Extra Pack of Peanuts - Twitter

Extra Pack of Peanuts - Facebook

LiveLingua - Website

Ray Blakney - LinkedIn

Entering into online entrepreneurial success is often the result of multiple stages of trial and error. Sometimes we need to take risks in order to reach our optimum goals.  

Welcome to the Anomalous Educator, where each week award winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful professionals.  

If you're an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people's lives whilst having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you. 

In this episode, I speak with the highly successful, writer, TEDx speaker, podcaster, blogger and online entrepreneur, Gabby Wallace. Gabby is a prolific online, American English teacher, who has taken YouTube by storm. 

Her channel has garnered over 1 million subscribers and that number is forever increasing. She is an expert in language learning, with over 15 years as a language instructor. 

In 2011, she founded Go Natural English, an online English learning hub, which has helped students all across the world in over 134 countries learn English.  

Today, we hear about Gabby's extraordinary story of how she entered into YouTube royalty, why you don't need to be technically minded to succeed online and how she contends with being a woman entrepreneur in a male dominated arena. 

We also talk about:

• Gabby's love of language and opening herself up to other cultures
• How accepting failure can lead you to success
• What consistency should mean for you
• How to push through and face the rough patches
• Finding your 'Why' 
• Why Gabby almost stopped her YouTube channel
• How a tsunami and earthquake lead Gabby to take a positive risk
• Why teachers do it for the love, not the money
• Running a business as a woman in the online space
• What's next for Gabby and Go Natural English

Links:

Gabby Wallace: Website

Gabby Wallace : LinkedIn

Go Natural English : LinkedIn

Go Natural English : Website 

Go Natural English : YouTube 

Go Natural English : Instagram 

Go Natural English : Twitter

LiveLingua - Website

Ray Blackney - LinkedIn

Welcome to The Anomalous Educator, where each week award winning entrepreneur Ray Blakney, sets out to explore the world of education and online business with the help of successful online business professionals.  If you're an educator, entrepreneur or someone who wants to improve people's lives whilst having your own freedom, then this podcast is for you.