Are you a teacher working full-time in the classroom (and working on TPT or your teacher business hustle on the side), knowing that you're meant for something more? On the fence about whether or not to go all into your TPT business and leave the classroom?
I’m excited to introduce you to Amy Porterfield, host of top-rated podcast, Online Marketing Made Easy, and a 9-to-5 escapee who built an 8-figure online business on her terms. Amy will share with you plenty of golden nuggets on giving your two weeks notice and taking that leap into being a full-time entrepreneur!
You can follow Amy on Instagram at @amyporterfield and visit her website at amyporterfield.com
In this episode, you will learn:
- the ah-ha moment Amy had when realizing her corporate career wasn't cutting it
- the first steps to creating an exit strategy into being a full-time TPT seller
- what boss traps are
- strategies for dealing with money anxiety
- how to turn a teacher business idea into a full-time online business
- Amy's big piece of business advice if she could go back in time
Resources and Links
Two Weeks Notice Book - Available Feb. 21st wherever you love to buy books!
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Let's connect!
- TPT Store: The Southern Teach
- Website: thesouthernteachdesigns.com
- Instagram: @thesouthernteach.designs
- Facebook: The Southern Teach Design and Branding
- Blog: The Southern Teach Blog
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