The Dr. Will Show Podcast

Aallyah Wright is a native of Clarksdale and a Mississippi Delta reporter covering education and local government for Mississippi Today, a digital nonprofit news organization that aggressively covers state and local government and community issues. She is a playwright for "Wade Through The Waters", a 2019 project by StoryWorks. She is also a radio co-host for WROX Radio (97.5 FM) and was a playwright/reporter for "Beautiful Agitators," a 2017 project by StoryWorks/Reveal Labs from the Center for Investigative Reporting in partnership with Mississippi Today. Aallyah has a bachelor’s in journalism with a minor in communications and theater from Delta State University. Prior to joining Mississippi Today January 2017, she interned as a reporter for the Bolivar Commercial and was the project producer and community journalist for The Cleveland Yearbook, a project by The Center for Investigative Reporting and Delta Arts Alliance. In 2018, Aallyah earned a fellowship with Hechinger Report to report on Mississippi’s teacher shortage and its effects. Her reporting with the Mississippi Today Education Team for "Behind the Headlines:Cleveland Central" received third-place at the 68th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards. Her work has appeared in The Hechinger Report, The Lily, The Daily Journal and Delta Magazine. She is a board member for the Lower Mississippi River Foundation.  

You’ve spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it’s time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn’t just another book; it’s the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.

I wrote this book because I’ve been where you are. I know what it’s like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout
✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)
✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful
✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnerships

Whether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.

Grab your copy today and take control of your future.

Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will

Barbara Bray is a Creative Learning Strategist at Rethinking Learning and owner/founder of My eCoach, both divisions of her company, Computer Strategies, LLC. She is a writer, speaker, instructional designer, futurist, coach, and co-author of two books on personalized learning; Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. Barbara wrote the professional development column for CUE for 17 years and was awarded the CUE Gold and Platinum disks for her contributions to the advancement of education technology for teaching and learning. She has been involved with Digital Promise as an assessor for the micro-credentials since 2014 and is a #TeachSDGs ambassador for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She co-hosts her Twitter chat, #rethink_learning every other Monday with Shelly Vohra @raspberryberet3 with different guest hosts each chat. Barbara is the host of her podcast Conversations on Learning with inspirational educators and thought leaders to share their stories. It's all about their stories and their WHY.

Barbara works with schools, districts, businesses, and non-profit organizations around the world to support the development of innovative learner-centered, competency-based systems that empower agency and the development of globally connected cultures of learning. Barbara has been doing keynotes, strategic planning, presentations, playshops, webinars, and interviews on developing learner agency, design thinking, the UN Goals. Barbara is now doing presentations and coaching to complement her upcoming book, “Define Your Why: Own and Tell Your Story So You can Learn and Live on Purpose” as part of the EduMatch Publishing family. 

"Don't Rent Someone Else's Story; Own Your Story and Tell It."
 

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You’ve spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it’s time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn’t just another book; it’s the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.

I wrote this book because I’ve been where you are. I know what it’s like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout
✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)
✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful
✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnerships

Whether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.

Grab your copy today and take control of your future.

Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will

Natalie is the Founder of The CONNECT Network, LLC.  A Texas based Community designed to inspire, influence, and network with women in business and female entrepreneurs.  Her background and passion for television inspired, 

“The CONNECT Network TV ®”,  a platform created to bring the vision of The CONNECT community to life by giving women the opportunity to showcase their businesses, increase brand awareness and enhance their confidence. The CONNECT was built on three principles: God first, Family second, and Empire third.

​From 2006-2010, Natalie served as a news writer, producer, and Morning News Anchor for ABC & FOX affiliate news stations in Florida & Texas - covering some of the biggest stories across the Nation.  

​In 2011 she married, became a Stay-at-Home wife & began making a family. With no experience in sales, Natalie started a career with Mary Kay Cosmetics in 2015.  She quickly became a record breaking Pink Cadillac Driving Senior Sales Director - having led more than 500 women in starting their own Direct Sales businesses.  It was through this journey she decided to expand her leadership and work with women in business of all fields.

​Natalie has a background in Broadcast Journalism earning her B.A. from Howard University in Washington, DC in 2004, and a Masters Degree in Electronic Media from St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida in 2007.  She lives in Midland, Texas with her husband and their three children. She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

You’ve spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it’s time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn’t just another book; it’s the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.

I wrote this book because I’ve been where you are. I know what it’s like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout
✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)
✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful
✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnerships

Whether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.

Grab your copy today and take control of your future.

Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will

Emerald Sparks is an award winning personal and business finances expert, author, and speaker, who works with individuals to become better financial stewards of their money, as well as with business owners to keep their profits and pay themselves a salary. From a wasteful spender to financially savvy entrepreneur, Emerald’s takes her personal lessons and determination to inspire others to reach their financial greatness and solve their own misconceptions about money. As Founder and Chief Financial Strategist of Emerald Sparks Ltd, a personal and business finances consulting company, Emerald has developed workshops and courses that have changed the trajectory of people’s bank accounts, mindsets, and wealth building journeys. Emerald is a self—published, bestselling author of Vision. Future. Reality How to Budget Like a Boss, which provides a clear instructional guide of how to vision budget and make your money do what you want it to do, as well as the Create Sparks: A Bossed Up Financial Planner to Maximize Your Income.
 

Emerald is passionate about helping individuals and families create their own version of financial freedom through education, as it has been at the forefront of her life for many years. She started her financial plan and met with a financial advisor at the age of 19. She has continued to build and grow her plan, as her goals and needs have changed.  After 10 years of experience in the financial services industry for Fortune 500 companies and counseling her friends and family members about money management, she realized many people were confused on everyday financial matters such as budgeting, credit cards, insurance, taxes, debt, savings, bookkeeping, etc. and she decided to serve.

Emerald has been recognized as an Affirmed YP Honoree by the Urban League Young Professional of Greater Southwestern Ohio, Ambition List recipient, and The Wiz Nation’s 30 under 30. Emerald speaks to various audiences, helping individuals and families create their own version of financial freedom through education and coaching. Emerald helps everyday people increase their money mindset and become extraordinary money masters by maximizing their income to make it do what they want it to do.

Emerald lives and works in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio area with her husband and two fur babies.

Don't forget to buy her latest workbook: I Charge What I Want Workbook.

You’ve spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it’s time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn’t just another book; it’s the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.

I wrote this book because I’ve been where you are. I know what it’s like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout
✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)
✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful
✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnerships

Whether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.

Grab your copy today and take control of your future.

Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will

Dr. Diane Hamilton is the Founder and CEO of Tonerra, a consulting and media-based business. She is also a nationally syndicated radio host, keynote speaker, and the former MBA Program Chair at the Forbes School of Business. She has a Ph. D. in Business Management. She has taught more than 1000 business courses and authored multiple books, including Cracking the Curiosity Code: The Key to Unlocking Human Potential. She is the creator of the Curiosity Code Index® assessment, which is the first and only assessment that determines the factors that inhibit curiosity. Her groundbreaking work in the area of curiosity helps organizations improve innovation, engagement, and productivity.

Her books are required reading in universities around the world; some of the most respected names in leadership, including Steve Forbes, Keith Krach, and Ken Fisher have endorsed it. She is a highly sought-after keynote speaker who has shared the stage with top speakers including Marshall Goldsmith, Martha Stewart, Daymond John, Travis Bradberry, and Jeffrey Hayzlett, and has been featured on Forbes, First for Women, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox. Diane is an experienced leader, serves on multiple BOAs including Docusign and RadiusAI, with a history of award-winning performance; an accomplished entrepreneur; the creator of multiple behavioral assessments in for curiosity and perception; creator of a Forbes brand publishing course; a veteran with decades of top-performance in sales and marketing within billion-dollar organizations; developer of partnerships with wholesalers to license, distribute and provide brand management; a seasoned professional within the fields of education, software, banking, real estate, and pharmaceuticals; an expert in the area of sales, marketing, online training, assessment development, curiosity measurement, perception, innovation, culture, human resources, engagement, emotional intelligence, soft skills, networking, influence, and social media.

You’ve spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it’s time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn’t just another book; it’s the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.

I wrote this book because I’ve been where you are. I know what it’s like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout
✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)
✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful
✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnerships

Whether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.

Grab your copy today and take control of your future.

Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will

Nathalie Molina Niño is an impact investor targeting high-growth businesses that economically benefit women and the planet. A confessed but recovering serial entrepreneur, Molina Niño launched her first tech startup at the age of twenty, and got hooked. She's the cofounder of Entrepreneurs@Athena at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies of Barnard College at Columbia University, where the idea for LEAPFROG was first born. Before that, she spent over a decade sharing her no-BS, opinionated flavor of business advice and growth strategy with folks like Disney, Microsoft, MTV, Mattel, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Just prior to launching her last venture, BRAVA Investments, Molina Niño led the launch of Nely Galán’s New York Times bestselling book and online education venture, Self-Made, and stepped in as CRO of PowerToFly, the fastest growing hiring platform for women in tech and beyond.

You’ve spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it’s time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn’t just another book; it’s the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.

I wrote this book because I’ve been where you are. I know what it’s like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout
✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)
✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful
✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnerships

Whether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.

Grab your copy today and take control of your future.

Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will

As aveteran educator of 18 years, Kim Lepre is currently a 7th-grade English teacher, Beginning Teacher Mentor, Educational Technology Specialist and throughout her district. She also has a Leading Edge Blended Learning certificate and is a Level 2 Google Certified Educator. During her career, Kim has taught band, choir, AVID, Study Skills, and all levels of English Language Arts (ELA), including special education, English Learners, accelerated, and students with disabilities with a coteacher.

She loves coaching new teachers which is why she started a podcast dedicated to them, the Teachers Need Teachers podcast. Kim is acutely aware and empathetic to their needs which are unique to that time in their career. She discusses topics that new teachers are constantly struggling with and brings in subject area experts to provide added value.

You’ve spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it’s time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn’t just another book; it’s the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.

I wrote this book because I’ve been where you are. I know what it’s like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout
✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)
✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful
✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnerships

Whether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.

Grab your copy today and take control of your future.

Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will

Sarah is a former English Teacher and building principal turned author and entrepreneur who is living her own leap of faith on a mission to teach masses.

Sarah Johnson has been serving in educational leadership in Northwest Wisconsin since 2004, first as an English Teacher and then as a building principal at all building levels. Sarah is passionate about leadership and developing educators into the best version of themselves to lead at home, work, and life. Sarah seeks this balance in her own life by pursuing passions such as running and writing, focusing on family with her husband who is a teacher and coach and their two young daughters, while also honing leadership skills through networking, teaching, and learning. To seek balance in her own life, she has maintained a daily running streak since July 11, 2014 and developed into a marathon runner over that time. She is known to burst out into song both in daily conversation and during meetings, so be prepared to want to join in. Sarah believes that leadership is a calling and she is proud to answer every day!

As a classroom teacher, Sarah was honored as being designated twice as The Most Influential Teacher. She has facilitated sessions in partnership with K-12 staff and technical college instructors around assessment practices. In 2015, her leadership was recognized as the building she led was designated as a Title I School of Recognition. In 2018, she was a Kohl Foundation Leadership Award State Finalist.

Sarah is a co-author of Balance Like a Pirate: Going Beyond Work-Life Balance to Ignite Passion and Thrive as an Educator and contributed to Peter DeWitt’s Collaborative Leadership: Six Influences that Matter Most and Adam Welcome’s Run Like a Pirate. She is a state and national conference speaker around topics of balance, resilience, faith. She is passionate about amplifying and empowering women through the IN AWE Podcast, which she hosts through In AWE, LLC, a business she founded to amplify and empower women.

As an educational consultant, Sarah holds an unwavering belief in the importance of the message she shares with participants and readers of her leadership books about seeking balance, building resiliency and transforming within their own lives to be the best leaders they can be at home, work, and life.

Sarah's Leap of Faith

You’ve spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it’s time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn’t just another book; it’s the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.

I wrote this book because I’ve been where you are. I know what it’s like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout
✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)
✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful
✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnerships

Whether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.

Grab your copy today and take control of your future.

Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will

Having lived all over the southeast in the US and working overseas in the UK, Andrea D. Smith (a.k.a. “Miss ADS”) is a strong proponent of new adventures, exploration and expanding your perspective via travel. Serving as our Senior Marketing & Brand Director, Andrea brings over 10 years of marketing and branding experience with real empathy and understanding around what it takes to make sales happen. She’s hung with and advised everyone from the C-Suite to the aspiring entrepreneur with a dream and hope sketched out on a coffee shop napkin.

The ADS Agency uniquely offers a global perspective and experience with a local touch. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, the firm services the southeast US and Europe, specializing in marketing and branding consulting services tailored for the savvy entrepreneur and small to mid-size (and even global) businesses. The ADS Agency brings you over 10 years of experience in the field and prides itself in never forgetting the human element in everything we do.

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You’ve spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it’s time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn’t just another book; it’s the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.

I wrote this book because I’ve been where you are. I know what it’s like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout
✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)
✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful
✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnerships

Whether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.

Grab your copy today and take control of your future.

Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will