Your Win-Win Teacher Business

Your Win-Win Teacher Business

Your Win-Win Teacher Business is the podcast for teacher authors who want to make a big impact in the world for teachers and students, and have fun doing it. Every Monday morning, Janice Cook and her guests will start your week off strong. Each episode will be packed with bite-sized tips to ensure you’re delivering wins for your customers in a way that’s also a win for you as the CEO. She’ll share takeaways from favorite business books (you know, the ones that are on your bookshelf that you don’t have time to read). You’ll also hear the stories of other teacher business owners who took one small step to make their business a win-win. Janice Cook is a teacher turned virtual support provider. She works with teacherpreneurs to help them recalibrate their business systems and schedules so THEY are in control. She has taken the PD courses and gone through trial and error so you don’t have to. Connect with Janice on Instagram @teacherjaniceva to talk business any time. To work with Janice visit https://www.cookfamilyresources.com/work-with-me/

Episodes

October 6, 2025 52 mins

Today’s guest is Stephanie Royer. Stephanie is a former special education teacher who now supports teacher business owners with blogging and Pinterest. She is the creator of Bring Your Own Traffic - a course that teaches a streamlined and realistic strategy to get more eyes on your products through blogging and pinning. She is also the host of the Pay Less for Traffic podcast, a weekly strategy chat about how to make the most of yo...

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Our business is nothing without our customers so I think it's time we deep dive into a great book about customer service.

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September 15, 2025 12 mins

It's time to explore the natural shifts to schedules, strategy, and more that take place during back to school season every September.

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Today’s guest is Tara Laczynski, a veteran educator, business owner, and Outschool expert who’s helping fellow teachers reclaim their careers through online education. After losing her online teaching job overnight, Tara had to pivot quickly — and what started as a scramble became a six-figure success story. She built Mathletes, a thriving Outschool organization that combines rigorous math instruction with interactive tech and gami...

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August 18, 2025 10 mins

I've got some thoughts to share on batching because sometimes it’s a win-win and sometimes it’s a struggle bus situation.


Looking for a guest presenter inside your membership space? Reach out in my contact form: https://www.cookfamilyresources.com/work-with-me/

Ready to take the first step towards creating an SOP for your teacher business? I'll walk you through it in this free guide: https://www.cookfamilyresources.com...

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Welcome to my Business Book Club series. Today's book review is The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins. If you could use a High 5 this back to school season, the first 3 chapters of this book might be just what you need.

Grab your copy of The High 5 Habit here (affiliate link).


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Your online business needs a parking lot. If you’re curious about the 2 primary ways I see teacher business owners make the most of a brain dumping system each and every day then this episode is for you.

Build your parking lot project today! My DIY course walks you through the process click-by-click:

https://janice-s-site-3363.thinkific.com/courses/DIY-Asana-Systems-For-Teacherpreneurs

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Diane Pagan is sharing her win-win teacher business story today. If you've been optimizing existing products for so long that your creative spark is starting to fade away, this conversation might be the permission slip you need to add some product creation back into your Teachers Pay Teachers work schedule.


Connect with today's guest:

www.theimaginationbox.com

https://www.instagram.com/theimaginationbox

https://uk.pinter...

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July 21, 2025 22 mins

Once upon a time, we were all solopreneurs. Let’s talk about the pros and cons of solopreneur life.

You might also enjoy last week's business book club episode on a similar topic: https://www.cookfamilyresources.com/staying-solo-business-book-review-business-book-club/

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Welcome back to Your Win-Win Teacher Business. This is our Business Book Club series and today’s book is called Lessons from Staying Solo: Your Guide to Building a Simple and Sustainable Service Business


Grab a copy of this book: https://amzn.to/451vqxF


You might also enjoy my FREE hiring guide: https://www.cookfamilyresources.com/hiring-guide/


For more coaching on capacity try episode 6: https://www.cookfamilyresources...

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Kassaundra Foster is sharing her win-win teacher business story today. Whether you are side hustling while still in the classroom, running your business while chasing littles, or finding your full time flow with school aged children, the capacity piece is a tricky puzzle. 


Connect with today's guest:
Website: fostercontentsolutions.com

Podcast: https://pod.link/1675566649

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fosterconten...

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It happens to all of us from time to time. What can we do when that data tells us that we aren't on track to meet our goal? 

Need a fresh pair of eyes on your business puzzle? Book a strategy call today.


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I know there are some fellow service providers who listen to the show and one asked a question about my schedule and monthly visioning process. I'm an open book so I'm happy to share about my current process.

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June 16, 2025 17 mins

It's so important to celebrate our wins as a teacher business owner. Let's talk about WHY this is the perfect time to add a celebration ritual into the mix.


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June 13, 2025 13 mins

We've got a fantastic question today about capacity that I think we can all relate to. Don't miss this discussion about capacity and real life as a teacher business owner.

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Welcome back to Your Win-Win Teacher Business. This is our Business Book Club series and today’s book is called Your World-Class Assistant.

Join Summer Book Club (for free)

Grab your copy of Your World-Class Asssistant here (affiliate link).


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You've asked for some of my top pro tips on Asana and I'm here to help.

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I’m tapping you on your shoulder today to remind you that the calendar year is almost halfway over and it’s time to check in on the progress of your goals.

Grab a spot on my calendar for a Strategy Call if you need support making a game plan for the second half of the year.


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I'm all about making the most of every moment in my work week. When an awkward pocket of time bubble up, here are my five favorite tiny tasks to tackle.

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Molly Wheatley is sharing her win-win teacher business story today. Molly is still in the classroom and running, not just one teacher business but two. And how does she make that work? She makes it work through systems. She has gone on a hiring help journey having to slow down to speed up to get systems in place so that she can build a sustainable and profitable business that will serve her long term.


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