June 10, 2025 • 16 mins
When passion for education meets entrepreneurial spirit, something remarkable happens. That's exactly what listeners discover in this candid conversation with Laura Felipe and Kayla Gomez, the mother-daughter powerhouse behind TutorZone – a rapidly expanding educational support company with four Florida locations opened in just four years.
Step inside their world as they reveal TutorZone's comprehensive educational offerings. Beyond traditional one-on-one tutoring with personalized learning plans, they provide convenient after-school programs with transportation, homework assistance, and snacks. Their innovative micro-schooling option essentially delivers homeschooling services for busy parents, complete with certified teachers and curriculum aligned to state standards. Most impressively, they've made these services accessible through Step Up scholarships, opening doors for families who might otherwise find private educational options financially out of reach.
The conversation takes a fascinating turn as Laura and Kayla discuss the dynamics of running a family business. They acknowledge occasional heated discussions when perspectives differ but emphasize how their shared mission ultimately strengthens their bond. They tackle common misconceptions about tutoring head-on, particularly the expectation of "magical" instant results rather than understanding education as a consistent process requiring patience. Their message to parents hesitating to seek help resonates deeply: "It's better to start now than wait until it's too late." As Laura insightfully notes, today's educational methods differ significantly from what parents experienced themselves, making professional support increasingly valuable. Discover how this dynamic duo is transforming educational support one student at a time, and learn why consistency might be the most underrated factor in academic success.
For more information visit https://tutorzonefl.com/ or call (954) 900-4624. Follow us on social media for up to date information https://www.instagram.com/tutorzonefl.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Jeremy Wolf.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Hello, hello, friends , family, wonderful community.
We are back for another episodeof the Good Neighbor Podcast.
You know, I just got done withmy son's fifth grade graduation
at Griffin Elementary School.
I got two kids and I, as aparent, know how.
Fifth grade graduation atGriffin Elementary School.
I got two kids and I, as aparent, know how difficult it
can be to raise children.
I only got two of them.
So anytime I encounter abusiness that's sole focus is on
(00:34):
educating children, my hat goesoff to them and I really am
thankful for the work that theydo.
And our guests today kind of fitthat bill.
They are Kayla Gomez, a motherand daughter team.
So we have Laura Felipe andKayla Gomez from TutorZone, who
recently opened a location righthere in Cooper City.
(00:55):
So I'm so happy to have you,ladies, on today.
Thank you for joining us, thankyou for having me, thank you,
of course, of course.
So let's start off with somebasics here.
Why don't I mean everybody?
You hear tutoring, everybodyhas an idea of what tutoring
companies do.
Why don't you talk a little bitabout specifically TutorZone,
what types of services you offer, what your mission is and what
(01:15):
you plan on offering our greatcommunity?
Speaker 3 (01:18):
So yeah, absolutely so, just a range of services
that we offer.
Obviously, we do the privatetutoring, so that's one on one.
We do the subject that theyneed.
We have a personalized learningplan for them that we base off.
That we do, and that'scomplimentary as well.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
We also we love our furry friends.
Don't worry about I have dogsand they bark all the time
during these things.
This is completely cool.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
Walking by and they go crazy.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
You're good.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
After school programs as well.
So we pick them up from schools, local schools in the area.
They do their homework with us.
They get a snack too, and thenthey just chill and wait for
their families.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
So you actually go.
You go to the schools afterschool.
You have transportation, theytake them straight over.
Also, joy for the kids, theyget them at school and they get
to go to more school.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah, I mean, we always try to keep it fun for
them as well.
They play games, they makefriends, so it's learning and
fun.
That's what we're all about too.
We always like to implementlearning and everything that we
offer, so we also do camps aswell.
So when there's no schoolsummer camp, we have an academic
summer camp, actually beforethis summer, and we're almost at
(02:33):
full capacity.
So we've reached to thecommunity, so we're very happy
about that.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Very cool.
Now did I also.
I think I read on the websiteyou guys also do micro schooling
.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Yes, we do.
So basically is homeschoolingfor parents, so we do the work
for them.
So we offer a full schedulelike regular schools and there's
also a scholarship that paysfor the tuition.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
That's the step up for students?
Yes, that's right, okay, that'sa wonderful resource that a lot
of folks don't even know about.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Yes, we accept three, so two will be for the program
in the morning, and then the newworlds is for students that
achieve one or two on the fasttest, so they can apply for that
scholarship as well, even ifthey're in public school.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Okay.
So, if I understand correctlybecause I actually had I did
some research around COVID timesand I came across micro
schooling 'm a certified teacher.
That's my background.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
So, basically, I do have a team of certified
teachers, so we all plantogether everything that we're
going to cover with the studentsand everything is aligned.
Everything that the students dois aligned to the state
standards, so they can come backto the public schools at any
time and they will be on gradelevel.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Perfect.
So you brought me to my nextquestion.
You mentioned you're a teacher.
It's always interesting tolearn about the background story
behind entrepreneurs becausesome people grew up from a very
early age and they have apassion for what they do and
they end up getting into thatand some do one thing and then
end up in a totally differentcareer.
Why don't you talk a little bitabout the evolution, Like what
was obviously being a teacher?
(04:25):
That probably gave you yourinspiration to start TutorZone,
but when was it founded?
I know from meeting Kayla atyour grand opening here in
Cooper City.
You guys have other locationsso you're growing rapidly.
Talk a little bit about theorigin story and kind of the
path that you've been on to leadyou here to Cooper City.
Speaker 4 (04:46):
Okay, so basically my background is in management and
business, but always my passionwas education.
So then I completed all thecertifications on the side, so
by taking the state exams, so,and I started working for
Miami-Dade County.
I worked for several years.
(05:06):
I was doing tutoring in theafternoons and then, after COVID
, I saw the potential and Iopened the first location in
2021 in Coral Springs.
So we have four locations now.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Wonderful.
So 2021 after COVID in justfour short years, you have four.
So it's like one location ayear, right, and you keep going.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Yes, so we opened 2021.
It was Coral Springs, thenCoconut Creek was open in 2023.
2024, we opened Cooper City andrecently a few weeks ago in
Pompano.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Congratulations, this is really exciting stuff, so is
this the plan, the long-termplan to do a franchise or?
Speaker 1 (05:50):
are you keeping it?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
all in-house.
Yes, so mother-daughter dynamic.
Kayla, how did you get involvedwith this?
Do you also have a backgroundin education?
Tell us a little bit about howyou ended up linking up with mom
to start this venture.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
Yeah, absolutely.
Well, I've always had a passionfor helping children.
Since my mom is a teacher, Iused to volunteer at the school.
I also did an early childhoodeducation program so I got real
hands-on experience in theclassroom for pre-K children.
So, yeah, I've always had apassion for learning and early
(06:27):
childhood education.
So then in 2021, once my momopened TutorZone in Coral
Springs, I started working withher there.
I tutored there, I wasmanagement, doing administration
.
So yeah, that's kind of how Istarted with her and obviously
it was like, OK, mom, open abusiness, it's time to hop on
(06:47):
that, but it was something thatI enjoyed doing, so it doesn't
feel like work to us.
I feel like it doesn't feellike work yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
So I always ask this when I have dynamics, family
dynamics that run businesses,whether it's a husband and wife,
mother daughter dynamics thatrun businesses, whether it's a
husband and wife, mother anddaughter what is the most
challenging thing about workingtogether as mother and daughter?
Speaker 3 (07:16):
And on the other side of that, what is the most
rewarding thing about workingtogether?
So I'll talk about challenging.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Definitely Tread carefully, Kayla Okay.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
It is definitely difficult working with family.
I think everybody knows that.
Like our mother and daughterdynamic, I feel like it's
actually improved since westarted working together than
previous.
I don't know if you agree, mom,but I feel like we've
definitely grown ourrelationship as mother daughter
when we started doing businesstogether.
Speaker 4 (07:42):
It sometimes can get heated, but I feel like from the
outside perspective, but thenwe're like oh, we're fine, like
we'll argue for a second andthen we'll forget five minutes
later and we're back to ournormal routine, yeah, but it's
always something like differentdecisions that we need to make
and then she has a perspectiveand then I have a different
perspective, so kind of we clashand then we always try to make
(08:07):
the best decision for thebusiness, for our students.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Yeah, that's one.
You mentioned a word that's bigin my life right now
perspective.
That's one of the things thathas evolved probably most
drastically as I get older.
I'm very I should say very good, but I'm getting a lot better
at putting myself in otherpeople's shoes and really trying
to see things from anotherperspective, because you get
locked in your own head and youhave confirmation bias and you
(08:34):
create feedback loops for thingsthat may or may not even be
true and you believe it to betrue.
So I'm really like I listen toall the information and I have a
very, very open mind and theolder I get, the more humble I
get, which is great, that's partof it.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
Absolutely, I agree.
The aging process and then therewards will be like we spend
more time together, we're alwayscalling each other and we're
like bye, I have to go home andthen I didn't finish, but bye.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
Every time we close at six usually, so around I
would say seven or eight o'clock, we always call each other and
we just recap on everythingthat's been happening, obviously
because we work at differentlocations now.
So it's just funny because welike just chat back and forth
and we're always brainstormingand obviously we do get to enjoy
(09:21):
you know all the hard work thatwe put into the business we get
to enjoy that together, likefamily trips or shopping and
things like that.
So that's what we do andrelaxing together.
So we do that as well, to enjoyVery cool.
Speaker 2 (09:32):
So one of the reasons we do this show is it's all
about education.
I mean, you ladies know you'reeducators, but people out there
like you know what you know andyou don't know what you don't
know, and it's in all thesedifferent industries across the
board.
People have various myths andmisconceptions.
They're confused about things.
What are some of the biggestthings that you run into when
(09:53):
dealing with parents when theywhen they've never gotten
tutoring before and they come inand they have questions.
What are some of the thingsthat people are just flat out
confused about when it comes towhat you guys do?
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Well, I would say a misconception.
I feel like people think thattutoring is going to work
instantly, like it's going to bemagical.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Well, we all want instant gratification, right.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
And that's just not the case, and I'll let my mom
kind of elaborate on that.
Speaker 4 (10:22):
I always give my clients examples that.
So if you start the gym it'snot that you go one day and then
you're going to see the results.
So you have to have consistencyand depends the level of the
child.
You know each individual isdifferent.
So it might take more sessionsfor a student to improve, but in
(10:44):
the long term you're going tosee improvement if you're
consistent with the tutoring.
You can't expect, you know,change in one or two sessions.
I would say after maybe six oreight depending on the student's
level.
Speaker 3 (10:59):
And the effort that they put in as well.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Yes, frequency and consistency over time.
It's all about building habitsand programming your mind for
success absolutely andeverything you do.
There are no shortcuts.
That's another thing that I'velearned for 45 years is that
nothing.
Nothing comes easy and nothingshould come easy yes, it
requires you learn that too me.
Speaker 4 (11:24):
Yeah, running a business is not easy.
It's not so, basically, youneed to develop a lot of
different skills in order to yes.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
And it's great that you come from a background of
not only education but also likemanagement.
Yes, it's like a perfect storm.
What would be one piece ofadvice, piece of wisdom,
something that you'd like to?
Let's say, you have a familyout there where their kids are
(11:57):
not doing as well as they shouldand they're reluctant about
reaching out to get help right.
They think they can do it alone.
It's just not working.
But you know, people areresistant to change right.
Sometimes they don't want tomake the investment.
Sometimes maybe it's a pridething they don't want to go ask
for help for their kids.
They want to handle themselves.
What would you say to a parentout there that's like that,
that's having trouble right now,to kind of ease the burden and
(12:17):
kind of open the door to aconversation to potentially help
or get help.
Kayla Not everybody, all at once.
Speaker 3 (12:27):
I would say honestly, we see this a lot.
I always tell parents thatthere's nothing wrong with
reaching out for a tutor andit's better to start now than to
wait until it's too late.
I've seen a lot of cases whereyou know they're really behind.
They've been struggling thewhole year trying to play catch
(12:48):
up and then in the last fewweeks of school, when they're
doing testing, they're trying tocram in a bunch of sessions and
it just you know, like we saidpreviously, it's about
consistency, putting in the work, and it's not instant
gratification.
So I would say there's nothingwrong with asking for help and
the sooner you do it the better.
Speaker 4 (13:09):
Yes, I agree with that and it can be.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
it can be really easy , because I go through this
frequently in my life.
When you're going, when you'rein a difficult situation whether
it's you know you're doingpoorly in school, maybe things
aren't going so well in work,whatever it might be, it's very
easy to get into that situationand and feel like it's
impossible to change and thatthings are hopeless.
But what always happens is timegoes on and things get better,
(13:33):
inevitably, because you can'tstay bad forever and it's just
about getting to the other sideof that as quickly as possible
and not sitting there andruminating in despair and
desperation and hopelessness andsometimes reaching out and
asking for help from somebody,whether it's a friend, a family
member or, in your case, gettinghelp with tutoring.
That could be a great impetusto the change that you're
(13:56):
looking for.
Speaker 4 (13:57):
Yes, and also the relationship with parents and
kids is different, so they wantto teach their kids.
They don't know how we'reteaching nowadays.
Everything is different, so thekids get more confused.
When parents try to help, inreality they're not helping.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
So yeah, I think my kids teach me more than I teach
them at this point, and they'rethey're only 10 and 13.
So, wow, I don't know if that'sgood or bad.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
It's just things are so different now.
The the system has changed somuch and our kids have changed a
lot too, Like it's a wholedifferent generation.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
A whole different ball game with social media and
everything.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
Yeah, all of these kids, they're more developed
than we were at their age.
So definitely, you know, weneed to kind of keep up with
them.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
Absolutely so.
For anyone out there that'slistening that would like to get
some more information, what'sthe best way to reach out to you
guys?
Maybe share your phone numberor your I know you have multiple
locations maybe the website,social media.
What's the best way for ourlisteners to connect with you?
Speaker 3 (15:02):
Yeah, absolutely.
They can go on our website ifthey're looking for more
information.
That's wwwtutorzoneflcom.
We'll have all our locationsposted there and the contact for
the emails and the phonenumbers posted on our website.
Speaker 4 (15:19):
And all of our services.
Speaker 2 (15:21):
Yes, Perfect, and we will of course drop a link in
the description below to thewebsite, your contact, your
phone numbers, your social mediahandles wherever people can go
to learn more and follow you andthen ultimately connect if
they'd like to get some help.
So with that I mean, I'll leaveit at that.
It was a pleasure meeting bothof you.
We give you a grand welcome toour wonderful community here in
(15:43):
Cooper City.
We're so grateful and happy tohave you.
We wish you continued successin your endeavor and I want to
see TutorZone all over theUnited States over the next five
, ten years.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
That's awesome.
Thank you so much for having us.
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Pleasure is all ours and thanks, as always, to our
listeners for tuning in andremember support local
businesses and especially thosethat are educating our children,
because our children are ourfuture.
Everyone thanks for tuning in.
We will catch you next time.
Take care and be blessed.
Stay blessed, Be happy.
We only got this one life tolive.
Speaker 3 (16:18):
Bye, thank you, bye Thanks.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
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This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Jeremy Wolf.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Hello, hello, friends , family, wonderful community.
We are back for another episodeof the Good Neighbor Podcast.
You know, I just got done withmy son's fifth grade graduation
at Griffin Elementary School.
I got two kids and I, as aparent, know how.
Fifth grade graduation atGriffin Elementary School.
I got two kids and I, as aparent, know how difficult it
can be to raise children.
I only got two of them.
So anytime I encounter abusiness that's sole focus is on
(00:34):
educating children, my hat goesoff to them and I really am
thankful for the work that theydo.
And our guests today kind of fitthat bill.
They are Kayla Gomez, a motherand daughter team.
So we have Laura Felipe andKayla Gomez from TutorZone, who
recently opened a location righthere in Cooper City.
(00:55):
So I'm so happy to have you,ladies, on today.
Thank you for joining us, thankyou for having me, thank you,
of course, of course.
So let's start off with somebasics here.
Why don't I mean everybody?
You hear tutoring, everybodyhas an idea of what tutoring
companies do.
Why don't you talk a little bitabout specifically TutorZone,
what types of services you offer, what your mission is and what
(01:15):
you plan on offering our greatcommunity?
Speaker 3 (01:18):
So yeah, absolutely so, just a range of services
that we offer.
Obviously, we do the privatetutoring, so that's one on one.
We do the subject that theyneed.
We have a personalized learningplan for them that we base off.
That we do, and that'scomplimentary as well.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
We also we love our furry friends.
Don't worry about I have dogsand they bark all the time
during these things.
This is completely cool.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
Walking by and they go crazy.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
You're good.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
After school programs as well.
So we pick them up from schools, local schools in the area.
They do their homework with us.
They get a snack too, and thenthey just chill and wait for
their families.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
So you actually go.
You go to the schools afterschool.
You have transportation, theytake them straight over.
Also, joy for the kids, theyget them at school and they get
to go to more school.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah, I mean, we always try to keep it fun for
them as well.
They play games, they makefriends, so it's learning and
fun.
That's what we're all about too.
We always like to implementlearning and everything that we
offer, so we also do camps aswell.
So when there's no schoolsummer camp, we have an academic
summer camp, actually beforethis summer, and we're almost at
(02:33):
full capacity.
So we've reached to thecommunity, so we're very happy
about that.
Speaker 2 (02:38):
Very cool.
Now did I also.
I think I read on the websiteyou guys also do micro schooling
.
Speaker 4 (02:43):
Yes, we do.
So basically is homeschoolingfor parents, so we do the work
for them.
So we offer a full schedulelike regular schools and there's
also a scholarship that paysfor the tuition.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
That's the step up for students?
Yes, that's right, okay, that'sa wonderful resource that a lot
of folks don't even know about.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Yes, we accept three, so two will be for the program
in the morning, and then the newworlds is for students that
achieve one or two on the fasttest, so they can apply for that
scholarship as well, even ifthey're in public school.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
Okay.
So, if I understand correctlybecause I actually had I did
some research around COVID timesand I came across micro
schooling 'm a certified teacher.
That's my background.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
So, basically, I do have a team of certified
teachers, so we all plantogether everything that we're
going to cover with the studentsand everything is aligned.
Everything that the students dois aligned to the state
standards, so they can come backto the public schools at any
time and they will be on gradelevel.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Perfect.
So you brought me to my nextquestion.
You mentioned you're a teacher.
It's always interesting tolearn about the background story
behind entrepreneurs becausesome people grew up from a very
early age and they have apassion for what they do and
they end up getting into thatand some do one thing and then
end up in a totally differentcareer.
Why don't you talk a little bitabout the evolution, Like what
was obviously being a teacher?
(04:25):
That probably gave you yourinspiration to start TutorZone,
but when was it founded?
I know from meeting Kayla atyour grand opening here in
Cooper City.
You guys have other locationsso you're growing rapidly.
Talk a little bit about theorigin story and kind of the
path that you've been on to leadyou here to Cooper City.
Speaker 4 (04:46):
Okay, so basically my background is in management and
business, but always my passionwas education.
So then I completed all thecertifications on the side, so
by taking the state exams, so,and I started working for
Miami-Dade County.
I worked for several years.
(05:06):
I was doing tutoring in theafternoons and then, after COVID
, I saw the potential and Iopened the first location in
2021 in Coral Springs.
So we have four locations now.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Wonderful.
So 2021 after COVID in justfour short years, you have four.
So it's like one location ayear, right, and you keep going.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
Yes, so we opened 2021.
It was Coral Springs, thenCoconut Creek was open in 2023.
2024, we opened Cooper City andrecently a few weeks ago in
Pompano.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Congratulations, this is really exciting stuff, so is
this the plan, the long-termplan to do a franchise or?
Speaker 1 (05:50):
are you keeping it?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
all in-house.
Yes, so mother-daughter dynamic.
Kayla, how did you get involvedwith this?
Do you also have a backgroundin education?
Tell us a little bit about howyou ended up linking up with mom
to start this venture.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
Yeah, absolutely.
Well, I've always had a passionfor helping children.
Since my mom is a teacher, Iused to volunteer at the school.
I also did an early childhoodeducation program so I got real
hands-on experience in theclassroom for pre-K children.
So, yeah, I've always had apassion for learning and early
(06:27):
childhood education.
So then in 2021, once my momopened TutorZone in Coral
Springs, I started working withher there.
I tutored there, I wasmanagement, doing administration
.
So yeah, that's kind of how Istarted with her and obviously
it was like, OK, mom, open abusiness, it's time to hop on
(06:47):
that, but it was something thatI enjoyed doing, so it doesn't
feel like work to us.
I feel like it doesn't feellike work yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
So I always ask this when I have dynamics, family
dynamics that run businesses,whether it's a husband and wife,
mother daughter dynamics thatrun businesses, whether it's a
husband and wife, mother anddaughter what is the most
challenging thing about workingtogether as mother and daughter?
Speaker 3 (07:16):
And on the other side of that, what is the most
rewarding thing about workingtogether?
So I'll talk about challenging.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Definitely Tread carefully, Kayla Okay.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
It is definitely difficult working with family.
I think everybody knows that.
Like our mother and daughterdynamic, I feel like it's
actually improved since westarted working together than
previous.
I don't know if you agree, mom,but I feel like we've
definitely grown ourrelationship as mother daughter
when we started doing businesstogether.
Speaker 4 (07:42):
It sometimes can get heated, but I feel like from the
outside perspective, but thenwe're like oh, we're fine, like
we'll argue for a second andthen we'll forget five minutes
later and we're back to ournormal routine, yeah, but it's
always something like differentdecisions that we need to make
and then she has a perspectiveand then I have a different
perspective, so kind of we clashand then we always try to make
(08:07):
the best decision for thebusiness, for our students.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Yeah, that's one.
You mentioned a word that's bigin my life right now
perspective.
That's one of the things thathas evolved probably most
drastically as I get older.
I'm very I should say very good, but I'm getting a lot better
at putting myself in otherpeople's shoes and really trying
to see things from anotherperspective, because you get
locked in your own head and youhave confirmation bias and you
(08:34):
create feedback loops for thingsthat may or may not even be
true and you believe it to betrue.
So I'm really like I listen toall the information and I have a
very, very open mind and theolder I get, the more humble I
get, which is great, that's partof it.
Speaker 4 (08:45):
Absolutely, I agree.
The aging process and then therewards will be like we spend
more time together, we're alwayscalling each other and we're
like bye, I have to go home andthen I didn't finish, but bye.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
Every time we close at six usually, so around I
would say seven or eight o'clock, we always call each other and
we just recap on everythingthat's been happening, obviously
because we work at differentlocations now.
So it's just funny because welike just chat back and forth
and we're always brainstormingand obviously we do get to enjoy
(09:21):
you know all the hard work thatwe put into the business we get
to enjoy that together, likefamily trips or shopping and
things like that.
So that's what we do andrelaxing together.
So we do that as well, to enjoyVery cool.
Speaker 2 (09:32):
So one of the reasons we do this show is it's all
about education.
I mean, you ladies know you'reeducators, but people out there
like you know what you know andyou don't know what you don't
know, and it's in all thesedifferent industries across the
board.
People have various myths andmisconceptions.
They're confused about things.
What are some of the biggestthings that you run into when
(09:53):
dealing with parents when theywhen they've never gotten
tutoring before and they come inand they have questions.
What are some of the thingsthat people are just flat out
confused about when it comes towhat you guys do?
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Well, I would say a misconception.
I feel like people think thattutoring is going to work
instantly, like it's going to bemagical.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
Well, we all want instant gratification, right.
Speaker 3 (10:15):
And that's just not the case, and I'll let my mom
kind of elaborate on that.
Speaker 4 (10:22):
I always give my clients examples that.
So if you start the gym it'snot that you go one day and then
you're going to see the results.
So you have to have consistencyand depends the level of the
child.
You know each individual isdifferent.
So it might take more sessionsfor a student to improve, but in
(10:44):
the long term you're going tosee improvement if you're
consistent with the tutoring.
You can't expect, you know,change in one or two sessions.
I would say after maybe six oreight depending on the student's
level.
Speaker 3 (10:59):
And the effort that they put in as well.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Yes, frequency and consistency over time.
It's all about building habitsand programming your mind for
success absolutely andeverything you do.
There are no shortcuts.
That's another thing that I'velearned for 45 years is that
nothing.
Nothing comes easy and nothingshould come easy yes, it
requires you learn that too me.
Speaker 4 (11:24):
Yeah, running a business is not easy.
It's not so, basically, youneed to develop a lot of
different skills in order to yes.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
And it's great that you come from a background of
not only education but also likemanagement.
Yes, it's like a perfect storm.
What would be one piece ofadvice, piece of wisdom,
something that you'd like to?
Let's say, you have a familyout there where their kids are
(11:57):
not doing as well as they shouldand they're reluctant about
reaching out to get help right.
They think they can do it alone.
It's just not working.
But you know, people areresistant to change right.
Sometimes they don't want tomake the investment.
Sometimes maybe it's a pridething they don't want to go ask
for help for their kids.
They want to handle themselves.
What would you say to a parentout there that's like that,
that's having trouble right now,to kind of ease the burden and
(12:17):
kind of open the door to aconversation to potentially help
or get help.
Kayla Not everybody, all at once.
Speaker 3 (12:27):
I would say honestly, we see this a lot.
I always tell parents thatthere's nothing wrong with
reaching out for a tutor andit's better to start now than to
wait until it's too late.
I've seen a lot of cases whereyou know they're really behind.
They've been struggling thewhole year trying to play catch
(12:48):
up and then in the last fewweeks of school, when they're
doing testing, they're trying tocram in a bunch of sessions and
it just you know, like we saidpreviously, it's about
consistency, putting in the work, and it's not instant
gratification.
So I would say there's nothingwrong with asking for help and
the sooner you do it the better.
Speaker 4 (13:09):
Yes, I agree with that and it can be.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
it can be really easy , because I go through this
frequently in my life.
When you're going, when you'rein a difficult situation whether
it's you know you're doingpoorly in school, maybe things
aren't going so well in work,whatever it might be, it's very
easy to get into that situationand and feel like it's
impossible to change and thatthings are hopeless.
But what always happens is timegoes on and things get better,
(13:33):
inevitably, because you can'tstay bad forever and it's just
about getting to the other sideof that as quickly as possible
and not sitting there andruminating in despair and
desperation and hopelessness andsometimes reaching out and
asking for help from somebody,whether it's a friend, a family
member or, in your case, gettinghelp with tutoring.
That could be a great impetusto the change that you're
(13:56):
looking for.
Speaker 4 (13:57):
Yes, and also the relationship with parents and
kids is different, so they wantto teach their kids.
They don't know how we'reteaching nowadays.
Everything is different, so thekids get more confused.
When parents try to help, inreality they're not helping.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
So yeah, I think my kids teach me more than I teach
them at this point, and they'rethey're only 10 and 13.
So, wow, I don't know if that'sgood or bad.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
It's just things are so different now.
The the system has changed somuch and our kids have changed a
lot too, Like it's a wholedifferent generation.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
A whole different ball game with social media and
everything.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
Yeah, all of these kids, they're more developed
than we were at their age.
So definitely, you know, weneed to kind of keep up with
them.
Speaker 2 (14:48):
Absolutely so.
For anyone out there that'slistening that would like to get
some more information, what'sthe best way to reach out to you
guys?
Maybe share your phone numberor your I know you have multiple
locations maybe the website,social media.
What's the best way for ourlisteners to connect with you?
Speaker 3 (15:02):
Yeah, absolutely.
They can go on our website ifthey're looking for more
information.
That's wwwtutorzoneflcom.
We'll have all our locationsposted there and the contact for
the emails and the phonenumbers posted on our website.
Speaker 4 (15:19):
And all of our services.
Speaker 2 (15:21):
Yes, Perfect, and we will of course drop a link in
the description below to thewebsite, your contact, your
phone numbers, your social mediahandles wherever people can go
to learn more and follow you andthen ultimately connect if
they'd like to get some help.
So with that I mean, I'll leaveit at that.
It was a pleasure meeting bothof you.
We give you a grand welcome toour wonderful community here in
(15:43):
Cooper City.
We're so grateful and happy tohave you.
We wish you continued successin your endeavor and I want to
see TutorZone all over theUnited States over the next five
, ten years.
Speaker 3 (15:53):
That's awesome.
Thank you so much for having us.
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Pleasure is all ours and thanks, as always, to our
listeners for tuning in andremember support local
businesses and especially thosethat are educating our children,
because our children are ourfuture.
Everyone thanks for tuning in.
We will catch you next time.
Take care and be blessed.
Stay blessed, Be happy.
We only got this one life tolive.
Speaker 3 (16:18):
Bye, thank you, bye Thanks.
Speaker 1 (16:22):
Thanks for listening to the good neighbor podcast
Cooper city.
To nominate your favorite localbusiness to be featured on the
show, go to G N Percitycom,that's GNPCoopercitycom, or call
954-231-3170.
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