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Every offer you create has a level of accountability. Your courses, your masterclasses, your group programs — sure, the level and involvement of the accountability offered changes, but it’s still there. But when it comes to self-paced courses, it’s hard to balance tasteful (and required) accountability with pushiness and pressure. That being said, here’s how […]

Course Creation

August 8, 2025

How to Create Accountability in Self-Paced Courses Without Being Pushy

How to Create Accountability in an Online Course

When it comes to online course creation, there’s one common misconception I absolutely can’t stand: learning styles.  Learning styles are different ways individuals prefer to understand, process, and retain new information — and there’s a new “model” for it every other time you go to Google.  And sure, it’s interesting information to have (just like […]

Course Creation

July 25, 2025

What Are Learning Styles? And Why They Don’t Matter When Building an Online Course

Breaking down what learning styles are and how to use them in online course creation

Picture this: you’re recording your course content, staring at a slide that looks more like a book page than a visual aid. There are paragraphs of text crammed into every corner, bullet points that go on (and on, and on) forever, and you find yourself literally reading word-for-word from your slides during your presentation…. That’s […]

Course Creation

July 11, 2025

What to Do When Your Slides Have “Too Many Words”

What to Do When Your Slides Have Too Many Words | Entrepreneur, Academic

There are a million and one posts about “how to plan your week” as a business owner, each with their list of to-dos you “need” to succeed. And while they’re probably coming from a good place (wanting you to do your best, giving you the insights that helped them, etc), copying their routine probably isn’t […]

Entrepreneurship

June 27, 2025

How to Plan Your Week as a Service Provider (and What Mine Looks Like Behind the Scenes)

How to Set Your Schedule as a Service Provider | Entrepreneur, Academic

Whether you know it or not, you probably already know what a slide deck is—you’ve just never heard it called a “slide deck.”  But, as a business owner and educator (or business owner considering stepping into the role of “educator” to expand your offer suite), a slide deck is one of the most important tools […]

Course Creation

June 13, 2025

What is a Slide Deck? Everything You Need to Know

What is a Slide Deck? | Entrepreneur, Academic

One of the most common mistakes I see educators make in the online space is spending too much time on making slide decks look good and not enough time on making sure they’re helpful and engaging to their students. And while your deck should be on-brand and visually appealing, “looking good” is just as much […]

Course Creation

May 23, 2025

How to Make Your Slides Look Good: 5 Tips for a Better Slide Deck

Whether you’re building an online course because you had an idea that deserved to make it out of your Notes app or because you’ve booked out your calendar, there are a few things you need to know. For one, your students don’t need to know everything you know (however tempting it may be to share)—and […]

Course Creation

May 9, 2025

How to Build an Online Wellness Course

How to Build an Online Wellness Course for Your Business | Entrepreneur, Academic

There’s a super attractive idea floating around in the online coaching community right now: passive income. Passive income is this elusive accomplishment that nearly every business owner wants to achieve. It supposedly doesn’t require any work to maintain—nor does it require much effort on your part to “sell.” But how do you find passive income […]

Entrepreneurship

April 11, 2025

5 Passive Income Ideas for Coaches

Passive Income Ideas for Coaches | Entrepreneur, Academic

As a service provider, coach, and online consultant, one-on-one work is our signature offer—it’s what you know, you’re good at it, and you know exactly how to deliver the transformations your clients need. Unfortunately, there’s a limit to how many one-on-one clients you can fit in your Google calendar. You have a cap on your […]

Entrepreneurship

April 4, 2025

How to Scale Without Taking on More 1:1 Clients

Teaching how to scale without taking more 1:1 clients | Entrepreneur, Academic

Picture this: you’re sippin’ margs on the beach, enjoying the vacation your business supported, and you’re not checking a single DM. That’s time-freedom. Or, maybe you’re going to the dentist on a Wednesday morning, and you’re not stressing about missing an email or how you’re going to afford the bill. That’s time-freedom, too. Everyone loves […]

Entrepreneurship

March 28, 2025

Time-Freedom Explained: Finding More Ways to Do What You Want While Owning Your Own Business

Explaining time-freedom to entrepreneurs | Entrepreneur, Academic
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