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In this episode, I'm talking with Tiffani Clairborne, founder of Speak English with Tiffani. She describes how she built a successful YouTube channel - with over 2 million subscribers! Tiffani's core motivation is service, and it drives everything she does. Her goal is to help as many people as she can and loves seeing how her work has changed people's lives. She emphasizes the idea that you should always do your best, but resist comparing yourself to others. Instead, admire other creators...

My guest for this episode is Tatiana Klimova, founder of Russian Podcast and the Russian Dacha Community. She describes how she grew this project from a hobby into a full-time job. She emphasizes the importance of being clear about who your community is for. By filtering out people who aren't a good fit, she ensures that her members are enjoyable to work with. She also feels it's crucial to be open to criticism and listen to the needs of your audience. This has allowed her content to evolve...

In this episode, I'm talking with Annemarie Fowler, the founder of Speak Confident English. She shares her journey in building her own confidence as an online business owner. We discuss how she had to shift her mindset to get comfortable showing her face when she started working online. Then we get into the benefits of saying no and staying small. Annemarie describes the value of taking time off as a business owner and what she does to unplug. She also invites us to ask what success looks...

My guest for this episode is Vanessa, from Speak English with Vanessa. Listen as we share our ideas about how to keep a healthy balance between motherhood and business. Vanessa explains how she prepared her business for the transition to motherhood and the changes she had to make. She also talks about the importance of seeking support. She gives tips on how to shift your mindset to combat any feelings of guilt that arise. This includes knowing when to say no to extra work and taking time...

In the second part of this interview with Olly Richards, we continue talking about the relationship we have with money as business owners and the anxiety that can result. He shares insights from his journey to separate his feelings of self-worth from the expectations of others and describes the benefits of non-attachment. He concludes by sharing how we can do our best work when we're in alignment with ourselves, our business, and our students to create the kind of energy which leads to...

In this episode, I'm speaking with Olly Richards, the founder of StoryLearning. In this first half of our interview, we discuss the importance of stories and the stress of growing a business. Olly describes the role of storytelling in language learning and how he built his methodology around it. He also shares what makes it so effective as a marketing tool for small businesses. Learn about the mindset shifts Olly made to scale his business, how he managed his anxieties throughout the...

Welcome to season 5 of OnlineBound! I'm very inspired to share this new season with you because my guests are all online educators, and mostly language teachers. In this episode, I talk about my belief that expanding your mindset is the most important strategy for a successful launch and share stories about how I've transformed my mindset. Join me to gain some insights into how you can transform your thoughts and emotions to get better results for your next launch. It's a bit scary, but...

OnlineBound is a podcast for online language teachers and coaches who are tired of cramming more client hours into their day and look for ways to grow their business in a smart, lean and sustainable way. In this podcast we explore the topics of authenticity, sustainability, values, efficiency, resilience and creativity when running an online teaching business in an oversaturated language teaching market. Listen to the trailer to learn more about the mission of this podcast.

In this episode, I'm sharing some reflections on burnout. I talk about my own experiences and what I realized about burnout at the end of last year. I also explain how I challenged the idea that consistent work leads to burnout. Now I find my tasks leave me more energized than ever! I'll also touch on how adjusting your mindset and boundaries can help you to be less affected by other people's criticisms.

In this episode I share my thoughts on how to remove the word "should" from your thoughts and reframe it with something more empowering.  You'll hear me talk about: How it's easy to give up when we compare ourselves to others. How a previous podcast guest, Marija Dobrovolska, felt pressured by gurus to grow and lost the heart of her business.  How we can use our experience as language teachers to help us reframe our thoughts about our business and our progress. How a mindset shift can...

For full description, links and the transcript go to www.elenamutonono.com/podcast In this episode I share my thoughts on the idea of time, how we treat it and how it treats us. You'll hear me talk about: The notion of “time will heal all evils” or make all things better. The nature of time, how we can use it to our advantage and disadvantage. The concept of taking time to make a decision. The stories we tell ourselves about our relationship with time. At the end of this episode I’ll...

It's easy to convince ourselves that we're not quite ready to try something new, and that we need to do something familiar first. In reality, this is just a stalling technique that prevents us from moving forward. The yes, but first thought loop can lead to endless excuses. Listen in to hear my suggestions on how to avoid this trap.

Check the episode page for notes and links: https://www.elenamutonono.com/2023/01/12/shift-your-thoughts/ In this first episode of Between the Seasons, I'm reflecting on the all-or-nothing mindset that many of us struggle with and how it affects our businesses.  Listen to find out how adjusting your perspective can help you break the cycle, find acceptance, and move forward. I'll give suggestions to help you reframe your thoughts and allow the work you're doing to be enough. Want to...

Check the episode page for notes and links: https://www.elenamutonono.com/2022/12/22/shut-down-business/ In this episode I'm speaking with Marija Dobrovolska, the founder of Deutsch mit Marija, who shares her experiences as she decided to shut down her business which was affected by the war between Russia and Ukraine.  Listen in on how Marija navigated and is still navigating this challenge, how it shifted her mindset about what she really wants for her business, how she wants and doesn't...

In this podcast I'm speaking with Benny Lewis, aka the Irish Polyglot and the founder of Fluent in 3 Months. Benny opens up about his mental health struggles, the journey to recovery and the lessons he's learned along the way -- about himself, his values and his business. Check the episode notes for more links and information about Benny: https://www.elenamutonono.com/2022/12/08/benny-lewis-mental-health/ Find Benny Lewis on Instagram: @irishpolyglot  Check out his website:...

In this episode I'm speaking with Marlene McNally, a life coach and a mentor who shares how teaching is different from coaching and what coaching involves when we help our clients succeed. Marlene uses her own experience as a language learner, why it was hard for her to master certain skills despite working really hard and what she wishes now she would have known then about the way our mindset keeps us from achieving our goals. Listen to learn how to coach your clients when they feel stuck...

In this episode I'm speaking with Gayle Macdonald, a transformational sobriety coach at Sober Bliss, about changing her niche. I first met Gayle in one of my programs, back when she was an online English teacher exploring different ways of teaching languages online. In the course of the program, Gayle began to look for her niche -- something that would transform her personally and prompt others to long for a similar transformation. This is when her journey into sobriety began, and this is...

My guest today is Ben Fox, the founder of Shepherd.Com -- a website that helps you find what to read next. Ben talks about the concept behind his project, how it started and how it is different from other similar websites. He shares tips on how to pitch your project to other people in such a way that they cannot say no. He gives a few key marketing strategies for self-published authors, how to improve their book and make it successful. As with many guests on OnlineBound, I ask Ben how he...

In this episode I speak with Eric Turnnessen, the founder of a software company Membermouse, a musician, a coach and a teacher, among many things. Eric shares his unconventional advice about running a business that relies more on intuition and your vision rather than blueprints and failproof methods.  We talk about patience and consistency, assessing your strengths, engaging with your customers to figure out how you can improve what's working and change what's not. Eric shares why...

In this podcast I'm speaking with Lucy Simkins, the owner of the English with Lucy Youtube Channel, about the danger we face when we show up online -- our urge to please everyone and make sure everyone likes us. Lucy talks about her own mental health challenges as some people criticized and attacked her work online, as well as the tools she is now using to accept that she would not be "everyone's cup of tea," and that's OK. She also shares the lessons she's learned in the years of running...

Welcome to season 4 of OnlineBound! In this episode I reflect on the last 5 years of running an online community for language teachers. The experience of growing together as a community of online business owners and teachers has been transformative for me. As someone who is used to doing things alone, I continuously see the power of being in a community, supported and nudged by people who really “get it.” Learn more about the Smart Teacher's Library. Ready to start working smarter?...

All podcast notes are here: www.elenamutonono.com/podcast Check for more information and extra links. In this interview I'm speaking with Sasha Maslov, a Ukrainian-American portrait photographer and storyteller based in New York City. His work has been exhibited in various photo galleries and art spaces around Europe and the United States. Sasha is a regular contributor to a number of magazines and leading publications in New York and around the globe, and is actively pursuing work on his...

All podcast notes are found here: www.elenamutonono.com/podcast In this episode I'm speaking with Lindsay Williams about changing her mindset from a local language teacher to an online teacher to an online entrepreneur. Listen in to learn the story of Lindsay's first course launch and her initial struggles with marketing. We discuss why online language teachers find marketing most challenging, how teachers' altruistic nature, coupled with highly commoditized industry of language teaching,...

More detailed notes and links are available at: www.elenamutnono.com/podcast In this interview with James Martin, we talk about the source of joy and creativity, about motivation and perseverance through difficult times, and the art of sharing your work when it doesn't feel good enough. James shares his creative process, which he likens to a faucet that you must never turn off. He encourages us to stay open and keep generating ideas even if you don't use them at the moment. We also talk...