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Upgrade Your Education Business

Sumantha McMahon

Upgrade Your Education Business is the go-to podcast for private tutors and education business owners who want to grow a sustainable, joyful business without following formulas or burning out. Hosted by experienced business mentor Sumantha McMahon, each episode is packed with practical marketing and sales strategies, mindset insights, and real talk about the highs and lows of running your own tutoring business. Whether you’re just starting or looking to refine and simplify what you’ve built,

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PS 82 What To Do When You Freeze

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2025/01/08

This episode is filled with lightbulb moments!In 4 minutes, I weave through some common reasons why people experience 'freeze' - when they want to do something, but just can't seem to get it done.Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and scale on their terms.Upgrade Your Mindset (And Business) Book Club

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30:59

142 8 Business Lessons Learnt From 8 Years Out Of The...

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2025/01/06

To celebrate 8 years out of the classroom, I share 8 (non-obvious) lessons learned.I won't give them away - you'll have to listen!Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and scale on their terms.Upgrade Your Mindset (And Business) Book Club PodcastOne book per month with chapter summaries and reflections. Pay

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01:17

PS 81 Your Brand? It’s Just You

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2025/01/01

Let's simplify how we do business starting with our branding!Instead of getting hung up on logos and colours, focus on showing up as you.Because, as I explore in this short soundbite, the age of company brands are dead. It's all about personal brands ...Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and scale on

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46:53

141 Lucy Spencer: From The Classroom To The Boardroom

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2024/12/30

Lucy shares how she has grown from being an independent tutor to hiring tutors to immense growth in just 9 years.In this conversation, she shares how to leverage your network, protect your energy and the numbers you need to pay attention to.Enjoy :-) SumanthaAbout LucyLucy Alexandra Spencer is the Founder and Director of Education Boutique, a tutoring business that specialises in bespoke educational experiences for the most disengaged children, locally and the most privileged children, globally. She

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02:59

PS 80 Understand Who You're Speaking To

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2024/12/18

This principle helps us with personal and professional interactions - it can even lead to more sales.In this short soundbite, I reflect on The Chimp Paradox from the Upgrade Your Mindset Book Club and hone into reframing behaviours.Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and scale on their terms.Upgrade Your

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140 In-Person Events For Introverts

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2024/12/16

In-person events can be daunting! In this episode, I talk through tangible things you can do to get the most out of them without exhausting yourself and/or feeling too outside of your comfort zone.Enjoy :-)Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and scale on their terms.Upgrade Your Mindset (And Business) Book Club

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03:25

PS 79 Remove Imposter Syndrome With This

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2024/12/11

The book we're covering in the Upgrade Your Mindset Bookclub gave me a lightbulb moment about combating imposter syndrome ...... and I wanted to share it with you!Essentially, this short soundbite is about understanding where feelings come from so you can intervene.Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and

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139 Staying In Control Of Sales Conversations

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2024/12/09

By the end of this episode, you'll feel comfortable with selling - a bold claim, I know!But I say it with confidence because everything I share has transformed my sales - it has for my clients too.Tune in for instantly-actionable ways to turn sales calls into relaxed and productive conversations.Enjoy :-). Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education

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03:55

PS 78 Don't Try Getting Good At Things You Aren't...

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2024/12/04

This statement doesn't sound very encouraging, does it! Hear me out ...In this short soundbite, I explore how this concept is actually an important one to have in your back pocket.Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and scale on their terms.Upgrade Your Mindset (And Business) Book Club PodcastOne book

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138 How to Niche And Be A Go-To As A Private Tutor

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2024/12/02

We hear about niching all the time, but what does it mean?In this episode, I explore its importance, how you can position yourself as a go-to and practical ideas of how to niche in your education business.Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and scale on their terms.Upgrade Your Mindset (And Business) Book

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02:29

PS 77 Being In Motion Isn't Taking Action

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2024/11/27

This one insight has transformed how I work (and reduced my workload).Being in motion is feeling like you're doing something towards a goal. Being in action is actually doing something towards a goal.They're different, but the concept made me realised how often I blur the lines ...Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners

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29:30

137 Alima's Journey Of Her 1st Year Out Of The Classroom

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2024/11/25

Alima's first year out of the classroom is so interesting that I just had to invite her onto the pod!In this episode, she talks about how she:Got started in tutoring with word of mouthEnded up specialising in 11+ tuition with a heavy focus on mindfulnessStarted working with a range of people, including 'Ultra High Net Worth' clientsIs already at the stage of selling coursesListen now to hear her fabulous story.Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified

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02:28

PS 76 We Need To Stop Focusing On Goals

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2024/11/20

I'm sharing something that has really turned my thinking on its head - how we need to stop focusing on goals and focus on systems instead. A goal delays happiness, a goal provides temporary achievement. It only becomes long-lasting when we focus on the 'how'.Enjoy :-) SumanthaPS. This is inspired by Atomic Habits by James Clear, the book we're looking at in The Upgrade Your Mindset Book Club. Join using the link below for social media, provide the link itself please

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13:03

136 Turning Happy Customers into Raving Fans

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2024/11/18

A satisfied customer is one who's happy with what they paid for. A raving fan is someone is SO happy, they can't help but tell everyone about you!We want the latter, right?Well in this episode, I share 5 tweaks you can make to crafting the kind of experience that turns your customers into raving fans.Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting

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03:41

PS 75 There's No Magic Formula

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2024/11/13

Are you embarking on a big project? Maybe you have some passion projects you can't find time for.In this 3-minute soundbite episode, I share learnings from the book club to explore how we can break big things into small things.Instead of passion projects sitting on our eventual to-do list, we can bring them to life!Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in

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40:48

135 Selling To Schools (And A Lot More!) with Anne...

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2024/11/11

Join my conversation with Anne Morris where we discuss how she went about introducing a new concept to the education landscape, established her presence in schools, has a robust recruitment with gap-year students. She shares so many golden nuggets, and I found her ability to spot gaps in the market fascinating.About Anne:Anne Morris is a former Maths teacher who founded Yipiyap in 2012 to deliver in-schoolPeer Tuitionto schools and colleges. After a decade of leading the sector’s development,

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03:25

PS 74 Change Is Simple, Not Easy

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2024/11/06

In this short soundbite, I hone in on this concept.Inspired by the Upgrade Your Mindset book club, Mel Robbins talks about how change is often simple but rarely easy.And it's important to pause on this because we often put pressure on ourselves to keep growing, to keep learning and to keep taking action.But that isn't sustainable. Listen to this short episode to hear my exploration of how we can use this, alongside other books, to reduce the overwhelm.Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽

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24:28

134 Planning Your Year's Content

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2024/11/04

In this episode, I'm giving you clear strategies to plan a year's worth of content in a way where you connect with your audience.Importantly, these ideas will take away the stress of 'what should I post?' and ensure your content works hard for you!Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and scale on their

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01:57

PS 73 HowThe Domino Effect Can Transform Your Business

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2024/10/23

One change leads to bigger changes. That's the domino effect in a nutshell!Want to know how you can apply it to make more sales? Including more clients to group classes?Listen now!Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher turned tutor.I specialise in supporting education business owners launch, grow and scale on their terms.Upgrade Your Mindset (And Business) Book Club PodcastOne book

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28:43

133 Marketing Strategies That Actually Work for...

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2024/10/21

Generic marketing strategies rarely work for education businesses because our niche is quite unique!For a start, if you're something like a tutor, you trying to sell to someone who is a decision-maker but not the person who will actually work with you.That's why I've dedicated one whole episode for strategies that are proven to work for our niche.Enjoy :-) Sumantha____________________👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon, a qualified business trainer with over 18 years' experience, and a former teacher

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