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Language Pros Podcast

by Gydion Kummer

Insights, strategies, and real stories from successful independent language teachers and coaches.www.gydionkummer.com

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  1. #52 Amanda Boyce: Intercultural Communication in Business

    👉⁠⁠⁠Grow Your Coaching Business⁠⁠⁠👈 In this episode, I talk with Amanda Boyce about building a language coaching business in India and helping professionals develop their intercultural communication skills. We explore the communication challenges people face when working across cultures,...

  2. # 51 Marc Anderson: Language Coaching in Tokyo

    Marc and I talk about what it’s like to build a coaching business in Tokyo and create a life for yourself in Japan.

  3. # 50 - Season Finale: 7 Lessons From This Season

    Here is my honest reflection as we get to the end of season II. podcast.myacademybox.com

  4. #49 Paola Natalucci: Downtime, Care, and Success in the Language Coaching Business

    👉⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grow Your Coaching Business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👈 This is Paola and I thinking about some questions and defining things on our own terms. We talk about downtime, care, success, coaching and more. Paola on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paola-natalucci-englishlanguagecoach/

  5. # 48 -Christina B.: Language, Identity & Showing Up for Yourself

    👉⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grow Your Coaching Business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👈 About language, identity, fear of exposure, professionalism and coffee chats. Enjoy! Connect with Christina on Linkedin

  6. # 47 Mike Llerena: Podcasting, Language Learning & Entrepreneurship

    👉⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grow Your Coaching Business⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👈 Mike is the host of the Language Pedagy Podcast. We talked about living life by design, podcasting, language learning, business, and personal growth. About Mike: I’m Mike Llerena — language educator, academic consultant, creator, and host of the Languages...

  7. # 46 - Esme Youssef: Building a Test Prep Business

    👉⁠⁠⁠⁠Grow Your Coaching Business⁠⁠⁠⁠👈I sat down with Esme Youssef to talk about how she helps busy professionals prepare for TCF Canada, improve their French, and move closer to building a new life in Canada. Connect with Esme on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/educatortoedtech/

  8. # 45 Elizabeth Mc Donnell: Conflict Mediation to Language Coaching

    👉⁠⁠⁠Grow Your Coaching Business⁠⁠⁠👈A conversation about communication skills and how Elizabeth’s background informs her work with clients today. Connect Elizabeth: LinekedIn Website

  9. # 44 Desta Haile: Languages Through Music

    👉⁠⁠Grow Your Coaching Business⁠⁠👈 Music at the center of the methodology. Why not? Desta brought to life one of the most interesting language programs out there. Learn more about how it came about, and discover some other fascinating ideas for language programs. About Desta: LinkedIn:...

  10. #43 Janet Phillips: From a Physical School to a Niche Online Program for Architects

    What it’s like to run a successful English school in Zurich and a successful niche program for architects and designers. Connect with Janet: https://www.designedenglish.com/linktree-designed-english-get-info-and-intro-call

  11. #42 Audrey Smith: AI Conversation Partners to Boost the Value of Your Program

    Get Started What’s really the value of an AI tutor or AI conversation partner? For starters, it can help you: ⭐ Boost the value of your coaching program. ⭐ Stop selling only your time. ⭐ Get better results for your clients. It becomes especially powerful when it’s tailored to your clients’…

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  12. #41 Annamaria Damian: Career Reinvention and Lifelong Learning

    👉⁠Grow Your Coaching Business⁠👈 About career reinvention, transferable skills, and lifelong learning. She shares how she went from working as a news reporter in Madrid to becoming a language coach, and how the communication skills she built in journalism became part of her new career. We also...

  13. # 40 Joely Pullen: How to Land Global Brands, Build a Team, and Create Immersive Language Experiences

    👉Grow Your Coaching Business👈 Joely shares her journey of growing a team of teachers, working with prestigious global brands, and creating immersive holiday language programs.If you need a dose of entrepreneurship and clear thinking this week, don't miss this episode. About Joely: On LinkedIn...

  14. # 39 - Dave Butler: Teaching English Literacy: Challenges and Rewards

    Dave fills an important gap in the ESOL world with his books, which he developed from his personal experience in the classroom teaching English literacy in Scotland. About Dave: Website to order books and download sample units: esolbooks.com Contact me via [email protected] ‘ESOL Books‘…

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  15. # 38 Chris Bate: Build an Authentic Language Coaching Business

    👉TAKEAWAY - FREE NEWSLETTER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👈 About creating authentic content, Chris's journey from teacher to coach, and building his business.About Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisbateenglishcoach/

  16. # 37 - Chau Nguyen: My Go-To English Expert for Vietnamese Professionals

    ⁠👉TAKEAWAY - FREE NEWSLETTER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👈 Chau rerturns to the podcast we tlk about how English clarity can a real competitive advantage for Vietnamese professionals https://speakwithclarity.com/

  17. # 36 Emma Walker: The Journey to 1 Million Subscribers

    👉TAKEAWAY - FREE NEWSLETTER⁠⁠⁠⁠👈Emma Walker built one of the biggest English-learning channels on YouTube. We talk about the mindset, challenges, and lessons behind reaching 1M+ subscribers. About Emma: https://www.youtube.com/@Pronunciationwithemma

  18. #35 - John Edward Mcgraw: What It Really Takes to Earn the TEDx Stage

    👉TAKEAWAY - FREE NEWSLETTER⁠⁠⁠👈John shares his journey, the preparation behind each talk, and lessons on intercultural communication. https://johnedwardmcgraw.com/

  19. #34 - Laksh Patel: Helping Indians Develop a Clear English Accent

    In this episode, Laksh Patel shares his approach to pronunciation, rhythm, and communication. We explore why clarity matters more than sounding native, and how learners can develop a confident, natural English accent.

  20. #33 - Megan Nicholls: Starting a Language Coaching Business

    👉TAKEAWAY - FREE NEWSLETTER👈 From the Pandemic scramble to starting her own business. Mehan and I talk about different moments and parts of running a teaching business. From the Pandemic scramble to starting her own business. Mehan and I talk about different moments and parts of running a...

  21. #32 Anesh Daya: Building a Real-World Language Program | On The Spot Language

    👉TAKEAWAY - FREE NEWSLETTER⁠👈 Can you imagine a language program where you're outside, talking to people, and practicing your communication skills in real-life situations? Most of us can. The idea itself isn't revolutionary. The hard part is actually building a program that makes it work.…

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  22. #31 Domenico Ascione: Starting from scratch conversation

    A conversation about starting your online business. We talk about the first steps and key concepts related to taking those first steps. Connect with Domenico on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/domenico-ascione-9a932b398/

  23. #30 Tom Novak: Communication across cultures and teams

    Tom and I talk about finding a niche in manufacturing English and why in-person conferences are still one of the best ways to meet ideal clients.Connet with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-novak-%F0%9F%87%A6%F0%9F%87%BA%F0%9F%87%B2%F0%9F%87%BD-39743293/

  24. #29 Meredith Spielman: How to grow an audience (270K+ followers) of paying clients

    ⁠👉TAKEAWAY - FREE NEWSLETTER⁠👈How she built a large audience on Instagram and YouTube, how content supports her business, and how she's setting up her group coaching programs. If you enjoyed the recent workshop on groups, you'll love this one. Linked below. How to set up a group coahcing...

  25. #28 Philip Charter: Writing That Stands Out in the Age of AI

    Phil is a published author, editor, coach, podcaster, blogger... In my opinion, he understands the internet better than most. We talk about what it means to be a good writer in the age of AI?. We also talked about everything we don’t need to talk about. Things like Argentina, yerba mate, bitcoin,...

  26. #27 Nooriyah Kheyroolla: From Teacher to School Owner | A Wildly Diverse Language Journey

    I had the pleasure of talking with Nooriyah Kheyroolla this week and learning about her incredibly diverse language background and journey as a teacher and school owner.Connect with Nooriyah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nooriyah/ About Gydion: www.gydionkummer.com

  27. #26 Anna Connelly: How to Build a 6M-Download English Podcast

    👉TAKEAWAY - FREE NEWSLETTER⁠⁠👈 Anna Connelly shares the story behind her 6-million-download English podcast. We talk about creativity, consistency, perfectionism, attracting clients, and what it takes to sustain 300+ episodes. ⇾Connect with Anna on Linkedin:...

  28. #25 Seven Lessons from 24 episodes - End of Season I

    👉TAKEAWAY - FREE NEWSLETTER⁠⁠👈 A solo episode to reflect and docoment some of the lessons I learned recently from doing the podcast. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcast.myacademybox.com/ www.gydionkummer.com

  29. #24 Paul Duke: From Private Investigator to Language Coach

    A conversation about how someone goes from that… to becoming a language coach.And about the process of creating The Grammar Detective.How to bring your passions and beliefs into your business.Business as a creative venture. About Paul: YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGrammarDetective2 2nd...

  30. #23 Josh Lewis: Getting the American Accent

    I sat down with Josh Lewis to talk about the American accent, pronunciation, and the small details that completely change how you sound. About Josh: https://boostupenglish.com/ YT handle: @AMERICANACCENTCOACH

  31. #22 Arkady Zilberman, Ph.D.: KGB Trouble and Subconscious Language Learning

    In my latest conversation with Arkady Zilberman, Ph.D., we explored three remarkable stories: • How his work as a simultaneous interpreter got him into trouble with the KGB. • How an unexpected incident during simultaneous interpretation led to a new insight into language acquisition. • How he...

  32. #21 Judy Kirsh: Real Social Impact with ESOL Literacy Course

    About the impact of tesol literacy course. About Judy: Wesite: www.TESOL-training.com and the ‘Introduction to teaching ESOL literacy learners course’ https://tesol-training.com/introcourse

  33. #20 Federica Piga: The first Italian school in Bulgaria

    How Federica built the Italian-owned Italian language school in Bulgaria and how her methodology evolved. About Federica:www.holisticitalian.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic_italian_journey?igsh=MWYwYWJ6YmhpZXBoZQ== Discover which kind of Italian student you are...

  34. #19 Sapana Seidl: Intercultural communication

    About the challenges of intercultural communication and navigating direct and indirect communication styles. About Sapana Book a call: https://link.myacademybox.com/widget/bookings/sapana Coaching:https://coaching.sapana.me/membership

  35. #18 Alfred Kaiser: The Next Generation of AI Tutors

    A conversation about the latest tech in AI tutoring, potential, limitations. About Alfred:https://beta.pronuncise.com/ [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaiser-alfred/

  36. #17 Tonya Gilchrist: Building agency in education

    A conversation about building agency and creating the circunstances for agency to happen. About Tonya: Book: https://www.tonyagilchrist.com/books LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tonyagilchrist Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyagilchrist/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tonyagilchrist.bsky.social

  37. #16 Christi Park: Flow state, Korean work culture & communication skills

    A conversation about her program, her background, flow state, focus, Korean work culture, native-speakerism, and the business lessons she learned from the ups and downs of her family business.About Christi:https://parkgnosis.org/

  38. #15 Djalma Borges: Living in the language

    In this very engaging conversation with Djalma Borges we talked about real learning strategies, living in the language and life stories.

  39. #14 Rachel Tobol: Coaching expats moms in the US

    A conversation about Rachel's program working with expat moms in the US, microschools, and trends in education. About Rachel: https://speakreadysquadjax.com IG: speakreadysquad

  40. #13 Katia Artyushenko: Russian school, viral content, and learning apps

    A conversation about developing a Russian language school, developing and growing a language learning app. About Katia: Russian school art-of-russian.com our meetup for Russian practice https://www.meetup.com/russian-language-group-online/?eventOrigin=home_groups_you_organize How I was making AI...

  41. #12 Ruth Pringle: How to set up a holiday language program

    Ruth Pringle runs a beautiful holiday language program in Scotland and we talked about everything related. About Ruth: https://bluenoun.co.uk/

  42. #11 Irene Navarro: How to Spot Opportunities Everywhere

    In this conversation, we explore Irene’s way of finding new opportunities in the language industry, how she joined a couple of different startups, and much more.

  43. #10 Hannah Yurk: There's no going back

    That's episode #10!🎉 Hannah Yurk and sit down to talk challenges and rewards with her coaching business. If you listen closely, this conversation is real a roadmap. About Hannah: https://speakhrinternational.hannahyurk.com/ About Gydion: www.gydionkummer.com

  44. #9 David H. Stirling: Creating a Freedom Business

    We talk about the journey of discovering Thailand, becoming a teacher and developing an independent business. About David:https://careercommunicationcoach.com/

  45. #8 Minson Vo: The Art of Networking and Kimchi Dumplings

    We talk about the time we met in Seoul, our views on networking, and communication skills.

  46. #7 Sam Burns: Becoming a Creator

    Sam and I talk about the challenges and rewards of becoming a creator. About Sam: newsletter: https://esl-tree.kit.com/emails-from-sam YouTube music channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ESL-treeMusic

  47. #6 Annalisa Cadeddu: Attracting Clients with a Unique Methodology

    Annie describes a truly unique methodology that works directly with students’ emotions.

  48. #5 Daniele Ponzo: Podcasting, Charisma & Entrepreneurship

    We talk about how podcasting, networking, leadership, and a successful coaching business all come together. Learn about about Daniele's work here:https://danieleponzo.com/https://amzn.eu/d/0hXTweTD Learn more about Gydion's work here: https://gydionkummer.com/ Thank you for listening!

  49. #4 Nicola Pollock: Niching Down and Leveling Up

    Nicky and I talk about how she developed and structured a program designed for a very specific audience. About Nicola:www.executiveyoucommunication.com

  50. #3 Chau Nguyen: Building Programs That Actually Work

    Chau and I talk about the journey of launching a new business, the impact it creates, the challenges along the way, and the freedom that comes with it. About Chau:https://speakwithclarity.com/

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