Upgrade Your Education Business
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, you’ll find inspiration and actionable advice that helps you attract students, boost your visibility, and create a business that works for your version of success.
🎧 New episodes every week, including short mindset boosters and deeper strategy sessions.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 286
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
PS 24 Big Things Are Made Of Small Things
Feeling overwhelmed or tackling a big project and not knowing where to start is a common situation for business owners.
But a mindset shift that really helped me, was the acknowledgment that big thing…
84 You asked, I answered!
A special question and answer episode!
Here are the questions I'll be answering:
- What has been the highlight of your career?
- How do you motivate students and give rewards?
- How do you get students yoursel…
PS. 23 Don't Try And Replace Google
Sharing value is a sure-fire way to establish trust with future clients. But to do it succesfully, we NEED to show off our expertise.
In this short episode, I navigate around this and share examples …
83 Launch Your Tutoring Business with Richard Cowell
Launching a tutoring business is tough! Especially now, when there are so many of us and so much noise online.
In this episode, Richard and I share some insights from our experiences (including what …
PS. 22 Are you trying to IMPRESS or IMPACT?
These seven words wonderfully summarise the core of what works when it comes to marketing.
It should never be about us. It should always be about 'them' (our future clients).
And in this short episode…
82 Using Freebies To Make Sales
We don't want to train our audiences to expect free stuff from us! We need our freebies to sell.
In this episode, four things to consider if you're wondering why your free material isn't making as ma…
PS. 21 Don't Take It Personally
Networking is fun, but the more you do it, the higher chance there is of coming across unpleasant behaviours.
Unfortunately, I have.
While I used to take it personally, I don't anymore. And in this …
81 How To Manage All The Moving Parts Of Running A Business
There is always so much to do! Tune in as I share various ways I stay on top of marketing.
For context, in addition to running two businesses and everything that comes with that, I create content for…
PS. 20 Stop Learning, Start Acting
In this 2-minute soundbite, I unpack the importance of committing to taking action.
We consume so much information and advice.
But how much of it do we implement?
Enjoy :-)
Sumantha
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80 Triage Why You May Not Be Attracting As Many Clients As You Want
Tune in as I ask you questions that'll help you pinpoint why you may not be making as many sales as you like.
Warning: you may not love everything I say, but all I ask is that you keep an open mind!
Ul…
PS.19 You're in a better place than you think!
We're hard on ourselves.
We focus on:
- What we don't do well
- How much we're yet to learn
- How much we haven't achieved yet
But, we have to celebrate the wins or we'll forget to enjoy the journey. And what'…
79 6 Hacks To Stay On Top Of Your Marketing
Struggling to stay on top of marketing? Feels relentless, doesn't it?
In this episode, I share six top tips on making it easier.
They're tried and tested by me and my clients, and allow me to create c…
PS. 18 A Lesson From Parenting That We Can Apply To Our Businesses
Got a minute?
In this 1-minute soundbite, I relate some insightful parenting advice to our businesses.
"Parenting is when the days are long, but the years are short."
Enjoy :-)
Sumantha
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78 What To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Your Business
Every business owner goes through low points, and sometimes, it manifests as questioning whether it's worth continuing with their businesses.
If you are experiencing this, by the end of this episode, …
PS. 17 The Fastest Way To Grow Is Slowly
Going too slow can stunt business growth.
Going to fast can make it come to a standstill.
But accepting that the fastest way to grow is slowly, leads to a business that steadily grows and gives you w…
77 Ways To Make Your Tutoring Business Pay A Full-Time Salary
In this episode, I avoid the obvious stuff like marketing, and given you some other things to consider so you can make tutoring your full-time salary.
Here's a sneak peak:
- Deciding whether to be self-…
PS. 16 Your Brain Is For Creating, Not Storing
Inspired by David Allen, productivity guru, I share some ways you can release some brain space for more income generating tasks.
Enjoy :-)
Sumantha
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👋🏽 Hello! I'm Sumantha McMahon and…
76 Let's Make social media work harder than you for it!
Social media marketing is hard work! Love it or hate it, we have to publish content frequently and consistently for it to yield results.
So, since we are working hard, let's make social media work…
PS. 15 Stop Writing With The Wrong Hand!
Imagine if someone asked you to write with your non-dominant hand.
It'd feel awkward, right? Difficult, uncomfortable and the results wouldn't be great.
As I heard from 'the boy with the broken brain'…
75 7 Things I Would Do Differently If I Set Up My Tutoring Business Again
In this episode, I share common mistakes new business owners made (that I made too) to help you avoid them!
There's a lot I would have done differently to fast-track growth.
I learnt a lot by experimen…