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 64 Meet People Where They're At
This is a key way to unlock success with content marketing.
It's easy and tempting to schedule every piece of evergreen content in advance, but the real way to connect with your audience is to connect…
124 Getting Started With Group Tuition
Ready to know the four areas to consider when launching groups? Ready to take the confusion out of the process?
In this episode, I cover the four key areas so you can launch quickly and efficiently.
- W…
PS 63 Come Out Of Your Online Bubble!
Coming out of your online bubble and meeting people in real life can be unnerving.
But, as I experience time and time again, our community is a friendly one. A welcoming one and an inclusive one.
And …
123 7 Tips For Hiring A VA Into Your Business
Knowing how to approach hiring and working with a VA can be hard - I learnt through trial and error.
In this episode, I talk you through everything I wish I had known when I started exploring.
Enjoy :-…
PS 62 Say What You Mean & Mean What You Say
Trust is so crucial in business - with potential clients, existing ones and colleagues.
There are many ways to establish and develop trust, some of which I talk about in this episode.
But a big way is …
122 Handling 'You're Outside Of My Budget'
This is the objection that comes up for everyone and can make us doubt ourselves.
So, in this episode, I talk about:
✔ Navigating the situation when you're in it
✔ Ways to find out the real hesitation
PS 61 The Secret To Knowing Who To Trust
I think I've worked it out!
In this short and unscripted soundbite (very unusual for me), I share what I have discovered about knowing who to trust.
It stemmed from a tutor telling me how they have s…
121 What Are you Already Doing Well? Protect It!
Spoiler alert! Here are three things to identify and protect the actions that bring results.
- Embed what you do and why you do it (from your dream client's perspective) in your messaging.
- Reflect on yo…
PS 60 Let's Choose Strategy Over Panic
Strategy - what does it mean? Well, it's just a fancy word for ...
↳ A well thought-out plan
↳ A connect set of intentional steps
In this short soundbite, I encourage you to reflect on whether you're b…
120 Make Yourself Plagiarism-Proof
Plagiarism. Annoying, isn't it? Well, it doesn't have to be.
In this episode, I talk about ways to humanise and strengthen your brand, so:
↳ Your future clients get to know before they meet you
↳ Your…
PS 59 What Are You Willing (And Unwilling)To Do To Reach Your Goals?
Going from zero to a hundred in one stride is a big ask! And can be overwhelming.
But when we break it into stepping stones, it becomes a lot more doable.
Listen to this short soundbite as I explore h…
119 World Tutors' Day: How Tutoring Changed Our Lives
On the 2nd July is World Tutors' Day, and to celebrate, Arthur Moore (Moore Edu) and Charlotte Watson (Wonderlearn) joined me on the pod.
Oh, and thanks to Arthur's encouragement, I left a blooper in!
…
PS 58 A Confused Mind Doesn't Make A Decision
We want to offer our clients as many options as possible, right?
Well, we need to take a balanced view because too many options can often mean people taking none.
Take a listen to this short soundbite …
118 Embracing Stability: Redefining Growth As Business Owners
Growth - what does it mean to you?
In this episode, I focus on the thing that no one talks about - how you don't actually have to keep growing!
You see, embracing stability isn't the same as stagnating…
PS 57 Vanilla Is Still The Best Selling Flavour
In the battle of simplicity vs complicated, simplicity wins!
After all, despite all the fancy flavours, vanilla is still the top ice cream choice.
The same applies to our business.
✔️ The masterminders …
117 4 Ways To Avoid Burnout
Burnout is horrible. I know many of you have experienced it, and still do.
Something I learnt (the hard way) was that leaving teaching didn't solve the problem. I had to change my habits, my mindset…
PS 56 Is Your Business Going Through Teenage Angst?!
Feeling those growing pains, or that need to shake things up, is totally normal.
In fact, it's a great sign that your business is experiencing real growth.
But, it doesn't make the feelings easier to m…
116 From Awards to Accolades: Celebrating Your Journey
It's awards season! The Tutors' Association awards really got me thinking about the importance of celebrating our achievements.
So, I recorded an episode about it!
In it, I talk about how it isn't n…
PS 55 You Don't Want Stuff, You Want Results
The problem isn't the lack of information out there that can help you with your business.
The problem is knowing how to convert it to results.
We don't want to simply gather information. So, listen to…
115 Spotlight: How Tamsin Resigned From Teaching And Matched Her Salary In Less Than 6 Months
I'm delighted to welcome my client Tamsin Stack to the podcast this week! She honestly shares her story of how she left teaching to successfully set up a tutoring business.
I ask her about the highs …