Best Preply Podcasts (2024)

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Delving into How Freestar Handle 137 BILLION Requests to Their API's Monthly! | Enginears Podcast 47:36

1d ago47:36

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If you're keen to share your story, please reach out to us! 00:00 - Enginears Intro. 01:35 - Who is Nick? 06:30 - Who are Freestar and what do they do? 12:07 - What product and engineering challenges do you face and what does a day at Freestar look like? 18:07 - What automation features are used at Freestar? 20:36 - What technologies and tools do y…

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Episode 125 Why do most freelance teachers struggle with marketing (and 4 ways not to!) 24:27

3d ago24:27

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Marketing can feel like a maze, especially for freelance language teachers. But why do so many of them struggle to navigate it successfully? In episode 125 of the Get richer, teacher' podcast, I’ll explore the common challenges faced by freelance educators in marketing and offer practical solutions to help you thrive. Hit the play button and get an…

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How Catawiki Strategically Invests 20% of its Engineering Capacity to Manage Long-Term Tech Health! | Enginears Podcast 49:00

8d ago49:00

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If you're keen to share your story, please reach out to us! 00:00 - Enginears Intro. 01:25 - Who is Tyler and what is his background? 06:35 - What do Catawiki do? 12:45 - How tough is objective 1 to reach for a CTO? 15:49 - What changes has Tyler brought to Catawiki and what impact has it had on the teams? 28:53 - How does team communication work a…

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Episode 124 What does scaling a language business actually mean and how to do it 24:48

10d ago24:48

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Thanks for tuning into the Get Richer Teacher Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Hey, I'm Ola! For the last 3 years I have been helping language teachers and coaches like you build profitable, sustainable and enjoyable businesses. I used to be a teacher, a teacher t…

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How Attune Built up to Insure OVER 56,000 SME’s | Enginears Podcast 40:43

15d ago40:43

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If you're keen to share your story, please reach out to us! 00:00 - Enginears Intro. 01:10 - Intro in Azeem & Attune. 04:05 - Commercial mindset software engineers are adopting - why? 06:15 - How customers interact with Attune? 09:10 - Is Attune industry-wide? 09:57 - What challenges are Attune tackling and solving? 13:27 - How Machine Learning Mod…

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Episode 123 Should you invest in DELTA or other teaching qualifications to grow your business 27:29

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Thanks for tuning into the Get Richer Teacher Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Hey, I'm Ola! For the last 3 years I have been helping language teachers and coaches like you build profitable, sustainable and enjoyable businesses. I used to be a teacher, a teacher t…

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From 0 to 50 MILLION Contracted Accounts in Less Than 10 Years w/ Kraken Tech! | Enginears Podcast 30:15

22d ago30:15

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If you're keen to share your story, please reach out to us! 00:00 - Enginears Intro. 01:27 - Intro to Fred. 02:50 - When did the transition from Data Science to Software Engineering happen? 04:40 - Who are Kraken? 07:21 - What has the growth been like at Kraken and how are the engineering standards maintained? 09:29 - What are conventions and what …

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Episode 122 Your exit plan from an online platform to teaching language on your own terms 25:29

24d ago25:29

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This episode is the result of discussions I had with my audience after I published episode 119 about online learning platforms. While some people shared their struggles and dreadful experiences with these platforms, others found great success and were grateful for the opportunities they provided. Despite the differing experiences, they all share a …

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The Value of CPTO in Scale-Ups w/ Dimitra Retsina | Enginears Podcast 33:29

29d ago33:29

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If you're keen to share your story, please reach out to us! 00:00 - Enginears Intro. 00:33 - Background into Dimitra. 03:37 - Where has the CPTO role emerged from? 05:51 - How can the structure of an organisation change with the introduction of a CPTO? 08:13 - How does implementing “Winning by design” benefit the organisation? 10:32 - Where is the …

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Episode 121 The truth about niching as a language teacher and how to finally find your niche 27:47

1M ago27:47

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If you want to build a profitable and sustainable language education business, niching is the way to go. That's why in Episode 121 of the Get Richer, teacher podcast, we dive deep into the concept of niching and its impact on your marketing and sales. In this episode, we'll cover: What exactly is a niche? Common mistakes teachers make that affect t…

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Next-Gen HealthTech: How Thoughtful's Bots are Outpacing Humans by 95%! | Enginears Podcast 30:21

1M ago30:21

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If you're keen to share your story, please reach out to us! 00:00 - Intro to Enginears. 01:16 - Intro to Thoughtful. 02:44 - Who is Jesal? 06:48 - What is the difference between a bespoke platform compared to an all-in-one platform product? 08:57 - What challenges do Thoughtful face in the HealthTech industry? 11:45 - Why is developer experience so…

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Episode 120 Joining and building successful communities in the language education space - chatting to Teresa Bestwick 33:10

1M ago33:10

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Having been both a language teacher and now a language teacher coach, I've come to realise that teachers absolutely thrive on connecting with each other. That's why I'm excited to have invited Teresa Bestwick, the co-founder of the TEFL Development Hub, to join me in discussing the importance of building and fostering communities for language teach…

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Understanding Hyper-personalization & Future Data Privacy Law Impacts w/ Crosshatch | Enginears 27:24

1M ago27:24

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If you're keen to share your story, please reach out to us! 00:00 - Enginears intro. 01:16 - Introducing Soren and his past career. 03:20 - What can users expect from Crosshatch? 06:25 - What is hyper personalisation? 10:20 - What is meant by the rise in data portability? 14:10 - How do you think changes in data privacy law will impact Crosshatch? …

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Episode 119 Is teaching on Preply, italki or other platforms worth it 20:48

2M ago20:48

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In this day and age, learning languages is easier than ever. There are tons of free resources online, user-friendly apps that encourage students to be consistent, and online platforms that connect students and teachers from across the globe. These platforms are a great solution for teachers who find marketing themselves overwhelming. However, they …

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How to Create a Great Developer Experience While Managing Digital Challenges w/ Plumery | Enginears Podcast 32:38

2M ago32:38

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If you're keen to share your story, please reach out to us! 00:00 - Intro to Enginears. 01:15 - Who is Ben and who are Plumery? What are they building? 04:46 - What does developer experience mean to Plumery and why? 06:10 - What impact does good developer experience have on engineering and product teams? 09:35 - What are your thoughts around measur…

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Episode 118 The power of changing your mindset to become successful in business - an interview with Michal Altawil.mp3 41:25

2M ago41:25

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In this podcast episode I talk to Michał, a language teacher who shares his inspiring story of building his own language education business. Michał shares: – his background as a Polish American and his experience of moving to Poland – his struggles with teaching kids – how pandemic led him to discover the potential of online education and sparked h…

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How Preply Have Innovated the Learning Space Through Experimentation Culture! | Enginears Podcast 45:30

2M ago45:30

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00:00 – Intro to Enginears. 01:24 – Intro to Ihor. 02:14 – Intro to Vadym. 03:06 – Is there a crossover between divisions? 04:12 – Background to Preply. 06:02 – What changes have you seen in consumer and user behaviour and how it has impacted Preply? 08:00 – How are you able to assess what features customers want? 09:44 – What technology changes ha…

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Episode 117 What business model will allow you to have a profitable, sustainable and enjoyable teaching business 32:57

2M ago32:57

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As a teacher business coach, I specialise in helping my clients develop businesses that are not only profitable and sustainable but also bring them genuine joy. In episode 117 of the Get richer, teacher podcast I'm sharing insights into four business models, examining their pros and cons in relation to these three crucial components of a successful…

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Episode 116 The 5 things every teacher needs to unlearn to make their business more successful 28:27

2M ago28:27

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Being a teacher means you're always learning, teaching or thinking about one of the two. However, there are also beliefs and habits worth unlearning to build more successful, profitable and enjoyable teaching business. In the newest episode of Get richer, teacher podcast I talk about some false beliefs that keep many language teachers stuck. Hit th…

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Episode 115 The elements of an effective AND profitable group language program 28:38

3M ago28:38

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What makes a successful group program? I believe it’s about balancing the academic and business side. But how can you achieve that? In episode 115 of Get richer, teacher podcast I’ll walk you through 4 elements that are crucial for building an extraordinary group language course to make sure it’ll be effective for your students and profitable for y…

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Episode 114 How to scale your language business 24:23

3M ago24:23

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When you're teaching one-to-one, there's a limit to how much you can earn. Even if you do and raise your prices, there's only so many hours in a day. I know it is counterintuitive but in order to scale your business you need to not add more (time, offers, clients) but to start doing less. You can transition from one-on-one to group classes (I talke…

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Exploring Why Data at Criteo is so Vital w/ Over 1 TRILLION HTTP Requests Daily! | Enginears Podcast 39:00

3M ago39:00

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00:00 - Intro. 01:33 - Who is Maxime and what have your roles been at Criteo? 05:19 - What does Criteo do and what makes its platform compelling? 07:01 - Why do you think data is so important to Criteo? 08:28 - How much data are you ingesting and what are the challenges around processing it? 10:33 - How is ML and AI related to the data Criteo is in…

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Episode 113 When to move from 1:1s to group teaching 25:35

3M ago25:35

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Sooner or later many language teachers start to think about moving from offering only 1:1 lessons to group programs. But it’s not as simple as grouping together your 1:1 clients based on their CEFR level and telling them „see you on Tuesday at 6 PM”. First of all, I’m not a fan of creating offers and marketing them based on language proficiency lev…

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How LLMs Help Workera Measure Over 3.2 MILLION Skills (and Counting)! | Enginears Podcast 45:01

3M ago45:01

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00:00 - Enginears Intro. 00:52 - Who is Matija? 03:20 - What has been you biggest challenge when shifting from an embedded engineer to a product engineer 05:23 - How did that transition occur? 07:13 - Who are Workera? 10:00 - What data are you capturing and how are you capturing it? 13:40 - How have Large Language Models (LLM’S) used in the platfor…

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Episode 112 How to make your language school profitable 19:53

3M ago19:53

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Managing a profitable language school goes beyond the simple formula of "more clients, more money”. Whether you have a brick and mortar school or an online one, there are costs involved. The biggest expense is teachers’ salaries, and rightfully so. They are responsible for your students’s success and satisfaction and I believe you shouldn’t cut cor…

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Building Robust & Scalable AI to Serve 1400 Hectares Across 200 Greenhouses w/ Source.ag | Enginears 32:32

4M ago32:32

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00:00 - Enginears Intro. 00:44 - Intro to Daan and his career. 03:10 - Why and how did you (Daan) transition from music to Software Engineering? 05:34 - Who are Source.ag and what do they do? 07:57 - How do Source.ag use AI within the business and what does it do? 10:37 - What challenges do you face as VP of Engineering when managing your team? 18:…

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Episode 111 How to promote your language school online 28:03

4M ago28:03

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Probably nobody open their language school to become a marketer. You were first a teacher, then decided to become a business owner and help more students. Maybe you didn’t expect that running a language school will involve so much marketing. It can be exhausting, especially if you’re not sure what sets your business apart from other language school…

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Scaling Success: 5 Years at Klaviyo - A Journey through Data, Engineering, & Culture | Enginears Podcast 1:04:24

4M ago1:04:24

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00:00 – Enginears Intro. 01:15 – Insight into role at ventures and how are you impacting the core products of the business. 06:31 – What makes Klaviyo so compelling? 11:15 – Is Klaviyo most powerful within a particular sector or customer type? 16:09 – What was Klaviyo like as a business when you joined 5 years ago? 32:25 – Do you feel now in terms …

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Episode 110 What makes a good language school 20:04

4M ago20:04

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What makes a good language school? As a former owner and manager of language schools I’ve seen a lot! And I believe there are 3 things that your language school needs to call itself a good place. Leader – that not only puts out fires, create timetables and pay the bills. The visionary and makes space for creativity and growth People – unfortunately…

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Episode 109 Who is your ideal student 16:16

4M ago16:16

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Knowing who your ideal client is makes it easier to create offers and be consistent with your marketing. But how do you find this ideal client? It’s not only about personality alignment (but yes, you want to work with people who you like). Think about the common struggles and goals that people in your target audience have. Who you enjoy working wit…

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Discovering How Over 30-40% of ALL NEW MUSIC is Distributed w/ Distrokid! | Enginears Podcast 43:44

4M ago43:44

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00:00 – Enginears Intro. 03:15 – What is it like to become a CTO? 05:35 – What does a CTO do? 08:30 – Intro into Distrokid. 12:45 – What tech have you inherited & what do you see the mindset of engineers being like today? 20:20 – How have you changed how developers & teams worked? 27:00 – People growth & challenges you have seen as a CTO. 30:00 – W…

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Episode 108 Three things that are holding you back from progress in your business 22:13

5M ago22:13

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Just like planning a road trip, building a successful business requires a few key elements. First, you need to ensure that your business is functioning well, just like checking your car before hitting the road. This means having a clear map or goal to work towards, as well as knowing that you have support along the way. Trust me, having someone to …

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Scaling the Birdie App to Deliver 30 MILLION Care Visits in 2023! | Enginears Podcast 43:44

5M ago43:44

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00:00 – Enginears Intro. 01:10 – Intro into Birdie & what has changed over the last 5 years engineering wise. 04:20 – What are some of the prominent changes you have seen, even just business wise? 06:30 – Mobile journey & how far the business has come. 08:40 – Talk about the changes over the years, why they made sense back then and not now. 12:50 –…

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Episode 107 What to actually focus on in marketing your teaching business 20:08

5M ago20:08

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Marketing may seem overwhelming because of the amount of advice out there and especially if you're a teacher (and let's be honest - business has never been part of the curriculum while studying to become a teacher, right?!) But it's actually quite simple. It's not posting more or having a massive audience that cuts it. To get started, I recommend c…

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Building a Global Payments System from 0 to 120 Million App Downloads w/ Hopper! | Enginears Podcast 39:04

5M ago39:04

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00:55 – Intro to Jitendra 01:40 – How have you seen travel evolve over the last couple of years through your eyes? 03:05 – Intro on Hopper 04:30 – You’ve almost built the baseline of those FinTech products and then re-sell them; what’s that experience been like? 05:35 – Talk to us about these fleet of FinTech products, how they make up Hopper and w…

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Episode 106 What's the best social media platform for your teaching business 19:59

5M ago19:59

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Searching for the best social media platform for your teaching business? Let's flip the script and approach it from a different angle. Instead of asking what's the best platform overall, let's focus on what's best for YOU. Where can you be consistent and truly enjoy showing up? It's all about finding the path of least resistance. It's not about fol…

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Delving into Adevinta’s Common Platform Accommodating over 4 BILLION Requests PER DAY! | Enginears Podcast 37:51

5M ago37:51

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01:40 – Who is João and intro to Adevinta. 05:00 – Investing in the journey of platform engineering; where this came from? What’s that journey been like? What have you learnt? 08:00 – What has Joao learnt over the last 3 years and the impact. 13:30 – What does the technical complexity mean day to day? 16:00 – What the platform means to Ebay and som…

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Episode 105 Want to start a podcast? Look no further! Chatting to Laura Wilkes 36:20

5M ago36:20

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In this episode we talk about: Podcasting as a powerful tool for building connections with the audience and establishing trust Ola talks about how The Get Richer Teacher podcast challenges the current state of the language education market Laura Wilkes shares her journey with podcasting and provides tips on getting started Tips include finding a su…

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Making Data Accessible to all Through Low-Code Data Science Apps from KNIME | Enginears Podcast 50:47

5M ago50:47

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- Who are KNIME? - What is Low-Code? - Common misconceptions about low-code and it’s capabilities - How KNIME’s low-code approach can deliver complex tasks across AI - How to get trained ML models into production, and out to customers Prefer to watch your podcasts? Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Enginearsio Edited by: hunterdigit…

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Tide on the One Platform Initiative & Challenges when Expanding into New Markets | Enginears Podcast 34:20

5M ago34:20

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Prefer to watch your podcasts? Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Enginearsio Edited by: hunterdigital.co.uk Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.By Enginears

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Revolutionising EV Charging Through High-Quality Hardware Integrations | Enginears Podcast 38:41

5M ago38:41

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01:00 – Intro into Ashley and elevator pitch for ev.energy 03:00 – What are some challenges you see around the software and hardware intersection? 08:30 – Data ingestion of the platform; the collection & cleanliness of data across millions of EV’s that ev.energy are sourcing info from and how they do that. 15:00 – How and what are ev.energy using t…

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How Observability Provides Insights For Businesses & Why Data Control Is Vital | Enginears Podcast 47:44

5M ago47:44

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- Intro to Chronosphere and Paige Cruz. - Tell us some typical engineering challenges Chronosphere has to tackle. - Understand DoorDash case study and how Chronosphere have helped them scale. - Evolution of Paige Cruz as a Senior Developer Advocate. - Where will Chronosphere be in the next 6-12 months? Prefer to watch your podcasts? Check us out on…

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Marshmallow’s Mission and the Challenges in Disrupting the InsurTech Space | Enginears Podcast 43:14

5M ago43:14

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01:35 – Intro to David 03:56 – Marshmallow’s mission & product offering 07:40 – Engineering solutions to engineering problems 09:30 – Breaking down engineering sub-sections 16:00 – Understand backend challenges & how you offer a really good customer experience (how you build it) 18:30 – Explain the systems evolution over the last couple of years 21…

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Episode 104 Kindness, passion and the art of teaching for Cambridge exams - chatting with Julia Dziuba 57:15

5M ago57:15

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In this episode, we talk about: Julia, an English teacher specializing in Cambridge exam preparation, who's passionate about providing a positive and enjoyable learning experience for her students Julia emphasizes the importance of authenticity and listening to her audience and talks about experimenting with different teaching and marketing approac…

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Episode 103 When the student is ready, the teacher will appear - chatting to Catherine Angus 57:39

6M ago57:39

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In this podcast episode we talk about: Catherine Angus, an English language teacher, shares her journey of creating a podcast and pronunciation course for teachers The podcast, Hear You Go, focuses on the messy and unpredictable aspects of spoken English Catherine noticed a gap in the market for authentic and engaging listening materials and decide…

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Episode 102 What are the dangers of charging too little for your classes and courses? 29:07

6M ago29:07

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In this episode I talk about: The dangers of charging too little for language lessons Pricing based on value and commitment, not just time spent teaching Risks of charging too little: resentment, lack of progress, high maintenance clients, financial struggles Encouragement to raise prices and attract committed students Thanks for tuning into the Ge…

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Episode 101 Are group classes better than 1:1s? 22:06

6M ago22:06

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In this episode I talk about: The current state of the language education market Exploration of the question of one-to-one teaching versus group teaching Benefits and considerations of one-to-one teaching Benefits and considerations of group teaching Financial advantages of group teaching Importance of finding a balance between one-to-one and group…

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Episode 100 Can you actually promise your students results? 23:42

6M ago23:42

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In this episode I talk about: Acknowledgment of challenges in the language education market Encouragement for teachers to build their own businesses and make a positive impact Celebration of episode 100 and gratitude for the podcast community Discussion on the topic of promising results in language teaching Shift from promises to possible outcomes …

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Episode 99 Is it worth running a conversation or a book club 22:22

7M ago22:22

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In this episode I talk about: - The appeal of conversation classes and book clubs for language teachers - Potential benefits: authentic learning experiences, improved language skills - Caution against the practicality and sustainability of such offerings - Emphasis on strategic thinking and building a solid business foundation first - Focus on esta…

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Road.io and Building out EV Infrastructure | Enginears Podcast 43:53

7M ago43:53

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- Intro to Road.io and who is Michael - Mission of Road and the role of a VP of Engineering - Cultural approach to technology choices - How Road.io are assessing problems and then solving those challenges - When to event source, when not to event source? - Growth & Hiring at Road.io Prefer to watch your podcasts? Check us out on YouTube: https://ww…

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