Make A Leap Interviews
I come from an Italian-American family, so when I learned I was eligible to become an Italian citizen, I decided to go for it. In preparation for a possible move to Italy (or somewhere else in Europe), I thought of what I could do for work. This made me think of working as an independent language teacher or coach. In order to learn more about this landscape, I used a snowball strategy to meet people in my extended network who work in this field.
This idea turned into a much larger project than originally ideated. I ended up interviewing on video and via blog posts three dozen independent language teachers. Most are in Italy, but others live in other parts of Europe, and one is in Peru. Below are the interviews in reverse chronological order that I conducted.
- No Overnight Miracle with Language Coaching — Gabriella Kovács
- Communication And Culture Coaching — Angie Snowball-Thompson
- How to Develop A Business Strategy when Starting An English School — Ben English
- Tapping into Creativity to Thrive as A Language Coaching Leader — Carrie McKinnon
- Finding Meaningful Work When Coaching Confidence — Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat
- Follow The Passion To Your Language Teaching Career — Jane Beachell
- Specializing as An English Coach for Japanese Students — Liz Bigler
- Creating A German Immersion Language Program — Barbara Classen
- How to Turn Your Love of Languages into Profit — Nathalie Danon
- Leaping from Architect To English Teacher for Architects — Tara Cull
- Going from Teacher to Techpreneur — Evgenii Golubev
- Designing a People-Focused Creative Language Business — Noémie Clarke
- Coaching International Professionals to Communicate in English with Confidence — Julie Yoder
- Any Dream is Possible — Sheila Corwin
- Working As A Teacher And English Business Coach — Shahriar Nejatbakhsh
- Building A Teaching Business To Fit The Life You Want — Luna Checchini
- Helping Frustrated and Fearful Language Learners Find What Works — Lesley Hossner
- Pursuing What You’re Meant To Do As An Independent Language Teacher — Gabriella Ferenczi
- Leveraging Empathy to Connect as An Italian English Teacher in Rome — Emanuele De Santis
- Teaching Infused with Creativity — Letizia Polidori Rossi
- Launching An English Business Coaching Company — Catherine Aygen
- Founding A Language School in Rome — Tanya Halkyard
- Specializing To Succeed As A Teacher In Rome — Tiffany Elizabeth
- Working As a Business English Coach As A Digital Nomad — William Cooke
- Teaching To Pursue Writing Dreams — Alexandra Turney
- Co-Founding A Language School In Rome — Globally Speaking
- Infusing Teaching with Comedy — Marsha De Salvatore
- Crafting Your Own Way As A Teacher Entrepreneur — Ante Mihaljevic
- Finding Your Own Niche As A Teacher Entrepreneur — Valentina Riccardi
- Never Stop Learning As A Teacher In Rome — Denise Bussey
- Teaching English At Home In Rome — Gabriele Calcaterra
- Moving To Rome And Never Looking Back — Francesca Still
- How To Grow Passive Recurring Income — Marek Kiczkowiak
- Passion And Purpose In Rome — Gabriela Proietti
- Living In The City You Love — Carol Markino
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