The Language Leaders Podcast

Empowering Language Learners: Katie Brown’s Journey to Revolutionize ESL Education

The U.S. presents unique challenges and opportunities for ESL education, catering to a diverse population of immigrants, refugees, and speakers of other languages. In this episode with Katie Brown, founder and Chief Education Officer at EnGen, we delve into:
The founding journey of EnGen, aimed at empowering non-native speakers with essential English skills for inclusion and economic mobility.
A deep dive into the ESL education landscape in the U.S., highlighting the needs of immigrants and refugees, and how EnGen addresses these through technology and personalized learning.
Expert advice from Katie on navigating and succeeding in the ESL education space, and the upcoming trends poised to reshape language learning.
Join us for an insightful conversation on transforming ESL education with Katie Brown.
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Breaking Into Japan: Tyson Batino’s Secrets to Language School Success

Japan is one of the largest markets of language education in the world but is a challenging market to enter. In this episode with Tyson Batino, the visionary behind two successful English language schools in Japan, we discuss:
How Tyson founded and scaled his language businesses, One Coin English and Japan Switch
Explains the language education ecosystem in Japan including Eikaiwa, Gakudo and afternoon schools, Jukus (cram schools), online teaching and more.
Provides advice on how to win the Japanese market and what trends are likely to impact the future of language education.
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From Startup to Scale-up: The LiveLingua Story with Ray Blakney

Want to learn from an entrepreneur who completed the language entrepreneur journey from founding to selling? If so, then you won't want to miss this episode featuring Ray Blakney. Ray is the mastermind behind Live Lingua, an online language school that he co-founded in 2008 and sold in 2023.
In this episode, Ray shares his remarkable journey and discusses a variety of topics related to entrepreneurship and the language teaching business:- The founding story of Live Lingua- How to scale an online language business (and get to the top of Google)- The future of the language learning sector- The potential impacts of AI on language learning
You will want to listen to this podcast episode if you want to gain valuable insights on entrepreneurship, language teaching, and business success. Gain practical tools and perspectives to navigate today's dynamic landscape.

Building the fastest-growing language business in Europe: An interview with Michal Kelles-Krauz

In this episode, we talk with Michal Kelles-Krauz, the co-founder of Angloville and Tutlo, about his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges he faced, and the unique concepts behind each of them.
If you’re interested in startups and the power of pursuing one’s dreams, this conversation is definitely worth a listen.
 
Note: If you prefer to read the transcript of this episode, please visit https://blog.learncube.com/tutlo

Balancing Learning & Product with Natalia Jaszczuk

How do you lead product at a top-tier corporate language training company? 
In this episode with Natalia Jaszczuk, Head of Product at Learnlight, we dive deep into the crossroads of pedagogy and product development to answer:
- What's the right balance (or "tension") between pedagogy and product?
- How do we overcome the common challenges for product teams in language businesses?
- What is the role of AI in language education now and looking into the future?
 
This was a fascinating conversation and one you won't want to miss. Tune in today.

Giacomo Moiso - A Founders Story, Pivoting from B2C to B2B in Language Training

In this episode, I sit down with Giacomo Moiso, the co-founder of Fluentify. 
Together, we dive into Fluentify's impressive transformation: from a budding B2C startup to a key player in the B2B corporate language training sector in Europe.
We'll follow Giacomo's inspiring story, the key strategies to sell successfully to large organisations and get a sense of where the market is going.
If you want to learn more about how to succeed in the corporate language training space, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
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Welcome to the Language Leaders podcast

Welcome to the Language Leaders Podcast! I'm your host, Alex Asher. The aim of this podcast is to provide insights, inspiration, and foresight into emerging trends for leaders in language education.
I started this podcast because I felt there was no one else, and nowhere else, where these important conversations were happening around to grow a successful, scalable language business.
In each episode, I interview a leader in the language education or LangTech space. Together we will dive deep into the diverse challenges and opportunities of our sector, covering all angles including product, technology, operations, pedagogy and leadership.
I hope you enjoy it and please subscribe so you don't miss out on ideas that could transform your business.