Upgrade Your Education Business

By Sumantha McMahon

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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.

Episode Date
PS 153 Filling September without the scramble
Jul 15, 2026
What Are You Doing Well?
Jul 13, 2026
PS 152: Permission to take the break
Jul 08, 2026
The Income Dip Every Tutor Faces and How to Plan for It
Jul 06, 2026
PS 151 What a quieter summer is really for
Jul 01, 2026
The Tutors Who Grow the Fastest Do This in Summer
Jun 29, 2026
PS 150 The Business You're Building When You're Not Thinking About It
Jun 17, 2026
Why Tutors With Big Ideas Still Feel Stuck (And How to Move Forward)
Jun 15, 2026
PS 149 Good Enough Is Not The Same As Settling
Jun 10, 2026
How to Set Your Tutoring Prices
Jun 08, 2026
PS 148 The Thing You Keep Explaining Away
Jun 03, 2026
Is Tutor Thinking Keeping You Stuck?
Jun 01, 2026
PS 147 What A Slow Week Is Actually Telling You
May 27, 2026
Tutors: Why Consistent Marketing Still Isn't Getting You Students
May 25, 2026
PS 146 The Version Of You Who Already Knows What To Do
May 20, 2026
5 Ways To Attract Students Without Marketing
May 18, 2026
PS 145 When Comparison Is Information, Not A Verdict
May 13, 2026
205 Avoiding Burnout As A Tutor Business Owner
May 11, 2026
PS 144 The Client You Almost Turned Away
May 06, 2026
204 Using Email Marketing As A Tutor
May 04, 2026
PS 143 The Story You Tell About Your Business Before Anyone Asks
Apr 29, 2026
203 Why We Should Be In The Press With Carol Driver
Apr 27, 2026
PS 142 You Don't Need More Ideas. You Need To Finish The One You Started.
Apr 22, 2026
202 Stories Don't Have To Be Dramatic To Be Interesting
Apr 20, 2026
PS 141 The Decision You Keep Postponing Is Already Costing You
Apr 15, 2026
201 Navigating Uncomfortable Change
Apr 13, 2026
PS 140 Letting go of constant self-assessment
Apr 01, 2026
200 THIS Is The One Thing Every Business Owner Needs
Mar 30, 2026
PS 139 Choosing what to nurture
Mar 25, 2026
199 Why Tutors Feel Stuck
Mar 23, 2026
PS 138 The difference between waiting and pausing
Mar 18, 2026
198 Navigating Competition and Confidence with Elaine Mackechnie
Mar 16, 2026
PS 137 Growth doesn't have to feel chaotic
Mar 11, 2026
197 When Your Business Outgrows the Version of You Who Built It
Mar 09, 2026
PS 136 When you are early, not behind
Mar 04, 2026
196 More Hours Is the Worst Way to Make More Money
Mar 02, 2026
PS 135 Why small changes compound
Feb 25, 2026
195 Money. Let's Talk About It.
Feb 23, 2026
PS 134 The pressure to be visible all the time
Feb 18, 2026
194 Are You the Rare Tutor Owner Who Tackles the Unexciting but Crucial?
Feb 16, 2026
PS 133 Busy can be a distraction
Feb 11, 2026
193 Redefining What's Possible With Guest Tutors!
Feb 09, 2026
PS 132  Staying the cycle when results are slow
Feb 04, 2026
192 Why Being Known For Something Matters
Feb 02, 2026
PS 131 Planting Seeds and Trusting Cycle
Jan 28, 2026
191 We Need To Stop Talking About Benefits & Features
Jan 26, 2026
PS 130 Your Business Isn’t Behind
Jan 14, 2026
190 Visibility Without Relying On Social Media
Jan 12, 2026
PS 129 Start Where You Are (Not Where You Think You Should Be)
Jan 07, 2026
189 Small Changes That Lead to Long-Term Clients
Jan 05, 2026
PS 128 It’s Okay to Outgrow Parts of Your Business
Dec 31, 2025
188 Create Content That Actually Leads to Clients
Dec 29, 2025
PS 127 The Goal Isn’t to Know Everything
Dec 24, 2025
187 5 Business Tips That Don’t Work for Tutors (And What to Do Instead)
Dec 22, 2025
PS 126 You Can Sell and Still Be You
Dec 17, 2025
186 Is Your Idea Worth Pursuing? 3 Steps to Find Out
Dec 15, 2025
PS 125 You Don’t Have to Earn Rest
Dec 10, 2025
185 How I Delegate & Automate To Reduce My Workload
Dec 08, 2025
PS 124 It’s Safe to Be Seen
Dec 03, 2025
184 Use Social Media Without It Taking Over Your Life!
Dec 01, 2025
PS 123 Confidence Comes From Doing, Not Knowing
Nov 26, 2025
183 6 Things That'll Make You Less Stressed About Your Business
Nov 24, 2025
PS 122 Doubt Doesn’t Mean You’re Doing It Wrong
Nov 19, 2025
182 Challenge Business Advice (Even From Me)
Nov 17, 2025
PS 121 You’re Allowed to Slow Down
Nov 12, 2025
181 To Grow Or Not To Grow?
Nov 10, 2025
PS 120 Progress Doesn’t Always Look Like Growth
Oct 29, 2025
180 Seth Godin: How To Be Remarkable
Oct 27, 2025
PS 119 You Don't Have To Know It All To Help Others
Oct 22, 2025
179 Confidently Getting On Camera!
Oct 20, 2025
PS 118 The Quiet Work That No One Sees
Oct 08, 2025
178 Navigating Unkindness & Other Challenges
Oct 06, 2025
PS 117 Why ‘Enough’ Is a Moving Target
Oct 01, 2025
177 Stop Selling Your Offer. Do This Instead.
Sep 29, 2025
PS 116 The Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Sep 24, 2025
176 Consistency - It Deserves Its Own Episode!
Sep 22, 2025
PS 115 Your Energy Is Your Most Valuable Business Asset
Sep 17, 2025
175 Courage, Intuition & Franchising with Deborah Salsbury
Sep 15, 2025
PS 114 You Don’t Need Permission to Change Your Mind
Sep 10, 2025
174 How To Make Big Changes Without Losing Clients (e.g. A Price Increase)
Sep 08, 2025
PS 113 Don’t Compare Your Chapter One to Someone Else’s Chapter Twenty
Sep 03, 2025
173 This Underrated Learning Technique Will Make Your Business Stronger
Sep 01, 2025
PS 112 Your First Idea Doesn’t Have to Be Your Final
Aug 27, 2025
172 This WILL Make Your Content Work Hard For You
Aug 25, 2025
PS 111 You’re Allowed to Slow Down Without Losing Momentum
Aug 20, 2025
171 You DON'T Need A Big Following To Make Sales
Aug 18, 2025
PS 110 Look Back Before You Leap
Aug 06, 2025
170 Marketing: What's Working In 2025
Aug 04, 2025
PS 109 Resistance Means You’re Onto Something
Jul 30, 2025
169 Learning From Heavy-Weight Entrepreneurs
Jul 28, 2025
PS 108 Mindset Before Strategy
Jul 23, 2025
168 You Don't Need Perfection To Make Money
Jul 21, 2025
PS 107 You Don’t Need to Hustle to Be Worthy
Jul 16, 2025
167 Thinking About Starting a Membership? Here’s What I’ve Learned in 4 Years
Jul 14, 2025
PS 106 Let the Vision Pull You
Jul 09, 2025
166 Own Your Space (On LinkedIn & Elsewhere)
Jul 07, 2025
PS 105 Grow at the Speed of You
Jul 02, 2025
165 Hugh Viney: Building A Business That Doesn't Need You (And Other Lessons Learnt)
Jun 30, 2025
PS 104 Success Leaves Clues
Jun 25, 2025
164 I Thought I Couldn't Afford It, but I spent £20k On Fertility Treatment! Atomicon 2025 Reflections.
Jun 23, 2025
PS 103 The Power in What No One Sees
Jun 18, 2025
163 Feeling Awkward About Selling? How to Master Clear Sales Messaging for Your Business
Jun 16, 2025
PS 102 Permission to Do It Your Way
Jun 11, 2025
162 Tackling Tricky Topics I See Being Discussed
Jun 09, 2025
PS 101 Perfectly Imperfect Progress - That's The Point
Jun 04, 2025
161 Sumantha and Sarah Answering Questions From The Community
Jun 02, 2025
PS 100 Is The Fear Of Being Bored Affecting Our Businesses?
May 21, 2025
160 Keep Your Tutoring Business Fully Booked (Without It Consuming You)
May 19, 2025
PS 99 Building Boundaries as a Business Owner
May 14, 2025
159 Why Community Matters When Growing a Tutoring Business
May 12, 2025
PS 98 Rejection Is Redirection
May 07, 2025
158 The Business Skills Every Tutor Needs (Beyond Teaching!)
May 05, 2025
PS 97 The Power of Gratitude in Business
Apr 30, 2025
157 Getting Clients Through Word-of-Mouth (Without Feeling Awkward!)
Apr 28, 2025
PS 96 The Power of Saying No
Apr 23, 2025
156 How to Stand Out in a Crowded Tutoring Market
Apr 21, 2025
PS 95 From Imposter Syndrome to Expert Mindset
Apr 16, 2025
155 Nicola Lutz: Making Selling Less Intimidating
Apr 14, 2025
PS 94 The Role of Reflection in Growth
Apr 09, 2025
154 Group Classes: How to Make the Transition Smooth and Profitable
Apr 07, 2025
PS 93 Breaking Free from the Scarcity Mindset
Apr 02, 2025
153 Social Media for Tutors: How to Get Results Without the Overwhelm
Mar 31, 2025
PS 92 The Compound Effect of Small Actions
Mar 26, 2025
152 Content Marketing Essentials for Tutors (To Attract More Students)
Mar 24, 2025
PS 91 Your Mindset is Your Business Blueprint
Mar 19, 2025
151 Key Sales Strategies I've Learnt Through My Certification
Mar 17, 2025
PS 90 Don't Make It Hard For People To Leave
Mar 05, 2025
150 How To Balance Learning & Taking Action (So You Get Results)
Mar 03, 2025
PS 89 The Myth Of Overnight Success
Feb 26, 2025
149 Want to create a podcast? Here's what I've learnt from 100+ episodes
Feb 24, 2025
PS 88 Rest Is Part Of It (We Know It, But Do We Do It?)
Feb 19, 2025
148 Tutors, Let's Make Launching New Things Easier
Feb 17, 2025
PS 87 The Cost of Waiting for Perfect
Feb 12, 2025
147 Show Off Your Tutoring Business (Minus The Cringe)
Feb 10, 2025
PS 86 When the Fear of Rejection Creeps In
Feb 05, 2025
146 10 Ways To Attract Students WITHOUT Social Media
Feb 03, 2025
PS 85 Tutors, Embrace Seasonality
Jan 29, 2025
145 Lea Turner: How Community, Branding and Purpose Shape Your Business (and Pricing)
Jan 27, 2025
PS 84 Redefining Success
Jan 22, 2025
144 6 Tips For Launching Your Tutoring Business
Jan 20, 2025
PS 83 The Power Of One Small Win
Jan 15, 2025
143 Group Classes: Turning Bad Advice On Its Head
Jan 13, 2025
PS 82 What To Do When You Freeze
Jan 08, 2025
142 8 Business Lessons Learnt From 8 Years Out Of The Classroom
Jan 06, 2025
PS 81 Your Brand? It’s Just You
Jan 01, 2025
141 Lucy Spencer: From The Classroom To The Boardroom
Dec 30, 2024
PS 80 Understand Who You're Speaking To
Dec 18, 2024
140 In-Person Events For Introverts
Dec 16, 2024
PS 79 Remove Imposter Syndrome With This
Dec 11, 2024
139 Staying In Control Of Sales Conversations
Dec 09, 2024
PS 78 Don't Try Getting Good At Things You Aren't Good At
Dec 04, 2024
138 How to Niche And Be A Go-To As A Private Tutor
Dec 02, 2024
PS 77 Being In Motion Isn't Taking Action
Nov 27, 2024
137 Alima's Journey Of Her 1st Year Out Of The Classroom
Nov 25, 2024
PS 76 We Need To Stop Focusing On Goals
Nov 20, 2024
136 Turning Happy Customers into Raving Fans
Nov 18, 2024
PS 75 There's No Magic Formula
Nov 13, 2024
135 Selling To Schools (And A Lot More!) with Anne Yipiyap
Nov 11, 2024
PS 74 Change Is Simple, Not Easy
Nov 06, 2024
134 Planning Your Year's Content
Nov 04, 2024
PS 73 HowThe Domino Effect Can Transform Your Business
Oct 23, 2024
133 Marketing Strategies That Actually Work for Education Businesses
Oct 21, 2024
PS 72 Is 5 Seconds Really All It Takes?
Oct 16, 2024
132 Setting Up A Digital Course For Passive Income
Oct 14, 2024
PS 71 Do We All Have ADD? (It's Not What You Think)
Oct 09, 2024
131 Overcoming Key Mindset Blocks As a Business Owner (talk about book club)
Oct 07, 2024
PS 70 Are You Overestimating Your Competition?
Sep 25, 2024
130 Getting Into International Tutoring With Sarah Capewell
Sep 23, 2024
PS 69 What Are You Afraid Of?
Sep 18, 2024
129 Demystifying Email Marketing
Sep 16, 2024
PS 68 Can We Have It All
Sep 11, 2024
128 6 Tips For Starting A Podcast
Sep 09, 2024
PS 67 Trust Is More Important Than I Realised!
Sep 04, 2024
127 Let's Make Sales Easier (Without Being Pushy)
Sep 02, 2024
PS 66 Navigating Imposter Syndrome
Aug 28, 2024
126 My Journey: Leaving The Classroom
Aug 26, 2024
PS 65 Should You 'Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway'?
Aug 21, 2024
125 Rita's Journey Of Personal Resilience
Aug 19, 2024
PS 64 Meet People Where They're At
Aug 14, 2024
124 Getting Started With Group Tuition
Aug 12, 2024
PS 63 Come Out Of Your Online Bubble!
Aug 07, 2024
123 7 Tips For Hiring A VA Into Your Business
Aug 05, 2024
PS 62 Say What You Mean & Mean What You Say
Jul 31, 2024
122 Handling 'You're Outside Of My Budget'
Jul 29, 2024
PS 61 The Secret To Knowing Who To Trust
Jul 24, 2024
121 What Are you Already Doing Well? Protect It!
Jul 22, 2024
PS 60 Let's Choose Strategy Over Panic
Jul 10, 2024
120 Make Yourself Plagiarism-Proof
Jul 08, 2024
PS 59 What Are You Willing (And Unwilling)To Do To Reach Your Goals?
Jul 03, 2024
119 World Tutors' Day: How Tutoring Changed Our Lives
Jul 01, 2024
PS 58 A Confused Mind Doesn't Make A Decision
Jun 26, 2024
118 Embracing Stability: Redefining Growth As Business Owners
Jun 24, 2024
PS 57 Vanilla Is Still The Best Selling Flavour
Jun 19, 2024
117 4 Ways To Avoid Burnout
Jun 17, 2024
PS 56 Is Your Business Going Through Teenage Angst?!
Jun 12, 2024
116 From Awards to Accolades: Celebrating Your Journey
Jun 10, 2024
PS 55 You Don't Want Stuff, You Want Results
Jun 05, 2024
115 Spotlight: How Tamsin Resigned From Teaching And Matched Her Salary In Less Than 6 Months
Jun 03, 2024
PS 54 The Strength In Asking For Help
May 29, 2024
114 Is Accountability The Key To Business Success?
May 27, 2024
PS 53 It's Okay Not To Grow
May 22, 2024
113 What To Do When Clients Aren't Saying Yes
May 20, 2024
PS 52 It Takes Multiple Logs To Build A Fire
May 15, 2024
112 Future-Proofing Your Business (And What It Means To You)
May 13, 2024
PS 51 The Power Of Doing Nothing
May 08, 2024
111 How To Choose Advice To Follow (And What To Ignore)
May 06, 2024
PS 50 You Are Your Trump Card!
Apr 24, 2024
110 Standing Out In A Crowded Niche
Apr 22, 2024
PS 49 Take A Day At A Time
Apr 17, 2024
109 4 'Little Big' Things To Make More Sales
Apr 15, 2024
PS 48 Fear Isn't Always A Bad Thing
Apr 10, 2024
108 3 Ways To Alleviate The Panic Of Seasonal Income Drops
Apr 08, 2024
PS 47 The Solution Lies With Us
Apr 03, 2024
107 4 Hacks For Content Ideas
Apr 01, 2024
PS 46 You Don't Need To Be The Best
Mar 27, 2024
106 4 Marketing Mistakes I Made (So You Don't Have To)
Mar 25, 2024
PS 45 You Can't Go Wrong
Mar 20, 2024
105 7 Lessons Learnt From 7 Years
Mar 18, 2024
PS 44 Behind Every Number Is A Person
Mar 13, 2024
104 Email Marketing: The Easy Method
Mar 11, 2024
PS 43 Even Anthony Hopkins Has Imposter Syndrome!
Mar 06, 2024
103 Dealing With The Hard Bits Of Being A Business Owner
Mar 04, 2024
PS 42 Make It Easy For People To Buy
Feb 28, 2024
102 Is Networking Worth It? Here's How To Use It As A Powerful Tool!
Feb 26, 2024
PS 41 Are You A Main Character?
Feb 21, 2024
101 The Power Of Client Feedback
Feb 19, 2024
PS 40 Are You Certain Of What You want?
Feb 07, 2024
100 Have An Idea? Let's Turn It Into Income
Feb 05, 2024
PS 39 Thank Yourself Later!
Jan 31, 2024
99 Stop Working Harder On Your Business Than You Need To
Jan 29, 2024
PS 38 Why Pausing Can Lead To More
Jan 24, 2024
98 Standing Out In A Crowded Market
Jan 22, 2024
PS 37 Why Fewer Views Could Lead To More Sales
Jan 17, 2024
97 Boosting Sales In 2024
Jan 15, 2024
PS 36 The Power Of Imperfect Action
Jan 10, 2024
96 Let's Be Kind To Ourselves As Business Owners
Jan 08, 2024
PS 35 Would You Go To An Empty Restaurant?
Jan 03, 2024
95 5 Tools That Make My Business Run Seamlessly
Jan 01, 2024
PS 34 Meet Your Client Where They’re At
Dec 27, 2023
94 Money Mindset With Eileen Adamson
Dec 25, 2023
Ps 33 You Don’t Need A Rags To Riches Story
Dec 20, 2023
93 How To Have A Strong Discovery Call
Dec 18, 2023
PS 32 "If not me, who? If not now, when?"
Dec 13, 2023
92 Jumpstart Social Media Marketing
Dec 11, 2023
PS 31 Don’t Depress Your Audience!
Dec 06, 2023
91 Making More Sales Without Creating Fresh Content
Dec 04, 2023
PS 30 State The Obvious
Nov 22, 2023
90 Not Sure How To Use LinkedIn For Your Education Business?
Nov 20, 2023
PS. 29 Trust The Process
Nov 15, 2023
89 Getting Clients Through Word Of Mouth With Ilana King
Nov 13, 2023
PS. 28 Goals Are Like Magnets
Nov 08, 2023
88 4 Powerful Ways To Attract Clients All Year Around
Nov 06, 2023
PS. 27 “Progress isn’t about speed. It’s about direction.”
Nov 01, 2023
87 How To Increase Your Prices Without Losing Clients
Oct 30, 2023
PS. 26 Keep It Simple
Oct 25, 2023
86 Client Spotlight: How Seleena achieved a £30k increase in her tuition business in less than 6 months
Oct 23, 2023
PS. 25 Re-starting Is Harder Than Keeping Going
Oct 18, 2023
85 How To Build A Loyal Audience
Oct 16, 2023
PS 24 Big Things Are Made Of Small Things
Oct 11, 2023
84 You asked, I answered!
Oct 09, 2023
PS. 23 Don't Try And Replace Google
Oct 04, 2023
PS. 22 Are you trying to IMPRESS or IMPACT?
Sep 27, 2023
82 Using Freebies To Make Sales
Sep 25, 2023
PS. 21 Don't Take It Personally
Sep 20, 2023
81 How To Manage All The Moving Parts Of Running A Business
Sep 18, 2023
PS. 20 Stop Learning, Start Acting
Sep 06, 2023
80 Triage Why You May Not Be Attracting As Many Clients As You Want
Sep 04, 2023
PS.19 You're in a better place than you think!
Aug 30, 2023
79 6 Hacks To Stay On Top Of Your Marketing
Aug 28, 2023
PS. 18 A Lesson From Parenting That We Can Apply To Our Businesses
Aug 23, 2023
78 What To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Your Business
Aug 21, 2023
PS. 17 The Fastest Way To Grow Is Slowly
Aug 16, 2023
77 Ways To Make Your Tutoring Business Pay A Full-Time Salary
Aug 14, 2023
PS. 16 Your Brain Is For Creating, Not Storing
Aug 09, 2023
76 Let's Make social media work harder than you for it!
Aug 07, 2023
PS. 15 Stop Writing With The Wrong Hand!
Aug 02, 2023
75 7 Things I Would Do Differently If I Set Up My Tutoring Business Again
Jul 31, 2023
PS. 14 It's All About What You Create
Jul 26, 2023
74 4 ways you might be leaving money on the table
Jul 24, 2023
PS. 13 The Honeymoon Phase Is Misleading
Jul 19, 2023
73 How To Build Authority In Your Niche (So You Become A Go-To)
Jul 17, 2023
PS. 12 Give Your Business Some Love!
Jul 12, 2023
72 Making Sales With Facebook Groups with Zoe Mckeown
Jul 10, 2023
PS. 11 The Power Of Original Thought
Jul 05, 2023
71 Choosing Business Support That'll Get You Results
Jul 03, 2023
PS. 10 Upset The Status Quo
Jun 21, 2023
70 Managing Overwhelm
Jun 19, 2023
PS. 09 Is Your Language Stopping You From Being Great?
Jun 14, 2023
69 Franchising Your Business with Karen Gibb
Jun 12, 2023
PS. 08 What We Think Doesn't Matter
Jun 07, 2023
68 The 5 Stages Of Launching Something New
Jun 05, 2023
PS. 07 Everyone Has The Right To Start Over
May 31, 2023
67 Social Media Is Changing - We HAVE To Change With It
May 29, 2023
PS. 06 Why Letting Go Is Crucial To Business Success
May 24, 2023
66 5 Things NOT To Do When Marketing
May 22, 2023
PS. 05 Just Keep Walking
May 17, 2023
65 Making Client Feedback Sell For You
May 15, 2023
PS. 04 If We Hurry, We Get More Done - True or False?
May 10, 2023
64 4 Ways To Make More Money In Your Business
May 08, 2023
PS. 03 You Have A Lot To Teach You
May 03, 2023