Episode #4: Building an Education Empire with Lucy Spencer

#4: Building an Education Empire with Lucy Spencer - Scaling strategies for business growth

Welcome to the UK Educators Community Podcast, with your host, Syd.

Syd is  an award winning science communicator, serial entrepreneur and educational consultant.

On this episode, Syd chats with Lucy Spencer about scaling strategies for business growth.  Lucy is the Founder and Director of Education Boutique.  She was described by The Good Schools Guide as “one to watch” and is currently the Vice President of The Tutors’ Association.

Find out about Lucy's growth programmes here: https://educationboutique.co.uk/
 
She has grown Education Boutique without outside investment or partners, and this episode has plenty of advice you can apply to your business if you plan to scale:

• Remain in complete control of your business, until you're ready to sell and exit.
  
  
• Plan, plan and plan!  Be ready with a Plan-B and be prepared to put plans on hold too! Always write your plans down, as that makes you accountable.  Plan a year in advance, with monthly goals.
  
  
• Surround yourself with like minded people who have similar aspirations and values.  You are the average of the 5 people you're closest to.
  
  
• Consider which clients will be able to expand your network, and realise how important referrals are as a marketing strategy.

For show notes and more details about this and other episodes, please check here: https://ukeducators.com/podcasts/

To join in the conversation with other educators, here's the Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukeducators

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More about Syd.

Syd is on a mission to disrupt the Education sector by empowering Education Businesses to think differently, maximising their impact and enabling them to continue doing what they do best – being an awesome Educator!

She recognises there are many great educators out there. UK Educators Community was born to support and empower other amazing teachers and educators to scale their business, to think more about their business development and to understand how small changes in their approaches can give different results.

Serial Entrepreneur and Outstanding Woman in STEM Award Winner, Syd knows a thing or two about the Education sector. Through her business, Femtinos, Syd has worked with over 12,000 children over the last decade.  Her vision is to take her skills global, working with remote schools and training staff to instill growth mindset strategies. During lockdown, Syd has grown an online school in 6 months from 0 to 18 staff, which has delivered nearly 2000 online classes within that timeframe.