Course Lab: Lessons from Successful Online Course Creators

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak. Creating a successful course requires attention to market demand, but how do you know what that demand is, and how can you provide solutions within a client’s comfort zone? Sometimes the missing piece is a little outside of where you are looking. Mary Williams, founder of Sensible Woo, discovered opportunities to use what did resonate with clients in an effort to help them with challenges outside their comfort zone.      In this episode, Mary, Danny and Abe discuss looking past the obvious issue and digging into why your clients are facing the challenges they are facing. Mary describes how she engineered a framework for her course that helped her clients overcome challenges they could not clearly see by incorporating familiar and comfortable skills and concepts. • In this episode we discuss:Being aware of the issues behind your clients’ challengesCombining strategies within your course to deliver solutionsUsing marketing structures that encourage commitment from clientsValuing your services appropriatelyDigging even deeper with Danny and Abe’s post-interview debrief.“I think [clients] really need a bridge that they can understand.” “Teaching [clients] those flexibility and resilience skills is, I think, part of the process too, and they don't really realize that's what they're doing.” – Mary WilliamsGuest Bio:Mary is the Chief Technology Therapist at Sensible Woo, where she teaches highly sensitive & neurodivergent online business owners how to replace technological chaos with a harmonious system. Through programs like Digital Feng Shui, her clients optimize their business foundation from an emotional and intuitive perspective so that they can delegate and automate without wasting time, money, or energy.She is an accredited librarian with a Master of Science in Information and set the foundation of her career as the first digital archivist for Disney Animation Studios. From there, she has worked with marketing agencies, entertainment technology companies, public libraries, fundraising organizations, and technology start-ups.  You can connect with Mary at sensiblewoo.com, subscribe for updates, and access her free library of learning resources.Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeMary’s website - Sensible WooMary’s LinkedInCredits:Guest: Mary WilliamsHosts: Danny Iny & Abe Crystal Producer: Cynthia Lamb Executive producer: Danny InyAssembled by: Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production: Post Office SoundMusic soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely     If you don't want to miss future episodes of Course Lab, please subscribe to Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.    Music and SFX credits: • Track Title: Bossa BBArtist Name(s): MarieWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: GraceArtist Name(s): ShimmerWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Carousel LightsArtist Name(s): Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Coo CoosArtist Name(s): Dresden, The FlamingoWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONEpisode transcript: The Missing Piece (Mary Williams)  coming soon~~~~~

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.You listen to Course Lab because you want to learn how to make online courses that are more impactful for your students and successful for you.      Danny Iny and Abe Crystal appreciate the opportunity to really dive into the design of a course to help you take away what’s most relevant for your own courses. That’s why they thought you might be interested in a brand-new show that just joined the Mirasee FM Podcast Network. It's called Once Upon a Business, and it’s hosted by their good friend and colleague, Lisa Bloom, the Story Coach.           In Once Upon a Business, Lisa reaches into a fairy, folk, or traditional tale and pulls out the business and growth lessons that you can apply to your own course business. To give you a taste of the show, they’re running an episode from that podcast right here in your feed. Abe chose this particular episode because the tailor in the story creates something beautiful, hits a wall, but then iterates and keeps going. Sound familiar? Keep listening, and you'll hear exactly what this new show is all about.So, come now. Gather around the fire. Lisa’s about to begin….“I think it's an incredibly important skill for an entrepreneur, for anybody running a business, to be able to know that creating something out of nothing is always possible.” – Lisa BloomLisa Bloom is a storyteller, author and coach who's passionate about the art and business of storytelling. She runs a business called ‘Story Coach’ and helps entrepreneurs, business owners & leaders attract & impact ideal clients and grow their business.     After traveling the world and working a variety of jobs, Lisa settled down and created her business: story coaching, developing transformational story leaders & delivering global conference keynotes and workshops. She is also the Director of Mirasee’s ACES Business Acceleration Program. There's nothing Lisa loves more than to spend time with her partner & their four sons, walk her dog, travel, read and share stories!Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:Mirasee The Story Coach  Lisa Bloom’s book - The Story Advantage Credits:Host: Lisa BloomProducer: Cynthia LambExecutive producer: Danny InyAssembled by: Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production: Post Office SoundMusic soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely If you don't want to miss future episodes of Once Upon a Business, please subscribe to Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.Music credits:• Track Title: FirestoneArtist Name(s): Pete StewartPublisher Name: Chad Michael Snavely• Track Title: EmeraldsArtist Name(s): HaleWriter Name: Cory Hale WilliamsPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION • Track Title: Places in DreamsArtist Name(s): Alsever LakeWriter Name: Adrian Dominic WaltherPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONEpisode transcript: Course Lab Presents Once Upon a Business. Coming soon.~~~~~

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Mel Stanley, founder of FirstWoman.rocks, knew that she had to pivot really quickly when her revenue streams dried up due to the pandemic. When she stopped panicking, she successfully created her virtual coaching practice.      Mel is the creator of the course, Brand for Success, which is designed to create meaningful transformation for her clients, who are exclusively women. In her course and coaching practice, she aims a hammer at the glass ceiling. Not only that, but the hammer is aimed at the concept of “online courses” itself. Listen in as Abe and Danny coin a new term.In this episode, we discuss:How using free 20-minute speed coaching sessions is a wonderful tool to create course content—and fill your pilot. Using polls on LinkedIn to distill what problems women have stepping up into leadership positions. Using coaching as an approach to help students get results.What a playbook is and how Mel uses it in her course. A new term for online courses!Danny and Abe’s debrief after the interview.“I thought I was doing everybody a favor by making it shorter. In fact, what they wanted was longer so they could have more chats.” – Mel StanleyGuest Bio: Mel Stanley is a Personal Branding and Marketing Strategist, CMO, and Board Director and the founder of FirstWoman, a consulting and coaching firm helping ambitious, professional women and Founders achieve success and recognition. She works exclusively with aspiring women who want to be successful on their terms without compromising who they are or their values and principles.       “There’s always a woman before you who was the first to achieve something. You can be ‘a first,’ too. Nothing is unreachable,” says Mel. She’s a firm believer that women have all the necessary talent, but sometimes lack the clarity, confidence, and visibility required to compete effectively, to stand out from the crowd and become instantly recognizable in a way that articulates their unique strengths and qualities.      She feels that the world needs more senior females, especially, to be around the Board table when decisions are being made that impact women--especially decisions concerning issues such as equal opportunity, the pay gap, flexible working options, and maternity leave.Follow Mel and follow her hashtag, #successwithoutcompromise for discussions on these topics:Personal Branding Strategy for womenGender inequalityCats!! But only on a FridayThe FirstWoman page• Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeMel's website Mel's LinkedIn FirstWoman.Rocks LinkTr.eeMel’s TwitterMel's Instagram• Credits:Guest: Mel StanleyHosts: Danny Iny & Abe Crystal Producer: Cynthia Lamb Executive producer: Danny InyAssembled by: Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production: Post Office SoundMusic soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely     If you don't want to miss future episodes of Course Lab, please subscribe to Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.• Music and SFX credits: Track Title: Bossa BBArtist Name(s): MarieWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: GraceArtist Name(s): ShimmerWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Carousel LightsArtist Name(s): Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Coo CoosArtist Name(s): Dresden, The FlamingoWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Episode transcript: Create Transformative Learning Journeys. coming soon~~~~~

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Sharon Richmond, founder of Leading Large and creator of the course Candid Conversation, isn’t locked into a specific mental model of what a course should be, how to start designing it, or how to implement a course. She has an interesting approach that all course creators should start with – identify the hard and meaningful problem first.     As an executive coach, she focuses on senior leadership to help create lasting change in an organization. With the course, she helps executives learn how to have a difficult conversation and, therefore, begin to create a more candid culture within their organization.• In this episode we discuss:Sharon describes what brought her to create a B2B course for a larger group of leaders.The very focused feedback to participants throughout three synchronous sessions. When it’s important to say “No” to students.The size of the cohorts, business model, and how to provide coaching sessions with coach facilitators. Danny and Abe’s debrief after the interview.“We've mostly been focusing on senior leadership. Because again, that's one of the best ways to create lasting change in an organization.” – Sharon RichmondGuest bio: My executive clients are amazing leaders, and are building companies they are proud of. Working with them is my greatest joy, says Sharon Richmond, the co-founder of Richmond Associates Consulting LLC. (rebranding to Leading Large). Sharon is an executive coach and consultant, leadership expert, course creator,  lecturer, speaker, and published author specializing in business-driven change execution.     She is also an MBTI Master Practitioner, known internationally for her work on how MBTI types lead best. She’s certified and works with emotional intelligence tools (EQi, MSCEIT) and has for many years taught leadership at Stanford GSB and Stanford University.     Sharon has 30+ years of partnering with clients to improve their leadership, accelerate change, and achieve their most important goalsVenture-backed to Fortune 50 companiesThousands of leadersHundreds of teamsLeadership instructor at Stanford GSB & Stanford UniversityFounding director of Cisco's global Change CenterInternational speakerPublished authorResources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeSharon’s website (Soon to be LeadingLarge.com)Sharon’s LinkedIn Sharon’s TwitterSharon’s book - Introduction to Myers-Briggs® Type and LeadershipCredits:Guest: Sharon RichmondHosts: Danny Iny & Abe Crystal Producer: Cynthia Lamb Executive producer: Danny InyAssembled by: Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production: Post Office SoundMusic soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely     If you don't want to miss future episodes of Course Lab, please subscribe to Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.     If you have a question for Course Lab, put the show title in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.com.Music and SFX credits: • Track Title: Bossa BBArtist Name(s): MarieWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: GraceArtist Name(s): ShimmerWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Carousel LightsArtist Name(s): Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Coo CoosArtist Name(s): Dresden, The FlamingoWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONEpisode transcript: Start by Tackling the Important Problem (Sharon Richmond)  coming soon~~~~~

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.When Trevor Page, founder of Crafty Codr Inc. and course creator at Coders Campus, discovered he had a knack for teaching, he decided to venture into entrepreneurship, leaving his coding job. He founded his company and launched the website, Coders Campus, where he offers the free 4-week course, The Java Beginner’s Course, as a prerequisite for his main course, Full Stack Java Bootcamp. In this episode of Course Lab, Danny and Abe discuss Trevor’s courses, his bold business model, and his intention to engage every one of his students. In this episode we discuss:Trevor’s use of avatars to describe the students of Coders Campus.The very intense and hands-on, immersive six-month Java Bootcamp experience.Trevor’s biggest problem—the approximately 20% of students who struggle in the course—and ideas on how to fix it. How his passion for coding and his podcast allow him to compete with much bigger players.His income share agreement, which he and students love.Danny and Abe’s debrief after the interview.“When I'm talking about the boot camp, or when I'm talking about code in general, to a student or a group of students, my love for coding comes through, and they pick up on that very quickly.”  “The goal of the Bootcamp is to get them a job as a coder. So our values and our goals together are very much in alignment. If I can't do it, if I can't get them a job, I don't get paid. So students love it. And I love it too.” – Trevor PageGuest bio: Trevor Page is the director and content creator for Coders Campus, a digital giant which teaches every level of the programming language, Java. He’s the founder of Crafty Codr Inc. and author of the How to Program with Java ebook, a Java expert, podcaster, blogger, teacher, and entrepreneur.     Programming is a passion of his, and he absolutely loves to teach others this skill set. He’s an expert in turning complicated Java programming talk into easy-to-follow English and bite-sized tutorials. After receiving his bachelor's degree in computer science and working his way up the ranks to the title of Senior Software Engineer, he decided to make a shift in his career path and become a teacher in 2012. In the time since he has developed a following of people who are just as passionate about his teaching methods as he is about creating courses.     The Java Beginner’s Course is his free, 4-week prerequisite for his main course, the Full Stack Java Bootcamp, which:teaches everything you need to know to enter junior developer roles in the workforce.provides career preparation, portfolio development, and help with resumes and the interview process.guarantees a job offer within 6 months of graduating from the Bootcamp.• Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeTrevor’s website Trevor’s Udemy courses page Trevor’s LinkedIn Credits:Guest: Trevor PageHosts: Danny Iny & Abe Crystal Producer: Cynthia Lamb Executive producer: Danny InyAssembled by: Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production: Post Office SoundMusic soundscape: Chad Michael SnavelyIf you don't want to miss future episodes of Course Lab, please subscribe to Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.If you have a question for Course Lab, put the show title in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.com.Music and SFX credits: • Track Title: Bossa BBArtist Name(s): MarieWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: GraceArtist Name(s): ShimmerWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Carousel LightsArtist Name(s): Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Coo CoosArtist Name(s): Dresden, The FlamingoWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONEpisode transcript: Bold Business Model Levels the Playing Field (Trevor Page): coming soon~~~~~

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.To Abe Crystal, CEO of the online course platform Ruzuku, books are written to be read.  Trying to simply translate a book directly into a video course may wind up creating something that’s too long, too digressive. So what should you do instead? You need a fresh approach to how to fit courses into your business. Abe writes in-depth about how to implement such an approach in his newly published book, The Business of Courses.     In this special episode of Course Lab, Danny and Abe discuss Abe’s book, what business owners should think about when creating courses today, and what the coming years may look like for the online course industry.In this episode we discuss: Abe’s reasons for writing the book, The Business of Courses.How course creators should think about courses.Powerful  strategies you can use to help potential clients discover you and your course.Why turning a book with great content and relevant information into a video course is usually a big mistake, and what to do instead. The 5 phases of the customer learning journey.What’s coming in the next 3, 6, 12 months for the online course industry.“Over the past year, we've seen a wave of prominent thought leaders, as well as new startups, really highlighting the value of intensive group learning.” – Abe CrystalGuest bio:  Abe Crystal is the CEO and co-founder of Ruzuku, an online course platform focused on student engagement. He’s also a strategic advisor to Mirasee.      Abe helps authors, coaches, speakers, and other independent experts create their own online courses and learning communities. He and his team at Ruzuku are on a mission to usher in a new wave of independent, authentic teachers around the world and invest them with the tools and support to succeed—everything the clients need to create, sell, and teach amazing courses.     Abe is also the author of The Business of Courses, about the process of adding online courses to your business’s product and services offerings.     Abe is an adjunct professor in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.  He specializes in learning design and user experience research and earned his Ph.D. in human-computer interaction at UNC-Chapel Hill.Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeAbe Crystal’s Ruzuku websiteAbe’s  LinkedInAbe’s bookCredits:Guest - Abe CrystalHosts - Danny Iny & Abe Crystal Producer - Cynthia Lamb Executive producer - Danny InyAssembled by - Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor - Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production - Post Office SoundMusic soundscape - Chad Michael Snavely If you don't want to miss future episodes of Course Lab, please subscribe to Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.If you have a question for Course Lab, put the show title in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.comMusic and SFX credits: • Track Title: Bossa BBArtist Name(s): MarieWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: Carousel LightsArtist Name(s): Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONSEpisode transcript:  A Fresh Approach  for Adding Online Courses to Your Business (Abe Crystal): coming soon~~~~~

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Episode summary: All the Necessary Elements for Transformation (Melinda Cohan) Most coaches don't like running a business, so Melinda Cohan, co-founder of Coaches Console, created a technology platform to help coaches do so, combining it with unparalleled coaching and training, so new and new-ish coaches can leverage their time and effort easily. In the wildly successful 12-week online course, The Coaching Business System, Melinda helps entrepreneurs avoid overwhelm through carefully mapped out milestones, experiences and action items. The course is a mixture of content and interaction with coaches and the community of fellow students. Plus it comes with a rare guarantee policy that promises results.In this episode of Course Lab, Danny and Abe discuss Melinda’s course, her very long track record of expertise before she came to the world of online courses, how she leverages synergistic skills, and why you might want to hire from your own community. In this episode we discuss:How Melinda  changed her business model from one-on-one to one-to-many.The seven success systems every business needs to have in place, and what made her decide on such a broad scope in her course.The biggest areas where students get stuck. Where the coaching part of the course is really impactful.How the unique guarantee policy promises results. Danny and Abe’s debrief after the interview.“It doesn't matter how much content you give somebody at home, it matters how much they consume, and how much they implement.” “Isolation is the number one enemy to success.“ – Melinda CohanMelinda CohanGuest bio: Melinda Cohan is CEO of The Coaches Console, a seven-figure software, training, and coaching company that has helped more than fifty thousand coaches create profitable and thriving businesses. She is a systems expert helping coaches get over the tedious task of running their businesses so they can focus on what they love - the actual coaching of amazing clients.Fifty-six percent of coaches fail. Why? They don’t know how to efficiently run a profitable business. Without iron-clad systems, they’re hard-pressed to leverage their time, serve more clients, and grow their businesses and profits. The Coaches Console is one cohesive platform. Melinda and her team blend coaching with training to help you create a clear and realistic path to sustainable results. Her desire is to expand The Coaches Console tool into other professions.She’s also the author of the new book, The Confident Coach, where shares her insider's view of the coaching industry.The Coaching Business System is a 12-week, evergreen course with a mixture of content and interaction:The course comes with a stack of freebies.The course starts students at ground zero and takes them through the groundwork of setting up their business systems.Each module is large. Some of the topics covered include “Branding,” “Support & Referring,” and “Leveraging your Content, Time, and Money.”The course comes with a 6-month membership to The Coaches Console.• Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeMelinda’s website Melinda’s podcast, Just Between CoachesMelinda’s LinkedIn Melinda’s book, The Confident CoachCredits:Guest - Melinda CohanHosts - Danny Iny & Abe Crystal Producer - Cynthia Lamb Executive Producer - Danny InyAssembled by - Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor - Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production - Post Office SoundMusic soundscape - Chad Michael SnavelyIf you don't want to miss future episodes of Course Lab, please follow us on Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.If you have a question for Course Lab, put the show title in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.com.Music and SFX credits: Track Title: Bossa BBArtist Name(s): MarieWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONTrack Title: GraceArtist Name(s): ShimmerWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONSTrack Title: Carousel LightsArtist Name(s): Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONSTrack Title: Coo CoosArtist Name(s): Dresden, The FlamingoWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONEpisode transcript: All the Necessary Elements for Transformation (Melinda Cohan) coming soon~~~~~

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Episode summary: How Students’ Lived Experiences Lead to Innovative Course Design (Sara Eisenberg):The feeling of a broken world and Sara Eisenberg’s own experience as an activist were drivers in the creation of her four-week online course, Radical Inclusion Immersion, which helps attendees deconstruct their biases. The course teaches simple practices that deepen curiosity, empathy, and visceral understanding of belonging and exclusion and invites a natural shift to more inclusionary behaviors.In this episode of Course Lab, Danny and Abe discuss Sara’s course and explore how she uses students’ lived memories and experiences to create an in-depth and innovative curriculum. She shares how the pandemic helped her understand that Zoom meetings with the participants created a more intimate environment in which to be vulnerable and safe to share experiences. In this episode we discuss:The approach of “radical inclusion.” How the students sharing their experiences and perspectives builds the course’s innovative structure.How to enroll people into a course with sensitive topics such as racial and gender equality.How Sara creates a safe and intimate environment in the group’s Zoom calls.Danny and Abe’s debrief after the interview.“Now I'm closing the loop, bringing the consciousness practices from my healing path back into the work of the  divisive issues of race and gender. Because we haven't made a lot of progress using the tools that we have. ”  “In some cases, I'm writing the curriculum as we go based on how the students’ material interacts with one another.” – Sara EisenbergGuest bio:Sara Eisenberg is a healer, herbalist, activist, elder, and the founder of  A Life of Practice, her online home, where she integrates her work in Nondual Kabbalistic Healing, Herbal Medicine, and Radical Inclusion with A Life of Practice©.  Sara brings over 35 years of experience as a teacher, facilitator, and healer in academic and community settings to her work. Sara teaches CEOs, professionals, activists, and seekers committed to race and gender justice, guiding them to naturally shift to more inclusionary behaviors by engaging them in simple practices that deepen their curiosity, empathy, and visceral understanding of belonging, exclusion, and agency.In Radical Inclusion Practice©, she partners race and gender justice beginners with seasoned practitioners in a variety of settings: one on one, small group settings by contractual agreement, and in online learning settings where course size is limited to optimize transformational learning.In spite of her years as a community organizer, nonprofit CEO, and large-systems change agent, Sara was also trying to solve her own pain over the constant harms caused by a broken world. Radical Inclusion Practice© is the fruit of her desire to make this path available to others.Now she offers a 4-week beta course, Radical Inclusion Immersion,  a protected space for professionals, seekers, and activists who:are committed to racial and gender justicewrestle with being part of the problem they want to solveare ready to look within and work with their own stories and lived experiencesResources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeSara’s A Life of Practice websiteSara’s course, Radical Inclusion ImmersionSara’s LinkedInCredits:Guest - Sara EisenbergHosts - Danny Iny & Abe Crystal Producer - Cynthia Lamb Executive producer - Danny InyAssembled by - Geoff Govertsen and Michi LantzAudio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production by Post Office SoundMusic soundscape: Chad Michael SnavelyIf you don't want to miss future episodes of Course Lab, please subscribe to Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.If you have a question for Course Lab, put the show title in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.comMusic and SFX credits: • Track Title: Bossa BBArtist Name(s): MarieWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: GraceArtist Name(s): ShimmerWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Carousel LightsArtist Name(s): Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Coo CoosArtist Name(s): Dresden, The FlamingoWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONEpisode transcript:  How Students’ Lived Experiences Lead to Innovative Course Design (Sara Eisenberg) coming soon~~~~~

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Conventional wisdom might say that Jackie’s experiential course material must be taught at an in-person retreat, but Jackie has developed a method that enables her to bring that material to a group online. This method forms the basis of her six-week online course “Purpose, Values & Vision,” in which Jackie helps clients to channel the passion, energy, and drive that comes from living a purpose-driven life.In this episode of Course Lab, Danny and Abe discuss Jackie’s course and explore how she successfully leverages interactive group coaching in order to help clients develop concrete and impactful purpose statements. Jackie explains how she discovered that group coaching is far more empowering than individual coaching and how she utilizes laser-focused sessions and guided visualization to help clients tap into their vision, passion, and purpose.In this episode we discuss:How to ensure that the roadmap for her course ”Purpose, Values & Vision” will be successful at the end. Why challenging limiting beliefs in the first session is an important step in the course.How she found out that group coaching was MORE impactful than one-on-one coaching, and in what way.How letting the students write down their purpose statements and go through guided visualizations help them tap more strongly into their vision, passion, and purpose.Danny and Abe’s debrief after the interview“The feeling capacity of people is really the way to get and to stay on the purpose path. Thinking is overrated. Sensing is much more powerful.”  – Jackie RobergeJackie Roberge is a Leadership Coach and Facilitator at Business&Beyond. She is dedicated to helping clients experience the passion, energy, and drive that comes from living a purpose-driven life. Driven leaders work with her to move beyond corporate ambition and profits and get clear on their big, purposeful contributions.      Jackie used to work in the corporate world and found herself wondering... is this all there is? Marketing and strategic planning were not her end game. She wanted to contribute more, make a bigger impact, and feel more passion and fulfillment. So she pursued TM (Transcendental Meditation) and started meditating twice a day, which had an immediate impact on her health, stress level, and emotions.      She later took a coaching program and discovered that her purpose involves helping others get clear on their purpose. Through her coaching, she noticed that most people don’t consciously reflect on the impact or contribution they want to make AND how to find the time and energy to focus on it. Leaders often get swept away by corporate objectives and agendas and they can lose sight of their own north star.     Using the analogy of strategic planning in her leadership coaching, Jackie helps leaders develop a PERSONAL strategic or whole life plan in order to help them step fully into their most authentic and impactful roles in their work and personal lives. Life vision - what you want your personal and professional life to be in 5 to 10 yearsKey values - that guide your decisions & align your prioritiesPurpose - the meaningful contribution you are here to makeGoals and purposeful habits (like Key success factors) - to help you step fully into your most authentic and impactful roles at work, at home, and in your communities.Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeJackie’s Business and Beyond websiteJackie’s TwitterJackie’s LinkedInCredits:Guest - Jackie RobergeHosts - Danny Iny & Abe Crystal Producer - Cynthia Lamb Executive producer - Danny InyWriter - Michi Lantz and Cynthia Lamb Assembled by - Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production by Post Office SoundMusic soundscape: Chad Michael SnavelyIf you don't want to miss future episodes of Course  Lab, please subscribe to Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.If you have a question for Course Lab, put the show title in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.comMusic and SFX credits: • Track Title: Bossa BBArtist Name(s): MarieWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: GraceArtist Name(s): ShimmerWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Carousel LightsArtist Name(s): Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Coo CoosArtist Name(s): Dresden, The FlamingoWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONEpisode transcript:  The Exponential Power of a Group (Jackie Roberge): coming soon~~~~~

Special "business revenue leak checklist" offer, free at http://www.mrse.co/leak.Episode summary: How do you create an engaging course that students will actually finish? If that’s a question you constantly ask yourself, we’d like you to meet Gayle Van Gils. After spending 25 plus years teaching meditation to individuals and teams, and delving into the neuroscience behind habit change, Gail decided to take her expertise online and launched a hugely successful wellness course.     On this episode of Course Lab, Danny and Abe discuss Gayle’s online course, “Smart Tips: Wellness,” which teaches people how to infuse awareness into every aspect of wellness through short and topic-focused standalone videos. Her unique course architecture and Smart Tips: Wellness format have proved remarkably successful, with a majority of students completing the whole course in one day. In this session, you’ll learn all the ins and outs of Gayle’s strategy for developing a course that students love to binge.In this episode we discuss:How the unique architecture of the course and the Smart Tips: Wellness format encourages students to consume in one day. What are the advantages and the trade-offs of going broad and wide as opposed to very narrow and deep? Why did Udemy reach out to her?Danny and Abe’s debrief after the interview“I learned to be quite succinct in what I was saying. I had to drill down to the core of the message. And then I drilled that even further to put it in the workbook for them.”  – Gayle Van GilsGayle Van Gils is an award-winning author, leadership consultant, life coach, and meditation teacher who aims to open both hearts and minds.      Gayle’s specialty brings together her extensive experience as a mindfulness teacher with the practical solutions and real-life work she has conducted as a business consultant and executive coach.     Gayle has an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA and is a certified instructor of Search Inside Yourself, the mindfulness and emotional intelligence training developed and proven at Google. She is the founder of Transform Your Culture, a consulting, training, and coaching company, and is a senior meditation teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. In addition, millions of people have listened to her meditations on the Simple Habit meditation app.      Through her in-person classes and online courses, Gayle has helped thousands of people find more peace, energy, inspiration, joy, and success in their lives and businesses.Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:MiraseeGayle’s TransformYourCulture websiteGayle’s TwitterGayle’s LinkedInGayle’s book Happier at Work.Credits:Guest - Gayle Van GilsHosts - Danny Iny & Abe Crystal Producer - Cynthia Lamb Executive producer - Danny InyWriter - Michi Lantz and Cynthia Lamb Assembled by - Geoff GovertsenAudio Post Supervisor: Evan Miles, Christopher MartinAudio Post Production by Post Office SoundMusic soundscape: Chad Michael SnavelyIf you don't want to miss future episodes of Course  Lab, please subscribe to Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you're listening right now. And if you liked the show, please leave us a starred review. It's the best way to help us get these ideas to more people.If you have a question for Course Lab, put the show title in the subject line and send it to podcasts@mirasee.com.Music and SFX credits: • Track Title: AccessArtist Name(s): OBOYWriter Name: Martin HamptonWriter Name: Matej DjajkovskiPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION• Track Title: Bossa BBArtist Name(s): MarieWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: Carousel LightsArtist Name(s): Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Chelsea McGoughWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONPublisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS• Track Title: GraceArtist Name(s): ShimmerWriter Name: Matthew WigtonPublisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONEpisode transcript: Bite-Sized Modules Create a Distilled and Actionable Course (Gayle Van Gils) coming soon~~~~~