School for Sale in Japan – Gamagori, Aichi

Starting a school is super hard, so it might be worth looking to buy a school that is already running and has students. Here’s a school like that!
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Ben Buckwold from ESL Library on Growing His ESL Resource Company to Over 30 People

Today’s guest is Ben Buckwold. After living in Japan, Ben returned to Canada in 2002 and started ESL Library. We talk about Japan, how Ben got started and the challenges […]
Teaching English in Rural Japan: 5 Things That Caught Me Off Guard

Teaching English in Rural Japan: 5 Things That Caught Me Off Guard I lived in Japan for seven years until November 2019 where I started off working in a fishing […]
Dave Sperling From Dave’s ESL Cafe on His Life and Legendary Site

Today’s guest is Dave Sperling. Dave is originally from L.A. and has in his time lived in Japan and Thailand. He started Dave’s ESL cafe nearly 30 years ago, and […]
Simon Moran on the Franchisee Option for ELT Entrepreneurs

Today’s guest is Simon Moran. Simon is the owner of www.modernenglish.net, and has been a successful franchisor for nearly 20 years. I chat to Simon about his background and the […]
A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT

Acronyms in ELT: What they mean and where and how they are used. Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved and developed a whole range of […]
Dean Rogers’ Insights on What you need to Become an ELT Entrepreneur

Today’s guest is Dean Rogers. Dean and I discuss his journey from being a struggling entrepreneur in Japan to a successful CEO and author. Dean gives some valuable tips on […]
How Tyson Batino Built a 7-8 Figure Teaching Business in Tokyo

Today’s guest is Tyson Batino. Tyson talks about his journey from being a language-school teacher to co-owner of 11 English schools in Tokyo. Tyson talks about the challenges of scaling […]
How to Hire and Retain Great Teachers

How to Hire and Retain Great Teachers with Peter Lackner In today’s episode we talk to Peter Lackner of JobsinJapan about how to hire and retain Great teachers. We also […]
How to Launch and Run English Schools in Japan

How to Successfully Launch and Run English Schools in Japan with Ian Simpson In this episode, Ian Simpson tells us how to successfully launch and run English schools in Japan. […]