With creative flair, Kathryn Goldman has morphed her initial course into a valuable membership resource, cleverly integrating legal services and fostering an incremental relationship-building model that serves as her business’s backbone.

The Power of Iteration (Darnyelle Jervey Harmon)

24 days ago 26m 3s

An Inc. 5000 CEO, Darnyelle Harmon discusses the importance of iterating and improving courses and the impact of tracking outcomes for participants. She also shares insights about her unique approach to course creation that led to her success.

Creating a Holistic Experience (Master Mingtong Gu)

Mar 18th, 2024 20m 26s

With a large online membership community and a thriving in-person retreat, Mingtong Gu has created a perfect blend of virtual and real-world teaching and engagement. He shares what he’s learned and what he practices to support students at all l

Presenting Neuroscience of Coaching (Ari Iny)

Mar 11th, 2024 25m 12s

Producer Cynthia Lamb introduces Neuroscience of Coaching, a new show on the Mirasee FM podcast network, hosted by Dr. Irena O’Brien. In this bonus episode, Ari Iny explores the “attention network” in our minds — where the secret to focus lies.

Composing Great Courses (Diana Rowan)

Mar 4th, 2024 24m 33s

Starting with a niche topic — playing the harp — Diana Rowan proved that it’s possible to successfully expand to a broader scope (but not too broad!). She also gives us a blueprint for how to support your courses with an active and engaged comm

Less Is Best (Michael Bungay Stanier)

Feb 19th, 2024 26m 7s

Renowned coach and author Michael Bungay Stanier takes us on a fascinating exploration of how people learn, course best practices, and incorporating coaching elements into online courses. Perhaps most importantly, he advocates: Less is best.

Presenting Teacher Tom’s Podcast (Lenore Skenazy)

Feb 12th, 2024 33m 4s

Co-host Ari Iny introduces Teacher Tom’s Podcast, a new show on the Mirasee FM podcast network, hosted by “Teacher Tom” Hobson. In this bonus episode, Lenore Skenazy shares ways that parents harm their children’s development and what to do inst

Cancer Survivor to Course Creator (Meg Cadoux)

Feb 5th, 2024 25m 8s

After surviving breast cancer, Meg Cadoux started a nonprofit to promote anti-cancer lifestyles. Discover how she developed a successful online course, supporting content, and partnerships with insurance companies to empower health transformati

Revenge of the Nerd (Steve Kamb)

Jan 22nd, 2024 30m 19s

From humble and geeky beginnings, Steve Kamb has built Nerd Fitness into an online empire of learning for tens of thousands of students. He shares what he’s learned about the importance of community, accountability, and avoiding the trap of per

Presenting Consciousness Explored (Stephanie Red Feather)

Jan 15th, 2024 36m 26s

Co-host Ari Iny introduces Consciousness Explored, a new show on the Mirasee FM podcast network, hosted by Melissa Deal. In this bonus episode, guest Stephanie Red Feather dives into what it’s like to live your life as an empath.

Fostering Connection (Jan Keck)

Jan 8th, 2024 25m 20s

As a recovered “shy guy,” Jan Keck knows how hard connection can be for course students, especially online. In this conversation, he shares numerous tips for fostering connection among students, creating engaging events, and leading live experi

Team’s Pick: Tools for Training (Rob Witcher)

Dec 25th, 2023 22m 9s

Course Lab producer Cynthia Lamb chooses a favorite episode of the season to run again during the holiday break. Hear how Rob Witcher developed smart tools to engage his students and enhance their experience.

Standing Out (Jeff Cobb)

Dec 11th, 2023 24m 6s

With experience creating courses for businesses, individuals, and himself over two decades, Jeff Cobb shares his perspective on the crowded course landscape. Succeeding today takes more than it did just a few years ago, but Jeff will show you t

Working with Artificial Intelligence (Alex Preis)

Nov 27th, 2023 20m 20s

Drawing on his extensive engineering background, Alex Preis is developing course methodologies around AI that are cutting edge. As he sees it, course creators are only seeing and using a tiny fraction of what the technology has to offer.

Keeping It One-on-One (Sam Mahmoody)

Nov 13th, 2023 17m 19s

Engineer by day, tutor by night, Sam Mahmoody came to realize teaching was his passion. Although he embraced online tutoring early, he mostly never sought to scale to group classes — preferring to keep the core business as teaching students one

Painting as Personal Development (Laurie Anderson)

Oct 30th, 2023 19m 55s

As steward of the longtime legendary company Alexander Art, Laurie Anderson sees her role as providing students with transformation. They’re not just painting — they’re creating a new self-identity and reawakening their inner artist from childh

Hybrid Courses Are a Dream Come True (Michael Sheridan)

Oct 16th, 2023 17m 52s

With more than 30 years’ experience teaching courses, Michael Sheridan has settled into a successful hybrid model that serves his and his students’ needs well — and he has no interest in going back to his old way of teaching only in person.

Mastermind Parenting (Randi Rubenstein)

Sep 11th, 2023 21m 57s

For parents with strong-willed children, Randi Rubenstein’s Mastermind Parenting makes all the difference. Randi shares how well-measured iteration of her programs unlocked possibilities for her business—and her students—that she’d never consid

Drawing New Conclusions (Tom Hart)

Aug 28th, 2023 18m 6s

Many course topics are believed to be “unteachable” online. Tom Hart teaches one of them — cartooning. Not only that, his school operates as a nonprofit. But despite bucking conventional wisdom in both ways, Tom’s school has been comically succ

Tools for Training (Rob Witcher)

Aug 14th, 2023 21m 25s

Drawing on a strong tech and training background, Rob Witcher developed smart tools to engage his students and enhance their experience. And just as in tech, it’s all about iteration — so Rob never ceases to seek feedback and improve his course

Teaching Teams (Christina Becker)

Jul 31st, 2023 23m 43s

By choosing to teach nonprofit boards, Christina Becker has had to build an unorthodox business model. Her students are usually not the purchasers, and her courses are taken by teams. Tune in to find out how this road less traveled led to succe

Going the Extra Mile (Debra Cady)

Jul 17th, 2023 24m 36s

With a solid 30-plus-year career in mental health, Debra Cady pivoted into course creation for her next chapter. She became a Mirasee student for its education and a Ruzuku customer for its platform — and she’s now excited to be teaching her gi

Courses for Coaches (Dr. Barbara Birsinger)

Jul 4th, 2023 16m 36s

After years of working through her own body issues, Dr. Barbara Birsinger created a “behavior decoding” method that generated astonishing results for clients. She then took it to the next level as a certification course for coaches and practiti

Bridging the Gap (Stever Robbins)

Jun 19th, 2023 20m 40s

With decades of experience and expertise in learning theory, Stever Robbins sees the “knowing-doing gap” as a major challenge in transformative course creation. He, Danny, and Abe discuss overcoming this with behavior-based instructional design

Special: Ruzuku’s Instant Courses

Jun 5th, 2023 17m 52s

The profit and brand center for most course creators is transformative courses that teach topics around their core expertise. But there’s great value in providing peripheral courses, and Danny and Abe discuss how to use Instant Courses to creat