Called to Both - Balancing Motherhood and Business for Photographers

179: Building a Coaching Empire: The Tools I Depend On As An Educator

Joy Michelle, Coach for Photographers

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What if the right tools could help you scale your business without adding more chaos to your life? In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the exact digital and non-digital tools I use to run my coaching and education business—from course platforms and AI tools to productivity systems, banking, podcasting, and content creation. 

After nearly 10 years of creating content online, I’ve refined the systems that actually save me time, simplify my workflow, and help me serve clients better. I’m sharing the platforms I personally use every day, the mistakes I made early on (yes, including trying to avoid paying for Zoom 😅), and the tools I recommend most often to photographers and creatives who want to step into coaching, mentorship, courses, or education.


In This Episode You’ll: 

  1. Get my list of top tools that I recommend to my clients who are branching into education 
  2. Learn to use the tools to save time and make your coaching business more effective
  3. Learn what it takes to bridge the gap between being a service provider and being an educator


Find It Quickly:

Zoom (3:37) 

Notion (6:08)

Youtube (7:23)

Kajabi (7:36)

Riverside (9:41)

Canva (10:56)

Honeybook (11:10)

Buzzsprout (11:43)

Claude (12:14)

Manychat (14:16)

Relay (14:42)

Planner (15:54)

Timer cube (17:31)

Ring light (18:39)

Camera (19:23)

Joby light (20:25)


Mentioned in this Episode:

Riverside: joymichelle.co/riverside

Kajabi: joymichelle.co/kajabi

YouTube: youtube.com

Notion: joymichelle.co/notion

Zoom: zoom.com

Canva: canva.com

Honeybook: joymichelle.co/honeybook

Buzzsprout: joymichelle.co/buzzpsprout

Claude AI: claude.ai

Relay: joymichelle.co/relay

Manychat: manychat.com

My Amazon List: joymichelle.co/amazon (Zen & Flow, Timer Cube, Ring Light, Nikon Z30, Joby Light)


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