Today's guest is a musician, song writer, singing coach, and business consultant to voice teachers known as ‘The Voicepreneur’ which is also the title of her very own podcast. Allie Tyler joins Alexa all the way from Colorado to give you advice on growing your teaching business. KEY TAKEAWAYS

At 19 Allie got a job at a local strip mall as a vocal coach making $22 per hour. As a teenager she thought that was great but after doing it for a few years she realised that her wage wasn’t going up and someone was still taking a percentage of the money she could be earning. From then on she explored running her own business. 
One of the things that really helped Allie when she was starting and growing her business was journaling. Get a notebook and take notes after every lesson on what worked and what didn’t work. Do this after the day of teaching or week of teaching, whichever suits you. 
Ask yourself what do you value as a singing teacher, what is your mission? Then you’ll know what kind of students you want to attract and what you want them to learn from you. Most people deliver the same knowledge, but we deliver it in different ways that suit us. 
Once you know what you want to do, write down how you’re going to achieve that. What exercises and techniques do you know that will get that student to where they need to be. 
When it comes to building a brand you need to remember that the main part of your brand is you. Your branding is your mission, your messaging and how it comes across. 
Treat all of your online and marketing presence as a store front. Instead of talking about me and I, talk about your students desires and wants and problems. 

BEST MOMENTS‘I don’t love the business side either!’‘Follow your curiosities, not your passions’ ‘I felt like I learned more about the voice being a voice teacher than as a singer’ ‘You need to be hyper observant of your students and what worked’EPISODE RESOURCES BAST Training Guest Website:

https://www.thewholevoice.com/
The Program: www.thewholevoice.mykajabi.com/join-us

Social Media: 

Instagram: @thevoicepreneur

Relevant Links & Mentions: 

The Voicepreneur Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ljn7rfAZbSCGgNAh8tC9L?si=aa540b29b5d4415b
‘Big Magic’ by Elizabeth Gilbert 
Donald Miller’s Business Made Simple Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5f0OGY9WUKiuQ1mU2Pug6z?si=5f35456370cd4546
On Intention: Singing Teachers Talk Podcast: Ep.63 Developing a Singer’s Self Awareness and Clarifying Intention with Robert Sussuma: https://open.spotify.com/episode/11FNDp5koUAa7XkCf81pim?si=ce22cd90af234ba8
Canva: canva.com
Voxer App: www.voxer.com
Andrea Miller’s Music Studio Start Up Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4WlWfEStWljiec8H8eRYVL?si=c0129b18dc4142b4

ABOUT THE GUESTAllie Tyler is a professional vocalist, singer-songwriter, voice teacher, and marketing & business coach for voice teachers. Her voice teaching journey began 13 years ago, leading her to fall in love and learn everything about online marketing. In 2015, she began her formal business education while consulting music teachers as a side hustle to help them grow their teaching businesses.In 2018, she rebranded her own teaching business to "The Whole Voice", focusing on singing as a self care practice through group workshops, online courses, and The Whole Voice podcast. When covid hit two years later, her focus shifted from teaching voice students to coaching voice teachers on how to transition to the online space and make money in creative ways.Now, she is the founder & teacher behind The Voicepreneur — a podcast, program, and worldwide community that helps voice teachers scale their businesses online.ABOUT THE PODCASTBAST Training is here to help singers gain the knowledge, skills and understanding required to be a great singing teacher. We can help you whether you are getting started or just have some knowledge gaps to fill through our courses and educational events.Website: basttraining.comGet updates to your inbox: Click h