36 – Exceptional Content and User Experience w/ Ben Buckwold of ESL Library

Meet Ben Buckwold, CEO and Founder of ESL Library - a company empowering language teachers to teach their best class, with exceptional content and a custom platform used by language teachers in more than 10,000 schools around the world.

In this episode of Start Canada Podcast, Ben speaks about being the first ESL learning app in the world, knowing when to pivot, and the importance of building great content. From the staff side, we get tips for building a great team, remote morale boosting, and the positive people effects of giving back to the community.

If you are building an online resource based business, or you want to pivot to one, be sure to tune in to this episode of Start Canada Podcast with the founder of ESL Library!

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Meet Ben Buckwold, CEO of ESL Library – a company empowering language teachers to teach their best class, with exceptional content and courseware for all ages and levels and a custom platform used by language teachers in more than 10,000 schools around the world. 

In this episode, CEO and Founder Ben Buckwold speaks about being the first ESL learning app in the world, knowing when to pivot, and the importance of building great content. From the staff side, we get tips for building a great team, remote morale boosting, and the positive people effects of giving back to the community. 

If you are building an online resource based business, or you want to pivot to one, be sure to tune in to this episode of Start Canada Podcast with the founder of ESL Library!

Listen now online here, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or find us on most major podcast platforms. Prefer video? Watch now on YouTube HERE! 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

0:33 Meet Ben Buckwold, Founder of ESL Library
8:35 Growing your tech and your content
11:12 Creating the first ESL learning app in the world  
18:04 Rapidly building a content library 
22:30 Keeping your team motivated
29:00 Working with schools
34:00 SPEED ROUND
38:00 Building a great team
43:00 Online / remote team building
49:55 Giving back to the community

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