{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"UK Educators Community Podcast with Syd.","title":"S02E01 A day in the life of a Franchisee with Miguel de Sousa","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2126,"description":"S02E01 - A day in the life of: A Franchisee with Miguel de SousaWelcome to Season 2 of the UK Educators Community Podcast, where you'll get a sneak peek into Educator's diaries, as Syd asks her guests to run through one of their typical days.  This first episode features Miguel de SousaAfter 15 years in the catering business, Miguel decided to pivot during lockdown in the UK.  His wife was an educator, so he had plenty of insight and support when it came to buying into Tutortoo.  He runs the Worcester franchise; you can find out more here: https://www.tutortoo-worcester.co.uk/Many educators come into tutoring from a schooling/teaching background, Miguel is quite rare as his past is in business.  This makes for an insightful chat, with several take away points, including: He plans and structures his days in advance, always allowing time for self reflection.He always has a to do list, but never feels guilty if he strays from it to do something enjoyable, as long as everything on there is finished at the end of the day.There are 2 types of people:  \"Onions\"  stay in a job for MANY years and build up layers of knowledge about their industry and business, whilst \"Rockets\" move quickly upwards between jobs and industries.  The most solid businesses have both types of people in them, and it's important for the people manager to understand who is who, and what they bring to the business.For full show notes and more details about this and other episodes, please check here: https://ukeducators.com/podcasts/To join in the conversation with other educators, here's the Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukeducators_________________________________________More about Syd.Syd is on a mission to disrupt the Education sector by empowering Education Businesses to think differently, maximising their impact and enabling them to continue doing what they do best – being an awesome Educator!She recognises there are many great educators out there. UK Educators Community was...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uEn1H9EQx_b36meuZkdchjtEqN33UyxQg1vADC9G3Cs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNjMx/NGEzYWM4M2UxNWE0/NjVhOWQ2Y2RjNjRm/Y2FjMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}