As a young adult, Jonathan Levi discovered he had a knack for learning and entrepreneurship. And in combining those, he found success as an online teacher. From Udemy to YouTube, Jonathan shares his experience engaging students in the learning journey.
Show Notes
Jonathan Levi is a serial entrepreneur, author, speaker, and founder of SuperHuman Enterprises. Jonathan’s media products have been enjoyed by over 350,000 people in 205 countries and territories.
In this episode, Danny and Abe talk with Jonathan about his journey through many platforms of teaching, covering in particular:
The evolution of courses and online platforms over the past decade
Implementing interactive learning into an online course
Andragogy: the science of adult learning
The importance of “why” as the foundation of the learning process
YouTube as a way to demonstrate expertise and acquire students
“The adult brain learns differently than the child's brain. And one of the most important, if not the most important thing… is that adults need to know why [they’re learning].”
– Jonathan Levi
Jonathan Levi is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and keynote speaker born and raised in Silicon Valley. At the age of 16, he started an e-commerce company that would go on to become one of Inc.’s 5,000 fastest growing companies in America before being sold in 2011.
Starting in 2014, Jonathan has been one of the top-performing instructors on online learning platform Udemy. He then snowballed this success into the launch of his rapidly growing information products company, SuperHuman Enterprises. The company produces such products as the award-winning SuperHuman Academy Podcast; the bestselling "Become a SuperLearner®” print, digital, and audio books; and numerous other online courses through its portals, SuperHuman Academy® and Branding You™ Academy. SuperHuman now counts more than 350,000 people as customers in nearly every country around the world.
In 2022, Jonathan sold his personal development brands and portfolio to online education company Mirasee, with the intent of focusing more on Bitcoin and 3D-printing-related content. Jonathan holds a B.A. in Sociology from UC Berkeley and a Master’s in Business from INSEAD. He lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, with his wife, Limmor, and his son, Ari.
Credits: Hosts: Danny Iny and Abe Crystal Producer: Cynthia Lamb Executive Producer: Danny Iny Assembled by: Geoff Govertsen Audio Post Supervisors: Evan Miles and Christopher Martin Audio Post Production: Post Office Sound Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio
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Episode transcript: Learn to Teach (Jonathan Levi) coming soon
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Creators & Guests
Host
Abe Crystal
Host
Danny Iny
Producer
Cynthia Lamb
Guest
Jonathan Levi
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