Always A Teacher Podcast
What happens when you decide to leave teaching and pursue the next chapter in your career? The Always A Teacher podcast provides teachers with insights and advice for breaking into the EdTech space. Hosted by Matt Gambino, the nation's top trainer of EdTech industry professionals, Always a Teacher features wide-ranging interviews with former teachers and administrators who share their stories about transitioning from the classroom to EdTech, and how they apply their unique skills and passion for students to a business setting.
Always A Teacher Podcast
#024 Laura Litton: Director of Success
What happens when you reach a leadership role in education, only to find that the day-to-day work has pulled you away from your true passion? How do you pivot from a role like school principal to find a new path that realigns with what drives you?
In this episode, Matt talks with Laura Litton, Director of Success at LiveSchool. Laura shares her powerful journey from instructional coach to school principal and, ultimately, to a fulfilling career in EdTech where she rediscovered her love for coaching teachers.
In this episode, you'll hear:
- The story of Laura's "principal pivot" and how the operational realities of the job—from stuck flags to broken bathrooms—led her to seek a change.
- Laura's core advice for educators: conduct a self-inventory to identify what truly drives you versus what weighs on you, and seek a role that aligns with that passion.
- How a chance encounter at an ISTE conference led to her first role in EdTech as a "Director of Teacher Happiness," highlighting the importance of networking and being open to opportunity.
- Insight into the variety of roles at an EdTech startup and how Laura’s position at LiveSchool allows her to impact everything from pre-sales and support to customer success.
The Always A Teacher podcast is for educators who are considering a transition from the classroom to the EdTech industry. Host Matt Gambino, founder of Propel Skills, the number one sales training firm serving EDU and EdTech businesses exclusively, taps into his network to bring you the stories, secrets, and skills you need to make the move.
Learn more about sales training for your EdTech team at propelskills.com.
Thinking about transitioning? Explore your path with our EdTech Transition Checklist to get started!
