Running a business is usually 3 steps forward and 2 steps back. Last week I shared some forward steps (5 improvements we made in 2023) but here are some steps backward (and what I learned from...
It's been a turbulent last few years for those in the education industry. 2020 was the single hardest year of my life, but by getting through the team at LIFT Enrichment made 2022 the best...
Dubai, UAE Jan 2022 Conference season has begun! I'm writing to you from 8,000 miles away overlooking the Dubai marina district about a lot of fun stuff on the horizon for you to...
Our niche is working with Title -1 schools, which are schools with a high population of students who qualify for free or reduced lunch, meaning they are in low-income household. Our clients...
Every 4th newsletter I like to share something fun, personal and that has nothing to do with LIFT Enrichment's mission providing healthy culinary workshops for Title-1 schools. Previously I wrote...
After teaching healthy culinary workshops for over 13 years, here are some key things to NOT do in a cooking class. A cooking class is a unique experience because there are a lot of moving parts....
The BUSIEST MONTH OF THE YEAR FOR AFTER-SCHOOL Welcome to the month of September, which for after-school providers means it’s GO time. Amongst my friends who run enrichment companies, we’re...
This Fall I made a decision to try something very different from the last 12 years of running LIFT Enrichment: I decided to stop working with parent-paid programs so we can focus solely on...
Things can change in a lot in a year, and this newsletter looks at one of our biggest clients: Pomona School District (located a bit east of downtown Los Angeles)In 2021 we taught 0 in-person...
The core of what we do is teach healthy culinary workshops to low-income/Title-1 schools and the key part of those lesson are our team of amazing Chef Teachers. We spend a lot of time, energy...