Got a business idea you can’t stop thinking about? Stuck on something you’ve been overthinking for weeks? This is a free monthly working session where education professionals building something come together to get real work done — and talk it through with people who get it.
Monthly
Virtual
Entrepreneur Co-Working & Peer Support is a free, monthly session for edupreneurs — education professionals with a business idea, a side project, or a venture already in motion. It’s part protected work time and part peer support: you show up, make progress on something real, and get honest input on whatever you’re stuck on from people doing the same thing.
No pitch decks, no pressure. Just focused work alongside others and a room where you can think out loud instead of spinning on a problem by yourself.
This is for education professionals who are building or seriously exploring something of their own — a coaching practice, a course, a consultancy, a product, a nonprofit, or an idea you haven’t named yet.
Come whether you’re just curious, in the messy early stage, or already running the thing and need a sounding board. Aspiring, side-hustling, and established edupreneurs are all welcome.
Virtual and monthly
90 minutes per session
12:00–1:30 PM ET
Dates are scheduled ahead so you can plan around them, with additional sessions added as needed.
Everyone names what they’re working on today.
Heads-down time to make progress.
Bring a question or a stuck point to the group for input.
Commit to your next step before you go.
Sessions are facilitated by Ella Epshteyn, with guests dropping in from time to time to share their experience on specific topics.
The Priority Issue option (pay what you can) puts your specific challenge in the spotlight for focused group attention.
Real movement on a task you’d been putting off
A clearer answer to at least one thing you were stuck on
Peers who know what you’re building and can keep cheering you on
Momentum — the thing that’s hardest to find when you work alone
Ella Epshteyn, EdD, founder of You Are HigherED, facilitates each session. She works with education professionals navigating career change, institutional disruption, and entrepreneurship, and she brings that same practical, no-nonsense support to the room. From time to time, invited guests join to share hard-won experience on specific topics.
No. Come with a live venture, a rough idea, or just the itch to build something. All stages welcome.
Yes — 100% free. You can pay what you can to help support future sessions, but it’s never required.
A pay-what-you-can add-on that puts your specific question in the spotlight, so the group gives it focused attention during the session.
Ella Epshteyn, EdD, founder of You Are HigherED, with occasional guests who bring experience on specific topics.
Fully virtual — join from anywhere.
Monthly, with dates posted ahead of time. Extra sessions may be added when there’s demand.
No. You’re welcome to just co-work quietly. The peer support is there when you want it.
Whatever you want to work on, and one question or sticking point you’d like input on.
Yes — grab your free ticket in advance so we can plan the session.
Monthly
Virtual
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Virtual
Quarterly
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