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The Teacher Biz Podcast
Hey there! Welcome to The Teacher Biz Podcast with Heather O’Donnell.
Each week, Heather shares strategies she’s used in her own online business to replace her teacher income (several times over) while working just 25 hours a week. Learn how a profitable teacher biz actually works (psst… we’re not throwing up resources on TPT) and how to get started without falling into the most common pitfalls and time wasters in the online business world.
Through a mix of interviews and solo episodes, you’ll learn about building an email list, creating and selling digital products, time management, a must-have mindset for success, how to run a profitable business on your own schedule, and much more.
Hit subscribe and get ready to learn how to build a profitable home business with a lot less effort than it takes to run a classroom!
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The Teacher Biz Podcast
129: How One Mom Built a Handwriting Business That Helps Kids Worldwide with Kelli Fetter
Kelli Fetter is a Certified Handwriting Specialist and the founder of Handwriting Solutions, LLC, where she leads a team providing world-class virtual handwriting, reading, and spelling support to students worldwide. She’s also a respected educator for teachers and therapists, known for her evidence-based approach to handwriting, dysgraphia, and dyslexia. With a background in pediatric occupational therapy across clinics, schools, and early intervention, and inspired by her own daughter’s dyslexia and dysgraphia journey, Kelli is dedicated to empowering families and professionals to unlock every child’s potential.
In this episode, Kelli shares how her personal journey with her daughter’s dyslexia and dysgraphia sparked a global virtual business that now helps students, teachers, and therapists understand handwriting on a deeper level. She talks about how her background as a pediatric OT and her determination as a mom shaped a company that offers assessments, tutoring, teacher training, and even reading and spelling support. Kelli also gets honest about the behind-the-scenes of growing a business: pushing through perfectionism, learning to delegate, building systems, and staying anchored in her mission to help more families. Hit play now to hear her story and the real work it took to get where she is today!
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Dysgraphia Course for Teachers
Key Takeaways:
- (00:35) Meet Kelli: from OT to online business owner
- (02:35) What Handwriting Solutions does; support for dyslexia and dysgraphia
- (05:20) Niching down and helping teachers, OTs, and schools
- (09:20) Services breakdown: assessments, tutoring, reading support, and handwriting programs for students
- (14:25) Mindset blocks and overcoming perfectionism
- (20:25) Teacher trainings, therapist courses, a textbook, and new resources coming in 2026
Grab the free Teacher Biz Starter Guide at teacherbiz.com/start
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