Explore transforming education through coaching with Quinn Simpson. Sharing her journey in pioneering online courses at scale, Quinn offers insights on learner-centered design, the importance of emotional connection, and the balance between personal growth and professional development.

Quinn Simpson is one of the co-founders of Graydin and a certified Co-active Coach and NLP Coach Practitioner.

In this episode, Ari, Abe, and Quinn discuss:

• Quinn’s background and journey into online course creation
• Graydin and its mission to support students and educators
• Different formats of learning offered by Graydin: live in-person, live online, and self-paced courses
• The process of transitioning from in-person to online learning during the pandemic
• Marketing and reaching different audiences, including individual teachers and organizational leaders
• Scholarship and pricing strategies for scaling and accessibility
• Discussion on creating engaging and effective online learning experiences
• The importance of a learner-centered and outcome-based perspective in course design
• Differences and alignment between curriculum building and coaching

“One of the biggest lessons we’ve learned about helping people learn well online is you want them to feel connected to the work, you want them to be saying yes and wanting to do it.”

— Quinn Simpson

Quinn Simpson is one of the co-founders of Graydin, an organization working to revolutionize the ways we support, empower, and connect with our next generations so they can thrive at school and at home. Together with more than 300 schools and universities worldwide, Graydin has been at the forefront of the coaching movement in education since 2011.

Quinn has 18 years of experience in coaching, teacher-training, and learning content creation for teachers, students, and parents. She is a certified Co-active Coach and NLP Coach Practitioner, and at the age of 24, she co-founded a small charity called Akosia that operated for 10 years using coaching as a facilitation technique in filmmaking projects for underprivileged children and women. With a deep passion to break down the silos within education, Quinn has recently founded Gedi Village Foundation. As the acting chair, she aims to position Toronto as a hub for world-class education by establishing a cutting-edge K-8 school, a professional development center for educators and parents, as well as a philanthropic arm that promotes research and innovation in social-emotional learning (SEL). Living in the west end of Toronto with her family, she enjoys walking through High Park and showing her sons Theo and Bowie how coaching skills are for everyone.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
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Quinn’s website: Graydin.com

Credits:
Hosts: Ari Iny and Abe Crystal
Producer: Michi Lantz
Executive Producer: Danny Iny
Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario
Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

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Music credits:
Track Title: Bossa BB
Artist Name: Marie
Writer Name: Chelsea McGough
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Coo Coos
Artist Name: Dresden, The Flamingo
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Grace
Artist Name: Shimmer
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

Track Title: Carousel Lights
Artist Name: Chelsea McGough
Writer Name: Chelsea McGough
Writer Name: Matthew Wigton
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION
Publisher Name: BOSS SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTIONS

Special effects credits:
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