From Teacher to Entrepreneur: Melissa McCall's Venture into Early Literacy Products (part 1)

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My guest today is Melissa McCall from Moving Little Minds. Melissa is a preschool teacher based in the US, and helps parents and teachers build a strong literacy foundation in young children by merging instruction with play. Melissa has created some products designed for teaching preschool age children early literacy skills.

Melissa is a passionate advocate for the power of reading and has just launched her first products, She shares how she has gone about creating the products, including deciding which product ideas to develop and building collections, getting the products produced, and starting to market them. For anyone just starting out there are lots of wonderful and valuable tips here for how to go from idea to actual product.

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