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Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
5.11: Bring it all together - Buying tickets for public transportation
This 11th episode puts together everything you've learned in this unit and the previous units of the LiveLingua Spanish Podcast. You'll practice with complete sentences, and work on comprehending common responses you may receive to questions.
2025-02-04
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
1.15: Unit 1 Review
Congratulations! You have made it to the end of Module 1 of the Spanish Lingua podcast, brought to you by Live Lingua. You should now be able to: Greet others Respond to others when they greet you Introduce yourself and others with you Respond when others introduce themselves to you. If you are not confident with this yet, repeat this episode as many times as you need If you want additional free practice just visit our website LiveLingua.com. If you liked this episode, please take a...
2024-10-02
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
1.15: Unit 1 Review
Congratulations! You have made it to the end of Module 1 of the Spanish Lingua podcast, brought to you by Live Lingua. You should now be able to: Greet others Respond to others when they greet you Introduce yourself and others with you Respond when others introduce themselves to you. If you are not confident with this yet, repeat this episode as many times as you need If you want additional free practice just visit our website LiveLingua.com. If you liked this episode, please take a minute to...
2024-04-28
01 min
The Language Leaders Podcast
From Startup to Scale-up: The LiveLingua Story with Ray Blakney
Want to learn from an entrepreneur who completed the language entrepreneur journey from founding to selling? If so, then you won't want to miss this episode featuring Ray Blakney. Ray is the mastermind behind Live Lingua, an online language school that he co-founded in 2008 and sold in 2023. In this episode, Ray shares his remarkable journey and discusses a variety of topics related to entrepreneurship and the language teaching business: - The founding story of Live Lingua - How to scale an online language business (and get to the top of Google) - The...
2023-12-07
39 min
Life of a Military Wife
Episode 115 Learning A Language
In the second part of this interview with Lindsey Williams, from Lindsay does languages, she finishes answering your questions about learning a language. One of those questions is what are your favorite resources for learning a language. These are the links mentioned in our conversation...Free Podcast List: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/podcastlistFree Resource List: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/ultimatelistFree Essential Vocab: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/vocablistFree Language Starter Pages: https://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/starterpagesAll the options to learn with me, inc Language Life...
2023-07-19
26 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
5.11: Bring it all together - Buying tickets for public transportation
This m-episode puts together everything you've learned in this unit and the previous units of the LiveLingua Spanish Podcast. You'll practice with complete sentences, and work on comprehending common responses you may receive to questions.
2023-05-02
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
1.15: Unit 1 Review
Congratulations! You have made it to the end of Module 1 of the Spanish Lingua podcast, brought to you by Live Lingua. You should now be able to: Greet others Respond to others when they greet you Introduce yourself and others with you Respond when others introduce themselves to you. If you are not confident with this yet, repeat this episode as many times as you need If you want additional free practice just visit our website LiveLingua.com. If you liked this episode, please take a...
2023-03-03
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
1.3: Language + Cultural Notes
In this episode we’re going to go over some basic language and cultural notes for the Spanish language. When you’re learning another language, one of the most important things to understand is that it’s not just about learning the words and vocabulary. I know this from personal experience when I was learning Spanish — it’s about learning about the culture. There are certain things that make sense to English speakers that aren’t done in the same way when you’re speaking Spanish. An anecdotal story for me is that when I was first learn...
2023-02-15
05 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
1.2: A Conversation To Introduce Yourself & Others
Conversations — the vehicle of language. Being able to properly introduce yourself is akin to hopping into the vehicle. This audio and text guide will show you how to do just that. This is a conversation between Ms. Laura Ramirez and her husband, Ray, who is an American that speaks a little bit of Spanish (yes, those are really our names!) They’re meeting with someone called Miguel Gomez, and this episode is an introduction when they first meet. Then, the same conversation in Spanish. Don’t worry if you can’t understand it yet. We will break...
2023-02-14
01 min
Bklyn Combine Podcast
Maasai Leepa Lenguka Episode
Continuing with last week's theme, The Bklyn Combine brings you an intimate conversation with a young Maasai man who became our first honorary Tanzanian Combine member. Phill and Chaba sat down with Leepa "Simon" Lenguka and they chatted on a ferry ride from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar. And what better way to pass the time than to chat with a new friend? We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young adults in low-income...
2022-10-10
58 min
EstoCast
The Path of Diplomacy with Ambassador Toomas Lukk
Ambassadors can be seen as the public face of a country, someone who seeks a stronger relationship between their nation and a host country. You may have seen this first hand with former Estonian Ambassador to Canada, Toomas Lukk, who spoke at various Estonian events in Canada between 2018 and 2022.But beyond surface level, what are the duties and responsibilities of an ambassador? What is it like to move around the world (as described in this audio clip) and switch the focus of your efforts frequently? In this episode of EstoCast, Ambassador Lukk describes the unexpected origins of...
2022-09-14
34 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
5.11: Bring it all together - Buying tickets for public transportation
This m-episode puts together everything you've learned in this unit and the previous units of the LiveLingua Spanish Podcast. You'll practice with complete sentences, and work on comprehending common responses you may receive to questions.
2022-07-25
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
1.15: Unit 1 Review
Congratulations! You have made it to the end of Module 1 of the Spanish Lingua podcast, brought to you by Live Lingua. You should now be able to: Greet others Respond to others when they greet you Introduce yourself and others with you Respond when others introduce themselves to you. If you are not confident with this yet, repeat this episode as many times as you need If you want additional free practice just visit our website LiveLingua.com. If you liked this episode, please take a minute to...
2022-05-26
01 min
CaliBiz
Serial Internet Entrepreneur Ray Blakney CEO of LiveLingua.com and PodcastTalk.com
Entrepreneur Ray Blakney is the CEO of Live Lingua, a renowned online language learning platform. An award-winning, Filipino-American entrepreneur, speaker, and podcaster, Ray builds and helps others build 6- and 7-figure businesses on a bootstrap budget using SEO.
2022-02-15
22 min
The James Hush Show
001: Why life is not hard with Beau McCoy
Beau McCoy is CEO & Founder of SOLcademy - a new short-format educational video platform. He is on a mission to improve the quality and availability of learning. He went to Dartmouth College and worked as a software engineer before discovering his true passion for education. He was the first sales leader of GoGuardian, a very successful EdTech startup. He's evangelizing personalized and adaptive learning to achieve his goal of Equity for ALL scholars. He is an avid traveler and spent 2 years backpacking through Africa and Latin America. LANGUAGE LEARNING RESOURCES -- ▶ Pimsleur: https://refer.pimsleur.com/s/j...
2022-02-11
42 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
5.11: Bring it all together - Buying tickets for public transportation
This m-episode puts together everything you've learned in this unit and the previous units of the LiveLingua Spanish Podcast. You'll practice with complete sentences, and work on comprehending common responses you may receive to questions.
2022-02-10
02 min
Savvy Broadcasting
Lessons Learned from Surviving & Thriving Through Two Pandemics, Ray Blakney
Ray Blakney, CEO and co-founder of Live Lingua. Ray was born in Cebu City, Philippines to an American father and a Filipina mother, Ray grew up in Istanbul, Turkey. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 2001.Ray started his professional career as a computer geek writing software for a range of companies including Silicon Valley startups, Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. Government and NGO's. In 2006 he decided he wanted a career change, joined the U.S. Peace Corps and was assigned to Mexico where he worked in the largely indigenous area...
2022-01-09
26 min
Law Chat with Girija
Journey of Paving a New Path of Digital Entrepreneurship & The Power of Global Awareness with Ray Blakney
Our guest today quit his job at a Fortune 500 company in the Silicon Valley to go work at a job that paid him $150/ month. Tune in to find out why! Episode Introduction: Our guest today is truly a man of many talents. Join us as we talk to Ray Blakney, a Filipino-American Entrepreneur, a bootstrapping genius, and owner of multiple seven-figure businesses as he shares his journey with us. Episode Summary: Ray Blakney walks us through his journey of being a multi-passionate entrepreneur, how he quit his six-f...
2021-12-30
58 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
1.15: Unit 1 Review
Congratulations! You have made it to the end of Module 1 of the Spanish Lingua podcast, brought to you by Live Lingua. You should now be able to: Greet others Respond to others when they greet you Introduce yourself and others with you Respond when others introduce themselves to you. If you are not confident with this yet, repeat this episode as many times as you need If you want additional free practice just visit our website LiveLingua.com. If you liked this episode, please take a...
2021-12-11
01 min
Savvy Broadcasting
Lessons Learned from Surviving & Thriving Through Two Pandemics, Ray Blakney
Ray Blakney, CEO and co-founder of Live Lingua. Ray was born in Cebu City, Philippines to an American father and a Filipina mother, Ray grew up in Istanbul, Turkey. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in 2001.Ray started his professional career as a computer geek writing software for a range of companies including Silicon Valley startups, Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. Government and NGO's. In 2006 he decided he wanted a career change, joined the U.S. Peace Corps and was assigned to Mexico where he worked in the largely indigenous area...
2021-12-06
26 min
Home Business Podcast
Digital Transformation – Ray Blakney Operates an International Language Business
Interview with Digital Transformer and CEO Ray Blakney Nowadays, the world we live in is ever-more online. People are constantly scrolling down their social media feeds on their smartphones, buying products at ecommerce websites, launching fully virtual businesses… what does this all mean? Well, one thing this trend points to is the need for businesses to prioritize digital transformation. Just ask Ray Blakney, CEO and co-founder of the Live Lingua online language school (www.LiveLingua.com). Digital transformations don’t “just happen.” You need to take key steps to successfully make a digital paradigm shift. Ri...
2021-12-02
26 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.13: Unit 10 review
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.13 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/10-13-unit-10-review If you are...
2021-11-25
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.12: Visualization practice - Ordering food at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.12 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode is a visualization practice that picks up where the visualization practice of Unit 9 leaves off. It continues the dining experience through ordering your meal. You may find it helpful to play both visualization practices back to back, just for practice. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find...
2021-11-24
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.11: Conversation - Ordering food at a restaurant (review)
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? In this m-episode, you will listen again to the first conversation you heard. You should now be able to understand it. If there are any parts you are still not clear about, just replay this m-episode and the prior m-episodes in Unit 10. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our websi...
2021-11-23
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.10: Bring all together - Ordering food at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode brings everything you have learned in the past few episodes together. Listen to the material in English and say it in Spanish. The first run through we won’t give you the Spanish answer to give you time to say it yourself. Then we’ll go through it again and say the English with the Spanish answer. Let’s get started! ¡Empecem...
2021-11-22
03 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.9 Ordering your meal
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode moves on to the good stuff -- how to order a meal in Spanish. When a waiter is ready to take your order, they will typically say something like, ¿Qué van a pedir señores? In this episode you'll learn how to reply. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on...
2021-11-21
03 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.8: Asking if a dish has specific ingredients
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This one is for those with dietary restrictions and their travel companions. One of the difficulties when traveling to a foreign country, if you have dietary restrictions or food allergies, is finding food to eat. In this m-episode we’ll practice asking if a dish has a specific ingredient. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of...
2021-11-20
03 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.7: Ask - What is this dish made of?
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? One of the difficulties when traveling to a foreign country, if you have dietary restrictions or food allergies, is finding food to eat. In this m-episode we’ll practice asking if a dish has a specific ingredient. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: ...
2021-11-19
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.6: Vocabulary - Ingredients in dishes
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? If you are traveling to a place you have never been before, you may run into dishes you don’t know. In these cases you may want to ask what is in the dish. You'll learn how to do that in this m-episode, including uncommon ingredients. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find i...
2021-11-18
01 min
Nivel-C Podcast
#7 - ¿Cómo validar tu idea de negocios y escalar un MVP a 7 cifras anuales? - Nivel-C Podcast
Conversamos con Ray Blakney, Fundador y CEO de podcasthawk.com, una plataforma para agendar participaciones en podcasts alrededor del mundo.Además, es fundador de livelingua.com, una de las más grandes y antiguas plataformas de aprendizaje de idiomas por Skype.Es un bootstrapper consagrado, llevando a múltiples startups a ingresos de entre 6 y 7 cifras anuales.Nos contó sobre su proceso para identificar oportunidades de negocio, validarlas y lanzar sus MVPs al mercado.Relató como: Las herramientas de investigación de palabras clave son esenciales para gestionar el crecim...
2021-11-18
53 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.5: Ordering your steak - Well done to rare
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? If you are going to order steak in Latin America they will probably ask you how well you would like it cooked. This m-episode will teach you how to order your steak just how you like it, and know what to expect when the order is taken. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you...
2021-11-17
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.4: Vocabulary - Food items in Spanish
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? While the variety of food you can try when traveling around Latin America and Mexico is almost limitless, there are some https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/10-4-different-foods-in-spanishstaple dishes that you can see almost everywhere. You'll learn about these, and how to order them, in this m-episode. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you...
2021-11-16
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.3: Cultural & languages notes - At restaurant (ordering food)
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode covers the cultural notes surrounding dining in Latin American countries. You'll learn about common dining times and customs, and things to avoid when eating out, along with tips to have the best experience possible. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https...
2021-11-15
04 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.2: Conversation - Ordering food at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? The best way to get familiar with how to dine at a Latin American restaurant is to dive into conversation. You'll do just that in this m-episode, a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and a waiter at a restaurant. They are seated at a table and order their meal. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcrip...
2021-11-14
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.1: Objectives - Ordering food at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Welcome to Unit 10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit you will learn how to ask for the menu, understand when the waiter asks what you want to order, ask what are certain dishes, and order your meal. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here:
2021-11-13
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.11: Unit 9 Review - Ordering drinks at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/9-11-unit-9-review
2021-11-12
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.10: Visualization practice - Ordering drinks at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode is a visualization practice that will help you imagine yourself dining at a restaurant in a Latin American country -- can you successfully ask for a table, peruse the menu, and order drinks? You should be able to, after reviewing the episodes in this Unit. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you...
2021-11-11
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.9: Conversation - Ordering drinks at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? In this m-episode, you will listen again to the first conversation you heard at the beginning of Unit 9. You should now be able to understand it. If there are any parts you are still not clear about, just replay this episode. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website...
2021-11-10
00 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.8: Bring all together - Ordering drinks at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode brings together everything you have learned so far about dining in a restaurant in Latin America. We'll form more of a realistic situation with entering, asking for a table, and ordering drinks, all in the Spanish language. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here:
2021-11-09
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.7: How to say - I don't want anything to drink
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Now let's learn how to say "no" when a waiter asks you if you would like something to drink. If you don’t want to order anything to drink then you would use the phrase: No, no voy a tomar nada.If you are answering for two or more people you would say: No, no vamos a tomar nada. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! ...
2021-11-08
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.6: Ask - Could you bring me a drink please
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? In this m-episode you will learn how to order drinks in Spanish at a restaurant in Latin America. When ordering a drink you would use the phrase: Tráigame un X por favor” -> “Please bring me a X," Where the X is the drink that you want. Remember that to change the gender of the word “un” (a) based on the gender of the drink. Let’s get star...
2021-11-07
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.5: Vocabulary - Types of drinks
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? In this m-episode you will learn about the types of drinks at a restaurant in Spanish. There are many different types of drinks in Latin America. You can find the common ones found around the word along with types that are unique to the region. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional fr...
2021-11-06
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.4: Ask - A table for two please
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? When you enter a restaurant, one of the first things you will be asked is how many people are in your party. To answer the phrase you would use say the following: A table for X people please -> Una mesa para X personas, por favor. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find...
2021-11-05
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.3: Cultural & language notes - at restaurant (ordering drinks)
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode covers common cultural notes related to dining at restaurants in Latin American countries. You'll learn how to address the waitstaff, how to phrase common orders, and more that will make your dining experience easier. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https...
2021-11-04
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.2: Conversation - Ordering drinks at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Here you will experience a common restaurant situation in Spanish. This is a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and a waiter at a restaurant. They have just arrived and ask for a table and give their drink order. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our web...
2021-11-03
00 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
9.1: Objectives - Ordering drinks at a restaurant
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 9.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Welcome to Unit 9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit you will learn how to ask for a table based on your party size, understand the waiter when they ask you what you want to drink., and how to order drinks. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our we...
2021-11-02
00 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.15: Unit 8 review
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.15 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode is a quick recap of Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/8-15-unit-8-review
2021-11-01
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8:14: Visualization practice - Shopping in a department store
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.14 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This is a visualization practice that helps you imagine you are in a Latin American department store. You want to try on some clothing, but first you need to ask for it based on item description, its color, its size, and other factors. Practice in this m-episode. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you...
2021-10-31
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.13: Conversation - Shopping in a department store (review)
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.13 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode reviews the conversation you heard in Unit 8.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. By now, you should be able to understand the entire conversation, and be able to make slight modifications to apply it to your personal shopping experience. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website...
2021-10-30
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.12: Bring it all together - Shopping in a department store
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.12 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode puts together everything you've learned about trying on items in a department store, asking for them based on specific sizes, colors, and other requests, and how to tell someone whether or not it fits. If you haven't grasped anything in this m-episode, go back and review the rest of this Unit. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts...
2021-10-29
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.11: Let people know the item is too big or too small
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? So you tried on the item and now you want to let the clerk know how well it fit. First you would tell them if it even fits or not, before asking to try on another item of clothing or purchase the item you've tried on. You'll learn how to do these things in this m-episode. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! ...
2021-10-28
04 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.10: Ask - "Can I try this on"
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode teaches you how to ask to try on an item in Spanish. If you like an item but want to try it on, there are two ways to ask. You can do it by specifically naming the item or you can refer to the item as “it”, just like in English. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the tr...
2021-10-27
03 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.9: Vocabulary - Clothing sizes
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? You'll learn how to ask for specific items in the right size for you (or someone else) in this m-episode. Like the rest of the world, in Latin America the item size can be described in two ways. A general size such as small, medium and large and a specific size like size 6 or size 10. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! T...
2021-10-26
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.8: Bring it all together - Buying items for other people
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode brings together all you have learned in the last four m-episodes. Say the following in Spanish. The first time through we will only say the English version so you have time to say it in Spanish. The second time through we’ll say it in Spanish and English so you can see if you got it right. Let’s get started! ¡Empece...
2021-10-25
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.7: Buying items for other people
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.7 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Sometimes you need to buy items for people other than yourself. Let’s practice telling the clerk who you are buying the items for. This m-episode teaches you just that. It may be helpful to review Unit 1.10 of the podcast if you struggle to remember how to say each family member. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode...
2021-10-24
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.6: Ask - "I'm looking for"
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.6 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode builds on the previous two episodes. You'll learn how to ask for specific items in specific colors, properly. The m-episode covers common differences between English and Spanish, such as that in Spanish, the color goes after the item, no before, like in English. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it...
2021-10-23
05 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.5: Vocabulary - Items found in a department store
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Welcome to Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. You'll learn how to say the names of many common items found in department stores in this m-episode. There is some overlap in items found in a department store and those we went over in Unit 7, so please feel free to review that episode if you need to brush up on them. Let’s get started!
2021-10-22
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.4: Vocabulary - Colors in Spanish
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Welcome to Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. This m-episode is a basic introduction to the common colors in Spanish. You'll learn how to apply them to shopping in a department store, and how to ask for certain clothing items in a specific color of your choice. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-epi...
2021-10-21
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.3: Cultural & language notes
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? You will learn how to ask whether or not you can pay with a credit card, for example, and other common phrases necessary for a successful excursion. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/8-3-cultural-and-language-notes-shopping-in-a-department-store If you are en...
2021-10-20
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
8.2: Conversation - Shopping in a department store
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 8.2 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Welcome to Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. This m-episode is an introduction to shopping in a department store. You'll hear a common conversation that might take place between two people in the store. Don't worry if you don't understand it all yet -- we'll get to that and by the end of this unit, you will be shopping like a pro. Le...
2021-10-19
01 min
Joyous Expansion/Church of Awesome
Joyous Expansion #106 - Ray Blakney - Creating 7-Figure Online Businesses In Superman Pajamas
In this episode, Brett Dupree talks about his joy of painting. Then he talks to entrepreneur Ray Blakney.Ray Blakney is probably like every other award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know.He started his first business, with his wife as a business partner, in 2008.Since then he has bootstrapped multiple 6 and 7-figure online businesses. Most of this was done from home in his Superman pajamas. He and his businesses have been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Boston Globe, and o...
2021-09-29
35 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
5.5-16: Unit 5.5 review
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 5.5-16 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Congratulations. You have made it to the end of Unit 5.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish podcast, brought to you by LiveLingua.com. You should now be able to: Say the day of the week and time of day. Ask a cab driver if they are free Bargain with them over the fare Understand if they ask if you have any luggage If you are not confident with this yet, repeat this episo...
2021-09-23
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
5.11: Bring it all together - Buying tickets for public transportation
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 5.11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode puts together everything you've learned in this unit and the previous units of the LiveLingua Spanish Podcast. You'll practice with complete sentences, and work on comprehending common responses you may receive to questions. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https://ww...
2021-09-04
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
3.1: Talking about work & family
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 3.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode is an introduction to Unit 3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit, you will learn how to -- Talk about your family, explain what you do for work, ask people about their employment, and say goodbye and end conversations. To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/1-6-combining-greetings-and-honorifics/
2021-07-28
00 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
1.15: Unit 1 Review
Congratulations! You have made it to the end of Unit 1 of the Live Lingua Spanish podcast, brought to you by Live Lingua. You should now be able to: Greet others and respond to others when they greet you. Introduce yourself and others with you. Respond when others introduce themselves to you. If you are not confident with this yet, repeat this episode as many times as you need. If you want additional free practice just visit our website LiveLingua.com. In the...
2021-07-05
01 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
10.4: Vocabulary - Food items in Spanish
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 10.4 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? While the variety of food you can try when traveling around Latin America and Mexico is almost limitless, there are some https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/10-4-different-foods-in-spanishstaple dishes that you can see almost everywhere. You'll learn about these, and how to order them, in this m-episode. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you...
2021-06-11
01 min
Into The LightWeb®
Ep 022 Ray Blakney - Into the LightWeb - My Million Dollar Lab Series
Ray Blakney is the CEO/Co-founder of LiveLingua.com and PodcastHawk.com. In 2006, Ray quit his high paying job as a software engineer in the US to work as a volunteer for almost no pay helping indigenous communities in southern Mexico. After that life changing experience he started on his entrepreneurial journey which led him to create multiple, 6 and 7-figure online businesses. He now shares what he learned from all of those experiences with audiences at conferences around the world and in podcasts with the hope to inspire others to “throw off the bowlines...
2021-06-08
51 min
how to Be global
#93 Globe trotter🌍, 7-figure bootstrapper 🚀, CEO & Co-Founder of Live Lingua🗣️, and part-time sword 🗡 fighter; this is Ray Blankey
Meet my amazing guest Ray Blakney! Born in Cebu City, Philippines to an American father and a Filipina mother, Ray grew up in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2008, he launched Live Lingua to complement the in-person classes offered at the expanding chain of brick-and-mortar schools. Then in 2010, by which time it had become clear that the online language school would require his full-time attention, he sold the brick and mortar part of the business to focus on growing Live Lingua. Take the quiz! Language Learning Style Quiz: What is the best way for y...
2021-05-09
30 min
Between The Mountains Adventure Podcast
Ep.101 - Ray Blakney Gives the Most Insightful View on Culture, Travel, and Languages
Subscribe to the Blog, Newsletter, and support the podcast: https://linktr.ee/BetweenTheMountains Enter the Episode 100 Giveaway by answering 7 short questions: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/YFXZHCJ Read the full blog: https://betweenthemountains.org/2021/05/07/ray-blakney/ Growing up as a 3rd culture child, Ray Blakney is a nomadic entrepreneur who has travelled to over 50 countries and speaks four languages. Having lived 75% of his life so far as an expat, he has a unique and insightful view on travel, culture, and languages - he's even set up his own language-learning company called LiveLingua where you...
2021-05-07
49 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
5.5-16: Unit 5.5 review
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 5.5-11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? Congratulations. You have made it to the end of Unit 5.5 of the Live Lingua Spanish podcast, brought to you by LiveLingua.com. You should now be able to: Say the day of the week and time of day. Ask a cab driver if they are free Bargain with them over the fare Understand if they ask if you have any luggage If you are not confident with this yet, repeat this episo...
2021-04-18
01 min
The Prosperous Man Podcast
Episode 063: Interview with Ray Blakney
Today on The Prosperous Man Podcast we're joined by Ray Blakney. Ray Blakney is probably like every other award-winning Filipino American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know. He started his first business, with his wife as a business partner, in 2008. Since then he has bootstrapped multiple 6 and 7 figure online businesses. Most of this was done from home in his superman pajamas. He and his businesses have been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Boston Globe and other top publications. Ray has also been a speaker at multiple conferences around the world. Some o...
2021-04-15
37 min
The Travelers Blueprint
TTB 133: Step By Step Process to Becoming a Location Indie Millionaire
Ray Blakney is probably like every other award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know. His specialty is bootstrapping 6 and 7-figure location independent online businesses (you’ll learn what that is on the podcast). He and his businesses have been featured in #Forbes, #EntrepreneurMagazine, #TheBostonGlobe and other top publications. Ray has also been a speaker at multiple conferences around the world.Some of his businesses include @LiveLingua (one of the top online language schools), @Twiducate (a social network for schools with over 200k registered users, and Podcast Hawk (a SAAS pr...
2021-04-12
1h 11
The Travelers Blueprint
TTB 133: Step By Step Process to Becoming a Location Indie Millionaire
Ray Blakney is probably like every other award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know. His specialty is bootstrapping 6 and 7-figure location independent online businesses (you’ll learn what that is on the podcast). He and his businesses have been featured in #Forbes, #EntrepreneurMagazine, #TheBostonGlobe and other top publications. Ray has also been a speaker at multiple conferences around the world.Some of his businesses include @LiveLingua (one of the top online language schools), @Twiducate (a social network for schools with over 200k registered users, and Podcast Hawk (a SAAS pr...
2021-04-12
1h 11
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
5.11: Bring it all together - Buying tickets for public transportation
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 5.11 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode puts together everything you've learned in this unit and the previous units of the LiveLingua Spanish Podcast. You'll practice with complete sentences, and work on comprehending common responses you may receive to questions. Let’s get started! ¡Empecemos! To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https://ww...
2021-03-30
02 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
3.1: Talking about work & family
¡Hola! Welcome to m-episode 3.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. ¿Ready to learn Spanish? This m-episode is an introduction to Unit 3 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit, you will learn how to -- Talk about your family, explain what you do for work, ask people about their employment, and say goodbye and end conversations. To read the transcripts of this m-episode additional free practice you can find it on our website here: https://www.livelingua.com/podcast/1-6-combining-greetings-and-honorifics/
2021-02-20
00 min
The Conference Room with Simon Lader
Episode 9 - Bootstrapping a Start-Up - I did it, and so can you! with Ray Blakney
TODAY’S GUEST Ray Blakney is an award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who has over a decade of experience building (bootstrapping) and operating 6 and 7-figure location independent businesses. He and his businesses have been featured in magazines such as Entrepreneur, Forbes, The Boston Globe & other top publications. For more information, or to get in touch with Blake, check out: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondblakney/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raymond.blakney Email: ray@livelingua.com Websites: LiveLingua: http://www.livelingua.com/ Teach Me Mexico: http://www.teachmemexico.com/ Twiducate: http://www.twiducate.com/ Podcast Hawk: https://podcasthawk.com/ YOUR HOST Sim...
2021-02-15
44 min
Building To Scale
Hiring for Growth with Ray Blakney of Live Lingua
Ray is an award winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico. His business, LiveLingua.com, is one of the top online language schools in the world and the only one in the top 5 who did not get millions in venture capital to start. As Ray describes it, he is the type of entrepreneur that sees a need or an issue, checks to see if anybody else is solving that need, and then asks why not me? Ray is the embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit – getting knocked down several times – first by the Spanish Flu, then by G...
2021-02-09
44 min
Building To Scale
Hiring for Growth with Ray Blakney of Live Lingua
Ray is an award winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico. His business, LiveLingua.com, is one of the top online language schools in the world and the only one in the top 5 who did not get millions in venture capital to start.As Ray describes it, he is the type of entrepreneur that sees a need or an issue, checks to see if anybody else is solving that need, and then asks why not me? Ray is the embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit – getting knocked down several times – first by the Spani...
2021-02-09
44 min
Learn Spanish with Live Lingua
1.15: Unit 1- Review
Congratulations! You have made it to the end of Unit 1 of the Live Lingua Spanish podcast, brought to you by Live Lingua. You should now be able to: Greet others and respond to others when they greet you. Introduce yourself and others with you. Respond when others introduce themselves to you. If you are not confident with this yet, repeat this episode as many times as you need. If you want additional free practice just visit our website LiveLingua.com. In the next unit, you will learn how to...
2021-01-28
01 min
The Generous Marriage Podacst
Season 3 Episode 8 – Buiding a Business Empire with Your Spouse with Ray Blakney
Summary of this Episode Welcome to episode 8 of season 3 on the Generous Marriage Podcast. In this episode we talk to Ray Blakney. Ray started his professional career as a software engineer. In 2006 he decided he wanted a career change, joined the U.S. Peace Corps and was assigned to Mexico. After completing his 2 years of service, he married his Spanish teacher – Laura – and stayed in Mexico to start with her a chain of successful brick and mortar language schools. Here are the highlights of the episode: Ray became an ent...
2021-01-20
32 min
The Generous Marriage Podacst
Season 3 Episode 8 – Buiding a Business Empire with Your Spouse with Ray Blakney
Summary of this Episode Welcome to episode 8 of season 3 on the Generous Marriage Podcast. In this episode we talk to Ray Blakney. Ray started his professional career as a software engineer. In 2006 he decided he wanted a career change, joined the U.S. Peace Corps and was assigned to Mexico. After completing his 2 years of service, he married his Spanish teacher – Laura – and stayed in Mexico to start with her a chain of successful brick and mortar language schools. Here are the highlights of the episode: Ray became an ent...
2021-01-20
32 min
Empowered to Success
E45 - Gain freedom and empower yourself by TRAVELING! w/ Special guest Ray Blakney
On this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Ray Blakney co-founder of www.livelingua.com. Ray Blakney is probably like every other award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know. He has launched multiple 6 and 7-figure location-independent businesses from home while wearing his Superman pajamas. Ray shares with one thi episode his empoweremnt story. The empowerment message that Ray shares with us is the freedom that a person can gain by opening themselves up to one thing. Travel. According to Ray...
2021-01-17
39 min
Life Origami Podcast with Alen Leit
[Interview series Episode 4] Guest: Ray Blakney - Interview topic “How do you make 2021 count for the business you love?”
Our fourth episode in the series of interview with Entrepreneurs that are building a business they love. Tonight's guest is Ray Blakney | Award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur | Bootstrapped multiple 6 and 7-figure online businesses | International Speaker | Podcaster | Semi-professional sword fighter He and his businesses have been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, The Boston Globe and other top publications. Ray has also been a speaker at multiple conferences around the world. --- Below you can find a time breakdown of the topics we touched in the interview: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:51 - Ray's background 00:02:54 - Ray, are you a...
2020-12-22
1h 34
Language & Travel Hacking
#28 Lindsay Williams the Language Dabbler
Lindsay Williams of Lindsay Does Languages is a co-founder of Women in Language, the creator of Language Stories, and is passionate about language learning.In this episode, Lindsay Williams joins us to discuss traveling around the world while learning languages, recording her docuseries and podcast Language Stories, and what it’s like being a “language dabbler”.Featured ResourcesNot a Year OffLanguage Planner100 Creative Ideas for Solo Language LearnersSuccessful Self StudyOnline Teachers Starter KitMentioned in this EpisodeLanugage StoriesLiveLinguaEssential VocabularyNot a Year OffLanguage Planner100 Creative Ideas for Solo Language LearnersSuccessful Self StudyO...
2020-12-14
50 min
Destinations Beyond Expectations
Outdoor Travel with Ray Blakney
Ray Blakney has gotten to hike and explore some amazing places all across the globe. In fact, his resume includes hiking the Incan Trail, camping on the Great Wall of China, and trekking through the Sahara. Ray joins Stevie G. for a discussion on traveling with the purpose of getting outdoors, and shares some highlights of his epic outdoor resume. Learn a language with Live Lingua (https://www.livelingua.com/) and check them out on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LiveLingua)Book your next trip with Group Experience https://www.wetravel.com/profiles/group-experience
2020-12-11
53 min
Dan Ashendorf Internet Marketing Savvy
SEO & Traffic tips with Ray - 7 figure boot strapper
SEO & Traffic tips with Ray - 7 figure boot strapper Here is what you will learn - The latest SEO and traffic methods for 2021 - 3 actions you can take TODAY - Tips & tricks to get you started now here are the show links from Ray www.livelingua.com www.podcasthawk.com. Please contact him in www.rayblakney.com
2020-11-23
32 min
We Travel There with Lee Huffman
Querétaro, Mexico | Bernal Monolith, Ancient Pyramids & Hacienda Tours
"We're in Queretaro, Mexico, with Ray Blakney of LiveLingua.com. Ray and I talk about the Pena de Bernal monolith, ancient pyramids that are over 2000 years old, and hacienda tours. Show notes are at WeTravelThere.com/queretaro Bluffworks’ stylish clothing is designed with the modern traveler in mind. It is wrinkle-resistant, machine washable, and very comfortable with hidden pockets to protect your valuables. Save 10% with our promo code at WeTravelThere.com/bluffworks.
2020-11-23
33 min
That's the Ticket!
Episode 20: Exploring the Intersection of Travel and Entrepreneurship with Ray Blakney
Ray Blakney is probably like every other award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know. When he is not travelling, he bootstraps 6 and 7-figure online businesses. Most of this was done from home in his superman pajamas. In this episode Vanessa and Rinat gather with Ray for an energetic talk. Ray Blakney can be found at livelingua.com and podcasthawk.com Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website at www.thatstheticketpod.com Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on...
2020-11-14
38 min
That's the Ticket!
Exploring the Intersection of Travel and Entrepreneurship with Ray Blakney
Ray Blakney is probably like every other award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know. When he is not travelling, he bootstraps 6 and 7-figure online businesses. Most of this was done from home in his superman pajamas. In this episode Vanessa and Rinat gather with Ray for an energetic talk. Ray Blakney can be found at livelingua.com and podcasthawk.com Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Visit our website at www.thatstheticketpod.com Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or on...
2020-11-14
38 min
Dear God, Are we there yet?
Dear God, 3 reasons to learn a foreign language and help the world!
Primos y Primas, Grab that cafecito☕⠀⠀Last Episode of Season 3: Dear God Podcast STREAMING NOW 🙌⠀{sound on to listen} 🎙Season 4 Launching 2021!!⠀⠀—⠀ Dear God, 3 reasons to learn a foreign language and help the world! 〰️ 🌟 ⠀Primos Y Primas, Did you know that half of the world population is bilingual, but only 25% of Americans can hold a conversation in another language? Languages have always fascinated me because there was a depth of history, culture a form of love and I am all for it!⠀In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Ray Blakney. One of the Founders of Live Lingu...
2020-11-03
27 min
Global Nomad Hacks
Episode 034: Ray Blakney - Pajama Entrepreneur and Polyglot
Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste interviews Ray Blakney Pijama Entrepreneur. Ray Blakney is probably like every other award-winning Filipino-American entrepreneur who grew up in Turkey and lives in Mexico that you know. He comes from a long line of world travelers (his American father grew up in Rhodesia, and his American grandfather grew up in China) and the bug has never left him. Over the last 12 years he has built a location independent lifestyle that has allowed him, his wife and recently his baby son to travel around the world whenever they want without b...
2020-10-30
35 min
Copy That Pops: Writing Tips and Psychology Hacks for Business
4 Steps to Efficiently Create Content That Gets You Ranking at the Top in Google with Ray Blakney
Sword fighting, Peace Corp serving, apple pie with cheddar cheese-loving business owner Ray Blakney stops by to share with us how he’s grown the largest language learning online school in the world that hasn’t raised venture capital. Whatever content you have -- a blog, a book, a podcast, a website, a YouTube channel, or a combination of them -- Ray’s 4 proven steps will get you from crickets to consistent growth of your brand, business relationships, and revenue. A Few Highlights from This Podcast: - Starts first business as a langua...
2020-05-26
52 min
The Fluent Show
🏆 Top Tools 2020 HALL OF FAME: The Ultimate Language Learning Apps 🏅
Every 6 months or so, the Fluent Show brings you a new set of top tools. These are our recommendations for language learning tools you might have missed. It's a LONG episode so follow along with our full list of top tools on the blog if you like. Intro: Lindsay's Language Marathon and our italki Language Challenge progress Top Tools Hall of Fame Top Tools has now been running since 2016, with a total of 42 tools recommended. It's easy to lose track so it was time to declutter the list. In this episode, you'll hear...
2020-05-25
1h 41
Efficiency on Demand
Agency, Analyzing & the Art of Business with Ray Blakney
Ray has bootstrapped multiple 6 and 7-figure businesses. For the last 5 years, he has been able to run 3-5 businesses at the same time all while having free time to spend. The "secret" to how he had been efficient enough to do all of this is simply discipline.Ray owns a website called livelingua.com, which is the third-largest online language school in the world.In today’s episode, Ray and Monique are talking about how he flipped his definition of failure: “Failing is not when a business doesn't work or doesn't make money, fail...
2020-01-21
00 min
The Fluent Show
How to Find Fantastic Language Tutors in Your Network Right Now
SURVEY TIME: Please take 5 minutes and participate in the annual Fluent Show survey. Click here to start. Are you looking for a new language tutor, but you can't find one online? Does it feel like no one is teaching your target language? Today on the show, I've got your back and I'm sharing lots of ideas for hidden places to find great people. You'll learn how to use your own network and get other people to find tutors for you why your local community could be an untapped resource how to...
2020-01-20
25 min
Babel Podcast
Babel 12 – Língua Geral de Mina
Bem-vindes ao Babel! Dessa vez, viemos falar de uma língua geral falada pela população escravizada em Minas Gerais, mais especificamente na região de Vila Rica de Ouro Preto, nos séculos XVII e XVIII. Essa língua foi transplantada da África para o Brasil durante o processo escravagista, provavelmente da região conhecida como Costa da Mina, que atualmente corresponde aos países Gana, Togo e Benin, povos falantes de línguas Gbe. Este é o nosso episódio pensado para o mês da consciência negra, novembro, mas passamos por falhas técnicas e ele...
2019-12-09
1h 16
The Seniortopia Show
14 - Never too late to learn something new (SLICE OF LIFE)
Transformational learning at any age; retiring abroad; closing a location dependent business; saving for retirement and more on this Slice of Life episode with guest Mary Anne Machado. We'd love to hear from you! Leave your comments on our website www.seniortopiashow.com or find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. Our handle everywhere is @seniortopiashow Links to things we mention on the show: Nomadtopia Collective https://collective.nomadtopia.com/ Miracle Swimimg https://www.miracleswimming.org/ Live Lingua https://www.livelingua.com This is the...
2019-05-26
1h 11
Spanish Answers
Episode 10: Future Subjunctive
Have you ever wondered about whether or not Spanish has a future subjunctive tense? Then look no further - they do! Kind of. :) We'll discuss it more in today's episode of Spanish Answers! ¡Vamanos! © 2019 by Language Answers, Ltd. Music by Master_Service from FiverrResearch Resources:“Future Subjunctive: Futuro subjuntivo,” from Lawless Spanish. https://www.lawlessspanish.com/grammar/verbs/future-subjunctive/ “Spanish Future Subjunctive Tense,” from Live Linga. https://www.livelingua.com/spanish/grammar/future-subjunctive.php “Spanish Future Subjunctive,” from Verbflex. http://verbflex.com/articles/spanish/spanish-future-subjunctive/ “Constitución Española,” sanctioned D...
2019-05-13
12 min
The Business Method: Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders & the World’s Most Successful People 🎧🔥
Ep.360 ~ An Online 7-Figure Teaching Business ~ Ray Blakney
Ray Blakney ~ Founder of Live Lingua ~ Current Series ~ 100 Interviews with 100 Location-Independent Entrepreneurs that have over $1,000,000 in Annual Revenue Back in 2011, I was a lonely world-traveling digital entrepreneur living in Costa Rica. I wanted to learn Spanish as quickly as possible so I bought an online course for $30 teaching me power verbs. Honestly, it was one of the most useful products I had purchased to learn Spanish and to help me understand languages I still use that same method. Fast forward to today, and I have the creator of that online course o...
2018-10-08
36 min
That Marketing Dude Show (TMD Show)
TMD 012 : On Site and Off Site SEO For Beginners and "Getting Drunk With Chinese Communist Leaders" with Ray Blakney
Ray Blakney worked as a computer programmer in Fortune 500 companies, Silicon Valley startups and the government for about 10 years before becoming a full-time entrepreneur in 2008. He became a location independent entrepreneur in 2012 (though he did not find out it was called that until 2016). He specializes in bootstrapping online education businesses and is current projects include LiveLingua.com, Onmatu.com, my400words.com, and twiducate.com. He also recently ventured into angel investing and is a majority owner of an artisanal chocolate factory in the Philippines.Ray is a very interesting dude... As you'll find out at the end...
2017-02-17
1h 02