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Daily Influence416. Celebrating Skills & Sparking Confidence: Nikki Lubing’s Mission with SkillabrationIn this episode of Daily Influence, we sit down with Nikki Lubing, the founder of Skillabration, a platform dedicated to empowering children and families through creative learning experiences. Nikki shares her inspiring journey from teaching in the public school system to launching her own business, helping students build confidence, curiosity, and essential life skills.She discusses the importance of fostering creativity in education, why real-world skills like financial literacy and soft skills matter, and how she curates passionate educators to make a lasting impact. Nikki also shares leadership insights on trusting your instincts, building...2025-02-2713 min
Skillabration PodcastHomeschool Financial Literacy Curriculum - Money, Central Banking and InflationIn Season 2, Episode 2 of the Skillabration Podcast, Nikki reviews what money is and explains how money is a form of expression, which ultimately leads to financial freedom. As the lesson progresses, students will learn about the history of central banking in the US and the effect monetary policy has on inflation. Buckle up! This is quite the lecture. Grab the curriculum here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/US-Monetary-Policy-and-How-It-Affects-Financial-Freedom-Homeschool-Curriculum-12494825Grab the Financial Literacy Bundle Here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Homeschool-Financial-Literacy-Curriculum-12529441Time Stamps00:00 - Introduction01:12 - Disclaimer to...2024-11-1850 min
Skillabration PodcastHomeschool Financial Literacy Curriculum for Kids - What is money? - Skillabration PodcastIf you've ever wondered why it's so hard to pay the bills and why so many people are in debt in the US, then you'll definitely want to listen in on Season 2 of the Skillabration Podcast. Time Stamps:Introduction - 00:00Focus of Today's Episode: 00:31Why Money Is One of My Favorite Topics: 01:10What types of topics related to financial literacy will we share in season 2 of the Skillabration Podcast? - 01:32Two Interviews with Other Experts in Financial Literacy - 02:49How to Get...2024-10-0618 minSkillabration PodcastBuilding an Online Skill Based School - Season 1 Ep. 13 - Skillabration PodcastThis is the last episode of season 1 of the Skillabration Podcast. In this episode, Nikki recaps the interviews we shared in season one and where we're headed for season 2. She also touches on what inspired her to found Skillabration and how she plans to integrate more skill-based classes at Skillabration.Connect with Skillabration:Get on our email list! We’d love to hear your suggestions for the podcast. https://skillbox.skillabration.com/p/skillabration-podcast-newsletterSign up for classes with our teachers here: www.skillabration.comConnect with us on so...2024-07-0925 minSkillabration PodcastImmigrating from Colombia to the US and Teaching Spanish and English as a Second LanguageOn Episode 12 of the Skillabration Podcast Nikki interviews Laura Mann, one of the Spanish teachers at Skillabration. Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages and a Graduate Certificate in Spanish Language Education. Originally from Colombia, she has been teaching English, French, and Spanish as a second language both in the USA and her home country since 2018, across various educational levels from kindergarten to adult in private and public schools. She is very creative and passionate about languages and cultures, Laura strives to immerse students in the Spanish language while sharing her Latino cu...2024-07-021h 00Skillabration PodcastCreating a Successful Wedding and Event Planning BusinessOn Episode 11 of the Skillabration Podcast Nikki interviews Amy Kinsman and Teal Ozolins from Perfect Day Event Planning. At the Age of 40 Amy Kinsman began her career as a Wedding Coordinator. Over the past 8 seasons she has grown her business from 1 wedding in her first year, to 40 weddings this season. She has added 5 coordinator/planners to her team and she is now focused on full service wedding planning and managing her business.Teal is a stay at home mom/wedding planner/ small business owner. Formally a teacher, Teal takes the skills needed in the classroom...2024-06-2556 minSkillabration PodcastImmigrating from Poland to the US and Starting a Business with Milena DulgiIn episode 10 of the Skillabration Podcast Nikki interviews Milena Dlugi, who immigrated from Poland to the US in 2019. She learned how to network within a few months of immigrating to the US because she wanted to find a job as a legal administrative assistant. Networking wasn’t something she was accustomed to because it’s not part of Polish culture. As she networked she got inspired to start her own business. Highlights from the Episode🔥 Learning English as a second language🔥 Visiting the US for the first time as a university student2024-06-1849 minSkillabration PodcastDouble Majoring in French and Spanish | Becoming a Polyglot | College of Wooster | Self-taught ASLIn episode 9 of the Skillabration Podcast Nikki interviews Rachel Applebaum, a rising junior at the College of Wooster. Rachel is double majoring in French and Spanish, and double minoring in Russian and German. She’s currently teaching Spanish, French and ASL at Skillabration. In today’s episode, she talks with us about her experience studying abroad in Nantes, France. She taught English as a Second Language to middle school students while she was there and took a gastronomy class. Highlights from the Episode🔥How Rachel became interested in learning other languages🔥What it’s li...2024-06-1140 minSkillabration PodcastShe played hockey on the boys team at 6 years old | From Stay-at-home-mom to Recruiting Agency with Amy RatnowIn Episode 8 of the Skillabration Podcast, Nikki interviews Amy Ratnow, a stay at home mom turned business owner. She founded ALR Connections in 2017. Her business focuses on connecting stay at home moms with business owners to recruit them for part-time and full-time roles. She noticed the gap between moms and businesses who need their talent, and decided to fill that gap with ALR Connections. Highlights From The EpisodeOvercoming the internal conflict of being a stay at home mom and workingHow and why she started ALR ConnectionsThe power of networkingHow to help the youth prepare for t...2024-06-0438 minSkillabration PodcastFrom Missouri to New York City - She became the Killer Pitch Master - Precious L. WilliamsIn Episode 7 of the Skillabration Podcast, Nikki interviews Precious L. Williams about being a professional speaker and the “Killer Pitch Master”. Precious started speaking when she was 16 years old. She graduated at the top of her class and studied law at Rutgers. Want to learn how to take your sales, investor, or elevator pitches from trash to straight CASH? Or have your prospects throwing money at you every time you open your mouth? Then, it's time to learn how to convert conversations into currency with the Pitch Queen, Precious L. Williams. Her company, Perf...2024-05-2851 minSkillabration PodcastWhat should we teach the youth about owning a home?In Episode 6 of the Skillabration Podcast, Nikki interviews David Belman. David Belman is a second generation homebuilder land developer and Realtor in Southeastern Wisconsin. David has served as president of the metropolitan builders association as well as the Wisconsin builders association. David is known for his work with Operation Finally Home, an organization that builds and provides mortgage free homes to wounded combat veterans. Today, David and his firm, Belman Homes, have provided six mortgage free homes to deserving veterans. David also hosts the Home Building Hero podcast which has over 400,000 downloads. David is also an author. He...2024-05-211h 02Skillabration PodcastWhat age should you start teaching your kids financial literacy skills? Bill HaaseIn Episode 5 of the Skillabration Podcast, Nikki interviews Bill Haase. Bill Haase is a radio show/podcast host for Innovative Strategies. He deals in financial literacy, helping individuals, business owners, and young adults understand how money works and how best to prepare for life personally and professionally. He does public speaking and enjoys two other businesses involving advertising and educating our veterans.Highlights from Episode 5:- Going from Wall Street to Main Street- Becoming a professional speaker and radio host- What age you should start teaching your...2024-05-141h 02Skillabration PodcastShould I work in the trades? - Advice from a Blue Collar Business CoachIn Episode 4 of the Skillabration Podcast, Nikki interviews Brad Herda. Brad is known for bridging the gap between generations and working in manufacturing. He founded Focal Point Coaching in 2016 where he supports blue collar business owners to increase their profits by communicating how the big picture benefits themselves, their teams, their families, and their organizations.Highlights from the EpisodeWhat the youth need to know when considering the tradesWhich trades are in demandGenerational differences Programs available for the youth to get involved in the tradesConnect with Brad on LinkedIn here. Visit B...2024-05-0739 minSkillabration PodcastShe's been to Paris 29 Times - Advice from a French TeacherShe’s been to Paris 29 Times!In episode 3 of the Skillabration Podcast, Nikki interviews French Teacher Mademoiselle Armour who has been to Paris a total of 29 times, and to France a total of 32 times. She’s visited other French speaking countries as well. Mademoiselle Armour shares her experience learning French in high school and how she became fluent on a two-week trip to France. She also provides teaching and learning insights from 24 years of working as a high school French teacher.Learn about where she studied French, the programs she recommends for st...2024-04-3041 minSkillabration PodcastThe Most Spoken Language in The WorldToday you’ll meet Cherry Man Ching Yeung, a Skillabration teacher with over two decades of experience in teaching Mandarin, Cantonese and English as a Second Language.In this episode, Cherry discusses her life in Hong Kong, Chinese culture, how she learned English, and why she started teaching.Cherry provides insights into teaching Chinese and the importance of learning a foreign language with a teacher. She shares how she keeps her lessons engaging and uplifting for her students.Highlights from the Episode: Cherry’s career as a teacher and anecdotes from her lifeT...2024-04-2350 minSkillabration Podcast5 Surprising Skills from Learning a Foreign LanguageWelcome to the first episode of the Skillabration podcast hosted by Nikki Lubing, the owner of Skillabration! In today's episode you'll learn about Nikki's backstory from teacher to entrepreneur, and how she became bilingual. Through learning Spanish, Nikki acquired 5 unexpected skills that have served her well in life. Nikki started her career as a public school teacher and later founded Skillabration, an online foreign language school. While teaching in the school system, she recognized a significant gap between essential life skills and the core subjects that are emphasized in the classroom. She is...2024-04-1653 minSkillabration PodcastSkillabration Podcast TrailerNikki Lubing, host of the Skillabration Podcast, is an educator and entrepreneur with a vision to teach real-world skills to the youth of today.
Skillbration is an online school that helps students ages 8-18 take their world language skills from zero to fuego, preparing them for success as they advance their education.
In the trailer episode, learn more about why Nikki is starting the Skillabration Podcast. She discusses how learning Spanish as a second language led her to developing not only the skill of bilingualism, but also financial literacy, decision-making and communication skills.
The Skillabration Podcast is expanding our typical s...2024-04-1106 min
The Homeschool LoftCast 2.0Nikki Lubing - Skillabration - Online Language EducationChris talks with Nikki Lubing, the founder of Skillibration - an online foreign language education website. Listen as Chris and Nikki discuss all aspects of learning a new language, and some of the challenges AND benefits of having your littles learn a foreign language.
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Awakening#235 Nikki Lubing - Help kids take their language skills from zero to fuegoNicole Lubing founded Skillabration, which is an online foreign language school that helps kids take their language skills from zero to fuego
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About my Guest Nicole Lubing:
Nikki has been an educator since 2005. She has a background in Spanish and English as a Second Language. She quit teaching in the public school system in 2016 and has been teaching online since then. In 2023 she founded Skillabration, which is an online foreign language school that helps kids t...2023-07-1240 min
21st Century Expression with Marty Education#10 Fluency Is NOT The End | Nikki LubingIn today's episode, Nikki Lubing talks about her journey to fluency in Spanish as a non-native speaker, sharing some of her best tips to find motivation, become a confident and fluent speaker, and where you should start if you're just beginning your language journey.
Nikki is the owner of Skillabration, an online foreign language school. Skillabration takes kids' foreign language skills from zero to fuego 🔥 to enhance their skill toolbox for brighter future endeavors.
Since she's started her own business, she's learned a lot about not only entrepreneurship, but also the best ways to make her s...2023-06-2742 min