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The Kelly Roach Show

1116. How Educators Can Build 7-Figure Businesses with Dr. Erica Jordan-Thomas

The Kelly Roach Show

Kelly Roach

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.9 β€’ 965 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

As an educator, you are not simply tied to the classroom – there are so many opportunities for you to build massive wealth for you and your family.Β 

In this episode, Kelly Roach sits down with Dr. Erica Jordan-Thomas, a former school principal turned 7-figure business owner, to discuss how educators can leverage their skills to build thriving businesses.Β 

Dr. Erica shares her strategic approach to planning for massive growth, the importance of leading with empathy, and how educators can transition from the classroom to entrepreneurship.Β 

If you're ready to transform your expertise into a profitable business, this episode is packed with insights you can't afford to miss.

Key Takeaways:

βœ… The Power of Choice in Business Models – Why you don't have to limit your revenue potential, even if you're stepping away from traditional roles.
βœ… The 10X Mapping Process – How to plan your next 5–10 years in business and break it down into actionable steps.
βœ… Quarterly Strategic Planning – Why planning too far ahead can backfire and how to effectively map out your business growth in 90-day sprints.
βœ… Leading with Empathy – The leadership lessons Dr. Erica brought from education that help her build high-performing teams in business.
βœ… The Four Priorities of a CEO – Why balancing people, product, process, and profit is key to sustainable success.
βœ… The Million-Dollar Mindset – How thinking like a millionaire before you hit 7-figures sets the foundation for success.
βœ… B-School for Educators – How Dr. Erica helps educators turn their expertise into profitable businesses, starting with the skills they already have.

Timestamps:
[03:45] Transitioning from principal to business owner
[07:30] The 10X mapping framework for scaling a business
[12:15] Breaking down strategic planning: 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year visions
[18:50] Why leading with empathy is a non-negotiable in business
[23:20] The 4 pillars of business success: People, product, process, profit
[27:10] The psychology of a millionaire & how to cultivate it
[30:45] B-School for Educators: Turning teaching skills into a 7-figure business
[35:00] How to sign up for Dr. Erica's free 5-day workshop

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The Kelly Roach Show is your business podcast that gives you quick, actionable trainings for business growth, sales growth, and leadership. Kelly teaches about the entrepreneurial mindset and how to leverage building an unstoppable team with high performance strategies for rapid and sustainable business growth.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Kelly Roach Show, the place for no fluff, easy to implement 20 minute or less

0:11.4

business and leadership lessons to help you build a sustainable business that scales.

0:17.2

Lead with integrity and create a lasting legacy.

0:21.6

I'm Kelly Roach, former NFL cheerleader and Fortune 500 executive turned eight-figure entrepreneur.

0:27.8

Let's get started.

0:29.1

Dr. Erica Jordan Thomas is here in the house with us today, and she is going to school us a little bit on the mindset shifts from seven to eight figures.

0:38.4

I'm going to have her share about her amazing personal reinvention story,

0:42.3

which I think is so interesting and fascinating from education into the world of business,

0:46.8

now helping so many other people to build successful businesses.

0:50.5

And we're also going to talk about intentional sales strategy and what it takes to actually win

0:56.1

consistently in 2025. So welcome to the show. I'm so excited to have you here.

1:01.5

I'm so excited to be here. So excited to be here. Thank you for that. Yes. So you have a really

1:06.6

interesting story that fascinates me coming from you were an award-winning teacher, then you moved in,

1:12.6

you were a principal, you were an assistant principal, you did all these things in the world of

1:16.6

education, and then you just completely reinvented yourself. And you were like, yeah, that was awesome.

1:22.0

I'm going to come over here now. And so I would love for you to share like a little bit of that

1:26.3

story for us and kind of how this

1:29.1

came to be what you're doing today, helping so many other people build successful businesses.

1:33.3

Just give us a little bit of the backstory.

1:35.7

Yeah.

1:36.3

So my career started as a high school math teacher.

1:39.8

And I was actually making $33,000 a year, which is like crazy to think about.

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