The Boss Teacher Summit will pull on the expertise of current and former teachers who are now serving as expert professionals in their fields. They will give you practical next step strategies to discover ways that you can use your teaching skills to earn as a professional speaker, author, tutor, online course creator and teaching English overseas.
MEET YOUR PRESENTERS

Julia Barnes, Boss Teacher
Founder of Barnes Teacher & Technology Services, Online Business & Entrepreneurship Trainer, Motivational Speaker, Coach
TOPIC: PUBLISH YOUR FIRST ONLINE COURSE

SallyAnn Gray, Professional Speaker and Trainer
Founder & Executive Director of Global Speakers and Global Speakers Academy, International Speaker, Award-Winnig Author
TOPIC: GET PAID TO SPEAK

Jamellia Imani Blythe, Tutor Boss
Founder and Managing Director, High Flyer Educational Services
TOPIC: START YOUR TUTORING BUSINESS

Ruth Taylor, Authors’ Coach
CEO at Extra MILE Innovators, Bestselling Author & Indie Book Publisher
TOPIC: BECOME A BEST SELLING AUTHOR

Daren Lawrence, Director of Recruiting
ILDS International Employment Agency
TOPIC: TEACH ENGLISH IN JAPAN

Rose Miller, Grants Manager at JN Foundation
TOPIC: FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR YOUR PROJECT/BUSINESS
SUMMIT OBJECTIVES
You will learn 5 professional fields where you can utilize your teaching and non-teaching skills
Get access to guided support to help you pursue any of the 5 fields
You will be connected to a network of teachers who are on the same path as you
You will be equipped with the exact next step and how-to strategies to venture into any of the 5 fields
You will be guided with practical steps to finance your project or business
MEET YOUR HOST

Julia Barnes, Boss Teacher
Founder of Barnes Teacher & Technology Services, Online Business & Entrepreneurship Trainer, Motivational Speaker, Coach
Julia O. Barnes lives by the philosophy “There’s always someone who needs the knowledge that you can give; don’t keep what you’ve learned to yourself.”
Julia has worked as a classroom teacher from as early as 2006 at both the secondary and early childhood levels. She exudes a spirit of excellence in her profession so much that she was able to stand as the four-year group leader and valedictorian for her class in her studies to become a trained and certified teacher. In addition, Julia has attained a first-class honors bachelor degree in Early Childhood education, capping awards in multiple core subjects.
More recently, Julia has emerged as a teacherpreneur as the founder of Barnes Teacher and Technology Services. This is an independent education development company that uses modern technology to transform the teaching and learning experience both in and outside of the classroom.
As part of her mandate, Julia has been impacting change in Jamaica through
- Education technology training
- Online business coaching
- Inspirational speaking
- Organizing the inaugural staging of the Boss Teacher Summit in Kingston in July 2019
- Writing her debut book – Think it, Teach it, Sell it – a blueprint for creating online courses and making money selling them