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Barbara Basbanes Richter: From French Educator to Storytelling Startup Founder

In this episode Jeremy Toeman sits down with Barbara Basbanes Richter, and they discuss how she…

• Turned a Smith and Tufts French degree and a decade of public school teaching into a ghostwriting career

• Leveraged her family’s book legacy to launch DIY Book an affordable do it yourself writing platform

• Learned to write client voices by mining her own process and creating scaffolded storytelling prompts

• Pivoted again to cofound Hello Hans a playful AI driven platform helping kids write share and publish with confidence

You’ll also hear how joining the Element46 accelerator in Westchester County helped Barbara expand her network refine her pitch and blend her passion for teaching with her vision for tech based storytelling.

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