Pretty Rich Teacher
Pretty Rich Teacher
Dr. Jazmyne Dionne
094: You Don’t Have to Wait for Life to Get Easier to Leave the Classroom | Keysha’s 4 Month Edtech Transition Story
1 hour 48 minutes Posted Aug 14, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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If you're a teacher who keeps telling yourself, “I’ll leave when life calms down,” this episode is for you.


In this episode, Keysha is sharing her incredible 4-month transition from the classroom into an EdTech role. What makes her story so powerful is not that everything was easy. It’s that she decided to move forward before life felt perfectly organized, perfectly certain, or perfectly timed.


This episode is a reminder that waiting for the “right time” can quietly keep you stuck far longer than you realize.


When you listen to this episode, you’ll walk away with:

  • The confidence to stop waiting for perfect timing before pursuing a new career.
  • A new perspective on what is actually required to transition out of teaching.
  • Permission to move forward even when life still feels busy, uncertain, or messy.
  • Hope that a corporate transition can happen faster than you think.


If you’ve been wondering whether your circumstances are “good enough” to start, let Keysha’s story show you what’s possible.

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