Expertise is the foundation of a Maven course.

Strong commercial decisions make it sell.

Four commercial decisions

Right Opportunity

Your expertise can solve many problems. Only one of them is the right angle for a successful course.

We start with a multistep market research workflow that uses AI to do legwork that would otherwise take weeks. From there, we generate multiple positioning hypotheses and test each against rigorous course-market fit criteria. Weak angles get ruled out. The strongest one becomes clear.

You getClarity on what your best opportunity is, and why

Right Buyer

A course can be interesting for many reasons. But it only sells when the buyer sees why it really matters to them, now.

Buyer research looks at the structural, psychological, and political forces shaping your audience's decisions. We define three personas, and rank them by likelihood to buy. Then we map their journey from awareness to commitment: what makes them hesitate, and what moves them to act.

You getClarity on who to sell to and what it takes to convert them

Clear Value

The value of a course is not the content. It is the career upside it creates for the buyer.

We articulate your course's value so the case for investment is obvious. Drawing on the Maven Course Page structure, we frame the stakes, upside, personal transformation, and career impact. Every element is calibrated to land as credible, urgent, and materially cheaper than the cost of inaction.

You getA course offer that not only avoids low conversion, but commands a premium price

Clear Authority

Participants don't pay a premium for your syllabus. They pay it for your experience.

We ensure that prospects quickly see the unarguable value of your perspective. We identify the stories, credibility cues, and signals of judgment that make your authority clear. An outside editorial perspective is especially critical here. Instructors are simply too close to their own work to do this without help.

You getA narrative that builds trust, sharpens your authority, and strengthens your executive profile

I'm Vanina, former VP Marketing at Maven. I help instructors make the commercial decisions that define course success.

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Course development can take months

With me, it takes just 3 hours of your time.

01

Discovery

We turn your expertise into a shortlist of course hypotheses. Each one is scored against five proprietary course-market fit criteria. Weak angles get ruled out. Your best commercial opportunity becomes clear.

Your time2 × 45 min to download context

02

Clarity

The strongest hypothesis becomes your course positioning. We strengthen it with buyer personas and journey mapping, so every marketing decision that follows has a clear rationale.

Your time30 min review to steer

03

Execution

We write your Maven Course Page. It articulates the investment case for your course and gives your buyer the clarity they need to commit. You need to finalize the syllabus, then you're in business.

Your time30 min review to finalize

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3 weeks.
3 hours of live work together.
$3,900, all in.

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