Kids Teaching Kids: Scarsdale Sophomores Launch New Biz

Cooper CohenIt seems you can never be too young to launch a business in Scarsdale. Three enterprising high school sophomores recently launched Talenthood to connect families with kids (K through 7th grade) with Scarsdale High School students for quality instruction in various areas. Currently, the platform has over 35 instructors with expertise across several categories including sports, music, technology, creative hobbies and academics. The platform provides Scarsdale parents with access to a talented pool of neighborhood instructors to help their children improve while at the same time providing the high school students a flexible job and an opportunity to teach the next generation of Scarsdale kids.

Talenthood was founded by Cooper Cohen (CEO) with helo from Levi Ring (COO) and Ben Assa (CMO), all sophomores at Scarsdale High School. Cooper had been asked many times over the years to teach and instruct young aspiring soccer players to help improve their game. He realized there were many Scarsdale families looking for similar instruction in various skills and recognized there was a pool of qualified high school students looking for jobs.

How much help did Cohen need from his folks? He says, “I designed and created the Talenthood website myself using wix which is a web development platform. The only things my parents helped me with were getting insurance for both the instructors and clients and and forming an LLC. Other than that, Talenthood is being run by the team and me.

Talenthood launched several weeks ago and has already arranged lessons in dance, drums, basketball, art, Levi Ringhomework help, gymnastics, math/reading and more. Thus far, the feedback has been excellent and many clients have already booked additional lessons. “I’ve had a great experience with Talenthood so far. My son has had several lessons. The instructors are engaged, reliable and relatable. In addition I have been impressed with their service and communication” - Ali S (Scarsdale mom). The high school instructors have found their experiences very rewarding as well.

When asked if he could see expanding Talenthood to other towns, Cooper responded, “It’s definitely something we have discussed, but right now our immediate goal is to provide the best experience to anyone interested in Talenthood Scarsdale” noting that “just a few years ago, we were the same young Scarsdale kids that are coming to us now for instruction”.

To book an instructor, parents can scroll through Talenthood’s website to determine which instructor would be the best fit for their child. After choosing an instructor, parents fill out some contact information on the site and are connected to their instructor so they can coordinate a mutually convenient time, date and location for the lesson. There is no long-standing commitment (it’s lesson to lesson) and parents can choose new instructors if they so choose.

Ben AssaFor one academic tutoring session, Talenthood charges $30 for 60 minutes. For all non-academic sessions, Talenthood charges $40 for 60 minutes. Parties and group lessons (max 3) are also available. In addition to the business aspect of Talenthood, there is also a philanthropic side to the company. The company donates 25% of their gross profits to charity. Their goal is not only to teach kids how to excel in their activities, but to also teach them about the meaning and importance of giving back. After each lesson, Talenthood allows the child to decide from a list of pre-determined charities where they want to donate a portion of the lessons payment.

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