Empower Education Connections

What Empower Education Connections does

Empower Education Connections is a Chandler, Arizona-based educational services and curriculum company founded in 2008 by former educators and publishing executives Randy and Sue Yocum. The company delivers three integrated lines — customized professional development workshops, job-embedded instructional coaching (on-site and virtual), and a portfolio of standards-aligned learning kits covering Literacy, Math, Writing, Physical Education (StridePE), and Teacher Resources — to K-12 schools, school districts, individual educators, and parents. The company positions its offering as a holistic alternative to disconnected, one-off PD programs, emphasizing in-classroom modeling, customizable curricula aligned to Common Core, NGSS, and state standards, and self-reported outcome metrics (98% proficiency gains, 52% increase in parent attendance, 100% gains in peer collaboration). An "Empower for Home" sub-brand extends the same product families to parents and homeschool users.

The product portfolio is delivered in both digital and print-friendly formats through the company's e-commerce platform (empowerec.com/shop), with distribution spanning direct website sales, school bulk orders (POs and bank transfers), and educational conferences. The underlying technology stack is modest and undifferentiated: Stripe handles payment processing under PCI-DSS compliance, Google Analytics tracks site traffic, and content is hosted on a DigitalOcean-backed asset CDN. No proprietary platform, mobile application, API, or AI/ML capability is documented in the available source material. Product customization is positioned as a core differentiator but is described in terms of human-expert adaptation rather than automated configuration.

Revenue is generated through five streams: one-time learning product sales (individual and bulk), professional development services, instructional coaching engagements, subscription options for educational organizations, and bulk orders with tiered discounts. Go-to-market is hybrid — enterprise field sales to schools and districts (with free consultations as the entry point) combined with direct-to-consumer e-commerce for parents and individual educators. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; institutional quotes are negotiated on request. The company operates as a privately held LLC (legal name: Empower Education Connections, LLC, formerly Empower Educational Consulting) with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, or external ownership stakes in the available data.

Name

Empower Education Connections

Legal name

Empower Education Connections, LLC

Website

https://empowerec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Empower Education Connections is a Chandler, Arizona-based educational services firm founded in 2008 that delivers professional development, job-embedded instructional coaching, and standards-aligned learning kits (literacy, math, writing, PE, teacher resources) to K-12 schools, districts, individual educators, and parents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Consulting

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAKAIAI

AT Implementation, Coaching & Professional Development (Teachers/Staff)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Assistive Technology (AT) Assessment, Devices & Training

SECONDARYEDAMAIAL

Study Habits & Homework Systems Workshops

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Life Skills & Personal Development (Study Skills, Executive Function, SEL)

SECONDARYEDAJALAJ

Specialized Learning Support (Dyslexia/LD Coaching, Assistive Strategies)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Support Services (Tutoring & Counseling)

Keywords

• Educational consulting
• Teacher professional development
• Instructional coaching
• K-12 learning products
• Curriculum resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Chandler

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Learning Products Sales: Sale of educational products including literacy kits, math products, writing kits, PE products, and teacher resources. Products are sold as one-time purchases, bundles, or individual items through e-commerce and bulk orders.
2. Professional Development Services: Customized professional development workshops and training sessions sold to schools and districts. Sessions include pre-session planning, hands-on training, data analysis, and actionable next steps.
3. Instructional Coaching: On-site and virtual coaching services providing teachers with strategies, tools, and motivation. Includes whole group, small group, and one-on-one coaching with ongoing support.
4. Subscription Options: Subscription options available for educational organizations with tiered discounts and bulk pricing.
5. Bulk/School Orders: Schools and districts can place bulk orders with tiered discounts. Accepts school purchase orders (POs) and bank transfers for bulk orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Empower Education Connections provides professional development, instructional coaching and educational consulting for schools, supported by standards-aligned learning products for literacy, math, writing, physical education and teacher resources. It also sells educational resources through its website for classroom and home learning use.

Product overview

Empower Education Connections offers a portfolio of educational products and services organized around five core product lines: Literacy Products, Math Products, Writing Products (Empower Writing Kits), PE Products (StridePE), and Teacher Resources. These are complemented by Professional Development workshops and Consulting/Coaching Services. The company also operates an Empower for Home sub-brand offering home learning solutions. All products are research-based, standards-aligned, and designed to be teacher-tested and student-approved. The product portfolio includes both physical kits (classroom activity kits, teacher strategy guides, school-to-home connection kits) and digital/print-friendly formats. The company positions its products as adaptable for classroom, tutoring, after-school programs, and homeschooling use. Professional development and coaching services are offered as standalone offerings or paired with products for maximum benefit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Literacy Products
• Math Products
• Empower Writing Kits
• StridePE
• Teacher Resources
• Professional Development
• Consulting and Coaching Services
• Empower for Home

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% proficiency gains in Math & Literature
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Really Great Reading: Really Great Reading focuses on literacy intervention materials and accompanying PD/coaching for schools. Comparable in size and niche focus on literacy kits plus teacher training sold to districts.
• Teacher Created Materials: Teacher Created Materials publishes standards-aligned classroom resources and learning kits for K-8 teachers, sold to schools, districts, and individual educators. Strong overlap with Empower's literacy, math, and teacher-resource product catalog and school sales motion.
• Curriculum Associates: Curriculum Associates sells K-8 instructional products (iReady, Ready) alongside professional development and coaching services to schools and districts. Closely comparable in combining standards-aligned learning kits with PD/workshop delivery and a B2B sales motion into schools.
• Heinemann: Heinemann publishes literacy-focused professional books and resources and runs renowned PD workshops and on-site coaching for teachers. Closely comparable on the literacy-PD-plus-classroom-resources axis.
• Mentoring Minds: Mentoring Minds develops K-12 print and digital learning resources backed by professional development services for teachers. Comparable as a focused K-12 products-plus-PD firm targeting similar school purchasing cycles.
• Voyager Sopris Learning: Voyager Sopris provides literacy and math intervention programs plus professional development for K-12 educators. Directly comparable as a PD-plus-products firm targeting intervention, achievement gaps, and teacher support — the same pain points Empower addresses.

Broad incumbents

• Imagine Learning: Imagine Learning delivers K-12 digital curriculum, intervention, and PD services to districts nationwide. Broader incumbent in the school-channel PD-plus-instructional-content space, with deeper technology stack.
• Scholastic Education: Scholastic Education publishes K-12 classroom and literacy programs and supports teachers with educator resources and PD. Larger incumbent with overlapping reach in school-channel literacy products and teacher-facing services.
• Learning A-Z (Cambium Learning): Learning A-Z provides printable and digital K-6 literacy resources, plus classroom and homeschool products. Larger incumbent with overlapping literacy product catalog and school-and-home distribution model (Empower for Home parallel).
• Renaissance Learning: Renaissance Learning provides K-12 assessment, practice, and data analytics (Accelerated Reader, Star) along with PD services. Broader incumbent offering overlapping with Empower in literacy/math products and PD coaching into districts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EmpowerEducationConnections
• Facebookfacebook.com/empowerec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/empower-education-connections
• Instagraminstagram.com/empower_ec
• TikToktiktok.com/@empower_ec

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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