Amanda Barr 0:03
Hi, friends and welcome to the podcast. I am so excited to welcome our incredible guests. Felicia Palanca from ENPNT. Felicia, it is so great to have you here. Thanks so much for joining us.
Felicia Palanca 0:14
Oh, thanks, Amanda. So exciting to be here with you always. Yeah, it's
Amanda Barr 0:20
so so lovely to chat to you. Now, I read out your bio at the beginning of the podcast, and you have had the most incredible career in dance. So I'd love to hear about where it all started for you. Did you start dancing really, really young? Were you too? Were you three, tell me about the start of it. Actually,
Felicia Palanca 0:39
it's very, very interesting, very, very young. So I was only three and a half going to your normal calendar with all your friends. And actually what piqued my interest was these little girls going up and down the stairs and this cute little pink outfits with a little bag of jellybeans? Honestly, I think it was a jelly bean. And I was excited. And I was like, Mom, this these little kids going upstairs, you know, where the Jelly Bean she's saying we'll follow them up. We'll follow them up after, you know, after class after school. So when I came across, and I had a look, and then I I heard the music and I saw them dancing. And I was like, Okay, it's not just the Jelly Bean. So join in really fast. But it was all about the jelly beans. And then obviously was very excited to get into a studio I felt extreme sort of feeling of drawn that it was meant to go inside that shoe. I did not know that was going to be a ballerina from that point. Of course not. Of course.
Amanda Barr 1:34
Not at three and a half. That is cute. Yeah, super cute. So did you have you know, obviously you've gone on to form a great career. Was it a you know, a big amazing studio? Was it? What was the studio like?
Felicia Palanca 1:49
No, so it was a tiny studio, you know, it was your suburban, little kinder. And I was so lucky because that teacher, Kristin Keith has her name's still very famous, was a principal with the Royal Ballet. So she ended up picking me out of the crowd. But I just happened upon it just because of the kinder. But obviously she had an integral part of, you know, showing me the next steps, you know, that I take after that. So I just had fun and enjoyed my ballet there. But everywhere she went, she took me with her. So to the next studio, and I think she was forging the beginning of her career in Australia again, after dancing. So she took me with her. And so I went to multiple dance schools before I became very, very strongly interested in being a dancer. But um, yeah, absolutely. I was led by an amazing teacher. How
Amanda Barr 2:45
amazing to stumble across, you know, that must have been fate for you to have, you know, met her at three and a half such an incredible, wrong teacher and obviously former former dancer as well. Absolutely.
Felicia Palanca 2:57
And also you don't know, you know, at that age, you're not thinking that she just made the class really fun. I think that's what I say to people all the time. You know, if they're trying to find their right dance school, I'm like, you know, usually you just have to make it really fun for a long time. Because for me, I felt like this woman was like running around and dancing like a fairy and everything was really fun and nothing was strict. And then she moved me to a more strict school as I felt I needed it. You know, that path and and she saw that I liked that. But you know, not every child is going to like that extreme discipline. Definitely not my daughter, that's for sure.
Amanda Barr 3:32
Definitely no one at three and a half. Right? That for three and a half. That's, that's really. So you dance with her until you know what, how old were you when you went into full time to do ballet school?
Felicia Palanca 3:46
Yeah, so it actually went to she actually started coaching at McDonald college. So I actually moved walls as well. And I actually spent a year at Skeggs. And, you know, a private school in Sydney, and it was so hard to do my dancing at the same time. You know, you come out with a normal regular school and you're going to the school that's very, very strict and academic. And I knew in like the first three months of that, that I didn't like it. But I was going to McDonald college just after schools. But then I changed completely into going to McDonald college for the two years before I in addition to the Australian baseball, so then I got an amazing amount of new coaches there. Sean Stokes, Alan, cross, Josephine, Jason, so I had all of them and Christine took me across all the way from kinder to McDonald college. So
Amanda Barr 4:38
that's so amazing. Now, you obviously went into the Australian ballet school, went to, you know, went into the Australian ballet after that, and you've had incredible career highlights. You were the youngest principal at Australian ballet. Is that correct?
Felicia Palanca 4:53
Yes. One of the youngest for sure. And definitely one of the youngest for sure. The youngest As a company member, you know at 17 Yeah, absolutely amazing.
Amanda Barr 5:06
Amazing. And then Munich ballet. So what were your some of your highlights of your professional career? Like, they've got to be so many but run us through?
Felicia Palanca 5:17
Yeah, absolutely. Well, Australian ballet for me was like, obviously, the family and, you know, progressing through the ranks and working with Maynard Gilbert. As a director, I would say that was a huge highlight. Again, she nurtured me and I, you know, I worked hard. So none of this is, you know, just fate obviously had to work really hard. But she was an incredibly director for me. And, you know, she brought me all the way through the ranks. And then I had Ross Stretton, and then David McAllister, and then went to Munich ballet. So I guess, I'd say the highlight in Australian ballet was dancing in Shanghai, I was about to do my favourite role in the upcoming season. So I hadn't practised the role yet, but I had been practising that role in my lounge room for like, since I was like six or seven years old. So Lisa came on stage to broke her ankle not broke, but rolled her ankle, and soonish and said, and I was about to do street dances and not Kitri. And Cole Rhodes was understanding, but she was too far away to start, because, you know, the role gets turned off at seven. And the Act had already started. So I did run on stage and do the first act. Without a rehearsal that would be sort of like a career highlight. Yeah. And extreme.
Amanda Barr 6:43
That's an amazing thing. I've been just such an amazing moment, if it was something you've always dreamed of doing, always thrown it under pressure. In such a I'm sure everyone you know, frantic backstage, all of that.
Felicia Palanca 6:58
In the dress or a dress not fitting me I actually physically remember them pulling the dress on and me thinking to myself, do I know first act because first act is not like the most famous act out of all three than if I was going to choose it act, I would have chose that act. And also, it's like, preparing for a marathon. So I didn't know if I was going to be fit enough in my mind. But obviously, I was. But the most exciting thing about it was that because there was only two of us then to do the rest of the tour, Nicole basically said to the director, let Felicia do one I'll do the next. And so I had a day and a half to learn the whole ballet. And I got to do the entire ballet with her. So her one night me the next night. And I got promoted on stage in Shanghai. So that's probably my career highlight with the Australian value. But there's there was many ways thing.
Amanda Barr 7:47
What a moment to be promoted on stage as well. Like that must have just been so beautiful. And so you spent many years with the Australian ballet, and then decided to go to Munich ballet as well.
Felicia Palanca 7:59
Yes. So I guess, you know, we always had amazing choreographers coming in. And coaching us, obviously, we also went I went on like multiple scholarships, but I always wanted at the end of my career, or during my career to dance with, you know, a big European company and see what it was like, it was pretty an incredible experience. And I'm glad I did it. But you know, nothing's the same as home. But being a principal there was like a complete difference from where we are like you didn't know anyone you know, so the life part of it was much harder. But you know, the going on stage with this incredible giant rocks, everything seemed like it was on steroids at really ballet, you know? So I'm glad I did it. Absolutely, for sure. But I love to dance with Australian ballet the most.
Amanda Barr 8:47
Yeah, most definitely. And there's no place like home right now. Actually, we're so lucky to live in such an amazing country and all of those things. So I've after you retired for from professional dancing, you've had some incredible businesses been an incredible entrepreneur, you know, you've been a mom and well still are a mom and doing all those things and juggling things as we do. And so you've founded flow dance, where and now ENPNT, you've also been involved in block previously as well. So have all of your future businesses Have they all been centred around dance as you know, fully, fully dance world?
Felicia Palanca 9:28
And it's interesting, because everyone always asked me and I'm not sure if they asked you as well. You know, why did why were you a teacher? Why didn't you teach and, you know, you know that straightaway. I thought about it so many times and you know, in the valley, you get opportunities to coach people and I loved coaching. You know if it was a role that I'd already done, but I'd never been drawn to like teaching someone from scratch how to dance. I'm always so impressed by the teachers how they can do it from the start like I need. I find obviously it's my easier, they're already at a level. But if I didn't have that, you know, that junior coaching that taught me all the way out, that's a different mindset to what I had. Mine was very focused on, I liked the construction of things. So you know, even the costume department when they were creating tutors on me, you'd find me there, like I would be there watching them doing the pattern making and so
Amanda Barr 10:21
my mission of flow, right? Yeah, absolutely. And
Felicia Palanca 10:25
also working for block, doing some consulting for them straight up after retiring, I've got an amazing sort of array of experience with that, and I loved with the dancers again. So for me to come back to Australia, you know, and have the children, I knew that I had to do something from home, I didn't realise what's going to make it such a big business that I did. But I didn't know how to do something with the things that I had. And I really wanted to show, you know, give the dance back to, you know, his dance what they've given me, I don't know how to explain that. Well, I don't know if you recall that but as to be honest, it's like I wanted to, I want to give back what dance did for me, which they gave me everything.
Amanda Barr 11:12
Yeah, absolutely. That's, you know, that's so amazing. And I think, you know, so many of us, me, included everyone listening to this podcast, you know, we just love the world of dance. It's, you know, it's our heart and soul. And obviously, we're all trying to forge careers, and now also have financial gain and loss, get, you know, all we need to absolutely, we all we all need to work. But, you know, we also want to give back to that incredible community that has given us so so much, which, you know, is incredible, right? Like, you know, and that's, you know, it's so interesting talking about that, you know, you said that you were always drawn to the costume department. It's so funny, because as you know, for me, when I was growing up dancing, I never had any intention of being a dancer, even though I was still training with those people. And it's like, you know, right, like, there's something in here that? Yeah, yeah, I only ever wanted to be a studio owner. That's all I wanted to do. I was going in, you know, training, you know, because at the time, that's all that you did, was trained to become a professional dancer, you know, only ever wanted to own a studio. That's all I ever dreamed of. It's so funny that we just all must know those things somewhere. Well,
Felicia Palanca 12:30
I don't think for sure, I didn't know that I was going to do costume design. I didn't even get into the costume designing as well. So I think it's impressive that you hear about that. And you're one of the in the dance world. But the moment that I did do the transition. So I started with, with the dance clothes and the type of debt I realised it was like some another creative part of my brain that I hadn't used before. For one, and also I realised how not accessible it is. Yes. And how expensive that was, that was a major one for me. Why do department stores not have clothing for dance? I mean, what is it four out of five girls, for sure, will dance at some point, you know, in their lives? How is there not a place that you can buy it? Why do you have to like get to go all the way to like four or five suburbs away. And there might be one or some people catching buses in from, you know, the country to come to the shop. So I genuinely thought, Okay, this is what I'd like to do, I would like to make it more accessible. Try and make it well priced. And make get the children into something that felt good. And the parents liked, even on their skin, you know, the fabric. So yeah, that was kind of the beginning of flow was that you know, and even having my child, my daughter, you know, wearing that kind of soft fabric wanting this interview. That was sort of the prompt for the beginning of flow. For sure. I
Amanda Barr 13:54
love that. And, you know, Flo's been such an incredible brand, you know, stocked in incredible stalkers. You know, which is so impressive. So, have you always had that entrepreneurial spirit? Is that that you've had from a young age or is it something you've had to learn?
Felicia Palanca 14:11
Absolutely had no idea I had it. But you know, what I have realised now is that I think that I'm a bit of an inventor. So Mum said I would always sit in front of the TV. If I ever got to sit in front of the TV. I was sewing shoes, I was drawing something. I was doing three different things at once, always making things. So that really was the beginning of it. And then obviously exposure to like the dance shoes, and how it was created. And then you know, there's costume departments. I think that I'm more like that I'm a bit of an inventor. And then I love I love a challenge. So if someone says no to me, usually that means yes to me. And so to try, you know as far as what I know that's going to be good. For the dance world or for the dancers, so I for sure didn't know I was going to be an entrepreneur. But I do believe that I was always really creative. And then I also asked a lot of questions. So you know, I have people around me and my friends. And I always said, you know, if I don't know, something I will ask, you know, someone that's at the top of their game. And, you know, I usually get a great, you know, an answer, and I was trying to work towards that. So I think asking questions has got me to where I am.
Amanda Barr 15:34
That's amazing. Because look, that's no different to being a professional dancer, or a student dancer for that matter as well. Right? Like, it's that tenacity, that willing to ask for help when you need it, you know, do a little bit of extra training, go and seek somebody out, ask for that extra guidance, all of those things would have made you a great dancer. But now a great entrepreneur, it's the same thing asking for help when you need
Felicia Palanca 15:57
help, asking for help. And I think too, because I was worried about this, I'm an only child. And so I probably would have had to ask a lot of questions all the time, because I didn't work my parents were working. So for sure, you know, they would take me to whatever the things they could. But otherwise, I'd have to figure out how to get to these competitions and how to do these things, myself, and then, you know, as being a dancer, you have to do the same thing to get anywhere, you have to ask questions, you have to keep working at it. So I think there's a sort of a line there with dancers that they have this very good working ethic, but then there's like the next level where they are also very able to learn, like, you know, continually keep learning.
Amanda Barr 16:40
Absolutely. And, you know, like, I love that you're talking about this, because Beck and I talk about this all the time, that it's so important to keep learning and keep upskilling no matter what age you're at, no matter where you are on your business journey. And also, sometimes going back to basics, just like you know, you keep going back to basics with that play. No matter what age you are, from, when you're three to when you're the principal dancer, you go back to basics, and really check that play as a business owner. Sometimes we have to go back to basics, start from the basics, and then keep, you know, expanding our knowledge and learning and seeking out new mentors, new people asking questions, you know, because that's how we keep growing as humans, as business owners as people are all the things right? Well,
Felicia Palanca 17:26
that's why I like talking to you. Because I always ask you from the side that I don't know, you know, I didn't know, I knew what it was like to be a student in school. But only since I've done this amazing app, have I really spent time with the schools and the owners and seeing what they have to do behind the scenes. I just walked into those classes and thought, oh, you know, this is supposed to school, you know, the classes scheduled up there. And it's easy, but now that I've you know, really understood it, it's absolutely not. And it's incredible what like school owner has to do. It's just the same as what it is for dancewear. So, you know, people think it's easy, and it's nothing ever is easy. So absolutely.
Amanda Barr 18:08
Absolutely, absolutely not. So talking about also you go into business,
Felicia Palanca 18:14
they're all big businesses, you know, even the smallest ones, the big. So it doesn't matter how big you are, because even for a dancer is a small business compared to other businesses. But you know, you still have to do all the same work.
Amanda Barr 18:26
That's impressive, right? You know, you mentioned us then ENPNT. ENPNT is your new incredible baby, it's your new business baby. And it's an awesome app. Tell me a little bit about what inspired you to do this, you know, to launch a tech company a world that you've never been in? And are different to what you've done before. So tell me you know what, inspired ENPNT.
Felicia Palanca 18:55
And so, obviously, I've teamed up with a B. Brands and tech apps that match my you know, vision, and designers, but the whole reason for it was where does my child go to dance? If I was asked what was the most frequently asked question to me, all the way from when I retired even before I retired, and then after retirement is where should I put? Where should my child go dance? What is the kind of dance that my child should do? You know, that really the number one was where and then I was like, you know, I can only specifically tell them? That ones that I know from the areas I was in, but how do I tell them in Brisbane? How do I tell them in Queensland? How do I tell them in Canberra? There isn't so I guess that's the beginning of it. And that was me, you know, discussing it trying to figure out like how hard it is to look up a school and it's really, really hard to find, you know, it has the school's address, but it doesn't show all these incredible things that the school schools can do. Each student and what their ethos is, you know, until you get past and into their websites. And, you know, I really felt that that was like a shame. And the drop off rate, you know, for parents not being able to find the right class, meaning that they might not get to dance, because it's might be easy for them to do a sport a different sport instead, but the child's missed out on it only because it's really, really hard to find. So that's, that was sort of the beginning of ENPNT, you know, how do we make a dance school directory that, you know, works for the school? And you know, then the booking system came after that?
Amanda Barr 20:36
Yeah, amazing. Amazing. So, you know, I love that, that it's just inspired by a question that used to get asked a lot. And I'm sure as a mom, that's something you probably were always asked at the school gates, by so many parents, I'm sure where people would meet you. And he didn't go, Oh, I've been thinking about dance classes for my daughter, where should I dance? You know, that is such a huge question.
Felicia Palanca 20:59
Yes, and then also, what kind of dance so like when we get into it, also, what kind of dance so there's things that we've built into the app filter of what kind of dance, you know, that they are into. So if you know if I'm picking on ballet, or jazz or hip hop, or we've got every sector in there, because I don't want to pigeonhole any child into the one way, you know, and so on ENPNT, you can pick a different genre of dance every time we've tried to include almost every type of dance that is, but yeah, because like I said, there's not many that just want to become a ballerina, or like yourself that know they want to run a studio, there's so many that don't know. And so trying to make it easier for them, you know? Absolutely,
Amanda Barr 21:45
absolutely. So, you know, that's the parents perspective, tell me, for all of our studio owners that are listening, you know, why should they be listening on on point? What does it do for them? How does it help them run their business? Because I know that was a big thing for you to give back to the studio owners, the teachers to make their life a bit easier, right? Yeah,
Felicia Palanca 22:07
it's perfect. Actually, that question that was answered the minute they went to talk with a dance school, so I thought that directly would help them. And I would support them by giving, giving them students, but then how are they going to be supported, if everyone's calling their schools and they don't have some way of capturing all of that, and then being able to, you know, they don't want to be answering the phones 24 hours a day. And the amount of admin that they said they had to do was so huge, that I had not expected. So we did start working with schools on a booking system that would integrate with the directory, and it just did not make sense for them to have two different booking systems. So that was one part of it. The second component, I guess, the directory part is that we'll be sending dancers to you every time there is like, you know, find my best dance school find the best class by me, we've got such a big N. Jenner mark, cutting machine on that side, that when they do that, it will direct them to the right school. And you know, that kind of marketing, they don't have to do themselves, of course, they still can do some marketing and other beautiful websites, all the things that they've already created or on the profile. So the number one thing is that we help them the most with marketing, marketing, and integrating the booking system. So it's seamless for them, so they can spend more time with the students.
Amanda Barr 23:29
Yeah, amazing. And that's the thing, right? Like, everyone becomes a studio owner because they love teaching dance, not because they know how to be a great marketer, not because they want to spend heaps of time doing. It's never about that, right? It's about the kids and about the day. Anything you can do absolutely horrendous with that is incredible.
Felicia Palanca 23:50
And then also now we've also got incredible people that are on the app that have been there from the beginning. And now they're obviously still on and we can use their platforms as well like lease when sin who was incredible for me in my business, and then you got Emma Watkins, and she's going out to schools and helping them grow as a part of ENPNT. She's helping them you know, grow as businesses were doing events with us and them included. So trying to do things that will help grow their businesses, that they wouldn't have to organise themselves that will come through ENPNT with all of us for the second mind, all of us wanting to have this place for everyone to come to and you know, it's a development. So now we've done this complete evolution of putting every single school in that that and that's exciting and it's new, and that will be coming. It's like already starting now. I'm listed so that you can like be found and also so you can claim your school and go live with us. That's in the works right now. And yeah, we're pretty excited about that. Oh, So we just don't want to, we don't want to be that person having to annoy them as well calling them and saying eater, we want them to feel like they're included in everything that we do. And make sure that the, again, the customers will be able to find them. Yes,
Amanda Barr 25:14
I love that so much, you know, the talking that, that what you were speaking about the marketing as well. And, you know, you've obviously got some incredible names on board with you those ambassadors that you spoke about Lee and Emma, and of course yourself as well. Like, what an incredible team to really drive Australian dance and inspire a new a new generation of dancers like that's just absolutely incredible, right? You must be so lucky to have those incredible people on board.
Felicia Palanca 25:43
Thank you. Thank you so much was actually not a hard thing to do. Because Lee and with has exactly the same mission as me, you know that Lee and Mary have grown Australian dance in ways that we can't even measure with a movie with Queensland ballet with their books, the way they do their talks, all those sort of things. So the minute that I did tell Lee about my idea, he was on board straightaway, obviously, and very, very excited and very much part of it. And you know, that the tech team work with us. And so we've got they've got the dancers perspective than the school's perspective. And they've got us wanting to make sure that we give the best assets to the schools, you know, well, how can we make that and drive their business from a marketing sense and am is the same she I mean, she had her beginnings was dance as well. She's going out to community, and she's going to every single state she's doing shows everywhere, just to get little kids into dancing, and half of those little kinder girls are starting because of Emma. So we're really lucky to have him here. And yeah, absolutely. So yes, so
Amanda Barr 26:49
lovely. That's so amazing. Like, you know, ENPNT came to dance teacher Expo last year, they launched with a huge bang, that was your big launch. And it was incredible. But you've made a lot of developments since then, as well, I know you mentioned your new development, it's just coming out that every single person automatically is listed. Every studio in Australia, I'm sorry, is listed on it's on the app already. So what do people need to do? If they're listening to this podcast, they own a studio, they want to get involved? What's their first step to go and do now with these new developments?
Felicia Palanca 27:24
Okay, so absolutely, they either go to www.enpnt.com and a website, or they can just download ENPNT, oh, Android, or Apple, and it will go to take right to for their schools. And they can they can their school will be listed. And if their school is not listed, they there's a note for them to write in that their school is not listed, and we'll put them out straightaway. But we have tried our best to make sure every single schools included, and they literally can just see their school's name and address and they can just claim their school. And step by step, they can just set up their profile, and they'll be live and ready to book as soon as they put their timetable. And, you know, their payment details in there so that we can make sure they get paid for the classes that we're going to send to them. So absolutely. That's amazing. It's very simple. There's a how to on the website as Yes.
Amanda Barr 28:24
Awesome. And so it doesn't cost the studios anything. So they like absolutely have nothing to lose on this. Is that right? Yes.
Felicia Palanca 28:32
Absolutely. And we're doing if, like we did for the, for your Expo, we're doing like a three month free for anyone that joins by the February 28. So that they have time to, you know, claim their school, they get time to see what we do for them, you know, and all the marketing that comes towards them. And then they can decide to go on. And after that it's only 5% We'll only take 5% of whatever we bring to them. So really, it's like a no brainer for as far as marketing goes, but it's completely free for the first three months, and then you know, opt to stay in, then they would it would only take 5% of what we bring to the school and we hope we bring a lot more than 5% You know, that's
Amanda Barr 29:15
Yeah, that's amazing. And, you know, I know you've got an incredible team working with you behind the scenes. And I know that's something we've spoken about before that you've got an incredible marketing team and something that most studios don't have that you guys have really gone deep into, you know, the Google's search engines, SEO, the all the things that like you know, it's above my paygrade not things that I you know, know 100% About but you've got incredible marketing companies that are doing those things and bringing so many people that your app will be what people click on first. That's the plan right that whenever someone Google's dance class, they'll go into ENPNT and that will be how they find studios. Right
Felicia Palanca 29:58
right. Second word on that. Absolutely do it the same way. So basically, there's a search bar, you click in your suburb, and then you can all the class that will come in that 15 to 20 kilometre radius will be there, and you can actually move the search bar across, if you want to increase the kilometres, obviously. But yeah, that's how simply want to be. And as far as the marketing, obviously are learnt a lot with flow, and you know, you have to have a huge engine of marketing teams. So the same team that we had for flow, part of them are on the app as well. So they've had the experience over the last 10 to 15 years of how the schools and how the marketing should be in the right search words and all that. So that is, like, why we've used them for the app as well, plus an extra amount of people, obviously, for such a big business. And, you know, the biggest one is really just finding the school, like where did those questions, and then when their answer, they come directly through ENPNT, and then they can find the clock your school straightaway. So we will not be doing cross marketing. So I guess one of the fears from some of the schools are, you know, will they cross market, they will never cross map that then marketing to the area. And it's saying to ENPNT, and if you're in a school already, you're basically just handing your students our information and saying books a class through ENPNT, and I'll go straight to their profile, and you know, their payment, then their schedules and the timetables, just like you would for another booking system. And then if it's a new student, obviously, they download it themselves, and they're finding this really looking for a certain type, it's just makes them more visible, I just know, for me, I knew what my child needed, if it was going to be like, you know, a very small school because she's quite quiet, or she needs something that's a bit more buslee, that's going to have, you know, other types of dance. So I think the child and the parent will be able to figure it out much faster, because they'll have so much more choice, because the schools will be visible, you know, on the app, rather than trying to search through maps and try and find it in Google in, you know, not able to find it. That's my hope. Anyway, that's my, my wish. Yeah, amazing.
Amanda Barr 32:11
And I just think, you know, the big thing for me is just taking some of that marketing off the studios, if you know, that I'm ENPNT is now going to be you know, as people start Googling things, that's gonna be the first thing that comes up, well, then, of course, you want to be listed on it, and there's no risk for the studio and has to be listed on it. So I think that's the big thing, the big one is no risk, you know, there's, it'd be silly not to jump on it to spend the 10 minutes, 20 minutes, whatever it takes to set up your profile and claim your listing, like, that's what I
Felicia Palanca 32:39
literally. Yeah, absolutely. And that, you know, like, even businesses like yours, and other businesses will have on there. So we want them to be able to find things on there also. So say that books, their class is a bit of a marketplace, a small marketplace at the moment with some Floyd dancewear. But the marketplace will be in our next shift, and it will have all the dance, you know, they'll dance where as well. So then they can buy their clothes, you know, so we're going to just keep evolving the app to increase the amount of things that can find and there, the competitions should be going up there in about a week or two for every genre. So look up your competitions, which is exciting, because obviously, that was the thing that I look forward to it all year would be like, where the competitions. And I think they'd be great for the parents too. Because it's also a cost thing to go to a competition. And if they don't know when the dates are, and when it suits with their business or their work and their life, it's important that parents can find out when the competitions are as well. So that that's part of that sort of evolution at the moment as well.
Amanda Barr 33:45
That's amazing. It like sounds like you guys have so many incredible things in the works for ENPNT with incredible people on board. Once again, if you are a studio and are listening to this, make sure you go jump on ENPNT it's E N P N T.com. You know, really check it out, make sure you claim your studio as a listing so that you can make sure that you get the benefits of it, right, that's going to be Yes, right
Felicia Palanca 34:13
away. You know, we we just want to show everyone what they can do. And we don't want to change the way they do it. We actually just want to show them that how amazing you are, you know, and what kind of things that you focus on and what incredible teachers you have in the background, because that's the thing that you know, will draw a child or a parent to a school and really want to show that across all schools in Australia. So it's a pretty exciting development. And it's already live with that now. So definitely go on and do that. Yeah. And it's free for the first three months for sure.
Amanda Barr 34:43
Absolutely. Well, Felicia, it has been so lovely chatting with you. Thank you so much for joining us. We're excited to have you back at dad's teacher Expo in April. But thanks so much for the time today. It's been a great chat.
Felicia Palanca 34:55
Thank you so much, Amanda. You're amazing. Thank you.
Amanda Barr 34:58
Thanks again. We'll chat to you next week again on the podcast Thanks friends we'll see you there
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