How Janae Runs 30+ Courses for Three Completely Different Audiences
The Backstory
Janae Bower has spent decades helping people grow — through leadership development, personal transformation, and faith-based retreats. She teaches corporate teams about accountability and conflict resolution, guides individuals through personal growth, and leads Catholic pilgrimages. The challenge was that each audience needed something different, and juggling multiple platforms for each one was wearing her out.
What Was Getting in the Way
- Three very different audiences, each expecting a different kind of learning experience
- Corporate clients needed polished, trackable programs they could hand off to teams
- Faith-based retreats called for intimacy and deep community engagement
- No single platform she'd tried could handle the range of what she teaches
What They Were Hoping For
- Run everything from one place instead of juggling multiple tools
- Serve corporate teams, individual learners, and faith communities — all from the same home base
- Offer self-study courses alongside facilitated, cohort-based experiences
- Build lasting relationships with students who come back year after year
How Ruzuku Fit In
What Clicked
What made Ruzuku work for Janae was the flexibility. She could set up a corporate accountability course and a Catholic pilgrimage retreat on the same platform, and each felt right for its audience. The community features let her students engage with each other in meaningful ways, whether they were processing a team workshop or reflecting on a spiritual journey.
What They Built
Janae built three distinct program tracks: 'At Work' covers professional development — accountability, leadership, conflict resolution. 'In the Home' is for personal growth — happiness, goal-setting, inspired living. 'Above & Beyond' is the faith-based side — retreats, pilgrimages, and spiritual studies. Each track has its own feel, but they all live under one roof.
The Tools That Helped Most
What Changed
Janae now runs 30+ courses and programs from a single platform. She serves corporate clients like MnDOT alongside deeply personal faith-based retreats. Her students keep coming back, year after year — and corporate partners consistently request more.
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Course Library | Scattered materials | 30+ organized courses |
| Who She Serves | Local only | Corporate + Individual + Faith |
| How She Teaches | In-person only | Online + In-person hybrid |
| Student Loyalty | One-time workshops | Multi-year relationships |
Timeline: Built over years of teaching — and still growing
"The flexibility and variation of how I can set up these courses has been wonderful. Now I have a whole team at Ruzuku that can take care of my students in navigating the technology. So I can really focus on my students' learning, which is wonderful."
Lessons Worth Sharing
One platform really can serve radically different audiences if it's flexible enough
Instant Courses are great for expanding your curriculum without a big production
Community features turn content into real connection and deeper learning
When the tech is simple, you can focus on the work that actually matters