Study Group: A Substack-Style Way for Teachers to Monetize Their Community
Study Group is a platform inside Our Innovation where teachers, coaches, and subject-matter experts can build a paid community around their knowledge—much like Substack, but designed for educators who want to teach, publish, and earn in one place.
What is Our Innovation?
Our Innovation is a free educational platform open to learners worldwide. It was founded by Fowobi (Adebolaji Onikoyi)—host of The African Man Podcast and builder of tools for African leadership, business, and personal growth. The mission is simple: make high-quality learning accessible without paywalls on the core platform, while giving serious teachers a path to sustainable income through Study Group.
You can explore courses, certifications, and open learning at www.ourinnovation.org, or start from our Free Education page on this site.
What is Study Group?
Think of Study Group as Substack for teachers. Instead of only writing newsletters, you can:
- Publish lessons, updates, and resources to people who subscribe to you
- Build a community that pays for access to your expertise
- Monetize your audience without building a separate tech stack from scratch
- Stay connected to learners who want depth—not just a one-off video
If you have ever watched creators succeed on Substack by turning readers into subscribers, Study Group brings that same logic to teaching: your community, your curriculum rhythm, your revenue.
Who is Study Group for?
Teachers and creators who already have an audience—or are ready to build one—and want a clean way to charge for premium access, office hours, cohorts, or ongoing material.
Learners who want to study with a specific instructor in a focused environment. On Our Innovation you can also find Fowobi’s Study Group—his community for people who want to learn together, take courses, and stay on a growth path alongside others who are serious about execution.
How to access Study Group
- Go to www.ourinnovation.org and create a free account.
- Sign in and open your user dashboard.
- From the dashboard, select Study Group to join an existing community or set up your own if you are teaching.
That is the full path: sign up → dashboard → Study Group. No separate app required.
Sign up at Our Innovation Study Group on this site
Why teachers are choosing Study Group
Most educators do not want to become full-time software founders. They want to teach. Study Group handles the membership layer so you can focus on content and community:
- Recurring revenue — subscribers who value your teaching month after month
- Direct relationship — your audience, not rented attention on a feed
- Built on a free platform — learners already trust Our Innovation for open education; Study Group is the premium layer
- Aligned with mission — the same ecosystem Fowobi built to develop leaders and builders across Africa and the diaspora
Study Group vs. a typical newsletter
Substack proved that writers could own their list and their income. Study Group applies that model to instruction: structured drops, discussion, accountability, and progression—not just essays in an inbox. If you teach business, tech, faith and discipline, language, or any craft, Study Group is the container for people who will pay to go deeper with you.
Join Fowobi’s community
If you are here from The African Man Podcast and want to learn with Fowobi directly, his Study Group lives on Our Innovation. It is the same platform—sign up, open your dashboard, and find Study Group to join his community for courses, certifications, and cohort-style learning.
For podcast listeners who want even more structure, explore African Peoples Club membership and member resources on this site.
Start this week
Learners: create your free account at ourinnovation.org, open Study Group from your dashboard, and join the community that fits your goals—or start with Fowobi’s group if you follow the podcast.
Teachers: use the same signup flow, then launch your Study Group from the dashboard and invite the community you already serve on social, in classrooms, or from your existing list.
Education should be accessible. Teachers should be paid fairly for depth. Study Group exists to hold both truths at once—and it was built by Fowobi on the platform he founded for that purpose.
Read more
Learn about Fowobi’s broader mission in Fowobi: Building the Next Generation of African Leaders. Return to the blog or homepage for episodes and updates.