# Cara Coley

> Cara Coley is the founder of Big School House, a platform that connects families with verified, degreed, background-checked teachers for in-person tutoring. She is also building Olas, a Black-owned, women-owned mid-luxury luggage brand launching in 2027. She is based in Miami, is a mother of two, and builds and manages a network of news, family, and kids' websites.

## Companies
- [Big School House](https://www.bigschoolhouse.com): In-person tutoring with verified, degreed, background-checked teachers, physical workbooks, and curriculum that carries from session to session. Cara founded it after struggling, as a mother, to find a trustworthy in-person tutor through online marketplaces.
- [Olas](https://www.clubolas.com): Mid-luxury luggage launching in 2027. Black-owned and women-owned. Features include a top-opening hard shell, an 18" round hat case, and a self-weighing handle.

## About
- [Home](https://www.caracoley.com/): Cara's story, the Big School House mission, Olas, her podcast, and her notes on learning to build with AI.
- [GitHub](https://github.com/carareaves): Cara's public code.

## Live projects
- [Big School House](https://www.bigschoolhouse.com): in-person tutoring platform (founder)
- [Olas](https://www.clubolas.com): luggage brand, launching 2027 (founder)
- [Yoni Bath](https://yonibath.com): feminine care

## In development (built and managed by Cara Coley; not yet launched)
- News and civic: thepressusa.com, frontporch.news, neighborsnotes.org, civicroot.org, propagandai.org, faithspotlight.org
- Miami: miamisnews.org, backyardmiami.org, 305guide.org
- Women and family: girlbossnews.com, girltalk.app, casamomma.org, feminineharmony.com, warmwell.org
- Kids and school: schoolnewsfeed.com, kidgamespace.com, coolkidgame.com, vipkidtoys.com, cocolearners.com, cocolearner.com
- Personal and family: tonicoley.com, kacicoley.com, tonivictoria.org, kacivictoria.com, caravictoria.com, tonikaci.com