Great tutoring begins with great educators.

That belief is the foundation of everything we do, and the story of how Inspirica came to be.

A guild of career educators

Inspirica traces its roots to two organizations built on the same conviction. In 1983, Lisa Jacobson founded the nation's first one-on-one tutoring company, guiding more than 40,000 students through the admissions process and earning recognition from The Today Show, Good Morning America, NBC News, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time, and Newsweek.

In 2010, a group of highly experienced tutors joined forces with John Katzman, founder of The Princeton Review, inspired by the idea of a guild of professionals, not part-timers or gig workers jumping into the role, but people with real experience and credentials.

The result was a collaborative community of master educators, the first of its kind in tutoring. In 2023, these two organizations merged, combining decades of innovation into one exceptional community of educators.

What that means for your family

Today, Inspirica supports students from kindergarten through graduate school, in academics, executive functioning, standardized test prep, admissions, writing, enrichment, and more. Our services have grown, but our philosophy hasn’t changed: outstanding educators make all the difference.

Our tutors

Our tutors average 15 + years of experience and bring expertise from institutions including Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, MIT, Cambridge, Berkeley, Exeter, Dalton, and Brearley. But credentials are only part of the story; many become tutors that students remember for years, shaping confidence as much as achievement.