When a teacher who works at your studio also has their own MoveMentors mentor profile, one option is to co-list a class between your studio account and their mentor account. Once they accept, the teacher is credited on the class and listed under Teachers at this studio on your studio page, with a link to their profile. Bookings go to whoever created the class.
This is different from adding them as a custom mentor (which is just a label). Co-listing is a formal arrangement with the platform mentor's consent.
To give a teacher access to your studio's schedule, so they can claim sessions as an employee or rent your rooms for their own classes, use your instructor roster instead.
Mentors can't accept invitations yet
A mentor has no button to accept a co-teach invitation from your studio yet, so an invitation you send stays pending. Invitations in the other direction work: when a mentor co-lists their own class with your studio, you accept it from your dashboard (see below). For teachers who work from your schedule, use the instructor roster.
When to invite vs use custom mentor
Use invite a platform mentor (co-listing) if:
- The teacher has their own MoveMentors mentor account.
- They want students to find them via the platform under their own name.
- You want your studio page to link to their profile.
Use custom mentor if:
- The teacher does not have a MoveMentors account and does not want one.
- They are an employee whose individual brand is not separate from the studio.
- The relationship is short-term (a single workshop).
How to invite
Create the class
Click Create class on your dashboard. You choose the teacher while creating the class; the class editor can't add one later.
Find Who teaches this class?
Below the schedule, Who teaches this class? offers Just the studio, Platform mentor and Custom mentor. Choose Platform mentor.
Search for the mentor
Type at least two letters of their name or profile slug in the search box and pick them from the list.
If you cannot find them, they may not be on the platform yet. Check with them that their teacher profile is set up.
Finish the class
Finish creating the class. It shows on your studio page right away, and the invitation stays pending until the mentor answers. Awaiting co-teach on your dashboard counts the invitations still waiting.
Wait for them to respond
The mentor gets a notification on MoveMentors. For now they can't accept or decline it (see the note above).
After accept or decline
Accepted: the class is co-listed, and the mentor appears under Teachers at this studio on your studio page.
Declined: the class stays as it is, credited to your studio. You get a notification either way.
What the mentor sees
The mentor gets an in-app notification titled "Co-teach invitation", saying your studio invited them to co-teach the class. There is no invitation email.
What happens after they accept
- Your studio page: the mentor is listed under Teachers at this studio, with a link to their profile.
- Bookings and payments: stay with your studio, as the creator. Payment goes to your Stripe account or your off-platform methods.
- Reviews: are left on the class and show at Reviews in your studio dashboard.
What if the mentor wants to receive bookings directly
In that case the right pattern is REVERSE co-listing:
- The mentor creates the class on their own account and, under Run this with a studio?, searches for your studio and picks it.
- Your studio gets the invitation under Co-teach invitations on your dashboard.
- You click Accept.
Now the class shows on your studio page and on the mentor's profile, but payment goes to the mentor. Its bookings also show in your Client bookings.
This is the right pattern when:
- The mentor is the primary draw and the venue is a service they pay for.
- The mentor handles the bookings (front desk, reminders, etc).
- The mentor wants the booking history in their own client list.
If the teacher pays you a fee to use your room, the renter role on your roster also fits; see Renting out your space.
We have no preference between these two directions; pick whichever matches your business arrangement.
Changing the teacher on a co-listed class
Once a mentor has accepted, there is no option yet to remove them from the class or to invite someone else, and the class editor can't change the teacher.
Mentor withdrawing from a co-listed class
There is no withdraw option for mentors yet. If a mentor stops teaching a co-listed class, tell the booked clients yourself.
Common questions
Can I invite a mentor who is also one of my custom mentors? Yes, but once they accept, remove their custom mentor entry. Otherwise your studio page lists them twice.
The mentor accepted but I want to change something on the class (price, schedule). What happens? You can edit the class as usual. The mentor isn't notified about the change, so tell them yourself.
Can I invite a mentor who is in another city? Yes. The platform does not enforce geographic constraints. Useful for guest workshops where a traveling teacher comes to your studio.
Will the invited mentor's other classes (their solo ones) automatically appear on my studio profile? No. Only the classes co-listed with your studio.
Next steps
- Co-listing from the mentor's perspective: what your invited mentor sees.
- Your instructor roster: employees and renters who work from your schedule.
- Custom mentors: when invitation is not the right tool.