Best Damn Coach Podcast: Conversations for coaches, mentors, and service providers to grow a profitable coaching business

Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours.

This week: Stop Writing Emails That Only Your Warm Audience Answers

Forget the funnel. Forget the fancy social strategy.

Your biggest revenue growth opportunity in 2026? The clients you already have.

I'm taking you completely behind the scenes of how we're doubling down on client experience in my company this year - and why this matters more than ever in our saturated industry.

In this episode:

• Why I studied Peloton's 90%+ retention rate (and what I'm stealing from them)
• The 3 elements we're focusing on to take our renewal rate from 80% to 88%
• How tangible results create robust proof that sells for you
• My onboarding overhaul that gets clients plugged in faster
• The surprise and delight strategy that makes clients your sales team

Ready to level up your coaching business?

• Book a call with me: amanda-walker.com/letschat
• Get my 10 Powerful Questions: amanda-walker.com/questions
• Follow me on Instagram: @awalkmyway https://www.instagram.com/awalkmyway

Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours.

This week: How to Qualify Your Ideal Clients

Stop preparing. Start doing.

If you've spent months (or years) getting "ready" to launch your coaching business—perfecting your website, tweaking your program, collecting certifications—this episode will flip your entire approach upside down.

I'm sharing why the "Ready, Set, Go" model we learned as kids is actually keeping you stuck, broke, and burnt out before you even start. Instead, I'm challenging you to embrace "Go, Set, Ready" in 2026.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why waiting to feel "ready" means you never will (and the mind-blowing reason why)
• The 3-step Go, Set, Ready framework that builds your business based on reality, not assumptions
• How to take imperfect action immediately without being reckless
• Why your clients don't care if your website is perfect (but you think they do)
• The fastest way to know if something's working (hint: put it out there NOW)

This is your wake-up call to stop preparing and start building a real coaching business with real clients in 2026.

Ready to fill your roster in 2026? Grab my free step-by-step tutorial: https://amanda-walker.com/fillyourroster

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @awalkmyway https://www.instagram.com/awalkmyway
• Grab my 10 Powerful Questions every coach should know: https://amanda-walker.com/questions
• "How To Get Clients" Limited Series: https://amanda-walker.com/limitedseries

Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours.

This week: How to Prioritize Your Coaching Business Tasks

What does it actually mean to be a supportive spouse when you're building a business?

In this year-end recap, I'm joined by my husband Justin for our most honest conversation yet about marriage, money, and entrepreneurship.

We're celebrating nearly 20 years of marriage and share the real truth about:

• The myth of what "supportive spouse" actually means (it's not cheerleading)
• How we handle big financial decisions when building businesses
• The defender car conversation that changed how I see myself in business
• Why giving more money away has grown our businesses
• Parenting teenagers while running companies
• The ongoing work of prioritizing marriage when life gets busy

Resources:

• "How To Get Clients" Limited Series: https://amanda-walker.com/limitedseries
• 10 Powerful Questions: https://amanda-walker.com/questions
• Connect with Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awalkmyway/

This isn't a perfect marriage story. It's a real one. And if you're building a business while trying to maintain a healthy relationship, this episode will give you permission to have the hard conversations and practical ways to move forward together.

Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours.

This week: Why Nobody's Booking Calls After Your Workshop

Strategy without implementation gets you nowhere. This is Part 3 of the series on how to fill your coaching client roster in 2026, and it's all about creating a 90-day roadmap that gets executed.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• The exact 90-day breakdown to fill your roster
• How to create themed work days so you stop wasting time fumbling around
• Why coaches have job security (hint: it's not what you think)
• The "trust recession" happening in coaching and how to stand out
• Daily non-negotiables that actually generate revenue
• Why human touch beats automation every single time

Ready to make 2026 your best year yet? Book a free strategy call with Amanda at amanda-walker.com/letschat

Connect with Amanda:

• Get the "How To Get Clients" Limited Series: amanda-walker.com/limitedseries
• Download 10 Powerful Questions Every Coach Should Know: amanda-walker.com/questions
• Follow on Instagram: @awalkmyway

Welcome to Friday Coaching Clinic Episodes. These are LIVE coaching session snippets where you have the opportunity to learn as both client and coach. I encourage you to think about how you might coach through this topic as a coach or how this situation may support you as a client. A reminder about these episodes: This snippet is just one way of coaching through this topic. Each coach has their own unique voice, personality and confidence to best support their clients and I invite you to find yours.

This week: Why No One's Signing Up for Your Event (Yet)

Stop spinning your wheels and start filling your coaching roster with clients you actually love working with.

In Part 2 of my three-part series on how to get coaching clients in 2026, I'm breaking down the exact five focus areas that fill client rosters without burning you out in the process.

After hitting burnout at the peak of my health coaching business (40-50 one-on-one clients will do that), I vowed to build differently. Now I have dream clients, a dream business model, and actual breathing room in my schedule.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why "premium client clarity" beats "ideal client" every single time
• How to optimize your offers so they actually fill (not sit empty)
• Why your email list matters more than your social media in 2026
• Strategic visibility tactics that extend your reach without exhausting you
• The revenue-generating activities (RGAs) that should dominate your calendar

This isn't fluffy goal-setting. These are the fundamentals that work when you actually focus on them, whether you're building to 20 clients or scaling into the millions.

Ready to implement this in real time? Let's chat about joining the Best Damn Coach for 2026: amanda-walker.com/letschat

Grab my free resources:

• "How To Get Clients" Limited Series: amanda-walker.com/limitedseries
• 10 Powerful Questions Every Coach Should Know: amanda-walker.com/questions

Connect with me on Instagram: @awalkmyway https://www.instagram.com/awalkmyway