Every year, coaches either work through the holidays and don't enjoy them, or completely disconnect and come back to chaos. There's a third option: strategic disconnect.

This episode breaks down the exact client communication timeline, what to automate (and what not to), and how to set boundaries without guilt or sacrificing your holidays.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction: The Holiday Business Paradox01:30 – The Holiday Mindset Shift: Strategic Disconnect04:00 – Client Communication Strategy: The 3-Touchpoint Timeline06:45 – How to Frame It Without Apologizing09:00 – Setting Holiday Check-In Expectations11:30 – The Emergency Protocol: What's Urgent vs. What Waits13:15 – Automation for Holiday Mode: What You Can Automate16:00 – What You Should NOT Automate18:30 – Setting Up Your Systems This Week20:00 – Boundary-Setting Without Guilt22:45 – Training Clients to Respect Your Time Year-Round24:00 – The 15-Minute-Per-Day Maintenance Strategy26:30 – Coming Back Strong28:00 – Implementation Checklist & Closing

Key Takeaways:

✅ Tell clients your holiday schedule NOW (Dec 10-12), not December 23rd

✅ Three touchpoints: initial announcement, reminder, final confirmation

✅ Define emergencies vs. non-emergencies before the holidays

✅ Automate logistics, not relationships

✅ 15 minutes per day maintains momentum without sacrificing holidays

✅ Boundaries communicate value—you're allowed to take time off

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You have three weeks left in 2025. Most coaches will coast through them, then wonder why 2026 feels exactly like 2025.

This episode walks you through a tactical two-hour audit that reveals your real numbers, where your clients actually came from, what to double down on, what to eliminate, and your exact three priorities for Q1. Five questions that separate coaches who grow from coaches who stay stuck.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction: You Have 3 Weeks Left in 2025

01:30 – Question 1: What Was My Actual Revenue vs. What I Wanted?03:45 – Understanding the Gap: Business Model vs. Execution Problem06:30 – Common Revenue Blind Spots Coaches Miss08:15 – Question 2: Where Did My Clients Actually Come From?11:00 – The 80/20 of Client Acquisition13:30 – What to Eliminate: Strategies That Brought Zero Clients15:00 – Question 3: What Was My Average Client Lifetime Value?17:45 – Why LTV Matters More Than You Think20:00 – The LTV-Pricing-Retention Loop22:00 – Question 4: What Strategies Didn't Work?24:30 – The Sunk Cost Fallacy26:00 – Question 5: If I Could Only Do 3 Things in Q1, What Would They Be?28:30 – The 90-Day Sprint Framework30:00 – Implementation Plan & Closing

Key Takeaways:

✅ Big gaps (30%+ off goal) = business model problem; small gaps (within 20%) = execution problem

✅ 80% of your clients came from 20% of your activities—identify and double down

✅ If your LTV is under $1,500, you have a pricing and retention problem

✅ If something hasn't worked in 12 months, it won't work in month 13—cut it

✅ Focus on 3 priorities in Q1 that directly impact revenue, retention, or leverage

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Filipe Simões went from $2-3K months working crazy hours with no structure to $20K months with an 8-person team—all while coaching exclusively in Portuguese in Portugal. His secret? A unique 3-coach system (trainer, nutritionist, psychologist) that helps women over 30 with complete transformation. 

In this conversation with OTM Head Coach Drea Maxwell, Filipe shares the exact systems he implemented, the mindset shifts that changed everything, and why he almost quit right before his breakthrough.

What You'll Learn:

✅ Why niching down to women 30+ in Portugal grew his business (not limited it)

✅ The 3-coach delivery system that creates incredible client results and retention

✅ How focusing on numbers instead of emotions transformed his decision-making

✅ Why charging more for fewer clients gave him better results

✅ The exact systems that took him from solo coach to 8-person team

✅ How he went from working in-person to fully remote with his girlfriend

✅ Why OTM's focus on client delivery (not just revenue) makes all the difference

About Filipe:

Filipe is a fitness coach based in Portugal who specializes in helping women over 30 lose weight through a comprehensive 3-coach system.

After joining OTM, he scaled from $2-3K months as a solo operator to $20K months with an 8-person team including 2 closers, 1 setter, 2 trainers, 2 psychologists, and 1 nutritionist. He's established himself as a go-to authority in Portugal and even appeared on live TV.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction: Meet Filipe

01:10 – The Unique 3-Coach System (Trainer, Nutritionist, Psychologist)

02:52 – What Filipe's Business Looked Like Before OTM

05:12 – The Systems That Changed Everything

07:15 – Why Niching Down Was the Best Decision

09:03 – Going on Live TV and Building Authority in Portugal

10:28 – How the Business Growth Changed His Personal Life

12:19 – Why OTM Focuses on Delivery Excellence, Not Just Revenue

14:09 – The Moment Filipe Almost Quit (And What Saved Him)

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I pulled renewal responses from every coach inside OTM—from month 3 to year 3, $5K to $30K months. Four lessons showed up in every single response. Not one mentioned big followings, fancy branding, or natural sales ability. Just these four things.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction: Reading Through Every Renewal Response01:30 – Lesson 1: They All Overcame the Same Barrier (Self-Doubt)04:45 – Why Confidence Comes From Action, Not Before It06:30 – Lesson 2: They Hired Before They Felt Ready08:15 – Jon's Personal Story: Losing 20 Clients in 202210:00 – The Mindset Shift: Hiring Creates Capacity for Growth12:00 – Lesson 3: They Raised Prices Repeatedly14:30 – The Confidence-Pricing Loop16:15 – Lesson 4: They Stayed Coachable (The Most Important Lesson)18:45 – What Being Coachable Actually Looks Like20:30 – The Four Questions to Ask Yourself23:00 – Call to Action & Closing

Key Takeaways:

✅ Self-doubt doesn't disappear—you just get better at moving forward anyway

✅ They didn't hire when they could afford it—they hired so they could afford it

✅ Raise prices until it feels uncomfortable, then raise them again in six months

✅ The most successful coaches are still the most coachable

✅ Not one coach mentioned big followings, fancy branding, or natural sales ability

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Most coaches disappear in December. They stop posting, stop DMing, and stop following up, only to spend January trying to rebuild the momentum they threw away.

This episode breaks down why that happens and the simple plan top coaches use to turn December into their biggest advantage of the year.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why December isn’t a dead month, but an opportunity month

• The “December Drift” and how it kills your momentum

• The daily non-negotiables that keep your business visible through the holidays

• How to pre-sell January with one simple waitlist post

• The December to January bridge all successful coaches run

• How to book January clients before January starts

Timestamps:

00:00 The December problem

01:00 Why coaches disappear

03:00 The cost of checking out

05:00 What top 5 percent coaches do

07:40 Daily non-negotiables

11:00 How to pre-sell January

13:00 The December to January bridge

22:00 Weekly execution plan

29:00 Final mindset shift

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Timestamps

00:00 - 01:30 - Introduction: The Black Friday Dilemma

01:30 - 05:30 - The Problem with Discounting Your Coaching

05:30 - 11:30 - The Value-Stacking System: Add Time, Not Discounts

11:30 - 21:30 - The 7-Day Campaign Timeline (Phase-by-Phase Breakdown)

21:30 - 27:30 - The DM Strategy: How to Turn Engagement Into Clients

27:30 - 31:00 - Implementation Checklist & Action Steps

31:00 - 32:30 - Final Thoughts

Key Takeaways

• Stop discounting, start rewarding commitment
• Add bonus months instead of cutting prices
• Value-stacking keeps your price integrity and filters for serious clients
• Black Friday requires a 10-day campaign, not a single post

• Your posts build awareness, your DMs build clients
• The fortune is in the follow-up

Track everything: DMs sent, replies, calls booked, clients signed, revenue

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Timestamps

00:00 - 01:20 Introduction: The Busy But Broke Reality

01:20 - 03:45 The Activity Illusion & What Most Coaches’ Days Look Like

03:45 - 04:30 The Cost of Distraction

04:30 - 05:45 The Big Rocks Framework Explained (Stephen Covey’s Jar)

05:45 - 07:15 What Are the 3 Big Rocks in Your Coaching Business?

07:15 - 09:00 Sand Tasks: What’s Killing Your Productivity

09:00 - 10:00 Pebble Tasks: Important But Not Revenue-Generating

10:00 - 11:30 Big Rock Tasks: The Only 3 Things That Grow Your Business

11:30 - 12:15 Why Daily Big Rocks Don’t Work

12:15 - 15:30 Jon’s Weekly Big Rocks Schedule (Monday-Friday Breakdown)

15:30 - 17:15 Why This Batching System Works (5 Key Benefits)

17:15 - 18:15 Mistake #1: Treating Everything Like a Big Rock

18:15 - 19:30 Mistake #2: Not Protecting Big Rock Time

19:30 - 20:45 Mistake #3: Not Adapting Your Schedule to Your Business Phase

20:45 - 22:45 Implementation Plan: 4 Action Steps This Week

22:45 - 24:00 Final Thoughts

Key Takeaways

• Activity doesn't pay your bills, results do

• The three Big Rocks every coach needs

• Batching beats daily hustle

• Jon's weekly Big Rocks schedule

• Context-switching kills productivity

• Your clients' problems are your content goldmine

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Timestamps

00:00 - 01:34 - Introduction & The Manual Labor Trap

01:34 - 04:13 - Why Manual Work Kills Your Growth

04:13 - 06:12 - Category #1: Lead Management Automation

06:12 - 08:40 - Category #2: Client Onboarding Automation

08:40 - 10:43 - Category #3: Client Delivery Automation

10:43 - 12:53 - Phase 1: Implementing Lead Management (Days 1-30)

12:53 - 14:45 - Phase 2: Implementing Onboarding (Days 31-60)

14:45 - 16:39 - Phase 3: Implementing Delivery (Days 61-90)

16:39 - 17:16 - Common Automation Mistakes to Avoid

17:16 - 19:02 - The Automation Mindset & Scaling Reality

19:02 - 19:29 - This Week's Challenge

Key Takeaways

• The manual labour trap costs you 10-15 hours per week
• Three automation categories every coach needs
• Lead management automation saves 5-10 hours per month

• The 90-day implementation roadmap
• Automate the busy work, not the important work

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Timestamps

00:00 - 00:36 - Introduction & Episode Overview

00:36 - 01:19 - Recap of Episode 17: The 3 Biggest Mistakes

01:19 - 02:10 - Introduction to Today's Solutions & Challenge Announcement

02:10 - 04:46 - Solution #1: Fixing the Content Mistake

04:46 - 06:57 - Solution #2: Fixing the Avatar Mistake

06:57 - 09:21 - Solution #3: Fixing the Waiting Game Mistake

09:21 - 10:50 - The Math Behind the System

10:50 - 13:20 - The 30-Day Commitment

13:20 - 16:16 - Challenge Announcement

Key Takeaways

• Content identifies potential clients, conversations convert them—your content's job is to get people to raise their hand, not to sell for you

• Hyper-specificity wins: stop targeting demographics and start targeting specific behavioral patterns, problems, and beliefs your ideal client has
• The daily non-negotiables that guarantee results: 10 new conversations, 5 follow-ups, and 1 post every single day
• Follow-ups are where the money is made—some of the best clients come from months or even years of consistent follow-up, not initial conversations
• The math that works: 50 conversations per week leads to 15 good fits, 5-8 calls booked, and 2-4 new clients signed
• Commit to 30 days minimum—most coaches quit after 3 days when they don't see immediate results, but consistency over time builds a consistent client roster

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Timestamps:

0:00 - The uncomfortable question: How many hours worked vs clients signed?

2:01 - Why online coaching works but you're not seeing results

3:00 - Mistake #1: Treating content like your sales team

3:45 - The fishing net analogy: Content catches, conversations convert

5:39 - Mistake #2: Speaking to everyone = speaking to no one

6:30 - The specificity test: Could your content apply to everyone?

7:35 - Demographics vs psychographics: The critical difference

8:30 - Mistake #3: The passive income lie that's killing your business

9:49 - Hard truth: Six-figure coaches aren't smarter, they have more conversations

11:30 - Why you can't see what's actually working behind the scenes

12:30 - Reality check: Where you're probably at right now

13:27 - What's coming next week: The complete solution system

Key Takeaways:

• Content identifies potential clients - conversations convert them

• Being specific doesn't reject others, it attracts the right people
• Six-figure coaches aren't smarter - they just have more conversations

• The work you don't see = the work that matters

• These mistakes feel like you're doing the right thing (that's why they're deadly)